In the Swedish official golf magazine last month, there was a tip, swing instruction. It was to exercise your drive swing without shoes. Who 'invented' this exercise. See it on youtube. Because it was Gentleman Sam Sneed.
his finish is probably a result of his pull swing. its well known he aimed way right, and hit pulls. Kinda the opposite of Trevino, who had that big open stance and hit pushes.
His secret - flexibility. He could kick a ceiling into his 70's. I'm going to go stretch now.
Re flexibility...yeah, that was a big deal, but that was only part of the fact that he was really a superior athlete in several ways--a 10-flat sprinter (Nicklaus was in that range, too), a boxer, baseball player the pros were interested in, etc. I just fall on the floor laughing when I hear Tiger-lovers talking about how superior Tiger is athletically to anybody from previous generations.
@emncaity I've found you're the only one I can see on this damn internet who really knows a thing about the golf swing...well, you and Jim McLellan (no, not McLean). Freddie Couples can blast a hockey puck as well. Once you figure out how the real stick and ball sport "action" is done, you find they're all the same. And no people, it's not a heave, and it requires a bit of hand strength.
Incredible when you think he was well into his fifties when this championship was played. Yet still winning on the US tour - Greensboro i think it was. What a man!
have you ever seen video of his putting stroke? it was sooooo wristy, really wild. perhaps thats the reason why....i gotta believe he was one of the best ballstrikers of all time...if not the best.
It's just an odd angle. Face-on, the club would appear a bit more behind his head--but from about age 40 or 45 onward, he had a bit higher finish like this. It ought to be instructive to younger players that Sam was as long as any top player has ever been, Woods and Nicklaus included, and yet he didn't have the backbreaking wraparound finish that every young player today seems to need. (Then again, he was an athletic freak, in all the right ways.)
@emncaity Amen. The repeating Faldo advice of "wrap it round your neck" is unnecessary and a huge strain. Hands finish next to or target-side of the head for irons, next to or slightly behind head for woods. Anything else is wasted motion and a function of poor and unnecessary use of the body.
My pleasure. Trying to identify the guys in the background. Gardner Dickinson? Ken Venturi? At first I thought Hogan, but apparently he didn't play in the Open that year.
Those would've been my guesses too. Tall guy may be Venturi, other guy may be Hogan Jr....I mean, Dickinson. I don't know that anybody else was wearing those Hogan-style caps at that time. Don't know about the guy in the Amana-looking baseball-style cap. If it'd been a still photo, I might've guessed Gene Littler, but the swing obviously is somebody else's.
Two guys in the white caps? I'd say it's Venturi and Dickinson, sure. Be better if you could see a few more swings, but I don't know of anybody else who was wearing those caps back then (besides Hogan).
The speed if this film is too fast and doesn't reflect his true tempo. It would be much better if that could be set right.
TheHawkwatch 1 year ago
Wow his backswing seems faster than the folllow..
112frankybaby 1 year ago
sam was a beast, 82 pga wins with that slow and smooth swing, a true great of the game
endurocatfish 1 year ago
Where on youtube can I see Sam putting?
In the Swedish official golf magazine last month, there was a tip, swing instruction. It was to exercise your drive swing without shoes. Who 'invented' this exercise. See it on youtube. Because it was Gentleman Sam Sneed.
petereuropa 2 years ago
his finish is probably a result of his pull swing. its well known he aimed way right, and hit pulls. Kinda the opposite of Trevino, who had that big open stance and hit pushes.
His secret - flexibility. He could kick a ceiling into his 70's. I'm going to go stretch now.
heisagoalie 2 years ago 2
yea he seems very limber in most videos that i see.
sckryde 9 months ago
@heisagoalie Thats because of his CP release, Hogan did the same same thing, baseline is shifted left .
michaeljames92 6 months ago
@heisagoalie
True, re pulls and pushes.
Re flexibility...yeah, that was a big deal, but that was only part of the fact that he was really a superior athlete in several ways--a 10-flat sprinter (Nicklaus was in that range, too), a boxer, baseball player the pros were interested in, etc. I just fall on the floor laughing when I hear Tiger-lovers talking about how superior Tiger is athletically to anybody from previous generations.
emncaity 3 months ago
@emncaity I've found you're the only one I can see on this damn internet who really knows a thing about the golf swing...well, you and Jim McLellan (no, not McLean). Freddie Couples can blast a hockey puck as well. Once you figure out how the real stick and ball sport "action" is done, you find they're all the same. And no people, it's not a heave, and it requires a bit of hand strength.
dschultz6072 3 months ago
Incredible when you think he was well into his fifties when this championship was played. Yet still winning on the US tour - Greensboro i think it was. What a man!
raceching 2 years ago
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aking3rr 2 years ago
Ok, he made it - 3 times Masters, when he crossed the Atlantic = once The Open Champ. And, ...USGA? Yes! *(?)
But, he never won US Open, or? Why? Is Hogan the answer? Or?
Anyway, he was a great Sportsman with the most beautiful swing - and it was a power swing! Look at video: sam snead
petereuropa 2 years ago
have you ever seen video of his putting stroke? it was sooooo wristy, really wild. perhaps thats the reason why....i gotta believe he was one of the best ballstrikers of all time...if not the best.
smoothswinging14 2 years ago
every swing is the same, no change in any of them
soughter 3 years ago
Sammy's club finishes angled across the top of his head. (?)
scootientherock 3 years ago
It's just an odd angle. Face-on, the club would appear a bit more behind his head--but from about age 40 or 45 onward, he had a bit higher finish like this. It ought to be instructive to younger players that Sam was as long as any top player has ever been, Woods and Nicklaus included, and yet he didn't have the backbreaking wraparound finish that every young player today seems to need. (Then again, he was an athletic freak, in all the right ways.)
emncaity 2 years ago
@emncaity Amen. The repeating Faldo advice of "wrap it round your neck" is unnecessary and a huge strain. Hands finish next to or target-side of the head for irons, next to or slightly behind head for woods. Anything else is wasted motion and a function of poor and unnecessary use of the body.
Noallegiance18 1 year ago
Sam Snead has the smoothest golf swing I've ever seen. Just beautiful.
PersifMeowington 3 years ago
Like a religious experience. Thanks for posting...
emncaity 3 years ago 4
My pleasure. Trying to identify the guys in the background. Gardner Dickinson? Ken Venturi? At first I thought Hogan, but apparently he didn't play in the Open that year.
badamsjr 3 years ago
Those would've been my guesses too. Tall guy may be Venturi, other guy may be Hogan Jr....I mean, Dickinson. I don't know that anybody else was wearing those Hogan-style caps at that time. Don't know about the guy in the Amana-looking baseball-style cap. If it'd been a still photo, I might've guessed Gene Littler, but the swing obviously is somebody else's.
emncaity 3 years ago
@badamsjr
Two guys in the white caps? I'd say it's Venturi and Dickinson, sure. Be better if you could see a few more swings, but I don't know of anybody else who was wearing those caps back then (besides Hogan).
emncaity 3 months ago