I know a lot of you think your swing should look a certain way. You want to look like Tiger or Adam or Rory or [ fill in the blank ], and it bothers you that you don't.
Perhaps modern-day put up gets you to relax.
If the name Ted Ray sounds vaguely familiar to you, it may be from seeing the movie The Greatest Game Ever Played with Shia LaBeouf. LaBeouf played Frances Ouimet in that movie, which was about the 1913 US Open battle between the American amateur Ouimet and British professionals Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. We remember Vardon for winning one US Open and six Open Championships (he still holds the record with six), but Ray also won two majors -- one US Open (1920) and one Open Championship (1912).
BTW, Ray won that US Open at age 43, which gave him the file for being the oldest U.S. Open champion -- a report he held for sixty six years until Raymond Floyd gained in 1986.
Ray had a reputation for being a bit wild with his pictures. I discovered this video showing his "method." Take a look...
Take a examine all the movement in his swing! I'm positive the hickory shafts Ray used contributed to his wildness, however that swing could be wild despite stiff shafts.
Next time you feel bad about your swing, take a look at this video and remember: Ted Ray won two majors with this swing. You don't need a perfect swing to play good golf.
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