Steve Elkington.
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Discuss.
The Greatest Swing In Golf
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Domo arigato. Eldrick J. Roboto.
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Ben Hogan.
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Discussion over.
I always felt Arnold Palmer had the most powerful and quirky swing.
Moe Norman!!! Click to see story.
I would say Hogan or Stewart. Both had pretty swings.
If we were voting on favorite swing instead of greatest, I would say John Daly.
If we were voting on favorite swing instead of greatest, I would say John Daly.
Byron Nelson: a swing so good and so consistent they gave it to the "Iron Byron" machine used to test golf balls and clubs.
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You have a point, sir!
This is what Ben Hogan had to say.Moe Norman I say:
Even better than "Iron Byron"
At a tournament, the Hawk took notice of Norman's ball flights. To Hogan, a ball with a straight path was an accident; it should be worked from the left or right to its mark.
However, following straight shot after straight shot, Hogan turned to Norman and said "Keep hitting those accidents, kid."
And during a round with Sam Snead.
Such as the time when, during a round with Snead, Slammin' Sammy remarked Norman would be unable to clear the water with the club in hand. "I'm not trying to," replied Norman, and proceeded to hit a bridge over the pond, carrying the ball to safety.
Used to read a LOT about golf . . . a LOT. People would rhapsodize about the silky smooth swings of a Snead or Hogan, and in the modern era liken Elkington to those paragons of technique. When you ask ANY, and I mean ANY of the highly rated ball strikers from the 60s through to the mid-90s who the best ball striker they ever saw was, they will invariably mention Moe Norman. Trevino would talk your ear off about Moe. One of the books I read mentions Trevino losing a bet to Moe on a range. the bet was who would come closest to a golf towel laid out on the grass at a distance in the 200 yd range. Trevino went first, hitting three balls and managing to stick one one the towel. Moe put all three on the cloth. then followed it up by doing it again, with three different clubs.
It was not a pretty swing, but it was the best one.
It was not a pretty swing, but it was the best one.
Adam Scott. Love watching his swing. His putting - not so much.
Best? Jack Nicklaus. Particularly in his youth. His swing gets criticized, but consider:
Prettiest? Tom Weiskopf.
- He began his swing by bringing the club head back dead straight over a mark behind his ball that he'd find at address. Perfect simplicity.
- That flying right elbow, often criticized, kept his club face square and allowed the power to produce a consistent high fade.
- His flying left heel, often criticized, allowed a fuller turn and is responsible for much of his incredible power (they were Jack-proofing golf courses, including Augusta, way before anybody Tiger-proofed a course).
- Speaking of that left heel, Nicklaus' first move on his downswing was to plant that left heel. It was like the bottom part of a tightly wound spring unwinding from the bottom. It makes the other end of that spring, the club head, move incredibly fast. Nobody developed club head speed, with accuracy, like Nicklaus.
- Incredible (there's that word again) power through the ball. Hips facing the fairway while his chest and face faced the ball.
- A high follow through where he'd sometimes fall back a bit on his right foot which was the only way he could balance himself after such a powerful swing.
Prettiest? Tom Weiskopf.
gene littler
What about the Big Easy, Ernie Els?
Ernie's swing is like soft butter laced with ghost pepper oil. Smooth as silk with a hell of a punch. It's an absolute joy to watch his swing. Everything about it looks like he's just swinging 50% effort, but the ball explodes off of the club face.
