Jimmy Bruen

[@sodgolf]

This is a tribute that I put together for BBC TV during the British Open at Royal Birkdale in 2008. I wrote a book that featured a chapter on Bruen called Legends in their Spare Time in 2007 and interviewed Christy O'Connor and John Jacobs, who knew Jimmy well. Their voices are here. Jimmy was Ireland's first golfing superstar. The Rory McIlroy of his day. In addition to the priceless archive footage, there's also a lovely tribute from Jose Maria Olazabal who had a lot in common with Jimmy.

[@jteddy11]

Great piece, watch it often. Is there any way to know Bruen's height and club specs? Were his clubs longer and more upright, how did he get clubs built and who did it? I have many questions about him, but it is really had to find information on him

[@eugenebenson3848]

It was and still is an excellent piece on Master Bruen. And the chapter on him in your book is also excellent 👏👏

[@shaneodonoghue5952]

@@jteddy115 ft 10 inches tall

[@MiracleSwingExperience]

May I discuss Jimmy Bruen's amazing swing on my channel? I'd love to compare him to Jim Furyk and Matthew Wolff.

[@eugenebenson3848]

And a nice job you did of it too 👏👏

[@1950sparks]

Fantastic ! I never thought I would see this; it has been a real treat for me. Thanks for posting it.

[@ysgol3]

Lovely. Henry Cotton, as knowledgeable a person about golf as has ever lived, said that in the 3 or so years before the second world war Jimmy was the best golfer in the WORLD - amateur or professional.

[@johnclark3697]

these people are forgotten GENIUS. just do it THEIR way . Darcy Floyd Furyk Trevino.FANTASTIC.

[@debbierogers7332]

Very interesting to see this. My late mother knew him and she talked about him. I believe he lived next her , when she lived at Ferney , BlackRock in Cork.She was Isobel England then .

[@40ny]

Great to see that the unique swing of this great player was captured. Unorthodox, yes, but a lovely fluid motion. If you presented it to the Golf Channel and Sky analysts, they would have a field day showing you why he couldn't possibly break 100! Now I'm off to study Moe Norman.

[@Performbettergolf]

Great impact position. Really compresses the ball!

[@sodgolf]

Jimmy Bruen had a unique connection with Royal Birkdale, as you'll see in this video. The Irish connection with the wonderful Lancashire course was further enhanced with Padraig Harrington's memorable defence of his Open Championship title there in 2008.

[@PatrickMclaughlinRock]

Thanks for posting, great video from the archives!

[@glfingcat]

Thanks for sharing , found the link on shawn Clement forum ,très émouvant.

[@glcoach]

What a neat swing. Lots of style!

[@JJT303]

A very modern swing style in many ways similar to Johnny Ruiz. Lots of what Martin Ayres and George Gankas teach now in there. Wonderful downswing, pure rotation. Would love to hear the sound.

[@stevemcgee99]

Reminds me a bit of the fellow golfing in Around with Aliss, found here on KZbin.

[@JB-vv9ow]

Jimmy savage man for the pints of Guinness .

[@davidbengel5247]

Just found another video of Jimmy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onK4gYmQes6kjc0 Open Golf Championships (1938) British Pathé 181 views 4 years ago Soundtrack is currently missing for this item. Titles read: "OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS". Sandwich, Kent. Various shots of ... at 51 Seconds Jimmy hits driver and next up player also uses a similar loop, but not as high with the hands!. Also show's him putting further on.

[@heronpete]

Thank you,gerry owens.

[@positiveleanings3023]

I love hearing announcers of a bygone era trying to explain what is now called "The Juju Swing" after it's main proponent's daughter. She is hitting 280 consistently at 14 years old with this swing.

[@dtgps]

May be one of the first.."push/slap" golf swings. Upper left arm rises (scapula rises) for BS and upper left arm drops down on DS. Not shoulders turning around, but a Up then Down(use of gravity and loosest joint in the body... scapula).

[@timothyslaughter476]

Jim Furyk said..." wow this guys got an unorthodox swing"....

[@mattaitken888]

My son is related to him through his grandad and he hit's a golf ball with his toy club with outstanding accuracy for a 2 year old, hopefully he will re-igninte the golfing bloodline haha

[@positiveleanings3023]

Everybody wants their son to be the "Next Tiger..."

[@mattaitken888]

@@positiveleanings3023 we drove past a pitch n putt yesterday, I asked if he wanted to go play..." nah Dad I love football"... he can do whatever floats his boat, his life ;)

[@ericl9781]

and now Matthew Wolff is picking up the mantle

[@LifeonmediaVideo]

Now I know where Eamonn Darcy and Jim Furyk got their swings.

[@davidbengel5247]

keeping the right arm extended and not leaning over too much makes for a wider ark=more energy/speed. The closest I have found is Richard Burton who had a very upright/high arm swing style. I have been doing drills and exercises on this kind of swing and it is progressing EXTREMELY WELL!!!!!!!=although I am 72 I expect to be able to be competitive in various amateur/professional competitions as my eyes are still good and I never had any problem with chipping/putting.--God Willing!!!!!!!

[@davidbengel5247]

here is the link to the R. Burton swing at 3:50: Greatest Golfers Ever - Part 1 24,539 views 36 3 Share hogansquest Published on Apr 18, 2012 youtube link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnu5Y3d_hM5-mtU at 2:35 is where I first became aware of Jimmy Bruen's swing--I had been searching for something like this for a while--Thanks, Tony.

[@norrispg6085]

interesting that Bobby Jones was mentioned...put his and Bruen's swing side by side and you'll see many similarities

[@markoconroy]

thanks for posting - great footage except for nick faldo at the end

[@Jlymansackhead]

It’s the Juju swing.

[@brueni91]

ya dats my granddad

[@thatwilldonicely1314]

wonderful! notice the beautiful poised vertical finished position, he must have been a hell of a golfer, why didnt he turn professional?

[@dig1ify]

Manuel del la torre?

[@MrGolfhimguy]

JuJu swing

[@golfcoursemanager33]

this is exactly how Furyk swings.

[@Karl_with_a_K]

Yeah, I'm surprised Faldo didn't do his "Irish" accent at the end there...

[@robsaxepga]

Interesting swing. Just shows the options are infinite...almost. lol

[@davidmcnamara3243]

Pure dead arm swinging protocol. Extremely difficult to accomplish!!!!