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Mango Smash

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So I sold off pretty much all of my equipment recently due to some unexpected medical bills. Figured I would grab a really cheap set of clubs since I don't play but once every few months at the moment. I came across a seller that had a few sets of Vulcan APH-1 irons heads in 3-PW for $55 brand new. Figured I couldn't go wrong with the price even if they don't feel as good as some of the other brands I have played. I have been doing some research and they look to be the former owners of Ram Golf back when they were in their glory days. After reading that, I really think these could be an under the radar type of set. They are being shipped to me at the moment, but I was wondering if anyone else had seen or heard of these clubs or this company.
 
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Nope, but for 55.00 bucks they looks like a fun project. Pair them up with some cheap pulls and could get them done for under 200.00
 
That is my plan. I am a pretty solid bargain shopper so I am keeping my eye out for a nice set of X flex graphite shafts to jump on. Wish I had never let my Recoils go earlier this year.
 
ryebread said:
I hope the medical issues aren't serious and whomever was ailed is on the mend.
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Thank you. Physically the wife and are doing well, but mentally it is day to day. My wife recently miscarried shortly after we found out she was pregnant. She had 2 previous miscarriages before our 2 boys were born. She is very hard on herself, but there was nothing either of us could have done to prevent it. She has a laundry list of medical abnormalities as well as a thyroid and clotting disorder that seem to fluctuate monthly. Those are the 2 main causes for the previous 2 miscarriages, but we are still awaiting the results as to what happened with this one.
 
So the heads came in. I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised so far. I won't be able to shaft them up for a while. Just keeping an eye open for some low launch graphite shafts that won't cost a fortune. Here are some size comparisons to a few demo clubs I have.

Face milling:
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3 iron:
Compared to my KZG Forged MII demo 3 iron. The Vulcan has a touch more offset and a slightly thicker topline. It is also a bit more compact in heel to toe length.
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6 iron:
Compared to a demo Bridgestone J38cb. Quite a bit more offset than this head.
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9 iron:
Compared to Geotech JF10 Prototype. Very similar offset and overall size.
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For $55, I think I may have found the bargain of the year for me. Depending on the shafts I can find, I may be able to build my whole bag for under $250. That is my goal at least. I have a spare S300 wedge shaft sitting in the corner of the garage that I may put in the PW just to see how they feel before shafting up the whole set. Will post results if I end up doing that.
 
I will snap a few pictures of those later this evening. The sole is rounded. It is similar to the Bridgestone style, but not as pronounced. Has a slight rounding to the leading edge and slight trailing edge. The cavity can be seen on the ebay listing. Seller still shows 3 sets available. They had a previous incarnation of this design with the XDC3, but without the face milling.
 
I have a set of px5.5 sitting at home 4-p I'll ship you
 
Mongo Smash said:
Thank you. Physically the wife and are doing well, but mentally it is day to day. My wife recently miscarried shortly after we found out she was pregnant. She had 2 previous miscarriages before our 2 boys were born. She is very hard on herself, but there was nothing either of us could have done to prevent it. She has a laundry list of medical abnormalities as well as a thyroid and clotting disorder that seem to fluctuate monthly. Those are the 2 main causes for the previous 2 miscarriages, but we are still awaiting the results as to what happened with this one.
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Good luck. That is some heavy stuff that isn't easy to recover from mentally. Here's to wishing the two of you the best.
 
ryebread said:
Good luck. That is some heavy stuff that isn't easy to recover from mentally. Here's to wishing the two of you the best.
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Thank you
 
So I haven't shafted the set yet as I am still waiting for some ferrules and shims to come in. I was given some PX shafts by another member and am very thankful for them. I am planning to install them hardstepped once as they were 4-PW and I have 3-PW in the set. I took an old S300 shaft I had been using as an alignment stick and put it in the PW to try out. So far with my limited experience they are remarkable. Very forgiving and spin a ton. I had a 125 yard par 3 and hit a choked down shot that landed 3 feet past the pin. Unfortunately the ball spun back too much and caught a ridge about 6 feet below the hole and rolled nearly off the green. I don't typically spin the ball a lot. I hit it high and the ball is usually within about 1ft of the pitch mark.

All in all, I think i will have a great set of clubs once I am able to complete the build. Thank you GolfinFF for the shafts!
 
Mongo Smash said:
So I haven't shafted the set yet as I am still waiting for some ferrules and shims to come in. I was given some PX shafts by another member and am very thankful for them. I am planning to install them hardstepped once as they were 4-PW and I have 3-PW in the set. I took an old S300 shaft I had been using as an alignment stick and put it in the PW to try out. So far with my limited experience they are remarkable. Very forgiving and spin a ton. I had a 125 yard par 3 and hit a choked down shot that landed 3 feet past the pin. Unfortunately the ball spun back too much and caught a ridge about 6 feet below the hole and rolled nearly off the green. I don't typically spin the ball a lot. I hit it high and the ball is usually within about 1ft of the pitch mark.

All in all, I think i will have a great set of clubs once I am able to complete the build. Thank you GolfinFF for the shafts!
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thanks for the follow up, how would you describe the feel of the irons.
 
golfdawg said:
thanks for the follow up, how would you describe the feel of the irons.
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I have been quite pleased with my limited experience with them so far. I was really expecting them to sound "clicky" as they were very inexpensive, but have been pleasantly surprised. Very solid feel on well hit shots, and not as big a penalty as most players cavity irons I have been playing. I would categorize these as a players cavity, that has the look more of a GI type head. I am trying to get a hold of someone at Vulcan, but that may not work out. I just want to find out what these are forged from. They are not quite as soft as something like a Scratch or Mizuno head, but very solid nonetheless.
 
Mango Smash said:
***Comparison pictures added in the comments***

So I sold off pretty much all of my equipment recently due to some unexpected medical bills. Figured I would grab a really cheap set of clubs since I don't play but once every few months at the moment. I came across a seller that had a few sets of Vulcan APH-1 irons heads in 3-PW for $55 brand new. Figured I couldn't go wrong with the price even if they don't feel as good as some of the other brands I have played. I have been doing some research and they look to be the former owners of Ram Golf back when they were in their glory days. After reading that, I really think these could be an under the radar type of set. They are being shipped to me at the moment, but I was wondering if anyone else had seen or heard of these clubs or this company.
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I’m sorry it’s taken 6 years To get back to you but I’m actually the one who designed that iron. It was forged with carbon steel but I don’t remember the exact type.. the faces were milled like many of the wedges on the market, I was looking to produce our highest priced custom iron yet and that head ended up costing three times the normal amount because of the forging/milling process. You got a great deal! I hope you enjoyed them.
 
Alvination said:
I’m sorry it’s taken 6 years To get back to you but I’m actually the one who designed that iron. It was forged with carbon steel but I don’t remember the exact type.. the faces were milled like many of the wedges on the market, I was looking to produce our highest priced custom iron yet and that head ended up costing three times the normal amount because of the forging/milling process. You got a great deal! I hope you enjoyed them.
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Hi Alvin! I have come across a set of these irons 5-pw... they are like new I’m jw what I should pay for these...? I can’t find out much about them so I figured I’d ask you...
 
Alvination said:
I’m sorry it’s taken 6 years To get back to you but I’m actually the one who designed that iron. It was forged with carbon steel but I don’t remember the exact type.. the faces were milled like many of the wedges on the market, I was looking to produce our highest priced custom iron yet and that head ended up costing three times the normal amount because of the forging/milling process. You got a great deal! I hope you enjoyed them.
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Was there a Vulcan driver as well? I seem to recall one maybe with a track with sliding weights of some kind?
 
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