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I really enjoy reading your articles, John. It was fun to have and I actually hit the thing really really well. Zevo was a great brand and I played a Zevo Zv2 hybrid for almost 6 years because it was so easy to hit and had incredible feel. It was a time-consuming, costly and inconsistent process. I owned a set of Nocklaus N1 irons (the pro versions of the bear irons?). Spalding manufactured golf clubs for some of the leading players in the game, including the legendary American player Bobby Jones. CT. We had a very good amateur player, reputed to be one of the longest hitters in the state. Now, like Henry Ford's assembly-line Model T's, Spalding craftsmen used a mechanical hammer to craft club-heads, drill sockets in them to attach the shaft and then polish the heads, all of which allowed Spalding to mass produce matching club sets. The early Top-Flites were juast the opposite; you couldnt cut one of them with an axe. Dynamiter wedges featured deep grooves, often in unusual shapes, that ultimately prompted the USGA to outlaw them. I'm 25 years old and I've been playing with my grandfathers Spalding executives for 10 years now, and I shoot about a 80-85. I have a Simmons Great White Shark putter with a 7 blade. Spalding sponsored Vardons 1900 tour of America, culminating in Vardon winning the U.S. Open in Chicago. Right now Ive been with the Execs 2 then 5 SW, Ram 64 wedge, 1 & 3 wood, both hybrids and putter. These skids are tapered from the leading edge toward the rear of the club head, raising the sole above the ground without raising the leading edge off the ground. The greatest golfer at the time plays Spalding? Smooth tempo swingers Ventus Velo isn't working for me other brands/models suggestions? They say you learn from your mistakes. Oversized high center of gravity heads and huge amounts of offset are what killed long irons IMO. No copy for them. Here Im going to date myself a bitBack in the late 70s there was a company called Unique..The iron set design was oversized head with a deep cavity that was covered with a hard plastic. I cannot find any information on this club, maybe they were a golfsmith thing from early 2000s?? I don't mind the executives though, don't really know much about them either. (Cavity back blades???) During that time, Spalding ownership changed hands a half dozen times, and saw the same fate as MacGregor Irons. OVERSIZED Spalding Golf Clubs Lady set Woods Driver 3 5 w New Black Widow Grips $30.00 $15.00 shipping or Best Offer Spalding Executive MV2 2-9 Iron, PW set Bird Over Ball $69.99 $31.53 shipping or Best Offer Spalding Executive XE Irons Set 7-PW Medium Steel Shafts Left Handed LH $95.00 Free shipping or Best Offer I remember a set called Canon I think, possibly a Spalding brand. $86.40 shipping. Although they did have issues with the shafts actually wrinkling due to the configuration of the shape of the toe on this ironcrazy little factoid. *We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why is that I have the Tiger Shark 7 iron and the Spalding Exec XE 5 iron in my golf collection??? Its on the list! Maybe it is a good idea or maybe it is not. Not the first or the last business to be destroyed by KKR. lol..!! Pretty or not (thats the clubs), I have played Fila Latitude irons since they came out. He was a pro at having fun when he played golf!