Moe Norman shows his Master Move, Vertical Drop, Coin Drill. Golf swing instruction
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Moe Norman shows what he believed to be the most important part of his golf swing. The transition, vertical drop, master move, horizontal tug. He also talks about his coin drill.
This video is shared with the permission of the PGA of America who filmed this in 1994. The Q&A is from PGA member Craig Shankland who has released this at no charge to the public by allowing it to be uploaded here online.
This video is for all the Moe Norman fans out there. It is not instruction, and I no longer teach Moe's Golf swing. In my opinion, there are much easier ways to swing a golf club. The best advice that Moe ever gave me was "Swing like you, not like me".
That group of balls on the ground was from his previous range session. He just walks out on the range and hits them back and forth.
Hahaha
funny :D #swinglikemoe
Perfect
🤣🤣🤣
Lmao!!!
the sound of his impact is addicting
A move so good, it helped Larry David with his swing.
Thé feeling of greatness...only one living....Moe ,ben and me now .thanks you so much moe and Ben,you ré with me every day on thé course.i liké to play with roller that s why personaly i prefer thé cupping under 🤗🤭😉thé secret of my swing remain in thé dust i pull UP every day🤩
Lol
Pure as the driven snow
Stop copying Moe's golf swing when he was 60+ years old!!! When Moe was in his 20s and 30s he had a full turn and used his body almost violently. That is when he played his best golf. This don't turn crap is how they teach his swing today which is VERY sad. Those copying this old swing LOSE a ton of distance. Swinging more like Bryson dechambeau does is where the fun is at. Hit it both far and straight. Setup for impact swing is what saved my golf game. That is also close to Bryson's swing.
Agreed!!! Setting up on the impact plane helped me far more than Moe's swing ever did. I feel like it is just a normal golf swing and only the setup is different. Those teaching Moe's swing just want to make it as difficult as possible so that people will buy every device and video they come out with. I also like that I do not feel that I look so different when setting up. My friends did not notice that I was doing anything different except for hitting the ball better!!
Jonny
Halliday
Copying Bryson DeChambeau has helped my game far more than trying to swing like Moe when he was 70 years old like Graves teach. I lost a lot of distance following Graves. Thanks to Bryson I got it all back plus++++
Bryson hits a draw .
AT, I politely disagree about the losing distance part.... I highly recommend anyone taking a look at Kirk Junge's learninggolf.tv his teachings definitely helped me, that being said I am definitely more "Moe" in my approach then Bryson... my CH speed is awesome and any loss or gain in distance on my golf shots is negligible...to say that Moe doesn't turn in the above video is simply incorrect. Good luck and I reiterate anyone looking to improve, should take a look at Kirk's material.
Notice never mentioned single plane.
I never heard him use those words, and he never swung on a single plane either.
First time I saw Moe , he drove into a driving range where i was hitting balls -clearly knew the owner who was about to close - the two of them chatted as Moe hit driver off packed dirt lies in front of the tees - range balls - no tee and a club he grabbed out of a barrel. 20 in a row pure as the driven snow - never stopped talking the whole time - amazing man.
What a cool story
I am so jealous of you actually meeting the man)
The man was amazing. I could listen to him and watch his videos all day. The passion he had for this sport was just phenomenal. Wish I could have met him.
Met him when I was a young kid, took the time to talk to me
Canadian legend
@@goonytunes4119 that’s awesome!
when i am down and depressed i simply watch this clip and moe cheers me up. i love u moe!
allen D what a sweet comment !!
how's life allen, you ok?
Bro idolizing a man ☠️ focus on your self bro. If you’re depressed. Delete social media and read a book.
Laughing out loud!
Raise your hand if you stumbled here because of Curb Your Enthusiasm 🙋♂️
🤔 Ben Hogan suggests hip and say no to shoulder, but Moe says shoulder instead...as a beginner , Im so confused...I guess talented golfers have their own styles...
Asbergers....before they had a name for it...true savant.
*Asperger's
@@ademiranda2 assburgers*
Moe had a head injury as a kid.
Moe Norman must be Bubbles (from trailer park boys) grandfather!😂...joking aside, the guy was a natural! 😜👍🏽👍🏽
Haha, exactly my thoughts. Those giggles = 100% Bubbles
When it was his time in the hospital, the doctors asked Moe if he knew where he was.
Moe said he was on the 8th hole. They found out later the hospital was built over a golf course and Moe was right.
Cambridge hospital.
How does he never thin or chunk. Yes I get his swing is built for consistency. But even nonchalant during conversation, it's so effortless and so pure every time. It's crazy!!
Do u think about tying ur shoes? Cuz I have a feeling that's how it was for his golf swing.
One plane swing
@@tombystander ...so much of the game is in between our heads. The negativity,thinking about how that club went last time etc...Mo didnt have any of that and thats something we should really take away from him.
I rarely take a practice swing,like Mo,and sometimes i even talk to my buddies while im teeing off cause if i dont believe im gonna hit a good shot how the hell can i?
Practice and not over thinking
Feeling of greatness! That's a huge tag to have on your shoulders knowing how good you are, yet I and many other golfers around the world never even heard of Moe Norman which was a shame! So many turned their back on this lonely man who put many pro golfers in the shade! I feel we were robbed in not viewing Moe and his swing when he was in his prime! I was hoping this years masters would have been won by Bryton and his one plane swing - maybe next year - Hope your watching Moe!
Blame Sam Snead for a big part of that, a hero of Moe, but he put him down and belittled Moe during a pro tournament and it affected him badly having his idol do that to him
Perfect example of how someone so extraordinary could be rendered to obscurity because he didn't conform to the norms of the day.
Feel vs Real is very easy to mock when you see someone else but do it yourself and then film it and you won't understand your body anymore! I considered myself to be quite in tune with my body and my feel was that I was doing something so incredibly awkward and my hands were straight above my head when literally they were around my waist!!
Moe Norman was a professional golf player - one of the 0.1% of all golfers. He hit 90% fairways during his career! That is insane and most likely by all eye witness and professional accounts he hit 9% in the first cut and 1% was a "bad" shot.
He once hit a ball over a bridge on purpose in order to carry the water his ball otherwise would have gone in... Let that sink in for a moment. This was not a hacker with tall tales, this was a pro on the circuit with media coverage and people around him. Despite the mockery he got for obviously being a bit "different" - his ability spoke for itself, when Tiger Woods and Nick Faldo called him the best ball striker they've ever seen, why would they lie? They have no reason to stroke his ego!
The first time I watched him I was also like, this is an obvious joke, but when you read the stats and see the facts, it becomes even worse but then you get over your cognitive dissonance and see that if it wasn't for him being so abused because of how different he was especially in a very alpha male dominant era previously in the PGA, he would have been regarded as one of the best ever to play the game and surprising that people who actually did see him play and followed him including major golf stars, do hold him in that regard!
Fully agree !
Great ball striker and mad respect for Moe, but it's always interesting to hear guys describe what the feel like they are doing vs what they are actually doing. He talks about no, or very little hip turn. Everything about his swing is pretty compact. I'd say he has a decent amount of hip turn for his compact swing.
Can you do a full shoulder turn without your hips moving? No. It is cause and effect.
Feel vs. Real demonstrated nicely here, agreed.
I held the door for more once at a chick fil a….joker didn’t even say thanks.
Pipeline Moe & Sam Snead both had 240 yards to water 275 yard carry. Sammy hit it
230, Moe hit it 250 off the bridge, one bounce & came to rest total of 325 yards with a persimmon wood driver. Moe would play you for your house, cars, wife, bank account, 9 holes in the dark 1 ball. He'd be in your bed before the sun came up & you would still be looking for your first tee shot. He would hit a flagstick 150 yards away 20 to 30 times in a row & let you choose the club. Moe once hit 1,500+ balls in a 7 hour time span, all of them landing inside a 20 yard radius. Greatest ball striker of all time.
the epitome of Canadian bullshit about the most overrated player ever
The man nearly out-pizza-ed the Hut.
@@Blaze44_22 anyone in the game very long has heard of Moe...considering he never pissed a drop in the U.S. along with having watched him in '88 and '90 and seeing very questionable dynamics and distance control, yes, he was incredibly overrated by reputation
Vertical drop. Horizontal tug.
my hips don't turn, master move feeling of greatness club falls back behind me, left arm way higher than the right lucky moe never had a video camera otherwise he would have been completely confused like the rest of us
I was about to write that what he feels and describes what he is doing is nothing near what is actually happening.
Dyslexia! He was a genius a maths prodigy never got a msths question wrong at school and failed All the other subjects. People still discount him and flatter themselves. Put it in the mirror dude.
Bless his heart - even though it failed him in the end. Moe was remarkable - his confidences as a golfer was remarkable, as a person off the course he felt life was imposed upon him - that's my best guess He mentioned one time how he would, as a pre-teen caddie in Canada, sleep in the first hole bunker and be ready to "catch the first loop at sunrise." Moe Norman was incredible … in so many ways.
This guy is fantastic! He's entertaining as can be... I love listening to him talk about himself. That's confidence!
Loved Mo. He taught me how I can play with the baseball grip since I have small wrists and never could get comfortable using interlocked grip. Best score was 67 and no bogeys with one eagle. Moe will always have a place in my heart and the love of golf he gave me. You get out of golf what you put in it. It is not forgiving.
Love Listening to Mo. I just started using a baseball grip and at times it is amazing but inconsistent. Did he mention any simple tips? I cannot find any instruction on using a baseball grip. Thanks in advance for any help.
Mo needs to ease up on himself he’s too harsh with his self assessment!!!
I've never seen this and I've searched for all of Moe's videos. I'm so glad I ran into this one!
Whilst he says his hips hardly moved at all, he is referring to the takeaway.
And he hasn't really explained the second part of his Master Move, which is a Master Move.
The club falling back and the butt end of the grip point out whilst exaggerated creates a massive amount of unpacking of power. The butt then goes left and up and it does it very very quickly that is in a small amount space, this pulls the club head along the toe line then it is flung out, like from 3 o'clock - to the centre of the clock- then out 10 o'clock. WHUMP. Striking down and from the inside. Try switch some short wedges then work up. WHUMP.
horizontal release
While watching Moe I'm always impressed with how much room he gives himself to the ball thus allowing his arms to swing through impact without restraint.
I’m loyal to buying titelist prov1 golf balls because they cut a deal with Moe to pay him $5000 a month for life in 1994 .
Moe was financially struggling until titelist stepped up and paid the man until his death in 2004 .
“Just as pure as the driven snow”. Lol
😂🤣
His accent almost sounds like he is from the mid-lands of Ireland at times
To be sure To be sure..
@@grantdavidson5069 He's Canadian.
@@johnkomarinetz1101 Kitchener, Ontario
Saw Moe at an exhibition once. Someone from the crowd said, Moe hit a draw. Moe's response....why would I hit a draw when I can hit it straight every time. And he did.
@gooldog.....how far could Moe hit driver ? Thanks
@@larrysullivan8890 I can't answer that one, but can guarantee that he didn't bunt it.
Around 235 yards with persimmon driver.
I recently adopted Moe's left foot movement, it really has a stabilizing effect on my swing, I strike ball more accurately. Yesterday despite my left knee injury, with Moe's footwork, I managed to walk the 18 holes, and shot a nice 82. I didn't has presssure on aching knee as the move doesn't require a knee twist. I feel like I can swing like this well into my 80's without a knee replacement. And that's a master move, I recommend it.
I’ve literally had Moe say in my mind “the feeling of greatness” on my backswing.... many many times
"No hip turn"
proceeds to hip turn
@Whammer79 And you obviously don't understand comedy
@@loicdesroches9441 completely effortless....wheeze, puff, puff.
What your swing thought? #swinglikemoe
@@jasongreen2179 Have you ever hit flush/pure?
Only 35 % lol
I'm with Moe, I tried focusing on hip turn for a long time, dragged me off the ball and and took my focus away from what shoulders arms and hands were doing. Dragging straight down from the top of the back swing like Fred Couples changed everything for me, all my distances were corrected, 170 for 7 iron etc, and it was effortless
Nice, mine: #swinglikemoe
Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug
Pipeline Moe! 55 career wins on the Canadian tour including two Canadian PGA Championships, 25 cuts made out of 27 PGA starts, 1 top ten and 7 top 25 finishes, 17 holes in one and 33 course records. He had a habit of barely lining his putts up and played extremely fast, if he had took his time in the short game, there is no telling how good he could have been.
Not a good record if you are supposedly the greatest ball striker. Meanwhile Ben Hogan was winning a lot of tournaments and was known as a lousy putter. Something doesn't add up.
9 Double Eagles.
@@davejohnsonpga4205Moe was autistic and did things differently, therefore never achieved his potential by most people's standards.
@davejohnstonpga the difference between Ben Hogan and the other great golfer's, was moe was dealt with a mental illness and was not accepted by fellow PGA players, fans and society, plus his parents.
So what moe had accomplished in his career was truly amazing, living a life of being laughed at and ridiculed.
I'm not hating on Ben Hogan or the other great golfer's who have played this beautiful game and helped get it into what we have today, but what if they were dealt the same hand as moe, would Jack Nicklaus have won 18 majors ?, would we have seen Arnie army ?, or would Ben Hogan be know as the man with the greatest swing but was an odd ball because he was different and not accepted?.
Canada was not very good competition. Mostly drunks and Mounties.
No matter what u think of his swing, one indisputable fact! He loved the game! That's all that matters, really.
That's right brother Mike! I gotta get out and play more golf. Maybe I have too many hobbies. Pilot, wood carving, learning guitar, golf. I had to get into the wood carving and guitar. The others were getting too expensive.
Prove that swing doesn’t determine ur handicap.
Everybody has there own way to play golf. Great Swing!
But we can inspire by moe. #swinglikemoe
Played nine holes at arriss valley golf course, with Moe one morning didn't know ,it was him ,strangest surreal round of golf I ever had,he would call out all his shots ,need a two foot draw on this one ,need a two foot draw on this ," then bang he would hit a two foot draw. I'm thinking I can't believe this lucky old,bugger, all game .lots of fun
Cool, you are now the lucky old bugger to have played a round with Moe do you remember his score?
We both shot 40
“ Feeling of greatness……”
When you have the mentality of turning your shoulders your body naturally becomes agile and connected.
maybe this is what he feels but thats not what his body does. his thoughts somehow lead him to swinging it decent, but his thoughts are something that most people would not be able to replicate by his explanation.
Could not agree more. #swinglikemoe
Moe was a Genius....As he says “Plain and Simple.
Have never seen anyone like him, before or since.
Common man, let's nit go overboard here. Ya ever heard of a guy named Ben Hogan?
Bryson is kicking ass with Moe's swing
Paul Goodier you’re clueless and obviously have never hit a golf ball before. To flush shot after shot straight down the middle is something you cant comprehend. You’ve never hit one shot in your life as and don’t understand what it takes
@Paul Goodier except every tour pro on earth INCLUDING Ben hogan admitted he was the best ball striker ever
@@garygwin1741 ben hogan could hit a fade, he had a terrible hook and almost lost his card...he had to change his entire game (flatter swing. Inside takeaway. Weaker grip.) Only then did he become the legend wr know ben hogan to be...moe hit any shot he wanted...he shots 9, 59s on the Canada tour and ven hogan was even quoted as saying moe Norman was the best ball striker to ever live...but ok
Ive started swinging my irons like Moe with emphasis on shoulder movement and 3ft before and after the ball as my crucial area of straightness and connection . and Im hitting them beautiful and straight . When he says no hip movement he doesnt mean none at all he means none of this exagerated before connection and after connection rotation you cant take him literally you just have to watch and understand he played 100% feel . no fancy lessons just feel.
He is saying with intent the hip turn is an effect the shoulder turn the cause.
This is his old man swing not his Prime Moe Norman swing.
It's amazing how short and effortless Moe's swing is.
A Pendulum!
He's one to love. No technology b.s. from companies or PGA pros...just business!
I'm the only golfer in the world who has the feeling of greatness"...Moe belonged in a loony bin because he couldn't carry the jock strap of about 20 men who played the game
I had to stop watching before I screw up my swing. 😂
lol
Walid bahhur he’s a legend with reputation as best ball striker ever. Show some respect
Agreed. This guy has incredible hand control, From playing the game his entire life, its not something that is effective to teach to someone.
@@shawnmichael4964 Moe would be the first person to tell you to not try to copy his swing, there are some keys to take away from his swing, but everybody is different.
Unless you are planing to hit the ball straight! LOL!
The Mo-No swing......not stereo!....just mono.
Moe Norman - one of the most underappreciated sportsmen of the last century.
The Bob Ross of golfing
Gotta be Bubbles’ dad
"no hip movement"
*continues to rotate hips more than most*
Feel isn't real folks!
Imagine his reaction to see himself with todays V1 vid and trackman tech.
He’d love it. Prolly go bat crazy with it.
Look at all the critics. I saw Moe on three occasions, and he is the only man I know that`ll tell you where the ball is going before he hits it, with the same club no less.
You know Moe is gathering crowds in heaven and when he was still with us even the angels were telling God, hey you gotta come see this.
God knew all along the Dao in him eventually took over and did it for him. Wei Wu Wei All the way.
Nothing doing nothing with nothing left undone!
Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here.
God bless him - I think he's fantastic and in this video he gives one of the best tips I have ever gleaned. The bit where he says his club tends to go backwards and behind him on the downswing. I use this or rather think about it in the downswing, and I honestly can say it has improved my performance. In as much as, it stops me throwing the club out like a fishing rod.
Bang on! I think this is the true secret.
Just gave it a try in my net outside . Feels strange at first then liberating , clears away all those blockages in the downswing. Look forward to try on the course! Fully agree with above comments.
It is the tilt motion. If you’re into baseball , all the greatest hitters ever used this move. @teacherman teaches this move in a baseball way but it is very applicable to golf
I agree his swing looks effortless and he is an awesome ball striker. Wish I had his shot. However, there is a disconnect between what he says is working and what I see. His demonstration of the vertical drop looks nothing like his actual swing. He says he no or very little hip movement, however I see a good bit of hip movement considering the smoothness of his swing.
"That's the feeling of greatness right there." Yup. Great shot every single time.
For all you skeptics, do your research on him. Listen to what the other pros say about him. Dismiss and mock him all you like if it makes you feel better about your lack luster swings! Moe's swing was by feel but also it was anatomically perfect. By the way another single planer is leading the FED X go Bryson.
You would have to be blind not to see Moe's hips turning back and around in his swing, Moe saying NO HIP MOVEMENT, Moe had NO IDEA HOW HE DID WHAT HE DID....HE JUST DID IT>
Yes dead right - he clearly hit the ball beautifully consistently - though whether he hit it far enough even for high standard amateur golf is a whole other question.
But what actually he said about the swing was nonsense.
@@ysgol3 I am sure with his "Actual Swing" Moe hit it far enough to play at the highest level in the 60" 70's early 80's But I am also sure when he started doing the "Natural Golf Company" Demo that swing was much shorter but Moe could hit it dead straight with that swing...
@Whammer79 I don't actually, any more than you do. I was just commenting on what Moe SAID.
He was clearly a master player, but the facts, VISIBLE here, contradict his words that's all.
PS When you've got an afternoon spare, pop into my house and I'll take you on a tour of my trophies. LOL.
@Whammer79 I originally made the point that Moe's description of his swing didn't describe what that marvellous swing actually did - with a relevant question about the length it generated.
No more please, I find your tautologous efforts tedious.
BTW to say his hips 'follow' his shoulders on the downswing is ridiculous - no good player can swing like that, let alone a great one. Watch the film again !
@Whammer79 Not a shelf a house......I wasn't attacking the great Moe at all, just trying respectfully to point out that what he said and actually did were different, and, as research would tell YOU,( like it did me), his 59s, brilliant of course, were not done on long courses.
It's right out of Hogan's 5 fundamentals. Back of the book- downswing. Same concept with throwing a medicine ball. Gotta love the greats
Love watching Moe swing, helps me with my golf swing :)
Amen.
With all his great ball striking what was even more remarkable is his ability to transfer his weight to his left side. Even in his later years he had enough rotation in his left hip to allow his left foot to stay planted as he rotated to his finish. Flexibility in the body pivot is one of the keys to a consistent repeatable swing.
He may have no idea what he’s talking about, but ya’ gotta love Moe.
He had what all golfers chase after (sometimes in vain): a simple, repeatable swing that stood up under pressure.
or as Moe said, " The feeling of greatness" 💯🔥
Ever heard of Joe Korman? Iceland's greatest golfer. Won 55 "Icee" championships and made the cut 25 times on the PGA tour. He was considered one of Europe's best ball strikers by swinging the club between his legs to keep the ball low. He had to wear a cup to protect his own balls, but his big back swing and limited follow thru gave his worm burners a real punch. Reminds me a lot of Moe.
Errr…are you sure. I thought both feet have to be on one side of the ball.
Moe "No effort, no effort... (huffing and puffing)... at all" Norman
sumsar0125 ii
'No effort', whilst heavy breathing
Have you ever swung flush hit? #noenorman2k
Looks like Walt Disney threw up on his shirt
Having tried so many teachers in 50 years of playing I tried Moe’s ideas, now 5 months have wizzed by I hit the ball solid, straight and my carry is 257 yards with total distance 277 average Trackman measured.
Would be great to see your swing video. #swinglikemoe
Yeah but 280 into the swamp is no good!
@@bullsnutsoz 280 carries the swamp.
@@MrSiegal80 im sick o the swamp
on a public exhibition Moe hit driver for 7 hrs...1500 golf balls...two posts 40 yards apart at 240...all the drives were between the posts...s golf savant#
WHAT! That's almost impossible for human being. It sounds like a little tap compared to some of the big hitters today but 240 is no sure thing with any club. I'm just finding out about Norman so if this is in fact true then it's one of the most impressive things I've heard in a while. I mean 1500 swings in 7 hours and not one little block or pull?? Amazing stuff thanks for sharing.
"my hips don't turn" then proceeds to turn his hips 45 degrees back and through
lol just said the same thing
But he doesn't try to turn the hips...I think you have to read into what he is saying. We all forget what real talent is...and, for example, to have Michael Jordan teach us to dunk a basketball from the free-throw line.....well, I can't do that....99.9999999% of the population can't either....not swing like Moe.
wreckim I think you have to read into my comment to see that I doubt Moe is a good teacher of his or any other golf swing. You made a great point about Jordan. He is absolutely terrible as a coach and owner despite being the greatest to ever play the game. Same reason Derrick Jeter could hit it and catch it all over the yard but probably couldn't explain Bernoulli's principle or do the physics calculations which most precisely explain the ball's movements.
More of a feeling. I have the same thoughts of moe but my actual swing looks nothing like what I try to feel
Bradford Bradington a
I wonder the distances he was getting with that swing.
Consistently 250 yds
Some top comments here are saying that Moe doesn't actually do what he's describing. He's not describing his movements watching them, he's describing how he feels them. Big difference. Many swing thoughts/routines are far more extreme than the actual outcome. Have you seen Justin Rose's pre-shot routine?
Moe is a boss!!
He would have been an amazing grandfather lol
I met sweet Moe a few times, he was a different cat for sure.
I love the set up..Bless him..
I think Bubbles from Sunnyvale in Halifax Nova Scotia is his brother. Can come one try and connect them?
That would be some bam! Green eggs and ham. Peanut butter and jam. No’em sane???
His hips do move, unless people are as blind as Helen Keller. They move on the backswing and on his downswing.
The movement is minimal compared to average. Watch closely you will see how his right hip resists moving out towards the ball on the downswing. It pauses and then gets pulled around by the club after impact. You will see many top players who have this hip pausing move, most notable today might be McIlroy on the PGA and Ko on the LPGA. This controlled hip move makes the swing more itself controlled which you can see with Mo. He looks absolutely rock solid stable and in balance all the way to the finish. Impressive.
Mortskcab exactly. Clearly you have to have some hip movement, but like you said it's just very little compared to the average guy. Looks like it helps him keep everything simple and compact.
What is your swing thought?
No shortcuts in life....neither in golf. Any outhere....It takes 400 000 golf shots,........200 000 putts to reach Top Ammateur level. You have to up that by 35% to be ready for Qschool....PGA. No pro-teacher can do it for you. The basics is simple enough for a monkey. Coaches should guide not mold you into any swing pattern. Like your fingerprint.....your swing is unique. Hit it till you hit it corect......No shortcuts bru.......!
absolutely effortless. this dude swings a club like he made a deal at the crossroads.
him and Robert Johnson
If ................ The Masters nobody will buying a ticket..just my 10 cents joke.
The savant.
Don't be insulted by my imagined scenario here. I don't know if Moe's game would be competitive today, and don't get me wrong, he was a genius for finding what worked best for him, and overcoming adversity. Key parts of the "modern" swing emphasize the moves he explains. But I can't help but amuse myself by imagining this scenario-- at some point after the midpoint of the session, the interviewer says, "So tell me Mr. Norman, are you the only person in the world who hits a golf ball this way"?
Then again, I'd bet 50/50 odds it wouldn't even phase him--"Yes sir, I'm the only player in the world to hit a golf ball this way. Straight as a string, every time".
Either outcome is hysterical.
hope I can still play golf at 65. :)
I'm 67 and still play. When you've been playing that long your swing will be grooved, unless you're one of those guys that changes it every time they see an instructional video. IMO Moe Norman's swing works great for Moe Norman. I found a swing years ago that works for me.
Tony
Keep plugging away. I'm 80 come Sept and still play off 10. Lowest Ive been is 7. Have had 3 holes in one in last 2 years ( my first ever ). Determined to get back to single handicap by Sept. Cheers.
That's crazy how far back his club head final tap is before swinging...6-8"..... I'd take 2 ft divots trying that 😂
I remember working on the golf course and seeing Moe and Nick "the wedge" all the time. Quite the pairing that is for sure. Moe was always playing three balls and it was bizarre how accurate he was with every club. A chatter box that did not make much sense most of the time and to say he did not like talking to strangers is an understatement. In this day of modern treatment for problems with which he suffered he might have been able to make it on the tour.
Calling his accuracy "bizarre" made me laugh out loud, thank you! 😂
It was not meant as a negative comment. The fact he would drop three balls down after every shot and drop them in very close proximity was interesting to watch@@JP-jd5vz
i think he just squares up at the bottom, like most pro's he just has a flat back swing....but in the correct position at impact....pretty simple. Horizontal vs vertical...swing
Bubba Watson stole his moves 👍🏻😂🏌🏻
Nick Nick - Every high level professional has adopted great moves from predecessors and peers; it does not mean they "stole" it.
Pure and straight. Our dream. Moe's life.
Greatest I ever seen
That's one of the worst swings ever. Too much to mention everything why. But one important reason, he's standing too far from the ball. The only way to hit it straight from that posture is to block the ball. I know from in person experience, Moe could hit it straight, but was very short. Maybe 250 with the driver. Which good player wants that? None. It's much better to stand closer to the ball, as close as you can without feeling crowded, and feel flat on your feet in balance. Look at Nicklaus, he stood very close to the ball and had an upright in balance swing. He was the best golfer I ever saw. Moe was mentally retarded, he didn't know much, says one thing, does the opposite, just hit 1000s of balls until he could hit it straight by habit. But to be a good golfer you must hit it far and straight! I have seen many golfers on the tours that hit it better than Moe. LOL
heavystronggrip
Hey guys. What am I missing here? I'm new to Moe. It seems like he's just some kooky character with a short swing. This stuff about his hands never rolling over and having no hip turn is just not true. All you have to do is pause the video and step through the frames to see his hands are rolling over and his hips turn. They turn less maybe, but it looks pretty traditional to me. Am I missing something?
The Iconic 'Pipeline' Moe Norman. Feeling of Greatness. The Master Move. Vertical Drop, with the Horizontal Tug. Cinderella Story.... tears in his eyes.
Love this Norman story...
Pipeline Moe was known for his unconventional behavior on the course. It is said that on one hole his caddie told him he could get to the green with a driver and a 9-iron. Naturally, he hit a 9-iron off the tee, and then hit the green with his driver.
RIP Legend.
Made birdie too!
His Asperger’s contributed to his awkwardness but his skills rose above that.
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