ever seen a one armed golfer?

[Voiceontapex]

I saw a one armed golfer on the course the other day and he was hitting the ball farther and straighter than i was, Kinda made me a little sad inside lol

ever seen anyone like this on the course?

[Beantown Beancounter]

there's a guy that plays out at my home course. He lost his right arm, and absolutely crushes the ball off the tee with his left. I give mad props to the guy for staying with the game and making the necessary adjustments he needed to in order to remain a player.

[TN94z]

I know 2 guys. One has prosthetic legs and was one of the top golfers in TN. THe other has one arm and one leg and plays pretty descent considering.

[extremeld]

one guy at my local range plays of 20 with one arm

he is a bandit though

[CarlSpackler]

There is a guy that plays in the league that tees off before us who is missing his left arm. I've seen others play with a prosthetic leg as well. It goes to show that the love of the game often transcends physical limitations. Now if I can only get over my mental limitations.

[albatross]

There's a guy at a course I play a lot that has one arm. He hits the ball really well. That must take incredible balance. Pretty cool stuff.

[Golfaway]

How in the world can somebody hit a golf ball with one arm and manage to hit it far??
I think it needs A LOT of training.

[Leftygolfer]

I have played with a one armed man and it is impressive. I practice hitting one arm wedge shots for fun and it isn't that easy. I can do it pretty well with my left arm but with my right it is really ugly. I can hit a pitching wedge about 80 yards with my left and pretty straight off a tee.

I would still play if I lost my right arm. I bet I could break 90 with some practice and a reasonable golf course in length. Tons of respect for those who enjoy this crazy game regardless of a disability.

[CarlSpackler]

How in the world can somebody hit a golf ball with one arm and manage to hit it far??

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

...or something like that.

[MrKadash]

Absolutely yes. I knew a guy at my home course years ago who suffered a stroke in his late 50's and lost all use of his right arm. He played very well and although he didn't hit it far, he hit it very straight and had a good short game.

[MI Rob]

My girlfriend's stepdad had problems with his wrist and had to stop playing all last summer. He injured it again skiing in the winter, then had surgery and had his cast on. On opening day he went out and played one handed and actually did really good after a couple holes or so. I was very impressed.

[Shorty]

I saw a one armed golfer on the course the other day and he was hitting the ball farther and straighter than i was, Kinda made me a little sad inside lol

Haven't you heard of Jack Newton?

[billm408]

How in the world can somebody hit a golf ball with one arm and manage to hit it far??

Iron Byron has just the one arm.

I knew of a guy years ago that had a deformed right arm-he wore a sling and swung left arm only. Not long but accurate. And with very few adjustments for balance, he had a great swing. He struggled with long rough and bunkers, but otherwise had a pretty solid game.

[sp33d]

Good freind of mine, is paralized from the waiste down, and carries a 15handicap... Not one armed but a great achievment.

[Titleist Man]

How in the world can somebody hit a golf ball with one arm and manage to hit it far??

If you trained like this guy

http://www.cnn.com/services/opk/lbl/...L.Karlsen2.jpg you could hit it a mile LOL especially cause you only have to train 1 arm.

[Hansfutz]

I just started taking lessons a few weeks ago, and my instructor hits it one handed to demonstrate some of the ideas he is teaching. He holds the club in his left hand and braces his forearm with his right hand.

He says he hit his driver 325 yards like that once several years ago.

[Mr3Putt]

I saw a one armed golfer on the course the other day and he was hitting the ball farther and straighter than i was, Kinda made me a little sad inside lol

There are so many, they have their own club. These guys are amazing!!!

[TN94z]

I just started taking lessons a few weeks ago, and my instructor hits it one handed to demonstrate some of the ideas he is teaching. He holds the club in his left hand and braces his forearm with his right hand.

325 yards with one arm??