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Originally Posted by DelawareGolf
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Yoda,
But extreme back problems at different times in his career have kept Freddy out of the game...hmmmm.
DG
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DG,
An ominous "Hmmmm..." indeed.
There have been few great players in history who have not suffered reasonably severe back problems at some point (or more likely, several points) during their career. A very short list of such notables would include Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, Davis Love, Larry Nelson, Hal Sutton, Jim Colbert, Chi Chi Rodriquez, George Archer, Bert Yancey, Hale Irwin and Fuzzy Zoeller. There are at least three spinal fusions in that group, plus one new set of hips. And, of course, the ladies are not exempt: Consider Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Jo Anne Carner, Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Amy Alcott and Nancy Lopez.
So, to no small extent, a bad back is a Tour Player's occupational hazard, the toll that must be paid to travel Golf's storied road to glory. To be sure, some techniques are less forgiving than others, and there are several bones I could pick in Freddie's Swing. But since you're "Hmmm"-ing...
Why don't
you 'have a go at it?'
