Tremendous golfer. Sweet swing. Professional. He knew he was one of the best... and he was definitely that, one of the best to ever play this wonderful game.

One of Australia's greatest ever sportsmen: A True Legend! Thanks for uploading this.

I caddied for him once in a charity event. When he hit the ball it made a "crunch" sound like I've never heard before. Beautiful swing and beautiful contact, such a joy to watch that day.

Simple swing- Great thinker- played each shot on its merits without preconceived thoughts. Very cool man to talk to- states things simply as they should be and answers in a way that you get to thinking and solvingvthings on your accord- which is the best way to learn

I was lucky enough to be the last person to interview this legend.

@stanlee399

Жыл бұрын

Wow, what an honor. And what a player. Absolutely top shelf golfer. His swing always held up.

one of the very best swings ever...thanks for uploading !

Love the way he moves his hips away from the target line to begin the forward swing. They look like they are anchoring the swing and giving his arms room to move.

Brad. You're a bit of a legend yourself. One of Australia's great young talents. I remember watching you play around the sand-belt courses in Melbourne. Well done mate!

Model pivot. His pelvis goes from left side low tilt at the top to right side low tilt at impact in a flash.

Love his footwork. You can really see how he uses the ground forces in his swing.

@stanlee399

Жыл бұрын

Good eye, his 2 feet are the pivot points. Just like Knudson 👍

You win the Open Championship 5 times you're good enough to play anywhere with anybody.

Hoganess, great tempo and finish. I can see why he won so many Opens and other tournaments.

The down swing is a beauty; weight shifts to the left leg, rotates the hip while at all the time keeping the head still and stays behind, and finally through with the rotation of the shoulder. Simple, is it not?! Thousands if not hundreds of thousand hour of practice! And of course without the coiling in the back swing and beautiful leg work, this whole sequence is not remotely possible, very impressed.

@peterkol5061

8 ай бұрын

Just finished a second reading of "Lessons I have Learned"by the great Peter Thompson...and your reflections on his golf swing are so refreshing and respectful of the great man's work ethic 👍

Just a magnificent golf swing!

Bradley...truely love you videos...great stuff

I have never forgotten Sir Peter's best golf advice. "Golf is like archery and chess! You have to have a well thought out plan and strategy for every shot and then execute it with absolute precision at your target." What an amazing swing! I would love to know if you think his lower body move resembles closely that of Ben hogan and George Knudson!! Elegance and Efficiency in Balance!

The thing i got from watching videos of the best swingers such as Peter Thompson, George Knudsen and Ben Hogan, is that on the backswing of drives the left hand side's pivot point is the big toe and that the right knee allways initiates the downswing. Just working on those two things will make you shots more consistent.

2:57 I love this swing...very similar to alot of players in that time it seems. to me it seems that they kept the right elbow closer to the body back then

@pebblebeach4868

6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Streiff this is better:kzread.info/dash/bejne/X4Crz5mBmZifhMo.html

Sensational champion

I think the picture at 2:36 is him going on the win a tourney at Royal Porthcawl. Classic action shot. It hangs in their clubhouse.

Hogan and Thompson. Magic.

More of Peter Thomson please! this swing needs analyzed to learn from

One of the all time greats RIP

Great swing

What a great motion

Really Really great swing! RIP

Thompson didn't do so well on his first trip to America because he didn't want to be there at the time. People remember this and his 5 British Opens, but seem to forget he won 84 pro events and 10 Country's Opens. He was one of the greatest ever, and I'm saying that as someone who can't stand him personally, I've met him a few times, or his commentary (he was a golf commentator on Australian TV for many years).

@BatMan-oe2gh

5 жыл бұрын

That is actually a great comment, you liked his golf and achievements without liking the person. People these days do not get that at all.

@barryandrew

2 жыл бұрын

Thomson could be quite acerbic about his fellow professionals and American-style courses, I can remember he was critical of Greg Norman. With the smaller British golf ball, he favored courses that had run and bounce.

@andrewcrockett7347

10 ай бұрын

If you look at footage from the US events in 1953/4, and at that time THOMSON was getting started on the World golf tour, the courses were pretty ordinary in condition, and the 'US tour' was fledgling. THOMSON was drawn to England and ultimately Scotland, where he loved the golf courses and became one of the greatest links golfers that has ever lived. In 1985 he did a full season on the USA Champions Tour, and won 9 events.

Brilliant stuff. Economical swing, built to repeat and last.

Great stuff. Rare

Wonderful true legend

Awesome impact position.

@stanlee399

Жыл бұрын

I screenshotted it lol ⛳️ 🏌️‍♂️ gold 🙌

Best swing of all time. Very simple swing. He played a smooth game of golf! I wish it was as easy as he made it look.

Thompson's fluid swing and relaxed finish remind me mostly of Sam Snead.

RIP Peter

Brad, please do an analysis of this swing side-by-side with Hogan's (or even Knudson for that matter)... it would be interesting to see just how similar they are.. I would say that Hogan had a more active lower body, but their transition and shallowing of the club and pivot release with bent ride elbow to a high finish are almost identical to the naked eye.. would love to hear your thoughts analyzing Thompson vs. Hogan on a side-by-side analysis

I would really like a comparison statistic of Hogan vs Thomson in terms of greens in regulation. At his peak and long afterwards, Hogan was hitting 17- 18 greens in regulation. Woods and Nicklaus only ever managed 14 greens in regulation on average. I saw Thomson play at his peak in the 1950's and also in an exhibition when he was in his seventies. What struck me was the swing was identical - he just could not hit it as far due to the loss of hand speed. His swing was a model of simplicity.

@barryandrew

2 жыл бұрын

@Hoa Tattis Hogan's putting went on him after the 1949 accident, which also damaged his eyesight. Before that he was a competent putter. Thomson's putting went on him, so did Greg Norman's. I don't think there is any professional that would claim they became better putters in their 50's and 60's.

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

Really is that why he won 3 majors in 1953, Hogan’s putting didn’t really leave him until about 1967.

and makes comments like "ben hogan is not revered, or looked up to as a golfing god, perhaps it's because he never wrote anything" my mind's still boggling over that one lol

Any way of knowing lie angles for his clubs.. The have to be flat

I always thought Thompson was one of those few golfers that learnt to just take a little off of every shot. They never tried to "muscle" it. It's like they had soft hands. Snead, O'Conner Senior, Neil Coles were others and all played exceptional golf well into their later years. Monty is one that's doing the same thing now. Tiger Woods take note! (No chance of that though)

@60march

8 жыл бұрын

The problem is, these monster courses they play these days just don't allow the true artists of the game to compete.

Hogan like!

The photo at 1:45 looks like Sam Snead

Hard pressed to find someone who has ever swung the club better than Peter Thomson. Hogan's swing was more dynamic due to his flexibility but he had a few quirks. Doesn't get much simpler or more efficient than this. Being from Canada I'd say the only comparison would be George Knudson...who Nicklaus once spoke of as being the man with "A million dollar swing and 10 cent putter".

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

Peter a Thompson had a very good swing the only criticism would be that he didn’t have much extension on backswing so was pretty narrow, which would be why he wasn’t all that long.

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

Thompson played 112 PGA tour events and won 11 times Hogan played 300 PGA tournaments and won 64 times and won 9 majors but a car accident and WWll took his best years away from him.

great swing, we now know who Elkington copied

@chrisdwyeratlweb5739

4 жыл бұрын

Thought the exact same thing.

Talk about proving a point: Joins Champions tour, wins most of the tournaments, leaves. That is pro.

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

Played 131 Senior PGA Tour events and won 11, didn’t really win all of them did he.

Seems to have a closed stance.

He said rid the caddies

Maybe Hogan used a ghost writer unlike Thomson who wrote his own material from a young age?

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

Hogan grew up dirt poor with a father who committed suicide when he was nine years old and had to go to work to support his family. But. Against all odds Hogan persevered and became one of the greatest golfers ever as well as started a Golf Club company that made some of the best clubs in the world. So if you are trying to say Thompson was a better man because he wrote some stories, have at it, but Hogan’s legacy is one of the best. There is zero proof Hogan used a ghost writer. Thompson was a great player but he just was not is the same league as Hogan. He has a simple swing that bunted the ball down the fairway, and only won on courses with firm fairways and couldn’t hit it high enough to stop the ball on the drum greens of a US Open.

Ben Hogan is my favorite golfer, however Thomson has a far superior golf swing - it is simple and repeats.

@harveyboy4461

8 жыл бұрын

Quite serious. Yes.

@A-FrameWedge

Жыл бұрын

You must be joking his swing was a good swing but can’t compare to Hogan. Thompson had a simple swing but he bunted a low trajectory ball around which suited firm golf courses and is a reason why he did so well at the British Open, but couldn’t break an egg at the US Open.

Tee ball, young Thompson/Young Ballesteros--no difference

Downunderpar- Unfortunately he designs his golf courses in accordance with that advice! No risk/reward just precision/penalty.