I spoke with Lee @ the Senior TPC @ Ford in Michigan years ago..... I got a few words in! He finished the conversation by starting to tell a joke, and the field opened up, he walked up to his ball, hit it without any practice strokes, and put it a few feet from the pin (from 150 years out...) and continued his joke!
This is one of the greatest golfers in history with a swing that is beyond functional and beautiful. He knew everyone in golf from Hogan to Player to Jack and Arnold and everyone. I admire him greatly as to what he did and from where he came. Just an inspiring man.
Love Trevino. I followed him in the mid 90's at a Senior event in Long Island with my then 9 or 10 yr old son. Magician with a club. We were standing around the chipping green before the round and i shouted out "Hey Lee is that a lob wedge ? he turned to me and said " No i dont have one of those, i just open up my sand wedge like this". I recently sold my lob wedge and now my highest lofted wedge is my 56 deg. SW. Def. thought of his advice/story and it makes sense. Great guy and who came from nothing. Can listen to him for hours!
When I just started getting interested in the game of golf...I went to the old Buick Open. I ended up watching the 2nd hole, a par 4, near the area where the players drives would end up. I'm standing at the ropes and a ball rolls up right next to my foot. Minutes later Lee Trevino walks up joking around and clearing room for his 2nd shot. He was looking at about 150 yds...but he was behind a large group of trees so the shot called for a significant hook. To complicate the shot more, the pin was way back left with a large bunker right in front of the pin. Trevino looks a me and says "you probably think this is a hard shot don't you?" I say "Hell yes!" Hey says "Watch this". He hits a low hook that had to turn at least 40 yards left. It rolled up to the green, all the way to the back, around the bunker and 3 feet from the hole. He says "Golf isn't so hard!" I was speechless.
Don't ever stop passing alone your knowledge of the!! I 'm 68 yrs old and Lee talk about the 180 degree rule never heard of that one before!! Please keep on teaching we're all listening!! Saw you play at Royal Montreal in Canada amazing simply amazing take care Lee good day to you and yours!!
In his prime, Lee was unreal! If you go read his performance record, you will see it. I was built similarly in height, weight, etc. to Lee and as a kid I tried to mirror his stance, grip, swing. He set up pretty open. When asked about it once he said it helped him turn and clear his hips. It does. I experimented and found how far to open my stance and how far to open my left foot. After that, my game improved a lot. I can thrive with a power fade, but as he stated, a hook? Lots of trouble there. Some folks can do the power draw. I can somewhat, but not consistently. I love Lee's instruction. He makes learning easy and fun.
His 80 year old head full of hair resonated with me big time. That, and the fact he is one of the greatest shot makers and characters in the history of the sport. Trevino is Legend. PS Ill never forget 25 years ago him predicting Tiger would have physical limits based on his type of swing..............sage. Exactly correct. Tiger changed his swing to accommodate his back and knees. Lee is golf genius underneath all that folksy "dig your swing from the dirt" talk. Legend.
Yeah man me and Lee and Orville “Moody” played together in the marine corp in the mid 60s life was a blast ah the good ol tams man can’t take away the memories Lee went to Tennison Park Orville won the US Open and I hit Wall Street for a bundle still gat the old MacGregor Silver Scot 945 irons and Eyeo matics and the Arnold Palmer designed by blade in the garage, just keep rotatin the baddy man.
Lee is an inspiration to Latinos who want to be golfers because he led the way despite racism to show the world anyone can play. It doesn't matter what socioeconomic, color ethnic background we all belong in this beautiful game.
This is so spot on. Last night I had all pars or bogeys for the first 9 holes because I hit the fairway or green. I missed the 10th fairway, and was under a tree. Instead of taking my medicine and chipping out I went for the “hero” shot, and ended up making triple bogey.
One of our team members was just sayin' the same thing you did. It's so hard to follow Trevino's advice and curb the temptation to play hero ball, but for the long game and to have probability in your favor, it's a smart move.
There lies the difference my friend you didn’t learn much from Lee did you ? don’t play the Hollywood shots play the percentage “ remember Lee’s 5 iron quip to Jack after his second US Open” play within your capabilities !! It shut Jack up pretty quick .
I understand the concept wanting to chip uphill and not get above the hole, but I didn't really understand the explanation of the "180" line. Is that a way of conceptualizing bisecting the green?
I didn’t understand that either. I thought he was talking about the approach shot distance. The bisecting the green in half (180 line ) makes more sense. Thx I was hoping someone else didn’t follow that.
@@dbc7772011 - And I guess it could be bisected in any direction that makes sense - for instance, if the green slopes from right to left, then you'd bisect the green from front to back and the miss would be on the left so you are putting/chipping up the slope. I think? Might be a good way to look at things even if it's not what Lee meant, exactly.
What he says about the trail hand position so true.. Starting with it over the top make the trail wrist go into maxed out extension sooner which forces trail elbow to fold down creating tremendous leverage, the same sequence and leverage a sever uses to lift a heavy tray over the shoulder. That leverage is even more critical on the way down to prevent the club force from pulling lead arm and hand out from the body and club head outside of the ball causing a slice to occur. It is easier to get the hands on the grip properly by holding it in the air with shaft vertical with bend elbows then letting it fall forward straightening the arms. When it talks about releasing the club it means letting the club force whipping club head down around hand pull them thumbs down like casting with a fly rod or cracking a whip.
His first tip reminded me of the US Open Mickelson lost on the 18th hole. He bounced one off a tree instead of chipping out. Lost by one stroke to the Aussie in the clubhouse. That guy never won another PGA event.
He is good. My thinking is that the best life is having money and no one knows who you are. Having said that, am one of the best golfers in the world and no one knows who I am.
Overlap, double-overlap, or 10 finger. All work just fine as long as you keep your hands married together. You should feel and control the clubhead with both hands.
"You can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen." I'm sure Jack Nicklaus would agree with that. Trevino and Nicklaus always took "left" out of the equation.
I remember reading that once he was asked by a reporter how he managed to handle the stress of playing for all that money on the PGA Tour. He said, "playing for all that money isn't stressful, playing someone for 20 bucks when you don't have 20 bucks in your pocket is stressful".
i'm just here because in King of the Hill 1x04, the dad said: "Son, you just might be the next Lee Trevino, without the crazy accent". I had to check that out...
This man is an icon. His humble beginnings in Texas as a young poor, outsider. One of the greatest to play the game of golf and he did it without the help of the WOKE.
I would bet my care you have no idea what the origin of Woke even is just what Fox News tells you to think about it. Not to mention your comment is crazy considering the video you put it on. I pity you
I think he means this. Imagine the entire green is 360°. He wants you to be on the first half of the green. Because the trouble is the second half of the green and behind the green.
"Rock Solid" --Take Lee's "Top 3" To The Bank! -- Met Lee @ Meadowbrook. -- Spent "10 Minutes" with him & Herman of the Range after the Tournament. - **In Sport: "Can Hit Any Shot" You Care To See. -- Pure Swing "Start-2-Finish". -- No one better. -- DrDom -- Golf Nucleus
Looking at the braces on BOTH of his knees tells me that he may not be able to play a very competitive round. But, he knows everything there is to know about golf.
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Trevino has shared everything he knows with anyone smart enough to listen.
FACTS!
No surprise that Trevino still has game! This dude is a legend.
What a legend after all these years his passion for the game remains undiminished.
You got that right!
Tip #1; limit the damage. ✌️
Solid tip, indeed @@casperchazz
Lee your biggest asset is your smile and humour you are great inspiration to me I admire your talent
He really disarms people with his sense of humor. It's a delight to watch.
Always loved Lee and his lessons!
The guy is legendary and gives his knowledge freely.
I spoke with Lee @ the Senior TPC @ Ford in Michigan years ago..... I got a few words in! He finished the conversation by starting to tell a joke, and the field opened up, he walked up to his ball, hit it without any practice strokes, and put it a few feet from the pin (from 150 years out...) and continued his joke!
Sounds like what he does on our video shoots 🤣
This is one of the greatest golfers in history with a swing that is beyond functional and beautiful. He knew everyone in golf from Hogan to Player to Jack and Arnold and everyone.
I admire him greatly as to what he did and from where he came. Just an inspiring man.
He's incredibly inspiring. A great golfer and man.
@@dannylaw7367 nope.
@@KneePainCenters nope.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE LEE TREVINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's the people champion!
The GREAT Lee Buck Trevino! Legend. Icon.
Truth has been spoken here.
Love Trevino. I followed him in the mid 90's at a Senior event in Long Island with my then 9 or 10 yr old son. Magician with a club. We were standing around the chipping green before the round and i shouted out "Hey Lee is that a lob wedge ? he turned to me and said " No i dont have one of those, i just open up my sand wedge like this". I recently sold my lob wedge and now my highest lofted wedge is my 56 deg. SW. Def. thought of his advice/story and it makes sense. Great guy and who came from nothing. Can listen to him for hours!
He's such a legend. Glad you liked the video!
Such a fun video! Thanks for the tips, Lee.
Lee = legend
Could listen to Lee all day, went to watch him and Seve (does it get any better) in the Pro-Celebrity, back in the day, tresured memories.
Sounds like an epic memory, Jim.
Thanks for watching the vid and chiming in.
Love this man. What a player.
He's a legend through and through.
When I just started getting interested in the game of golf...I went to the old Buick Open. I ended up watching the 2nd hole, a par 4, near the area where the players drives would end up. I'm standing at the ropes and a ball rolls up right next to my foot. Minutes later Lee Trevino walks up joking around and clearing room for his 2nd shot. He was looking at about 150 yds...but he was behind a large group of trees so the shot called for a significant hook. To complicate the shot more, the pin was way back left with a large bunker right in front of the pin. Trevino looks a me and says "you probably think this is a hard shot don't you?" I say "Hell yes!" Hey says "Watch this". He hits a low hook that had to turn at least 40 yards left. It rolled up to the green, all the way to the back, around the bunker and 3 feet from the hole. He says "Golf isn't so hard!" I was speechless.
That is an amazing story!!! Thank you for sharing.
The man knows of which he speaks!
Such a classy dude who loves life!
Amen to that!
Love the attitude, humour and valuable information.
Happy you like it! Lee was kind to make this video with us.
A wealth of knowledge.
What a gift to is all.
Amen to that!
Love the guy , pure gold
You and us both, Chris! Thanks for watching.
@@chrisdorgan8802
Sucker....
Don't ever stop passing alone your knowledge of the!! I 'm 68 yrs old and Lee talk about the 180 degree rule never heard of that one before!! Please keep on teaching we're all listening!! Saw you play at Royal Montreal in Canada amazing simply amazing take care Lee good day to you and yours!!
@@marcparent2831
Lmfao.
30hc for sure.
😂😂😂
Absolutely love Lee Trevino. My Father's favorite Professional. ⛳️⛳️⛳️
Hard not to love this man!
That was three tips within three tips - ❤ Trevino
You don’t need to talk, just listen
Telltale sign it's Trevino... tips within tips.
In his prime, Lee was unreal! If you go read his performance record, you will see it. I was built similarly in height, weight, etc. to Lee and as a kid I tried to mirror his stance, grip, swing. He set up pretty open. When asked about it once he said it helped him turn and clear his hips. It does. I experimented and found how far to open my stance and how far to open my left foot. After that, my game improved a lot. I can thrive with a power fade, but as he stated, a hook? Lots of trouble there. Some folks can do the power draw. I can somewhat, but not consistently. I love Lee's instruction. He makes learning easy and fun.
His 80 year old head full of hair resonated with me big time. That, and the fact he is one of the greatest shot makers and characters in the history of the sport. Trevino is Legend. PS Ill never forget 25 years ago him predicting Tiger would have physical limits based on his type of swing..............sage. Exactly correct. Tiger changed his swing to accommodate his back and knees. Lee is golf genius underneath all that folksy "dig your swing from the dirt" talk. Legend.
You nailed it. He did predict that 100%. Lee knows his stuff!
Great human being and golfer.
You got that right. We just did another commercial and social media content day with him... much more fun stuff coming soon!
Yeah man me and Lee and Orville “Moody” played together in the marine corp in the mid 60s life was a blast ah the good ol tams man can’t take away the memories Lee went to Tennison Park Orville won the US Open and I hit Wall Street for a bundle still gat the old MacGregor Silver Scot 945 irons and Eyeo matics and the Arnold Palmer designed by blade in the garage, just keep rotatin the baddy man.
Sounds like you've got some amazing memories!
Orville Moody was in the Army. But, he and Trevino competed against each other in Japan, Okinawa and the Subic Bay Naval Station
This guy's advice is amazing. He probably gave $600 worth of lessons in a 4 minute video!!!! Love Lee.
Glad someone recognized what's going on here 👏🏻
Love this man
He's a man of the people!
Lee is an inspiration to Latinos who want to be golfers because he led the way despite racism to show the world anyone can play. It doesn't matter what socioeconomic, color ethnic background we all belong in this beautiful game.
Absolutely love what you just described there! Lee is incredible this way and treats people as equals no matter what.
absolute legend!!
You can say that again!
This is so spot on. Last night I had all pars or bogeys for the first 9 holes because I hit the fairway or green. I missed the 10th fairway, and was under a tree. Instead of taking my medicine and chipping out I went for the “hero” shot, and ended up making triple bogey.
One of our team members was just sayin' the same thing you did. It's so hard to follow Trevino's advice and curb the temptation to play hero ball, but for the long game and to have probability in your favor, it's a smart move.
There lies the difference my friend you didn’t learn much from Lee did you ? don’t play the Hollywood shots play the percentage “ remember Lee’s 5 iron quip to Jack after his second US Open” play within your capabilities !! It shut Jack up pretty quick .
Mr. Trevino do you remember playing a course at the military rec site in Bagio Philippines back in the 70s?
Hey there... Lee doesn't see these comments. He's too busy getting birdies on the course.
But we appreciate you watching!
Thank you
Glad you found value in our video :)
I understand the concept wanting to chip uphill and not get above the hole, but I didn't really understand the explanation of the "180" line. Is that a way of conceptualizing bisecting the green?
We think you're on the right track 😉
I didn’t understand that either. I thought he was talking about the approach shot distance. The bisecting the green in half (180 line ) makes more sense. Thx I was hoping someone else didn’t follow that.
@@dbc7772011 - And I guess it could be bisected in any direction that makes sense - for instance, if the green slopes from right to left, then you'd bisect the green from front to back and the miss would be on the left so you are putting/chipping up the slope. I think? Might be a good way to look at things even if it's not what Lee meant, exactly.
Think of it this way: Would you rather chip or putt uphill (towards Lee) or downhill (away from Lee)?
What he says about the trail hand position so true.. Starting with it over the top make the trail wrist go into maxed out extension sooner which forces trail elbow to fold down creating tremendous leverage, the same sequence and leverage a sever uses to lift a heavy tray over the shoulder. That leverage is even more critical on the way down to prevent the club force from pulling lead arm and hand out from the body and club head outside of the ball causing a slice to occur.
It is easier to get the hands on the grip properly by holding it in the air with shaft vertical with bend elbows then letting it fall forward straightening the arms. When it talks about releasing the club it means letting the club force whipping club head down around hand pull them thumbs down like casting with a fly rod or cracking a whip.
Preach!
Great, thanks for the memories Trevino bably
Thank you for watching!
at 3:40 he says, "left hand here," when he meant right hand.WE know what he meant, and it's obviously great advice.
I’d like to know what kind of knee brasses he’s wearing
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1:36 “chipping downhill is a dangerous thing” except the Open championship in 1972- Lee holed 5 chip ins- some from bad lies
His first tip reminded me of the US Open Mickelson lost on the 18th hole. He bounced one off a tree instead of chipping out. Lost by one stroke to the Aussie in the clubhouse. That guy never won another PGA event.
He is good. My thinking is that the best life is having money and no one knows who you are. Having said that, am one of the best golfers in the world and no one knows who I am.
We want to see you vs. Trevino in a showdown!
Overlap, double-overlap, or 10 finger. All work just fine as long as you keep your hands married together. You should feel and control the clubhead with both hands.
At 3:40 he talks about left hand but moves his right hand. ???
LOL talk to a face but the hook won't listen, Lee your the man !
LOL he really does have a great sense of humor.
"You can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen." I'm sure Jack Nicklaus would agree with that. Trevino and Nicklaus always took "left" out of the equation.
I remember reading that once he was asked by a reporter how he managed to handle the stress of playing for all that money on the PGA Tour. He said, "playing for all that money isn't stressful, playing someone for 20 bucks when you don't have 20 bucks in your pocket is stressful".
Lee has stories for days. He's such a likable and approachable guy. He's the people's champion for sure.
i'm just here because in King of the Hill 1x04, the dad said: "Son, you just might be the next Lee Trevino, without the crazy accent". I had to check that out...
LOL... Hank Hill is a legend.
This man is an icon. His humble beginnings in Texas as a young poor, outsider. One of the greatest to play the game of golf and he did it without the help of the WOKE.
Huh?
What does WOKE have to do with this?
Woke has nothing to do with golf let alone Trevino. Why are you trying to be clever using a word you don’t understand?
Awakened and WOKE are not the same...clever isn't it.@@grahamengland2743
I would bet my care you have no idea what the origin of Woke even is just what Fox News tells you to think about it. Not to mention your comment is crazy considering the video you put it on. I pity you
dont quite understand the 180 rule
Agree. I listed to this twice and do not understand what the "180 line" represents. Anyone?
I think he means this. Imagine the entire green is 360°. He wants you to be on the first half of the green. Because the trouble is the second half of the green and behind the green.
That's what we understood from it when he told our camera crew 😉
Course management is very important.
Amen to that!
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"Rock Solid" --Take Lee's "Top 3" To The Bank! -- Met Lee @ Meadowbrook. -- Spent "10 Minutes" with him & Herman of the Range after the Tournament. -
**In Sport: "Can Hit Any Shot" You Care To See. -- Pure Swing "Start-2-Finish". -- No one better. -- DrDom -- Golf Nucleus
Sounds like you've got some good memories with the man.
He sure has aged gracefully
And his knees feel great!
Just eliminate Duffs, taking drops and three putts and WOW your score will be way better !
That's the secret 👌🏻
👍
I need to see Gary Player and Lee play the weekend for 100k to each respective charity
That would be AWEEEEEEEESOME!
Looking at the braces on BOTH of his knees tells me that he may not be able to play a very competitive round. But, he knows everything there is to know about golf.
Which of these tips resonated with your game?
grip idea, solid gold
@@rogerkramer4669 100% agree. Lee blew our minds.
40-60. 🤔. 🤯😍😎🤓🤓🤓
He's always giving us something to think about.
He has great hair in his 80's
Mex knows We the score
Did he have a beard?
Grizzly Adams had a beard 🤣
There’s no such thing as a perfect grip
you can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen - stole that one from Moe!
Classic!