It's apparent that you truly cared for Moe, what a great tribute.

Simply beautiful Todd. God bless you for sharing a bit of Moe’s heart with those who value Moe as a dear human being.

@glensprankle1064

Жыл бұрын

Very nice.

Moe has officially become my favorite golfer. I am binging all the moe videos I can get. Thanks for sharing all of these stories.

It must have felt like a privilege to have known this incredible unique man whose swing was once described as something seen on a municipal golf course but Fred Couples once stopped practice he was doing with college students and told them to "come see " the greatest ever ball striker

Thank you Todd Graves. You are honouring the name not trying to make a buck off of it. Doing it for the love of the game and for someone who was near and dear to you. It’s really beautiful to hear these stories.

There's love and then there's respect. Todd, you had both. Thanks for carrying Moe's legacy with you!

I lived in Kitchener for a few years and heard a couple stories about Moe. Thanks for sharing this story.

Todd, This is a poignant tribute to Moe on what would have been his 91st birthday. Both you, Tim and your great staff of instructors are doing an outstanding job making golf fun again for so many golfers. Moe would be proud of what you have accomplished and the impact the Academy is having worldwide.

What a wonderful story and thank you. I’m Canadian and not far from Kitchener. I will admit I had never heard of Moe. Thanks so much again!!

That was an emotional and seemingly very personal video for you to screen. Your love of Moe shined throughout and is something you should be incredibly proud about. Thanks for sharing.

In today's age of perfection: swing analysis, angle, wrists cocking, head tilting... Moe kept it simple. It's a shame that I've golfed for over 30+ years and am just now hearing about Moe Norman, a true golf genius with a true golf swing. Too many times we want to me like Tiger or some other PGA pro when we actually just need to be like Moe. My golf game has always been chasing the latest and greatest but I now know what I need to do - Golf from the heart and get over to your academy :)

The story about the putt is absolutely insane. Golf savant, RIP Moe.

I just can’t say enough positive things or give enough compliments to you on you channel Todd. Your content is excellent! The stories about Moe and your friendship, his mentorship, single plane content is just excellent! Well done!

@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340

2 жыл бұрын

Has there even been a movie made about Moe? If not, I feel like that'd be a great one. Anytime someone challenges the status quo like Moe did, they are many times made out to be insane or not taken seriously. Makes you wonder, "What could have been?" but by all means everyone who knew him personally said he was unique in that aspect unlike a Tiger Woods type mentality

@billbkr32ify

5 ай бұрын

​@@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340no, no movie or documentary. He thinks that Moe's swing is his and his only to teach.

Thanks for all you do to keep Moe’s legacy and his swing alive!!!

This is incredibly emotional and an amazing tribute. What a beautiful person he must have been... thanks todd

@anthonynastasijr

3 жыл бұрын

This was a beautiful tribute to Moe Norman. Thank you for showing him the respect he deserved.

@extrememetaldrummer1

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonynastasijr I agree highly!

Thank you, Todd. God Bless you for sharing this man's life.

What an amazing man he was and what a good friend you were to him

what a beautiful tribute...

Todd, your Moe stories remind me of the novel Golf in the Kingdom. But incredibly, Moe was not fictional. Here was a real life golf mystic. You've done a fantastic job of preserving his legacy and spreading the word about the single-plane method.

I kept thinking how are you not tearing up sharing these stories and then it finally caught up with you. God bless you for befriending this man and sharing his gift.

You are extremely fortunate to have known and played golf with Moe Norman. What a great friend he had in you.

I'm completely fascinated by this concept, so much so that I went to the range and tried it, I probably didn't do all aspects of how Moe or yourself does it, but just making my swing a single plane I was astounded the results, I'm a healthy 6 handicap but i'm going to employ all of the techniques, you've become my favorite channel, RIP Mr. Norman...

Mo would have 100% won a major if he would have played on the tour, what an absolute legend

Todd, this is simply a wonderful piece. You were a great friend to Moe and I'm sure he is so proud of you and your success. What a tribute.

This? This is amazing. The emotion, the story and the love is here is real.

Thank you for sharing this with everyone!! It leaves me with a sadness that I had never seen him play live, but fills me with happiness that you were able to and are bringing his legacy to everyone! Thank you for all you do!

This was priceless Todd!!

Not to get dramatic about it, but this channel has literally changed my life. It’s like discovering golf all over again but with greater appreciation and enjoyment. This method is gospel. Thank you thank you for carrying on Moe’s mission.

This is PRICELESS!!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, films and great stories of Moe. Happy Birthday, Moe!

Happy Birthday Moe! Love the stories

A perfect tribute to the greatest ball striker ever. Moe IS the man! Todd did him proud!

I can listen to stories of Moe for ever and a day ...loved his individualness 💯💚

Oh man... A movie would be amazing!

That was great. Happy Birthday Moe👍

Oh man, thanks so much for this piece. I feel like a better person knowing this story.

What a great story. You were so lucky to know and be his friend.

I am teaching my 10 year old grandson the single plane swing...I am learning too...going to be a great summer learning together...turning 67 today, never too old to learn!

@stevebalderama6087

4 жыл бұрын

Great story, at 65 I have tried many versions of golf swings. However I find the Moe Norman style very consistant and continue to drive the ball well straight is good, but now Im going to adapt Moes putting concept of putting that everything is 3 feet. Again thank you

I started with Natural Golf in Elgin, Illinois when it was first in a little shop in Bartlett and began to grow. This piece is a great tribute to Moe and I can tell how heartfelt it is as you tell the story of your friendship and getting to know him. I got to see Moe at a clinic once and was amazed at his consistency and now, almost 20 years later, I am still playing with a set of original Natural Golf Clubs, although I will be upgrading soon. I'm honored to have seen this from it's infancy to now seeing the GGA and being a part of it, as well. Thanks for including the "old days" with the new Todd....this was a great piece. You are so lucky to have had that great relationship with him.

"Moe wrote an incredible song." Says it all right there. Thanks for sharing those special moments. Very touching and inspiring.

@jmack619

4 жыл бұрын

That song would be, I did it my way

When I moved from B.C. to Ontario, I was excited to see Glen Abbey, Woodbine,and other things we just heard about out West. This was in early 80,s. As a golfer, Moe Norman,s name came up a few times, but like other iconic things,it was just story to me. First time I was Glen Abbey or Woodbine it was overwhelming. I lived in Oshawa then and one day went Country Lanes golf course in Whitby,for a round. I was looking at a tournament sheet for the following weekend. I saw Moe Norman signed up. I asked the club owner who thought was good enough to pretend to be Moe. He pointed to the little guy sitting on a bench with a driver in his hand. More thrilling than Glen Abbey or Woodbine,was watching him hit balls.

Thanks for sharing Todd, Mo was truly a special person and i know you miss him very much. I have started using the one plane swing with great success. Thanks for all your helpful videos sir!

What a wonderful film and memory to have of this great man. Misunderstood by most, bullied by some, taken under your wing, which was a wonderful thing to witness. What a character! 😊

I could listen to you talk about Moe all day Todd, thanks for this.

Interesting that Todd said his earliest first hand memory of Moe was the sound of his impact. I would concur.... the first time I saw Moe was on a windy day in 1990 when Moe was 61 and I still marvel at the sound of his first hit 7 iron after hitting half wedge shots....it was simply captivating

Wow man wow Todd. I fell in love with golf and the purity of the swing 20 years ago. I'm now 64 years old. I'm still trying to find the purity of the swing again. My instructor Jim Rossetto down at Westchester golf near the airport in Los Angeles said that well was in the Master's twice and twice walked away in the middle of it. The incredible story that you laid out shows the purity of not only his swing not only your desire to be so close to it and to teach it but to let all of us know that it's not how far you hit it it's not anything but the purity of the swing I probably can't articulate this properly but it brought tears in my eyes watching. I believe my love for golf is similar. Obviously we all want to score well but more than anything we just want to be out there and enjoy the mechanical components that come natural effortless simple easy yet with Moe obviously perfectly down the line each time he hit that pole at 250 yards. I've never watched him. I had a few friends of mine that were teachers that said he was the purest swing. Now I know why by watching some videos on him and then you're video. Thanks so much for making it. I'm not sure if that movie ever came out? I guess it would have to be a documentary of sorts because I don't think anybody could play Moe Norman character like Moe Norman himself. Thanks so much man. It's a hardship too not know what to do when you're out there it's a great gift to know that you can still do it when you're out there. It might be a better if you gave me through this video then the toaster or the lawn mower LOL thank you man

Todd...you have really done a service to the golfing community! You will have a great legacy as well. You are making the incomprehensible golf swing comprehensible.

Really enjoyed this video. The more I learn about Moe, the more I realise the legend of the man. Todd you were so fortunate to have that special relationship with Moe, he most surely would have appreciated it, considering that he was ostracised for most of his life.

I love these stories. It is rare in life where a person is deemed "larger than life" really does live up to the legend. Todd, I'm sure you've heard the old trope about When The Student Is Ready The Master Will Appear? This really does seem to fit with you and Moe, but I'd add mentor & friend, too. Good stuff & Golf from the heart for sure. Thanks.

Todd... I was quarantined for 14 days and all I did was watch all of your videos... I must say they made such an impact on me that as soon as I could go out I had to try the single plane golf swing. And that is exactly what I did. Since the past 2 days I have been practising this swing and though it’s not an easy shift but I can see the advantages already. I can’t thank you enough for all your instructional videos on KZread. I will continue to work on the single plane golf swing and I know I can improve my golf and consistency... currently I am a 15 handicap golfer. And for some time I have been trying to improve but could not. Thank you once again.

We all need a Moe Norman in our lives. Thank you for sharing from your heart.

Came to play golf very late in life, eight years after his demise. Todd through your video lessons and your understanding, interpretations of his thoughts I am winning age group competitions. I always offer merit to both of as per our belief. This video relived me of deep wish to see the man in him. Thank you

Loved this. Moe stories are always interesting and entertaining. I’d love to see more unique swings on the pro level. Happy Birthday MOE! Thanks for sharing. 😀

I never had a lesson in my life, i started getting serious into golf recently, my friends are always impressed with my drives how straight they are and how short my backswing is. I found this site and discovered moe norman. Honestly, i've watched every bit of video I can of this man and I can say i'm moved to tears on how you and others have worked to preserve the works of this beautiful man and his near perfect swing. while my swing is nowhere near as good as his, I so have similar mechanical traits. It just makes sense to me. keep up the good work!

I love the tone of your heart, Todd, when you talk about Moe

A rarest of time when my heart truly sang for Mr.Moe Norman,a fellow Canadian...

What a beautiful human he seemed to be. You were so fortunate to have had I'm in your life!!!

Great story, Todd. He was an amazing guy. I didn’t see him much as an adult, but my times w him as a kid are cherished memories. I commend your efforts to stay connected with him.

This was beautiful brother. You were blessed to be trained and in some sense discipled by a savant. Continue the legacy

Wow thx for sharing that last meeting with Moe. I'm glad he had supportive friends like yourself later in life who cared about him. Watching his videos never gets old. It's a shame the powers-that-be of the golf world back in his prime, TOP PLAYERS included, shut him out. The bullies of that time robbed us of the many great things Moe would have accomplished had he been supported then instead of bullied.

This was fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing the stories about Moe. What a wonderful ambassador for the great game of golf.

You're an incredible human being for sharing this. I got a few tears in my eyes again. If there is one way I live my life, it's the Moe way.

Thanks for sharing. I never get tired of your Moe Norman stories and passion for this game.

Great tribute to Moe... what can’t be overlooked is how fortunate he was to have a Mr. Graves as a friend

I started watching this thinking I'd watch just a few minutes but after a few minutes I was hooked listening to your stories of MOE and I listened to it all! I don't play golf anymore but I watch the pros and I do love golf stories and your stories of MOE are some of the best I've heard and his swing was so incredible to see! I subscribed Todd and to MOE: You have a new FAN in Las Vegas! RIP Moe Norman!

One day I happened to be driving past a golf course and saw a sign saying Moe Norman was giving a clinic. I knew him from a magazine article and recognized his genius. I spent the next couple hours watching the greatest display of ball striking you can imagine and all the while keeping up a constant stream of commentary while he called each shot. It's not often you meet a real legend, I am still in awe.

I am a Canadian proud of Moe as a fellow Canadian golfer he truly was in a league of his own

I must say I washed practically all of your Mo Norman videos, and truly I have fallen in love with his whole story I grew up in London an hour and a half west of Kitchener and I feel like I missed out. Thank you for your efforts 👍

Thanks for sharing Todd. You are a good man and did right by Moe and promoting his genius.

One of the greatest videos I've ever seen with a backstory that really stands out!

May God Bless you... This was amazing to see after all these years. I had tears as well. Thank you so much for this.

What a wonderful job you did Todd sharing your stories and fond memories of Moe. I would have just loved him much like you do. Thank you for sharing Todd.

There’s not a time I step on a golf course that I don’t think of Moe and Todd. Thanks for keeping the leg and alive.

Happy birthday Moe & thank you !

This is so awesome, just listening to you tell your stories of your friendship with Moe and how your friendship grew over many years brought the humanity of you and your mentor very close to me , it strengthened my commitment to learn even stronger! Thanks for this and all you , Tim and the whole crew of Graves Golf are giving to all of us . I appreciate YOU !

My golf coach knew Moe very well. The way you described his speech is exactly how he said Moe spoke. My coach asked Moe “when was the last time you hit a bad shot?” Why would I want to remember that? Heard lots of great stories about him. He was running a clinic near me one day. I remembered the day after. Kicking myself for missing it. Wonderful video on him.

One of only two men in the world of golf that truly owned their own swing!

Appreciate so much Todd with this incredible tribute for Moe! I learned a lot just watching him do his seemingly idiosyncratic but perfect scientific (repeatable) golf swing! I remember Moe's personal principle I learned from him, as I went over reviewing his file of golf videos, (due to my quest for a perfect golf swing) where he mentioned once to his golf fans in reply to their queries, asking him of his secret, he retorted back to them "I will show you, but not tell you." Consequently, from that time onward, he gave me an idea that to be able to discover his secret, I would just watch him do his swing ignoring all his discussion (as he would not tell in anyway because it was his SECRET) and keenly observe his "key secret move" that made him such a greatest ball striker of all times, until I discovered it that the late Moe Norman could never claim he was the only one knows his secret, because I GOT HIS SECRET! :)

@danielsarvida5024

3 жыл бұрын

NOW I CAN SAY I HAVE THIS FEELING OF GREATNESS as did claimed by late Moe Norman! THAT NOW I AM PROMOTING GOLF BY TEACHING THESE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OF A SO CALLED SINGLE PLANE SWING, BASICALLY ADOPTED ALSO BY KNOWN SINGLE PLANE (IN ITS !VARIANT FORMS) SWINGERS THE LIKES OF BEN HOGAN, LEE TREVINO, GARY PLAYER, JACK NICKLAUS, ARNOLD PALMER, AND OTHER GOLF GREATS OF OLD!

I have watched hours of your teaching videos but I’m so glad I watched this video. Truly a beautiful and heartfelt tribute to Moe. You are so lucky and blessed to have known him. I wish I had had the opportunity to talk with Moe just once. I’m dedicating 2022 to Moe and giving everything I can to learning the single plane swing.

So glad you shared this Todd and so happy you’ve become a part of Moe by sharing his genius with so many, Thanks!!

Thanks for this Todd. Your care of this icon shows us all how to be a better person and to yes, golf from the heart.

Wow that was the greatest tribute to Moe you're awesome for sharing that God Bless You

What a story...has to be a special story for all ages and for all kinds of people regardless of their station or interest in life...

Must have been the happiest days of your life hanging and hitting with Moe. You must miss him sorely all these years on.

Todd, .thank you!...your videos are so valuable in preserving the memories and fantastic ability of a true golf legend... Moe was an extraordinarly talented human being.

Thank you Todd. I have played golf (very badly, badly, less badly) since i was 15. I am now 61. I am trying to change to the SPS method and while I may have started late, I don't think its too late. It is hard to unlearn bad habits but forget the swing. Thank you for the kindness and humanity you showed towards Moe. Of all your video's this is the one I keep coming back too. From an Aussie Moe and Todd fan!!

@mdeodar

Жыл бұрын

I'm 62. Ditto from Arizona!

Fantastic!!! I haven’t watched this in a while. Thanks for sharing such heartfelt memories of MOE. 22:12 Minutes of a true friendship. Take care and GodBless.

Hey Todd thank you so much for sharing this with all of us.

My favorite golfer ever. Not because he was dominate, but because of the inspiration he gives me to be a better golfer, not from score, but from a playing mate standpoint. I wouldn’t care what I shot if moe was there.

Great video I am a past 9 handicapper who gave up golf went back playing but struggled so bad to hit ball. I have been using mo,s swing and belief and I am back playing better than before. Thank you Mo because I know he see,s

Mahalo Todd Im a grounds keeper at Wailua Golf Course ,.. Play Golf from The Heart,,, Amen. His legacy lives on .... MrGraves you Have the Aloha Spirit, Hopefullyyou get to play at Wailua !

Moe’s legacy will live on forever!

That was so emotional, I had to give myself a slap. I had heard the name Moe Norman years ago, but had never seen any video of, or about him, untill today. Thanks so much for shareing this with us Todd.

What great human being he perfected the golf swing his own way no matter what thanks Moe

Hi Todd. I can totally relate to how One feels when a close friend passes, especially a friend with whom you have built a personal and working relationship and more so, when you thoroughly enjoy hanging out together. Moe, unfortunately passed too soon. Prematurely in the sense that things appeared to be (finally) trending positively upwards, with the Moe Norman brand becoming increasingly widespread through relationships with you and your related enterprises. We look forward to watching your forthcoming documentary about Moes’ life.

Thanks for this, Todd. Moe was a great man! I learned about him quite a few years ago and am just getting back into golf so will be using his techniques as best I can. Thank you so much for carrying the torch.

terrific story. Thanks for bringing this to life Todd

Thank you for sharing truly special insight into such a wonderful man and incredible golf talent. You were truly blessed to have known him.

I have friends that had played with Moe at Rockway and they speak the same way about him as you do, He was different but in a great way. Thanks for your making this video.

Wow....amazing story....god bless to you both....may Moes soul rest in peace🙂

What a fantastic insight to Moe Norman, what a great guy. I have struggled to grasp the single plane swing, but I'm finally getting there and the sound of hitting the ball is so sweet I can well understand why Moe hit so many balls, it's additive