What is Hickory?
About Hickory…
Hickory golf is golf that uses golf clubs made from hickory (walnut wood) shafts that were used until around 1930. Modern golf uses steel and carbon shafts, but hickory was used around 1930.
Hickory golf is golf that uses golf clubs made from hickory (walnut wood) shafts that were used until around 1930. Modern golf uses steel and carbon shafts, but hickory was used around 1930.
When you think of hickory, you may think of canes and umbrellas, but it is also used for cues in billiards. It seems that
When you think of hickory, you may think of canes and umbrellas, but it is also used for cues in billiards. It seems that
Today, when you want to play hickory golf, you either use antique clubs from that time or use new reprinted hickory clubs that are still in production today.
If you ask whether the 100-year-old antique clubs that are displayed on the clubhouse of a golf course or the wall of a bar can really be used, they can be used unexpectedly. If you experience this, your view of golf will change greatly, so please find an opportunity and play it.
And don’t forget the reissued Hickory Club. These are reproductions of the designs of the era used before 1930, along with the manufacturing methods of the time. Therefore, the putter also looks like a thin plate like an iron, and the face surface of the iron is not a straight line like today, but a radial shape, and a dot shape (face with holes dug in dots! ) and various.
Today, When You Want To Play Hickory Golf, You Either Use Antique Clubs From That Time Or Use New Reprinted Hickory Clubs That Are Still In Production Today.
If you ask whether the 100-year-old antique clubs that are displayed on the clubhouse of a golf course or the wall of a bar can really be used, they can be used unexpectedly. If you experience this, your view of golf will change greatly, so please find an opportunity and play it.
And don’t forget the reissued Hickory Club. These are reproductions of the designs of the era used before 1930, along with the manufacturing methods of the time. Therefore, the putter also looks like a thin plate like an iron, and the face surface of the iron is not a straight line like today, but a radial shape, and a dot shape (face with holes dug in dots! ) and various.
Of course, the screwdriver and the head of the spoon are also made of wood. Persimmon (persimmon tree) is used here. Compared to modern drivers, it is clearly smaller, and of course the sound at impact is not a metallic sound, but a sour sound that is unique to hickory and persimmon.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about playing hickory golf for the first time is that the irons are not numbered.
Of course, the screwdriver and the head of the spoon are also made of wood. Persimmon (persimmon tree) is used here. Compared to modern drivers, it is clearly smaller, and of course the sound at impact is not a metallic sound, but a sour sound that is unique to hickory and persimmon.
Perhaps The Most Surprising Thing About Playing Hickory Golf For The First Time Is That The Irons Are Not Numbered.
The basics of hickory golf club construction are:
- DRIVER
- SPOON
- MID
- MASHIE
- MASHIE NIBLIC
- NIBLIC
- PUTTER
A golfer who uses a modern club and hits 230y with a driver and 150y with a 7I, and applying that flight distance,
- DRIVER 210y
- SPOON 190y
- MID 175y
- MASHIE 150y
- MASHIE NIBLIC 125y
- NIBLIC 100y
- PUTTER
といった感じでしょうか。14本揃った現代のクラブセットに比べれば、クラブ間の距離が広がります。ですので、それを埋めるべく数本加える方もいますが、基本的にはスイング幅や、リズム、持ち手の長さなどで調整します。（これもまたヒッコリーゴルフの面白さなのです）
なお、ドライバー、アイアン、パター、いずれも1930年当時あった意匠というのが、ヒッコリーゴルフの大会やイベント時のルールです。ですからピン型のパターや、キャビティ型のアイアンなどは使用することができません。
ヒッコリーゴルフのルール、といいましたが、その他、なんでもかんでもルール自体まで1930年まで遡ってプレーする訳ではありません。
マークはなし、それでも相手ボールに当てたら罰打、など今にして思えば信じられないようなルールもあったようですが、基本的に現在進行形の現行ルールで行います。
ですから数年前からはピンを立てたままパターをするスタイルにしたり、ドロップは膝の高さから行うなど、一般のモダンゴルフと変わりなく、同じコース、同じティーグラウンドを使って、現代クラブの人とも一緒にプレーが可能です。
Is it like that? Compared to modern club sets with 14 clubs, the distance between clubs is wider. So, some people add a few sticks to make up for it, but basically we adjust the swing width, rhythm, handle length, etc. (This is another interesting aspect of hickory golf.)
The rules for hickory golf tournaments and events are that the drivers, irons, and putters all have the same designs as they did in the 1930s. Therefore, pin-shaped putters and cavity-shaped irons cannot be used.
I said the rules of hickory golf, but it doesn’t mean that the rules themselves go all the way back to 1930.
There were some unbelievable rules, such as no mark, but if you hit the opponent’s ball, you still get a penalty.
Therefore, from a few years ago, the style of putting the putter with the pin up, and the drop from knee height, etc., are the same as in general modern golf. can be played together.
The Basics Of Hickory Golf Club Construction Are:
- DRIVER
- SPOON
- MID
- MASHIE
- MASHIE NIBLIC
- NIBLIC
- PUTTER
A Golfer Who Uses A Modern Club And Hits 230y With A Driver And 150y With A 7I, And Applying That Flight Distance,
- DRIVER 210y
- SPOON 190y
- MID 175y
- MASHIE 150y
- MASHIE NIBLIC 125y
- NIBLIC 100y
- PUTTER
Is it like that? Compared to modern club sets with 14 clubs, the distance between clubs is wider. So, some people add a few sticks to make up for it, but basically we adjust the swing width, rhythm, handle length, etc. (This is another interesting aspect of hickory golf.)
The rules for hickory golf tournaments and events are that the drivers, irons, and putters all have the same designs as they did in the 1930s. Therefore, pin-shaped putters and cavity-shaped irons cannot be used.
I said the rules of hickory golf, but it doesn’t mean that the rules themselves go all the way back to 1930.
There were some unbelievable rules, such as no mark, but if you hit the opponent’s ball, you still get a penalty.
Therefore, from a few years ago, the style of putting the putter with the pin up, and the drop from knee height, etc., are the same as in general modern golf. can be played together.
といった感じでしょうか。14本揃った現代のクラブセットに比べれば、クラブ間の距離が広がります。ですので、それを埋めるべく数本加える方もいますが、基本的にはスイング幅や、リズム、持ち手の長さなどで調整します。（これもまたヒッコリーゴルフの面白さなのです）
なお、ドライバー、アイアン、パター、いずれも1930年当時あった意匠というのが、ヒッコリーゴルフの大会やイベント時のルールです。ですからピン型のパターや、キャビティ型のアイアンなどは使用することができません。
ヒッコリーゴルフのルール、といいましたが、その他、なんでもかんでもルール自体まで1930年まで遡ってプレーする訳ではありません。
マークはなし、それでも相手ボールに当てたら罰打、など今にして思えば信じられないようなルールもあったようですが、基本的に現在進行形の現行ルールで行います。
ですから数年前からはピンを立てたままパターをするスタイルにしたり、ドロップは膝の高さから行うなど、一般のモダンゴルフと変わりなく、同じコース、同じティーグラウンドを使って、現代クラブの人とも一緒にプレーが可能です。
