How wrong was earlier golf with metal spikes and little foot movement?

There were some pretty good players that wore spikes, hit “blades” & persimmon woods, AND played wound balls.

I think it is unfair to compare those players with their “reverse C” swings and the modern players with all of their CAD clubs/shoes/balls. Just my $0.10…

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He's actually ranked 103 this year in proximity to the hole on approach.

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And tbh his footwork appears to be much much calmer these days vs 3 or 4 years ago.

He’s an outlier.

Fox's swing looks like some old dudes i play with. Nothing pretty but it gets the job done.

Pointing that front foot towards the target will help a lot of players get their hips around. Old guys have been using that trick for a long time.

Scottie would break something or pull his right hip out of socket if you put him in metal spikes.

Walking on the sidewalk in metal spikes was peak golf vibes for a teenage MikeD

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There were some pretty good players that wore spikes, hit “blades” & persimmon woods, AND played wound balls.

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The great Golfers always seem to swing their own way and not according to any manual.

For you young guys, You will never see a better round of golf than Johnny Miller in his prime shooting 61 with such inferior equipment compared to todays. I encourage you to watch some old clips of him.

Trevino was another, you would never want to copy his swing, but he always hit the shot that he wanted to hit.

TBH Scottie could probably cross his feet and still stripe the shite out of the ball. Don’t compare yourself to those guys