Does anyone know how TGM influenced Ben Doyle's swing (or anyone old enough to know!)? Or has Ben always swung like this?
Ben grew up copying Long Jim Barnes' swing.
Barnes looked just like Ben, and vice versa.
Ben
HAD a bent left wrist at the top prior to meeting Homer. Homer suggested FLAT, and Ben said he changed in 5 minutes.
The rest was there.
Realize that Ben was in his late 60's in the video, but BEAT Mike Finney and Tom Bartlett that day at Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Mike took that video and someone YouTUbed it from this site)
Ben played in some Crosby's on Tour, as well as other Tour events.
The left arm thing is "my little flaw" he used to call it, and to me, it was just lack of elasticity in his left side at that age.