I always followed Calvin's scores because of his reputation as the straightest driver. You can see how much he enjoyed sharing his knowledge! Thanks Calvin. I remember reading that he played his first game of golf at a fairly old age, maybe 20 or so, and I think he broke 80 his first time out. My memory is a little fuzzy but he was such a natural golfer. Amazing!
RIP Calvin, my dear father-in-law, whom I never met in life but who I am getting to know through these videos. Calvin was such an inspiration, who took a childhood disability and turned it into an asset and who broke into a sport dominated by white men when African-Americans were typically excluded from the sport. I have just traveled through Jacksonville only to discover that the World Golf Hall of Fame has been closed and is being relocated to Pinehurst, NC. Calvin passed away in 2015, but his 2nd wife still lives in the Jax area. I’m about to embark on writing a long overdue book about Calvin’s legacy. Thank you again for this video interview with Calvin, who was a tremendous golfer whose legacy needs to be preserved. 🪷😇
I used to follow him a lot back in his "heyday." The Guy was MONEY with driving. 250 yds. straight as an arrow every freakin' time I saw him pull out the driver (that's back when 275 yds. was considered a very long drive, btw). He could really control his golf ball. And he won 12 times on the PGA tour during the days of Watson, Trevino, Nicklaus, Wadkins, Weiskopf, etc. VERY impressive. And he did it with a physical "disability." Amazing guy. If a player with his background (never had a lesson/didn't start the game until he was in his 20's/grew up poor, etc.) came along today and won 12 times on the tour, He'd be worth 60 million and would be considered a star. Just sayin'
I followed Calvin for 18 holes one year at the Canadian Open Pro-Am. The guy was pure class and pure chill. He always looked like he was out playing golf on Sunday with his buddies even while he was winning tournaments. Probably one of the most successful short hitters in PGA history. Not sure if everyone is aware but Calvin can't fully straighten his left arm due to a broken arm he suffered as a child. A true gentleman and credit to the game of golf.
Calvin Pete... wow straight back to my junior days. I remember him from ‘Golf World’ magazine 1982. His driving was super straight and his left arm was bowed from an accident when he was younger!
I recall saying hi to him at Edgewood in the 80s. My grampa yelled out to him and they exchanged pleasantries. Then we met Chi-chi Rodriguez and we were beside ourselves.
Seemed like Dan wanted to do all the talking. What a lost opportunity: you had Mr Calvin Peete there with you...should’ve let the Legend do all the talking!
I noticed that immediately. It took two and half minutes for that turd to let Cal say something of meaning. Let Cal speak - "When you are talking you aren't learning".
That is something they don't explain and nobody ever does because these guys are so good at it that they forget that you haven't gone through the evolution of producing that swing. If he was hitting that shot down a line parallel to his hips/feet (30 - 40 degrees open to the target) the ball position would be considered way back on his right foot and the ball would be hit way left of the flag but his shoulders are lined up with his target so it looks to him like the ball is near his front foot in relation to his shoulders (the difference between a chip and a pitch shot). To any of us who are trying to develop that shot it looks like it is on the back foot. Did you notice early in his description that he related the position of the ball to his front foot by showing a line 90 degrees from the target line to his left foot. If he had turned his stance from an open position to his target line to square (like a chip shot) his perspective to that position would be that the ball was on his back foot. Sometimes people are just so good and comfortable with what they do that they forget or don't realize that it isn't all that simple. "Them that can, do - them that can't, teach". That's why that guy doing all the talking was teaching and Cal had a successful golf career.
he deserved more respect?? what the fuck does that mean?? were people treating him with disrespect??? why don't you go fuck yourself?? virtue signaling, cowardly, DOUCHE!!
Exactly my thinking - he should have just intro'd Cal and let him go. The audio guy on this edit could use some tips from a good sound man. As for the golf tip - some of the best short game people I know have a stroke just like that. Good ole Calvin Peete, love it. Would love to have seen his game up against these young guys today.
What a class act and great player. If he had gotten a break earlier in his career and the PGA didn't have racist policy he could have won 20 or more tournaments
lovely man.conquered adversity. before he came along golf was only for rich white FOLK.plus he had a bent left arm result of a childhood accident I believe. great player.
Before money prizes got crazy huge, probably the majority of the pros came from "poorer" backgrounds. With the commercialization of Tiger Woods in the 90's, the prize money has gotten so big that the really rich folks started paying for their kids to get lessons and hang at the country clubs all day long. The tour today strikes me as being loaded with kids that grew up getting paid golf lessons and playing at big country clubs very early in their lives. You just don't see guys like Lee Trevino coming out of the woodworks anymore. You see them while they're still playing college golf mostly.
Most of those rich white folks were probably the hackers anyway... I see people with the most expensive set of clubs, bags and balls but have the most poorest golf game. Life's soo unfair boohoohoo.
@@4orrcountry J Clark said "...only for rich while FOLK...' not "mostly for...' so e James is totally correct in calling him out for his incorrect and unfair generalization.
Very good video, but as common to most of these videos, you guys don't say anything about the club being used/to be used, as well as the difference between the different clubs. I guess this is where golf gets way complicated - for me at least.
@@DANIAC262 , thanks. Guess I missed that. And probsbly, I want them all to talk more about the clubs. The paradox of choice wrt clubs can be very excruciating for an average/beginner golfer.
@@DANIAC262, no I don't for once think you sound like a dick. Golf is hard, and one of the things that make it so is the choice of equipment to use at particular instances. My observation is that almost all the irons can do the same thing depending on the ability of the user. And just as is said in the clip, what to do (and I'll add, use), depends on the grace, topography, weather, condition of the ground etc. 30 yrds iss not exactly 30yrds on a muddy terrain compared to a dry ground - at least that's what I found out. Anyways, thanks for the comments.
