Sam Snead, after hitting three lovely 3-irons, was requested a query about them. So he hit once more, however once more he was requested.
He then hit a fifth time — and was requested a 3rd time.
This response acquired simply 10 phrases.
Peter Kostis is telling the story on the latest episode of the “Kostis & McCord – Off Their Rockers” podcast, a GOLF manufacturing, and you’ll take heed to the total episode right here, or watch it right here. It got here to thoughts as Kostis and co-host Gary McCord hosted a clinic, and an viewers member requested Kostis the right way to hit a draw — to which he responded by simply hitting a draw himself.
Snead, a seven-time main winner, had as soon as answered a query in related vogue, as Kostis instructed it.
“Years in the past, once I was working with Golf Digest Golf Faculties, we had these VIP colleges, which was a decreased variety of college students, low handicap, they paid lots of money, and we’d exit and assist them,” Kostis mentioned on the podcast. “And my cart associate for 3 days per week throughout these golf colleges was a man — the identify you probably would bear in mind — his identify is Sam Snead.
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“And so we’re on the market with low-handicap faculty and the man asks Sam — Sam is speaking with a 3-iron, we’re at Pinehurst, and he mentioned, ‘Look, all of your golf equipment simply don’t go one yardage; you may make them go totally different yardages. And he’s acquired a 3-iron, and we have been about 200 yards from the center of the inexperienced, and says, ‘Watch.’ And he hits a excessive fade with a 3-iron and it lands brief, proper, on the right-front a part of the inexperienced. After which he hits a giant, excessive draw, lands on the again nook, goes to the again of the inexperienced. After which he hits the excessive, straight 3-iron and it lands flag-high, in the midst of the inexperienced. He goes, ‘See, I made my 3-iron go 25 yards distinction in distance by shaping my shot.’”
However there was a query, Kostis mentioned on the podcast.
“This one man goes, ‘However how did you get the ball to cease? I can’t get my ball to cease like that,’” he mentioned. “And so Sam goes, ‘Effectively, I’m going to point out you yet another time.’ So Sam hits yet another 3-iron, up on the inexperienced, one hop, cease.”
The person requested once more, Kostis mentioned on the podcast.
“The man goes, ‘I do know you are able to do it. However how can I do it?’” he mentioned. “Sam goes, ‘Listen. I’m going to point out you one final time.’ He hits the fifth 3-iron, up on the inexperienced.”
There was nonetheless confusion, Kostis mentioned on the podcast.
“The man goes, ‘That doesn’t assist me. I do know you are able to do it. You’re one of many best gamers ever. I need to know the way I can do it,’” he mentioned. “Now Sam is getting visibly pissed off as a result of Sam is an artist — he demonstrates; he doesn’t discuss lots. So he says to the man, he goes, ‘How far do you hit your 3-iron anyway?’ And the man goes, ‘About 150.’”
