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 newest episode of the “Kostis & McCord – Off Their Rockers” podcast, a GOLF manufacturing, and you may 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 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 comparable vogue, as Kostis instructed it.
“Years in the past, once I was working with Golf Digest Golf Colleges, we had these VIP colleges, which was a diminished variety of college students, low handicap, they paid a variety of money, and we might exit and assist them,” Kostis stated on the podcast. “And my cart companion 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 stated, ‘Look, all of your golf equipment simply don’t go one yardage; you can also make them go totally different yardages. And he’s bought 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 an enormous, 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 stated 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 stated. “And so Sam goes, ‘Effectively, I’m going to point out you another time.’ So Sam hits another 3-iron, up on the inexperienced, one hop, cease.”
The person requested once more, Kostis stated on the podcast.
“The man goes, ‘I do know you are able to do it. However how can I do it?’” he stated. “Sam goes, ‘Concentrate. 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 stated 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 biggest gamers ever. I wish to know the way I can do it,’” he stated. “Now Sam is getting visibly annoyed as a result of Sam is an artist — he demonstrates; he doesn’t discuss so much. So he says to the man, he goes, ‘How far do you hit your 3-iron anyway?’ And the man goes, ‘About 150.’”
