I was just watching Jim Thorpe on TV. He has won two tourney's this year.
Crazy swing and follow through but I bet the ball sizzles at contact. Homer
would have loved his aiming point down, down, down, and out hitting action.
Read 14.0 "The Computer" --- "the ball is also a computer..."
Despite his balky putter, Jim Thorpe compiled an admirable record on the
'Flat Belly' Tour and is now making his mark on the 'Round Belly' Tour. As
evidenced by a number of high finishes in the U.S. Open, he tends to separate
himself from the field when the course set-up demands great ball-striking.
All this precision from a swing that not only wasn't 'pretty,' but which
inspired this great description from the late Dave Marr:
What would you consider the hinge action of someone like Jim Thorpe? I haven't
looked closely at any clips, but his motion seems near a reverse roll, could
just be an illusion though.
Angled Hinging would be consistent with Thorpe's Hitting Motion, as is his
'whirlybird' Arnie Palmer Angle of Approach Finish.
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