The price was (mostly) wrong for these tour pros attempting the ol’ running drive.
How far can one hit a golf ball using the legendary run-up-and-strike technique from the movie Happy Gilmore? That's what a group of European Tour golfers tried to find out during a contest two days ago at the Scottish Open Pro-Am.
Here's a textbook Gilmore.
Golfers tried several different techniques to harness the most force from their driver. Their varied approaches demand analysis (altho the final distance of most of these attempts isn't known). This one might be described as a more balanced (if somewhat conservative) form.
The End-of-Swing Knee Spasm didn't seem to make much difference.
