[MizunoJoe]

Thanks Mizuno for that story. Mantle also drove the green of the 9th hole dog-leg par 4 of the Black Course.......I saw video of Mantle swinging the club. Looked like he set up with a flat left wrist and his right hand underneath...........

SNTS,

You mention his swing - I saw Mantle play at the Roy Clark Celebrity tournament in the 80s. He had the most unusual move with the driver that I've ever seen. The best view was behind him. He was a "width" swinger, taking his hands straight back, starting the BS with his hips and mooning the target - no sway. Then he did something, which I thought was a gag for the spectators, but it was not. He paused at the top and waggled his butt two or three times and then fired his hips. Yes - a butt-waggle! The sound at impact was a rifle-like crack, which caught the attention of everyone. My guess is that he was a 4-barrel Hitter.