Dating golf clubs from the True Temper shaft band.

A guide to dating classic and vintage golf clubs just by looking at the shaft band.
This video is primarily about UK True Temper shafts produced by Accles & Pollock in Birmingham, England.
Shafts included; Master, Dynamic, Rocket, Pro-Fit, Dynalite, Dynamic Gold and more.

This is Part 1 of a two part video, part 2 will look in more detail at the move to steel shafts and some of the early milestones using mainly old adverts and trade notices. It will also demonstrate how the dates have been arrived at.

As promised in the video, these are the golf clubs in order of appearance:
F.H. Ayres – D.W. Brand
Gradidge
Gordon Lockhart
Unknown
George Nicoll – Pin Kraker
Ben Sayers – Parex
Unknown – Fred Stephens
Tom Stewart – Frank Jowle
Gradidge
John Letters – The Mamba
Wright & Ditson – Lawson Little
Gradidge – Bobby Locke Triple Crown
Gradidge – Bobby Locke Triple Crown
Gradidge – Bobby Locke Triple Crown
Spalding – Top-Flite Synchro-Dyned
Dunlop – Peter Thomson
J.B. Halley – Tournament
Harold Bird – Thunderbird
Craigton – Craig Royal
Slazenger
Slazenger – S. Ballesteros
Cliffco – Mustang
Ben Sayers – Mentor Forged
Slazenger S. Ballesteros Supremo
Slazenger – Gary Player
Dunlop – Silver Swan
Gibson
Donaldson Manufacturing – Strad
Kroydon – Model 76
St Andrew Golf Co – Densmore Shute Ogg-Mented
Laurie Auchterlonie
Spalding – Robert T. Jones
Unknown – Allan Dailey Power Control

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