Golf channel? - Shot Talk

**mont86** · iTrader: (3) #1 (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 08:33 PM

About a month ago on the GC there were lessons from the pros, I believe,

They were in black and white and about 15 minutes long and featured Ben

Hogan. I think.. does anyone remember watching them? They reminded me

of the movietone news from the 50s.

**ThatCanadianGuy** · iTrader: (0) #2 (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 08:51 PM

I think I know what your talking about.

I remember something about Ben Hogan giving someone a lesson on an air plain?..and talking about back spin.

In another he was hitting bunker shots.

I have seen a few of them.

**mont86** · iTrader: (3) #3 (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 10:35 PM

I'm glad someone elsesaw them too, They talked about the mashie niblick and the niblic. They are fun to watch I thought.

Fitzpatrick · iTrader: (0) #4 (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mont86

I'm glad someone elsesaw them too, They talked about the mashie niblick and the niblic. They are fun to watch I thought.

I believe that these were from a series that Bobby Jones did in the 1930's called "How I Play Golf." Occasionally The Golf Channel will air these around 1 or 2 am. Haven't seen them in a while though.

**mont86** · iTrader: (3) #5 (**permalink**) 12-24-2006, 12:21 AM

Good post Fitz. thanks and welcome to ST. I see it was your 1st post.

**Pa Jayhawk** · iTrader: (0) #6 (**permalink**) 12-26-2006, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Fitzpatrick

I believe that these were from a series that Bobby Jones did in the 1930's called "How I Play Golf." Occasionally The Golf Channel will air these around 1 or 2 am. Haven't seen them in a while though.

This was my first thought, you can buy them on DVD but they seem to run them about ever 6 months or so on The Golf Channel.

SiberianDVM · iTrader: (0) #7 (**permalink**) 12-26-2006, 09:33 AM

Several of the Bobby Jones shorts were on yesterday, from both How I Play Golf and How to Break 90.

Jones got $240,000 to make 18 shorts. Lot of money in those days.

demon · iTrader: (0) #8 (**permalink**) 12-26-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SiberianDVM

Several of the Bobby Jones shorts were on yesterday, from both How I Play Golf and How to Break 90.

Jones got $240,000 to make 18 shorts. Lot of money in those days.

I watched some of it yesterday. It was kind of humorous they way they acted. Bobby Jones was good, he put a whole bunch of shots within two feet of the hole out of a greenside bunker, it wasnt a very hard shot but he was consistently very close and almost holed a few.

Fitzpatrick · iTrader: (0) #9 (**permalink**) 12-26-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SiberianDVM

Several of the Bobby Jones shorts were on yesterday, from both How I Play Golf and How to Break 90.

Jones got $240,000 to make 18 shorts. Lot of money in those days.

Rather ironically, by taking that money to make those videos, he would have forfeited his amateur status, which he had held so dear.

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