379 $
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Recently, playing with hickories has grown exponentially all over the world. I see a number of Ebay sellers stating their club is "playable" then I look at their pictures and description. Just because a club has a head and hickory shaft does not make it a player. These sellers are either ignorant or outright dishonest. They don't bother to give you the length or any idea if the club has any weight. I see them saying their clubs marked L (for ladies), Ladies or with a W (for women's) are players and Ladies clubs are almost always too short and too light to make decent players. Be careful and ask questions to avoid being disappointed. If you are new to playing hickory golf or want additional tips concerning acquiring playable hickory clubs you should visit The Society of Hickory Golfers web site. Under Resources you will find a section entitled How to Build a Hickory Playset. It contains a number of valuable tips.<p> This listing is for an antique vintage hickory shaft right handed set of 6 MacGregor Duralite irons. MacGregor came up with an idea of matching, harmonizing and balancing irons in the late 1920's. It went beyond simply putting numbers on each iron in a set and changing the lofts. They figured out that they needed to change and balance and head weights relative to length within the set. They came up with the "balanced" Duralite sets. The Duralites came with a star designation on the heads along with the stated length and weights. This is a six (6) club four star set, 2,3,4,6,7 and 9 irons. This set is amazingly well weighted as follows and each has the club number on the back and sole as well as the club name on the back. The specs as measured are 2 Mid Iron 38 3/4" length 24* Loft, D 1 swingweight, 3 Mid Mashie 38 1/4" 28* C 9, 4 Mashie Iron 37 1'/2 32* C 6, 6 Mashie Niblick 36 1/2" 44* C 6, 7 Pitcher 36 1/2" 48* C 7 and 9 Niblick 36 1/2" 50* C 9. The stainless steel heads are in very good condition. They do have the expected minor play dings and nicks but nothing that impacts playability. Please look at the many zoom pictures for a better idea of condition. The some of the shafts are MacGregor marked originals and some appear to be old replacements. The shafts are surprisingly straight, I see no cracks and they are actually quite tight at the hosels but with some play if I work at it. I always recommend that hickory shafts be re-set prior to play. The grips are all old long leather wrap replacements. They are in good vintage condition. Some other sellers offer what they call Duralite iron sets but if you look closely or ask their sets have a mixture of irons with different numbers of stars. Each Duralite set had a specific number of stars. If you mix a set you could very well end up with a 4 iron and 5 iron that had identical lengths but different weights so be careful when buying a Duralite "set" so that the knowing but unscrupulous sellers don't take advantage of you. Some sellers even include Ladies clubs in their "set"-those are the ones with an L in a circle on the back. This would make a nice set for display or play. Shipping for this item is calculated via Priority Mail and based on a 9 pound box. The further you are from me in NC the more shipping will be. That is the way carriers charge. International shipping will also be calculated and will be much higher. In accordance with the current Ebay policy I am only allowed to state that I accept payment via Paypal. NC residents must add 7.5% sales tax.