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.

[robertschelly]

I watched Snead on the practice range at the Ed McMahon Open on the day he shot his age - 67 in 1979. He had a closed stance even for short irons and everything he hit from 8-iron up was a draw. Not a hook, but a distinct draw.

[ShakotanFC]

ya i'd say venturi and dickinson are 2... the little guy in the opening looks like Jerry Barber.

[TheMemphisMania]

These 5 swings by Snead are my top 5 swings I have ever seen.

[nbulgkoV]

THE followthrough...simply the best

[David Schultz]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[Brendan Horton]

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.