sam snead - 1963 us open

Sam Snead practicing during the 1963 US Open at The Country Club

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[emncaity]

Like a religious experience.  Thanks for posting...

[badamsjr]

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.

[heisagoalie]

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.

[dschultz6072]

@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.

[emncaity]

@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]

@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.

[michaeljames92]

@heisagoalie Thats because of his CP release, Hogan did the same same thing, baseline is shifted left .

[sckryde]

yea he seems very limber in most videos that i see.

[TheHawkwatch]

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.

[112frankybaby]

Wow his backswing seems faster than the folllow..

[Noallegiance18]

@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.

[endurocatfish]

sam was a beast, 82 pga wins with that slow and smooth swing, a true great of the game

[petereuropa]

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.