Just found a set of old Titleist irons

Don't know what they are, but they are certainly beautiful! What an amazing find. Curious as to how much they were going for.

I believe these were mid 1970's clubs. Acushnet was/is the parent company to Titleist .

Ac 108, early 70's
See www.titleist.com/.../acushnet-ac-108

Resale value on these are as follows for a full set:

Low: $18.93
Mid: $22.27
High: $25.61

You can get them on EBay for around $100.00, sometimes less. Sometimes they go for $150.00.

Really interesting to see how the lofts have changed. Today's 7 iron is +/- 33. In that set it was 36.

695MB have a 7 iron loft of 36*. The 6 iron is 32* and 8 iron is 40*. Vokey 46-10F (44*) is a perfect 9 iron replacement. The gaps are good with a 27H.

Just found out the the Accushnet 108 irons were the first irons with game improvement produced by Titleist
In what year was Acushnet Company's first iron, the Acushnet AC 108, produced?
CORRECT!

1972 - The Acushnet Titleist AC 108 irons were slightly larger than other irons at the time and featured tungsten weight inserts in the heel and toe that significantly increased MOI, improving performance as well as feel on off-center hits. The AC 108s were among the first irons ever developed that were truly forgiving.

I owned a set of these clubs which i purchased in early 70's. I believe i paid $150. At the time they were titleist first attempt at tow and heal weighted clubs. Believe it or not i still have set somewhere in attic.John A

AC 108's! First set of Titleist Irons. Still have the sand wedge in the garage and the 2 iron head on my desk.

I just received these as a gift from my wife. I am enjoying cleaning up and re-fitting vintage clubs, and I have to say these are beauties that seem ahead of their time I'm excited to acquire; I had no idea anyone did tungsten inserts this far back. When I saw those and rolled them over and saw the era-telling groove pattern I was astonished. I cannot wait to get some time in with them, perhaps comparing them to my other distinct toe weight/heel weight heads of original Tommy Armour design, "Pro Series" knock offs I have to admit liking when I really just want to depend on the ball to go in a straight line instead of learning to "work it" (but the knock offs don't feature bimetal design... just some good, vintage-looking font in bold, off-white numbers nested inside parallel lines that look like something off of a dash board panel from inside the Millennium Falcon, so I just had to refurbish them).
Now my beloved, leather Titleist bag will actually have Titleists in it!

I’ve just been in the attic to get the Xmas lights down and stumbled over my Acushnet 108 so they came down as well . I used these for about ten years from 1980. I have 3 to sand wedge and three persimmon woods 3,4 & 5 I was never good enough to use a Driver back then. I’m going to look for a suitable bag, regrip and refurbish them and use them in a suitable competition. They still feel great clubs all these years later!

My first job as an Assistant Pro was right after college in 1972.

We had that set in the shop then. I'm not sure if it was a brand new introduction that year or came out earlier.

Just got a set today 2-pw regular flex for 10$ really in great shape

Anybody know what the letters and numbers on the hosel ferrule mean? For instance my set bought in early 70's has A2CR5A

My Dad bought 2 sets of these irons in the 70's. Still have both sets! My brother has one and I have the other set. Re gripped them a couple of years ago. They are still good to play with. They started my love affair with Titleist irons as that is all I have ever played with. Those irons hit just as advertised as they are forgiving.

Sweet find! The tungsten inserts have to elevate these to some level of collectible status, i would contact Titleist and see what they would charge to do a re-finishing on these, basically restore them back to their original condition. They may or may not do it, but worth asking.

Just picked this set up from a Dallas flea market. Gamed them in Galveston with the intention of abandoning them at the course. Fell in love. They are brutal, mean and stingy. But you can game these and they will make you appreciate you weekend gamers. When I got them home I got them regripped. Polish and buffing cleaning, game on. Don’t know how anyone could play them. But I love doing it. Make a par with these and you feel you have accomplished something. They are two club short in distance. Can anyone recommend a period appropriate set a drivers to add to the bag. Early 1972 to 75. I added a couple of miz clubs and a pinnacle putter to go with an old style chipper.

I have a full set of these. 2 thru PW irons and four woods - driver, 3, 4 and 5. My dad and mom bought them for me for Christmas in 1974 when I made the high school varsity golf team my first year. I stopped playing them over 20 years ago. I always had face savers on the irons and covers on the woods. I had them re-gripped in the mid 80's. They were a very special gift. But I would like to find them a new home. I have moved them from basement to basement since then and we are planning another move. If anyone has interest I can post pictures. I am in SE Wisconsin. Thx

I just found a set of these at goodwill, in Madison wi... wonder if they arent another posters looking to sell them? 2 -pw.

I bet those were cutting edge back in the day. Cool looking head to play once in a while and hang in the office...good find

I bought this complete set of clubs in 1972 when I was a Junior in high school on our golf team. I still have the whole set 48 years later. We are inseparable. Yes, they were cutting edge at the time and yes, I still use them.

I bought my AC108 irons in 1975. I still use them today, my 46th season with them. The 8 iron is still my 150 yard club. Looking to buy new, T200, but having a hard time parting with them.

Don’t part with them. Retire or refinish them.They are classics.

I am going to clean and retire them, to display in my game room. May play a round or two a year just for old-times sake.

My dad bought a set in 1974 and handed them down to me in 1985 when I was in high school. It's the only set I have ever owned. I realize technology has improved over time and am wondering if I should re-shaft them with graphite (to reduce vibrations as I am now in my mid 50's with wrist and elbow pain) or if they aren't worth it.

Surely the sentimental value is there, but even a used AP set of irons would be a similar price and light years ahead in ease of hitting. 50 year old clubs are better on display than everyday workhorses. Even those I know with hickory shafted clubs only play them on days they dress in knickers and use balata balls. They otherwise play with modern sets.

These are the clubs I have used since my brother in law gave them to me in the early 1980’s. I never felt like I had any reason to get something different. I have always liked these irons and they have served me well.