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Old 11-29-2011, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MizunoJoe View Post
Yes, recall Yoda talking about Larry Nelson's "fastest move in golf" ?

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I remember as if it were yesterday, MJ . . .

Larry Nelson was the dominant Ryder Cupper of his day (9-0 in his first two Cups) and three-times Major Champion (one of only three men to win three majors in the 1980s).

As we talked on the Atlanta CC practice tee, he balled his left and right fists in front of him -- no club and with his forearms level to the ground. Then, he turned both fists 90 degrees to the right. Finally, he twisted his balled left fist 'hard left', leaving his right wrist in place. He looked me in the eye, and said . . .

"Fastest move in golf."

He felt there was a "piece of string" between the two fists, and his object through impact was to "break the string" with his left hand.

There were no launch monitors then. Today's 'new breed' and their 'name' brands were a decade or two away. Meanwhile, great athletes were hitting great golf shots and performing 72-hole scoring miracles.

Whatever, this is what my friend Larry Nelson had to say . . .

'Way back when.'

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