Re: Blade vs Cavity back

From: Mike Dalecki <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:59:56 -0600

Tom K wrote:

"Mike Dalecki" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:41md2mF1famb4U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The adjustability issue is less important than what it once was, as manufacturers are using a softer steel in their cast heads, a version that makes them about as adjustable as the forged clubheads. The PC-III's are like that, for instance.
Any explanation why my forged Titleist forged blades from 20 years ago are much less scratched and worn than my 1 year old forged 804OS Cavity backs? Did they use better steel 20 years ago? Or was that a harder steel? Both are forged... but the 20 year old blades seem so much more impervious to damage.

--Tom

I don't know. I'd guess a harder type of steel, or perhaps you used head covers for a time?

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