The Real Moe Norman book

[Scully13]

Has anyone ever read this book?

 

I am interested in reading it.

 

Please PM if available.

 

 

[ChaosTheory]

No, but I'm interested in hearing about it.

[elwhippy]

I bet it is a great read. A unique character.

[scomac2002]

I have read Me & Moe: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf's Mysterious Genius; by Lorne Rubenstein. It was an entertaining read looking into the private life of an enigmatic character through the eyes of those who knew him best. A very private man who was often misunderstood by the golf establishment. Recommended!

[wkuo3]

Moe is brilliant in his own way with golf, not the longest on the Tour but so accurate and inventive of specialty shots.

 

I'll be paying attention to the book - The Real Moe Norman , if I come across it.

[Ironmaster Oddities]

The man was a Savant. Moe Norman created a "perfect " swing for himself and used it despite its unorthodox appearance. The single plane theory has gathered some pros int is fold. But it is not really Moe's take on it.

When you break Moe's swing down, it has a lot of merit.. 10-finger grip with the club held more in the palms than the fingers, is not bad for many golfers.

big shoulder turn but with a relatively short back swing. Forward swing pushes onto a flexed front knee with a little more slide than we see today. abbreviated follow through, which eases some of the back pain. He hit the ball with both feet nearly flat on the ground and the body still tilted to the right.That is a huge difference from using the ground for leverage.

[powerfade66]

The highlight of the book for me was the swing sequences of a young Moe which was quite conventional. It looked very orthodox and flowing. I think the author makes the argument, using those sequences, that a lot of Moes eccentric swing characteristics were staged for marketing purposes once the natural golf crowd got ahold of him. I’ve seen many many clinics of Moe on video, he certainly kept up the act in all of those if it was one. I think like all of us his swing evolved. Especially as a guy that was known to have spent most of his life on the range.