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[NiftyNiblick]

Well, time has gone by since I sent this post and nobody's gone back to 1950s/1960s numbering protocols, unfortunately.
Here's the thing: Miura MC 102s. Their lofts are just exactly about 1 club strong of the classic but outdated specs that I like. Also, their standard lie angles are nice and flat as I prefer. You can go 3/8ths long without running into an upright lie problem.
So go a tad long and the 5-PW set becomes the 4-9 set that people like myself want. Even if I don't agree with the stampings, they really are very nice irons. I can hold on to an eleven at age 65, so there's not that much to complain about..

I've also found a reason to go back to real wood. Louisville Golf will make Thumper drivers (huge heads for persimmon, albeit scooped crowns) and Niblick fairway woods at any spec that you like for $50 extra per club. Mind you, I'm not hawking these on a site that doesn't sell them. I'm just saying that if you're a senior with a thing for 1950s/1960s specs in terms of lie angles, face angles, lofts, etc., this is at least one way to go.

[theblake]

I admire your tenacity and agree with your want, I too would prefer irons with such lofts, but I imagine nobody is going to make them, because they simply wont sell. Too many muppets will use them and dump them because their mate hits the latest callaway or TM 2 clubs further, and that brand will be labelled a dog. Even if its only genuine clubmakers that sell them.

Even Golfworks 2012 iron models have suffered loft creep, I am afraid that they have to keep up with the Joneses like everyone else. The stupidity of this trend is that we will soon need even more wedges, what shall we call it, Gap 2 wedge? Even the name Gap seems to mock the manufacturers.

Perhaps one day our we will find a company prepared to issue irons without a number on them, and just put the loft on it.

Anyway, I stand up for tradition, whenever I get new irons I have all the lofts weakened, just so I can feel like that I got my own back a little bit.

[TourSpecGolfer]

Lynx Japan appears to be doing better than Lynx stateside with it's product geared toward long drivers.

MacTec Japan is doing pretty well compared to MacGregor USA.

Looks like golfsmith turned MacGregor into a budget brand.

[NiftyNiblick]

theblake, on 27 February 2012 - 02:33 AM, said:

Perhaps one day our we will find a company prepared to issue irons without a number on them, and just put the loft on it.

I would really welcome this. The numbers on irons and woods alike have all become meaningless at this point.
I have two 5-woods in my collection from the SAME clubmaker which are FIVE degrees apart,

The TaylorMade Pittsburgh Persimmon 5-wood is 23°.
The TaylorMade V-Steel 5-wood is 18°.
Both 5-woods. Both from the highest volume clubmaker in the world, TaylorMade. In the past, I've had them both in the bag at the same time.

[supo67]

my next set of customed irons are going toa hve the loft and lie on them not a no.
i kinda like that stops me thinking" im right in between the 7 nad 8 here"

[potuna]

Golfsmith just bought by Golftown, a Canadian company.