How to Play and Care for Hickory Golf Clubs (So You Never Snap a Shaft)
Short answer: to play and care for hickory golf clubs without breaking them, sweep the ball instead of digging, swing with a smooth tempo so the hickory...
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Stories from the workshop, history of the game, and the art of hickory golf club restoration.
Vintage Golf Clubs as Wall Decor: A Buyer's Guide
Authentic vintage golf clubs make better wall decor than any reproduction because they carry real history. A pre-1930 hickory mashie or niblick has 100...
What Is Hickory Golf? A Beginner's Guide to Golf's Original Game
For five hundred years, every golfer on earth played with wood shafts. Now a growing community is rediscovering what the game feels like when you strip ...
The Stadium Golf Company, London: A Bold But Brief Chapter in Hickory Clubmaking
Stadium Golf Co. of London made some of the rarest hickory irons of the 1920s. The story behind the anchor cleek mark, the Korecta line, and why collect...
The Cleekmaker Who Chose the Hammer: Robert Condie of St. Andrews
Robert Condie of St. Andrews crossed the Atlantic in the late 1890s to study drop-forging, then went home and chose the hammer anyway. His hand-forged i...
The Complete Guide to Hickory Golf Club Types
One of the biggest hurdles for people getting into hickory golf is learning the different types of hickory golf clubs. Walk into this world and suddenly...
How Hickory Golf Club Restoration Works
People ask me all the time how to restore hickory golf clubs. The short answer: more than you'd think. The long answer is what this post is about. I've ...
Hickory Golf Tournaments & Events Calendar 2026
If you've been swinging hickory in your backyard or sneaking a mashie into your regular weekend round, it's time to take the next step. Hickory golf eve...
Restored vs Replica Hickory Clubs: Which Should You Buy?
If you're getting into hickory golf, you've noticed there are two ways to fill your bag. Restored originals come from the pre-1935 era. Newly manufactur...
How Much Do Hickory Golf Clubs Cost? (2026 Price Guide)
If you've been poking around eBay, antique shops, or hickory golf forums, you've noticed that hickory golf club prices are all over the map. I've seen a...
What Is My Old Golf Club Worth? Hickory Club Appraisal Guide
You found an old golf club. Maybe it was in your grandfather's garage, maybe you spotted it at an estate sale, maybe someone handed you a bag of rusty i...
How to Get Started Playing Hickory Golf
I get this question more than any other: "I want to try hickory golf, but where do I even start?" Good news. If you're wondering how to start playing hi...