United States-1958: Shirtless Man in Yellow Cap Makes a Full Golf Swing on a Fairway

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

golf
amateur sport
summer leisure
swing study
recreation
mid-century America
outdoor exercise

Shot type: wide
Camera: static
Setting: outdoor · Mown golf fairway lined with mature deciduous trees, with a sloping green crop field beyond
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny and clear
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with short shadows
People: 1 · One adult man, shirtless, wearing a yellow cap, pale blue shorts and dark shoes, seen from behind and slightly to the side.
Objects: golf club · golf ball · turf divot · cap · shorts
Colors: green · blue · yellow · pale sky white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The shirtless golfer addresses the ball and starts his backswing.
He strikes through the ball and turf sprays up from the fairway.
He holds a high finish with the club behind his head.
He lowers the club and turns to face down the course.
He stands with his back to the camera watching his shot.

Shirtless Man in Yellow Cap Makes a Full Golf Swing on a... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958, home movie footage shows a shirtless man in a yellow cap and pale blue shorts making a full golf swing on a mown fairway. He takes the club to the top, strikes through a spray of turf and holds a high finish. He then turns his back to the camera to watch his shot down the course. Mature shade trees and a sloping green crop field fill the background, and the camera holds steady behind him in bright summer sun.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001127

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for late-1950s American amateur golf or summer leisure footage, useful in documentary, sports history and nostalgic commercial work.
Period detail: The pale blue shorts, yellow cap and bare-chested casual dress may show the relaxed summer sportswear of the late 1950s, and the colour stock fits the Kodachrome era.
Home-movie behavior: A friend or family member films one man's full swing from just behind him, catching an unposed moment as he turns to watch where the ball went.
What appears in frame: The frame holds a shirtless man in a yellow cap and blue shorts, his golf club, a spray of turf at impact, a mown fairway, a row of shade trees and a green crop field on the slope behind.
Film character: Small-gauge colour film gives saturated greens and blues, soft focus, fine grain and dark projection vignetting, with steady, even exposure throughout.
Edit role: Works as a quick sports insert, a summer memory beat or a cutaway within a golf or leisure sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows informal, casually dressed golf on an open course beside farm fields, filmed as one of a series of individual swing studies on the same reel.
Research note: The film's copyright and the man's likeness are separate matters, his identity is unknown, and the golf course may be private property, so check each before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches such as 1950s golf home movie, vintage 8mm golfer, shirtless man golf swing and retro summer fairway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's man in plaid cap full golf swing, man in sweater driving golf ball and golf swing beside pull cart, then with other late-1950s U.S. leisure clips, then with amateur sport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Shirtless golfer at the top of his backswing on a tree-lined fairway in the United States, circa 1958 — At the top of the backswing, the golfer winds up on a mown fairway with shade trees behind him.
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Shirtless man finishes a golf swing as a divot sprays from the fairway, 8mm home movie circa 1958 — Just after impact, turf sprays from the fairway as the golfer swings into a high finish.
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Golfer holds a high follow-through on a sunny U.S. fairway with a green crop field beyond, circa 1958 — The golfer holds his follow-through, back to the camera, against a row of trees and a sloping field.
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Shirtless golfer watches his shot down a tree-lined fairway in the United States, circa 1958 home movie — Club lowered, he watches his shot down the course while a small dark object crosses the frame at left.
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