Comments on: St Andrews Golf Company – Episode #3

By: dave 21 june

dave 21 june — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:44:50 +0000

a forgan rustless niblick special , with the name ch woolston. still use it . a no 10

By: Martin Smilde

Martin Smilde — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:46:08 +0000

Andy I often visit your nice to be nice show and i particularly liked your video on your visit to the St.Andrew Golf Co Ltd. It reminds me of my introduction to golf. In 1958 as a student from Holland in London I was invited to play golf with the staff so i visited a Railway Lost Property Shop. I bought 10 Pounds worth of ‘sticks’ in a canvas bag and here is what i got:
1. hand forged Cann & Taylor mid iron no.303868/08 (autograph reg)
2. warranted hand forged The St Andrew Golf Co. Ltd Standard Putter
3.Hand forged J.Torrance-Brighton Special Jigger 3
4.Special J.D.Edgar North Humberland Golf Club (with a T O St A reg Trade Mark)
5. Fairlie Pattern H.G.Peck Felixstowe (warranted hand forged) SPECIAL
6. a Niblick from GEO TAIT maker Glasgow
Of course all with hickory shafts.
Now today i have a custom built set from a Dutch club maker leaving the first set to dust in a corner.
My problem with these antiquities is what to do with them…..? Is there a market?
I’ll continue to visit your site. Thanks.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:50 +0000

Great show, just found out about this site and must say I never expected something like this, not overly “professional” but very well done. Thanks Andy for bringing history to life again..

Andy’s Reply:

Glad you like it Tom! Lots more to come in the coming months.

By: Fran from Buffalo

Fran from Buffalo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:38:44 +0000

Another great video. Keep up the good work. Had a set of Hickory shafts given to me by a neighbor back in 1948. Never used them, gave them to my little brother. He took up the game and was a very good golfer, long before I started. In fact as I think about it, I didn’t start till 1964

By: Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:53:34 +0000

I think the oldest clubI I have used was in 1984 when I was the first captain to drive in with Abe Mitchells driver at Verulam Golf Club where Abe was the personal Professional to Sam Ryder during the 1920′s and probably beyond. It is still used today and to my knowledge the shaft has never been treated!
Prior to that with friends at work we used to search second hand shops and buy any old hickory shafted clubs to practice with hitting into a net at the back of the stores, I kept several at home and had pleasure in giving them to visitors from the USA who I am told carried them home with in the cabin so as not to risk loss.
A bit late with this comment but I did enjoy the Nick Faldo commentary in the latest show.

By: Rick Palmer

Rick Palmer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:37:03 +0000

Awesome show thank you very much for do this. Really brings the history to life. I can’t even give you an age of the putter. But it had the hickory shaft and all brass blade. I actually enjoyed putting with it.

By: Ron Mullard

Ron Mullard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:17:03 +0000

Andy, another very good documentary on club making.The first five rounds of golf I ever played with my father I used hickory shafted clubs about five in all the names spoon, brassie, mashie and niblick spring to mind.At 10 years of age I was cockahoop when now and again I outdrove both my father and uncle.I don’t know whether it was because of this (he says tongue in cheek)that my father gave up saying that golf was not for him.It would be just over 30 years before I ever picked up a golf club again.How I now rue those lost 30 years of pain laced with enjoyment that this game can give you .

By: Jon Ashworth

Jon Ashworth — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:33:59 +0000

Fantastic Andy, really enjoyed that and very entertaining, keep up the good work!

By: Barry McIlwain

Barry McIlwain — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:57:24 +0000

Hi Andy
Love your films, if your golf suffers, take up documentaries.

By: Bill Burke

Bill Burke — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:16:16 +0000

I have and love to use The McDougalPutter,pattended Jan.21,1919, nothing like the feel of the wood shaft. Gets a lot of comments from anyone who sees it.