United States-1960: Heavy-Set Older Man Drives a Golf Ball and Holds His Finish

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

golf
sports leisure
amateur athletics
mid-century menswear
ageing and activity
summer recreation
home movie portraiture

Shot type: wide
Camera: static
Setting: outdoor · Mown grass practice slope at a golf area, sunlit, with no buildings in view
Time and weather: daytime with low sun · summer · sunny
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight casting a long shadow to the left
People: 1 · A heavy-set older man with receding grey hair in a white short-sleeved knit shirt, dark belted pleated trousers and light-coloured shoes
Objects: golf club · driver · belt · golf shoes
Colors: grass green · white · charcoal grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man stands at the top of his backswing with the club raised.
He swings down through the ball, the club a blur near the turf.
He rises into a high finish with his weight on the front foot.
He holds the finish, club behind his head, until the clip ends.

Heavy-Set Older Man Drives a Golf Ball and Holds His Finish — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960, home movie footage shows a heavy-set older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark pleated trousers driving a ball on a sunny grass slope. The single shot opens at the top of his backswing, catches the blurred downswing and then stays on him as he holds a high finish with the club wrapped behind his head. The camera is static and frames him full length, his long shadow falling across the mown turf.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001145

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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: 1960 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fits requests for circa 1960 American amateur golf or postwar leisure footage, giving documentaries and commercials a clean, held full drive by an older man.
Period detail: The high-waisted pleated trousers, belted short-sleeved knit shirt and light golf shoes may show men's casual sportswear of around 1960.
Home-movie behavior: An unstaged moment of a family or friend filming a man's drive, who then proudly holds his finish for the camera.
What appears in frame: A heavy-set older man in a white shirt, dark pleated trousers, a club wrapped behind his head, light shoes, his long shadow and a sunny mown slope.
Film character: Saturated greens, fine grain, thin vertical scratches and dark rounded frame corners give the projected small-gauge film a warm, authentic texture.
Edit role: Works as a short insert or memory beat, and the held finish gives an editor a natural hold point for a transition.
Historical context: The clip reflects golf as everyday recreation for middle-aged and older men in the colour home-movie era, which ran until camcorders arrived in the 1980s.
Research note: The film's copyright and the identifiable man's likeness are separate matters; he is unidentified, and the grounds may be private property, so check releases for each use.
Research search match: older man golf swing home movie, vintage golf drive circa 1960, amateur golfer old color film, mid-century golf leisure footage
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's boy in shorts driving on a range, man in cardigan swing and boy's swing and laugh, then other circa 1960 American leisure clips, then golf swing studies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Heavy-set older man mid-downswing on a sunny grass slope, circa 1960 home movie, likely United States — The downswing: the club blurs as he drives through the ball.
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Older golfer rising into his finish on a sunlit practice slope, circa 1960 amateur film, United States — He comes up into a high finish, weight shifting to his front foot.
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Heavy-set man holds a high finish with his driver on a green slope, circa 1960 American home movie — The finish held, back heel raised and clubhead hanging behind his head.
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Older golfer still posed in his follow-through as the shot ends, sunny slope, circa 1960, United States — Still holding the pose at the end of the shot, his shadow long on the turf.
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