Don't you wish you had a chromium 5
iron like the Macgregor forged Mashi Iron that is pictured above?
How about this hand forged Mashie-Niblic 7 iron? (Never went 100
yards) |
A mashie is a lofted iron club that
was introduced in the 1880's and is no longer in use. (except by Lopatka)
Used for pitching with backspin. Another name for the number 5 iron.
A mashie-iron is an iron club that had less of a
loft than a mashie. Used for driving and full shots through the
green. Another name for the number 4 iron. A Mashie-Niblick
is an iron club, no longer in use, (except by Lopatka) with a loft
somewhere between that of a mashie and a niblick. Club was used for
pitching. Another name for the number 6 or 7 iron.
Niblick is an obsolete deep-bladed more steeply lofted
than a mashie, used especially for playing from sand and from the rough,
Old term for a 9 iron. |