That was one of my prouder moments was assembling a full playset of grandpa Willies clubs for him to play with. It was a while ago, back when he was pro at Sand Hills. I seem to recall his first round with them was in the low 70s.
Unfortunately the version of a Willie signed putter he is using is not the Assbackwards model, but one of the conventional blades.
Only four Assbackwards are currently known to exist.
This is the back..
Ralph,
I was just looking at an old set of Powebilt Scotch Blades from the 60s at a Goodwill store and noticed for the first time that they had a clay pipe stamped in them!
Well that is kind of bizarre. Spaulding bought the company from the sons and I didn't follow what happened after that. I was never really interested in the company after Tom retired in 1931.
What is very interesting is that that head is a Fairlie Pattern in its design, minus the toe weight.
The Fairlie is an anti shank design - notice that the shaft is attached on the back of the head - from the 1890s. They were mostly popular in the UK. Are those Power-Bilts a model made for the UK market?