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RIP Mickey Wright - February 17, 2020

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Didn't Ben Hogan say she had the best swing he ever saw? High praise, that.

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Very sad to hear this.  My first putter was a Mickey Wright one, IIRC.  Not one she actually used, of course.

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22 hours ago, billchao said:

Didn't Ben Hogan say she had the best swing he ever saw? High praise, that.

Yes, and she resisted every attempt to commercialise her success. A truly great person.

 


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12 minutes ago, leftybutnotPM said:

Yes, and she resisted every attempt to commercialise her success. A truly great person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tZ7VscSBj8

She had a line of golf clubs, from Wilson I think. Mickey Wright irons, putters, etc.

Why "commercializing her success" would make her a bad person (implied), I don't know.

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6 hours ago, iacas said:

She had a line of golf clubs, from Wilson I think. Mickey Wright irons, putters, etc.

Why "commercializing her success" would make her a bad person (implied), I don't know.

It is not implied, but I see why you say that. I was actually referring to how others tried to commercialise her to make money for themselves. She barely even gave interviews.


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And now...the secret Mickey Wright did to hit the ball so purely....But seriously....what a beautiful swing she had.

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