This man's simplistic explanation is profound. Keeping it real simple is all.

I saw Sam play in 1965 (on the regular tour) and again in 1985 (on the Senior Tour). Both times he was magical. His swing and ball striking were pure artistry in motion. Both times I went out and played the next day and I played above and beyond my capability. Why ? I don't know. Must've been something mystical about watching a virtuoso do his thing. His talent was God given. With all the great swings on tour today and the work that the guys put into developing their swings none have as much naturalness and fluidity as Sam did. Same with Ted Williams swinging a baseball bat vs today's baseball hitters.

@wx811

7 жыл бұрын

And this naturalness came mostly from his athleticism, but also his swing being performed without conscious effort. When we throw a ball, it's rhythmic, and efficient. We can repeat the motion so often it's almost too easy. This is how the pros play the game, without conscious control of their swing. This is why they play so well so consistently. I once met Boo Weekley. He was hitting balls next to me on the range, and the ball seemed to be on the same trajectory and the same line consistently. His swing was smooth as butter yet he was hitting a seven iron 175 yard carry. He was so flowing it was beautiful to watch, and his swing was very powerful. He obviously plays with a lot of flow and freedom.The best players look so smooth, yet they hit the ball a mile and it goes right down the center. Comes natural when we let our swing flow.

@joej2435

7 жыл бұрын

When I drill down and think about naturalness and flow in the golf swing I really believe it all comes down to the exceptional balance that tour players possess. If you have a good base (balance) that is huge in allowing you to swing freely and fluidly. if you don't have good balance your swing will look at best manufactured and at worst zoggy. and discombobulated. All the static stuff can be perfected by anyone - grip, stance/setup, aim, ball position etc. but the the added benefits of a good pair of eyes ( especially the lead eye - left eye for righties) the length of your limbs (most good players seem to have long arms for their height (Gary Player, Stewart Cink). Again with golfers, figure skaters, hockey players, skiers balance is the key ingredient I think. That's my 2 cents anyway.

@eazybleezy

5 жыл бұрын

@@wx811 that's funny because after watching this I thought that I should be more conscious of my swing during my swing. I was pretty sure that I just had an epiphany because I heard Sam say "that's the only thing I think about when I swing the club: l"

@pb12661

11 ай бұрын

you know you have a good swing when Jack admits to trying to copy it.

@joeoconnor3163

10 ай бұрын

Golf in Sams time was a game of skill now it gas become a game of power

I loved this mans game, would love to have met him. RIP Sam...

When I was a teenager, I followed him around the course during three different PGA tournaments and talked to him before and after the round. He was a very nice man and was patient and kind to me. He, at first, seemed a we bit perplexed at the fact that I was more interested in him than watching the younger players who were winning more tournaments, but as he would see me standing close by in the gallery silently watching, I guess he got used to it and didn't think it unusual.

@daytonarjun9296

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

The Slammer. This guy was an American treasure. Great classic swing, feet very grounded thru impact - great stuff. No one like him with his swing of a life time and his longevity - no one close.

Him talking about rolling from foot to foot and talking about not hitting at but through is exactly why he had the rhythm he had.

For those that don't know, "Red Grange" refers to a 77.

So flat footed at impact, amazing control.

If you look at older footage of snead playing here on YT, you will see him doing an almost Dalyesque overswing. As a younger man he tried to kill every single drive and it was really only in his mid to late 30s that he learnt to throttle back. He had a huge swing in his twenties, not unlike a right handed Bubba Watson, not surprisingly another feel player.

Bob is all about tecnical bs, Sam drops simple gems

@wx811

5 жыл бұрын

I don't even think Sam really knows what he himself does. Self taught players don't accurately describe their swing normally, because they go on feel. I'm self taught, it's the same with me.

He definitely had crazy flexibility when he was young--he was a tremendous multisport athlete--and his tendency to make as full a swing as possible is credited with extending his competitive longevity. Agreed, though--"parallel" is just a checkpoint. Tom Watson won five British Opens (and some other majors too) swinging it past parallel. Faldo didn't win any majors until he cut back on his. So it really does depend on all the other dynamics of the individual swing.

This really is the best video on You Tube .

Con't. from fist post...... I noticed the galleries around Sam were only a third as large as the ones around Palmer, Nicklaus, Player, Chi Chi, etc. and I thought, "Why? This man is every bit as good as they are." I certainly got to see some fantastic golf back then, thanks to Sam Snead.

Great guy, great vid too thanks.

Makes sense. I always fug it up when I try to crush the ball. A few older gentlemen I had the privilege to play with told me to slow my swing down and think about connecting rather than how far the ball goes. Helped my game out a lot

Met Mr. Snead at the golf channel with Peter Kessler during a golf talk live episode.

This is best lesson ever.

And for the record--if you're a skilled overswinger like I used to be, you absolutely can still overswing in your bare feet. Trust me. Having said that, I'm not disagreeing with Snead in principle. And a lesson with Sam--probably the best teacher among all top playing pros ever--would have been the best thing to happen to anybody's game. When you're giving a general tip out on a broadcast like this, the generalities always have exceptions; it's not like getting individualized instruction.

Heck! I lerned burrfooted!

@verena7777

3 жыл бұрын

😄👍

They have L’Eroica events in cycling. Why not golf? (Pre-1985 equip)

Bryson DeChambeau needs to watch this video.

@2:40 - "they only swing with their harms and ands" lolol

One of the best pure swingers of the golf ball ever!

@mudddge

4 жыл бұрын

The best, and it's not close.

@winstonsmith11

3 жыл бұрын

@@mudddge Ever heard of a man named Bobby Jones?

@mudddge

3 жыл бұрын

@@winstonsmith11 Yeah same guy who said Sam had the best swing he ever saw.

I live in the same town as Sam I'm 15 so I never met him but my dad hung out with him some he was a nice guy

Love Sam , top man he,was !

"If you get it all together brother, you can play some golf !" That's a big "if" Sam, but we do try;)

sam the man, good video

One piece swing it all goes back together only swing thought. Great tip.

Tigers robot perfected calculated swing definitely f*cked this up for generations to come lol

The real funny part is Sam Snead was himself the biggest over swinger at his younger age.. well over top!

@truecrimejungle

4 жыл бұрын

that just adds to his credibility, no?

@jaytravtulsa1

3 жыл бұрын

When young Sam looked like he was over swinging he still wasn’t cuz he wasn’t swinging himself out of balance due to his exceptional flexibility. He could kick the top of a doorway while standing under it well into his 60’s, so just imagine how flexible he was in his prime! Regular humans can’t do it!

When I over swing the ball gets hit on the toe or heel causing a shorter shot. After seeing my shorter shot I swing even harder. Instead of taking off my shoes I found that if I think of my swing in movie frames I can fix over swinging. I just picture my swing as if I'm watching each frame of a movie frame by frame. When I swing too fast I loose frames. My movie frame system instantly turned regular double bogies into pars. Try it.

"Golf is rhythm!" This is wisdom.

Me and Sam Snead have very different swings.

And Joe Daley...? Overswing? Anyway Sam Snead is the man! One of the greatest golfer ever.

R.I.P Sam :)

This old bugger still has a great swing, one of the best ball strikers of all time

Kinda interesting--it's like Goalby is just pushing him like crazy to talk about lower-body motion, feet, etc., when Sam always said the hands and arms were the most important thing about the swing, and the rest (torso, legs, etc.) was critical but in a supporting role (cf. Toski, Flick, et al--even early Kostis). Watch toward the end (4:25) when Sam's trying to get Goalby to understand that the shoes-off drill is intended to keep people from throwing the torso and lower body hard at the ball.

Excellence!

What does John Daly say about this?

Hi There 18 Tips from 18 Pros which is now on DVD as well Hope this helps Regards Addamsmith

link to-->Jamie Sadlowski

Anyone know what video this clip is from?

To the posters talking about Snead's comments re Hogan's overswinging, Hogan himself said he used to overswing and in fact revised his swing in exactly the manner Snead is saying. (Snead also said that few people realize that when Hogan was in his prime, he was a first-rate putter, especially on the makable birdie putts and the shortish putts for par.) To get an appreciation for Snead, you really have to go look at some of his younger vids and think about who he was beating at the time.

Mostly Sams clubhead crossed parallel meaning down the target line from a behind the shot view not from overswinging. They are referring to the clubhead dipping below parallel like from a front on view, thats overswinging. Sam, still the best to ever play the game, until Tiger passes him of course.

I saw him hit a few balls at my course in 1990...Called every shot...Bob Hope was there watching also..Wow.

@pat52010 if you're hitting the driver shouldn't the secret be in the air?

@H0VA Right, but not as an insult to the mechanics of Hogan's swing; it was specific to tempo, just the "whoosh-whoosh" as he called it.

@stumarston6812

3 жыл бұрын

You've been waiting so patiently for the past 11 years. Well today is finally the day. You're getting a thumbs up.

4:50 - LOOK AT THE LIE OF HIS DRIVER.

That "overswing" looked pretty good to me. =P

One of the most impressive things about a guy like Ricky Fowler (who I'm inclined to detest, because of the precious haircut and studied unicolor look, but I _can't_ detest because he seems like a nice kid, he plays like a friggin' demon, and he's obviously interested in wins rather than top-20s) is how he dialed down his swing so many times at the Memorial, absolutely flagging several short-irons from much shorter distances than you'd expect--9-iron from 120, etc. Control. Within himself.

what year was this?

Bobby Jones brought the club back (woods and long irons) past parallel at the top of his swing.

@redd7188

8 жыл бұрын

Different strokes for different folks, is more fitting for golf than any other sport. Find what works best for you. Sure alot of swings look alike in real time but when you slow it down on video no two swings are just alike.

@wx811

7 жыл бұрын

I think basically what Sam's saying is that rhythm and timing is the most important thing. Overswinging is really simply swinging without rhythm.Bobby Jones had what people would call an overswing, but he swung with pure silk rhythm. And bobby jones was a hell of a player. It's all about rhythm, which comes when you swing without conscious thought. With good rhythm comes feel, with feel comes awareness, and with awareness comes a better more flowing swing. This is what Sam meant.

When a great player like Sam talks about "overswinging" he is not referring to the club going "past parallel".Sam went past parallel in his younger years. Overswinging is when you "cheat" to get the club to or past parallel ie: you bend the left elbow or you loosen the grip on the club etc. Sam's flexibility got him past parallel WITHOUT "cheating".Sam could kick a 7 foot ceiling well into his70s

@brianvaughan4163

6 жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@mudddge

4 жыл бұрын

Totally right

But didn't snead's swing cross past parallel?

COMMON SENSE!!!!!

look at his right foot through the swing...on the GROUND!...heel doesn't come up til after impact

well put from an old timer

@PJBHolden

7 жыл бұрын

suck it, bitch

id say you're great fun to be around

addamsmith = great video, thank's Sam = super tips, thank's Where are you Sam? Are you still among us?

Timing and rythum. Tell us how to get timing and rythum.

@dschultz6072 looool yup.

Hogan says right foot has to be perpendicular to the body and only the left foot should be at a 45 degree angle. Sam has both feet at a 45 degree angles. Hard to argue against either one of them based on their success.

i know

What about Bubba, John and so many other's?

@jaytravtulsa1

3 жыл бұрын

Rhythm + flexibility

When Ben Hogan and Sam were paired for a round Ben could not look at Sam's swing because it was so fluid it threw his own timing off.

@mudddge

5 жыл бұрын

Haven't heard that one, but the opposite was very much true.

its in the hips, people.

Here's how hard Sam would swing in the 1940: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIqNy6Sxc9nZmdI.html

If you like to play golf. Take his, Sam's, advise seriously, and you probably can play golf until you are ready to step into the coffin. Do not overswing and you may save your body. I'm 62 and Sam, I follow your advise. Keep swinging golfers!

Hell no. Sam Snead once said that whenever he played with Hogan he could never stand to look at his swing because he felt it was throw his game off.

@mudddge

3 жыл бұрын

No it was because he swung too fast, Sam felt the same about Arnold too

@H0VA

3 жыл бұрын

@@mudddge He actually was specifically quoted as saying "looking at Hogan threw my swing off"

@mudddge

3 жыл бұрын

@@H0VA yes but why? His tempo was too fast for Sam to look at while he played

Steve Stricker plays like this

@georgestephens6553

7 жыл бұрын

Trevino bunker play

Sam Snead left a method of playing golf that is simple and easy. PGA refused to pick it up because it's members would not make enough money. Golf lost out and is HARD because of Money. Smart people buy Sneads Book "Swing Keys"

@mudddge

4 жыл бұрын

Ira Shoff I believe you’re referring to Sam Snead Teaches You His Simple Key Approach to Golf. You are correct though, it’s the greatest book on the golf swing ever written....and it’s simple.

It always seems to me the Golf Gods have a secret they won't tell ya.

@hunterfunter47

3 жыл бұрын

The “secret” is ‘talent’ allied to 100% commitment. By ‘talent’ I mean abilities that include strength, balance, flexibility, timing and athleticism. Other ingredients are needed like perseverance, desire to succeed and hard work. We can all have these latter requirements but many of us don’t have all of these ingredients combined. Also, the vast majority of us don’t have the time or energy to become anything other than club players. We should take comfort from the fact that golf is an extremely difficult game to master but we can often see something in every round that we will look back on and say, we did it well.

I would say on camera they pretended to be friends. But everyone in the know knew they hated each other's guts. This is what made the rivalry so strong because they had a intense dislike for one another but they did respect each others game. Snead once said when he played with Hogan "he couldn't watch his swing because it was too quick." They said the only thing Hogan ever said to Snead during a round was "You are away". So you can get the feelings between the two of them.

@trythinkingforachange4201

6 жыл бұрын

Snead had way more class then Hogan. Hogan thought he was the only one who ever had any misfortune, and he never called Arnie by name in his entire life. Arnie always remembered that too. Hogan was a shit as a man.

Give Bryson Dechambeau Sam's clubs and if the could play head to head, Sam would prevail. The new equipment technology in today's game has created great length and forgiveness. The blade irons and wound golf balls of the day left no room for error.

oooo I would love a good motor boating from this old timer !!!

@trythinkingforachange4201

6 жыл бұрын

wtf?

@zacharydmoser

5 жыл бұрын

Why from him

@tinafeyalien

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharydmoser good rhythm

@zacharydmoser

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinafeyalien sheet, my 3 , 2 count keeps everything flowing. Thanks

Must be talking about Bryson lol

Also: These comments about rhythm and swinging within oneself may seem old-mannish, but they're not. You can't talk about rhythm, timing, and mechanics as three separate things, because they're so closely related and interactive, and a flaw in one may be caused by a problem with another. If your rhythm and timing is bad enough, your mechanics _can't_ be good, despite the nonsensical (and unproven) claim that many gurus make now re teaching a swing where "timing isn't even a factor."

If you are balanced throughout the swing, go at it for all you are worth!!

When you overswing you win 14 majors in 10 years and fall off the mountain

@eazybleezy

5 жыл бұрын

One time I was playing well and was shooting around par. I was over-swinging though. The next morning I woke up and found out that I had damaged the cartilage in my chest. It hurt so bad it felt like I had broken my sternum. Took me another 3 years to recover and get close to where I was

majors are somewhat overrated... hence, this man talking right here was flat out the greatest golfer ever. the most wins + over 40 other non pga events won overseas & in other venues.

Why didn’t we get to see the “picture perfect swings” at the end? Frustrating.

He grew up in poverty. He was a caddy

Bubba Watson and John Daly are the two dislikes

most PGA wins ever

so did bubba!!

If Sam had the best swing what is the fascination with Hogan, the most copied, studied and revered.

@mudddge

3 жыл бұрын

Because of his comeback after getting hit by a bus

@jaytravtulsa1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the car accident, and also fact that peak Hogan was machine-like in his ball flight. Snead was more creative & random kinda like Phil in today’s crowd

Jay fat Randolph

@dinkipooxa I'm not often stunned by what I read on YT anymore, but just when I think I've heard it all, along comes this flaming tower of ignorance--the claim that Snead "had no insights to impart." And you do? We'll take your insights, or the insights of whomever you point us to, rather than those of the guy who won more pro tournaments than any American player in history--against Hogan, Nelson, Demaret, Mangrum, Middlecoff, Palmer, Nicklaus, Player, et al.?

sam can't swing bad when he tries.

Boy, heard that! Cruel...

died in 02 ' broseph

those feet would have smelt like hell

@SantaDog81

6 жыл бұрын

Now I'm thinking of Sam performing basic metallurgy with his feet at a frantic pace.

@EaglesLair27 Just ridiculous. You need to go read more from both men. You're way off.

really no difference from todays swings really.

@mudddge

5 жыл бұрын

lol

Cut the man off in mid slow mo swing. Disrespectful.

Tiger Woods should watch this video. Play within yourself. A lot of his problems have been caused by him trying too hard.

@roryodwyer

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah how dare he try too hard and win 14 majors. He should have done what Sam did and win 7 instead LOL

@maninblack9850

8 жыл бұрын

right. tiger doesn't know how to play within himself...79 tour wins and 14 majors...

@maninblack9850

8 жыл бұрын

+18tangles if you think tiger's injuries are from over swinging then you're a fool. Gary player swung much harder than tiger for 30+ years and never had any injuries

@ZerglingOne1

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Buells he did at one point. But over the past 5 or 6 years, he's been constantly injured from playing too aggressively. Knee and back problems suggest he's swinging much too hard. Don't kid yourself, I've grown up watching him do amazing things. I'm sad he's lost so many seasons to injury.

@maninblack9850

8 жыл бұрын

Nobody know the roots of tiger's injuries except for him. Alot of people think it stems from him over training off of the golf course with Navy Seals, in the gym, etc...

This just isnt true. Distance comes from range. The reason people cant keep balanced from longer swings is because their spine angle at address is all over the place. Reduce your spine angle and widen your feet.

@winstonsmith11

5 жыл бұрын

Tell Jon Rahm or JB Holmes that "distance comes from range"...

@mudddge

4 жыл бұрын

You sound like someone shilling for bob prichard and his somax golf swing videos

I’m trying to emulate this, modern, conventional teaching is garbage.

God bless Bob Goalby. I saw, not that many years ago, DeVicenzo, well into his late years, bragging about how long of a hitter he still was. It was sad and pathetic. Clearly he was a guy who was desperately clinging to an egomaniacal thought of himself in earlier years. He also apparently was still holding a grudge that Goalby won the '68 Masters. DeVicenzo stated that he would play Goalby again for the title in heaven - if Goalby was able to get there! DeVicenzo is a sad and pathetic, egomanical, soreloser, and dirtbag.

Sneed can't swing