Ben Hogan demonstrating his golf training exercise as seen on pages 81 to 83 in his golfing bible Ben Hogan's Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals Of Golf.
There are several ways to swing the club, everybody has it's own characteristics and has to find it's own swing. You need to find what works for you, the ball is always right.
@@amfohr Yes ... but ... the basics of anatomy ... and Physics ... don't change ... so there are at least patterns to follow ... "fidding your own swing" without applying any principles passed down from teachers is not a good idea
I actually follow all of Hogan's pointers to the dot based on his five lessons - with the exception of the weak grip where i use a slight-strong one instead. Having some of the best ball striking of my life.
This short video taught me more about the golf swing than the scores of books, dvds and all the other internet tips and videos I've ever watched. Hogan shows most of all in the video how easy it is to get your weight to the left side by using the rhythm of the golf swing. The natural momentum of the swing has to put your weight on your left side. U can just feel it by watching him..!! Best drill of all time..!!
JohnnyNIght I know it's 2 years old, But I agree with you entirely. And Mr. Snead by playing either bare footed or in silk socks made sure he would not over swing and keep in Tempo. He actually played the back 9 barefooted in the Masters 1 year because his timing was off. They don't make golfers like this anymore. Can you imagine if Mr. Hogan and Mr. Snead were on Tour today..???...The Fed Ex cup would only have 2 names on it for the next 20 years. I am 51 and recently lost a friend who believe it or not was Sam Snead's Best friend for over 40 years. They were as tight as a Miser with a dime. When Sam died a lot of my friend died with him and when my friend died he took a piece of my heart as well., His name was Jack Bell. Sam Got him his first head PGA pro job at The Greenbrier and after that at Medina. Jack Played in 4 US Opens and played on tour for a few years and won local tournaments in VA but realized his true calling was in teaching and he eventually coached VCU's Golf team...Sorry to bother you, I just read your statement and it reminded me of something Jack would have said, Keep em in the short grass my friend.
Right on! I am surprise this video has so few hits. It should be in the millions by now. Feeling the natural connectivity of the body's parts of the shoulders, arms, elbows, hips, and knees as well as feeling the rhythm of the golf swing is what golf is all about. 😀
JohnnyNIght How's your golf coming along. Whenever I loose it or try something different in my swing I always come back to this particular video to get connected again. There is something magical about it. 😊
Agree. Best drill of all time. / Classes should start here, and continue here / Oh, the crap I see in classes at the range / It almost seems like teachers want to complicate the swing AMAP rather than simplifying it ...
The fact that Mr. Hogan was not only a guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town" but was asked to demonstrate techniques from his instructional manual says a great deal about the man.
I really want to thank you for posting this video, it has made a HUGE difference for me! I had 6 pars and 1 birdie in 12 holes today... I wrote a blog about it and linked to your UA-cam video...
Golfer's of today will never know the greatness of this man. Almost killed and left crippled for life after a head-on with a Greyhound, he won 6 of the 9 majors after he returned to the tour in 1950 and without the accident he could have built an amazing record, and with healthy legs could have possibly won 20 or more majors. At one point, Tiger won 7 of 11 majors, truly an outstanding record but Hogan was 9 of 16 in majors and his amazing 18 consecutive top 10's is approached only by Jack with 13. In July of 1960 I was 16 and watched as he shot a flawless 62 on my home course (Atascocita, near Houston). The month before he nearly won his 5th Open, hitting the first 34 greens on the final day at Cherry Hills, only to have a wedge back off the green into the water. Fate was cruel to Ben Hogan but those of us who watched him play know he was the best.
ed chapman- Great player yes. The "best"? Not by a long shot. He was also a nasty, miserable fuck to those outside his inner circle and cursed like a sailor. Just ask Johnny Miller and Gary Player. Miller as an amateur playing in his first US Open, walked up to Hogan , who was sitting eating lunch, and introduced himself and told Hogan how much he admired him. Hogan's response? " Kid can't you see I'm eating my soup" ! No "Thank You son", or words of encouragement hat Johnny would have cherished forever. Tiger , Jack and Bobby Jones are the best the game has ever seen. No one comes close. Jack with 18 majors and 19 second place finishes in majors. 73 wins total. Tiger with 15 majors and counting , and the only person in history to win 4 majors in a row in the modern era of golf. He is temporarily tied for most wins in PGA Tour history with Sam Snead at 82. Bobby Jones is the only person to win all 4 majors of his era in the same year (Grand Slam). He only played for 7 years , before retiring due to illness . In those 7 years he won 13 majors.
@@TheNYgolfer "He was also a nasty miserable fuck' Did you ever meet him? You're just regurgitating garbage that you read on the interweb...Do some research instead of besmirching somebodies' character whom you've never interacted with. It wasn't Miller that approached him and it's hearsay anyway...
Well, the GOAT debate will rage on forever, in every sport, unless it's based on a time, like the 40-yard dash or something / Yes, Hogan could be cold, but I don't think his legacy as a golfer should be judged through that lens, or not entirely / Jack and Tiger could also be real assholes too, and yet, all of these men also have charming and thoughtful sides too / In Hogan's case, there are several factors that make his numbers deceiving, including the fact that he missed so many tournaments due to WWII, and then his accident / When he went on his tear, it was, perhaps, the most amazing in golf history, matching or surpassing Tiger / Subjectively, in terms of his swing, it is widely praised as the greatest ever seen, esp in terms of its efficiency (he was short) and precision (the guy had tournaments in which he hit every fairway and every green in reg; that's simply awe-inspiring / Nicklaus and Player, two of the GOATS, do not hesitate to identify Hogan as the greatest ballstriker of all time, hands down ...
The interesting thing is that what Hogan is showing looks a lot like the swing reprogramming technique taught by Dr. Kwon, Director of the Biomechanics Lab at Texas Womans University in Denton TX. Kwon is a genius. He says swing speed depends on the lower body, the pelvis, not the arms. He has students swing a 10 pound kettleball in almost exactly the same way Hogan starts out, saying keep your hands in front of your chest and swing rhythmically with the lower body, don't swing with the arms. You can see that from the start, as Hogan swings wider and faster, he is always moving with his pelvis and hips, with the lower body, and just seems to be throwing the arms, not trying to make a muscular swing with the arms independent of the body. Hogan also takes a full, rhythmic backswing and does not rush the transition, which is another thing Kwon stresses.
Pelvis and hips are kind of the same thing, but I would argue neither are your lower body. Your knees and feet are your lower body, which is where the swing starts: where the toes meet the turf
The people who knew Mr. Hogan knew of his great dry sense of humor . So when he said "anyone can do that" he was cracking a joke. But he was giving actual advice in reference to your elbows staying connected to your body (for the "1 plane swingers" out there)
This is actually his swing in a nutshell. Just add a straight left arm on the right side arc and a straight right arm on the left side arc to keep his hands in the largest diameter arc possible. Keep your forearms as close together as possible and you just about got it. Don't try to release the club. Add practice to perfect it. Don't forget the hat, pants, and cigarette for style. I think the book was a profitable smokescreen to hide his secret and extend his legend. He was no dummy.
He's essentially doing a big waggle, which used to be discussed in golf instruction a lot more. It's supposed to be a mini swing rehearsal of your full swing. I've been doing this while waiting for my playing partners turns, and then I do a couple of short ones before I swing - it really helps.
If anyone can do it, I'll try. I'm coming back to golf, so there's no better action to try and emulate. Hogan has a beautiful looking swing; the man is so fluid, and those hips generate so much power and whip - people should really take note, that is where the power in a swing is, not the arms. And that connection between the arms and body - no one has ever explained or demonstrated it so simply. I tried it last night and it felt very right. Interesting to see how it goes on the range.
Read this drill in his book but was not sure how to do it. This video really helps explain it. That was on Ed Sullivan's show? That brings back some memories.
The secret in geometry is the pivot rotation, as centered as it can be!. The secret in physics is the late "swoosh" sound way past impact, as late as it can be!
What this exercise does, as it clearly states in his last book, is to teach you to feel as though you are swinging the club with your body and not your arms or hands. If you do this with a ball you will see one shot after another landing on target. If I use an 8 iron, the ball will travel about 50 yards total. The exercise will then transfer that feeling to your full swing where the elbows are no longer pinned to your body. When he takes a full swing here you can see that the elbows are no longer pinned.
I agree, in fact I don't see his elbows themselves being attached, certainly not the left elbow, even in the small swing. What I see is the upper arm attached to the front and sides of his chest. The elbows can rotate from that position and sometimes point away from the chest a bit. And in the larger swings the upper arms are released from the chest a bit at the top and finish of the swing.
@silowhore Gradually got more consistent. Approached, then bettered my handicap twice towards the end of the year, once in a game where we were only allowed 2 clubs and a putter. Hogan may have smiled knowingly...
i seen a funny comment on another video just now, it said: "i've been trying to swing like ben hogan for the last five years, so far, i have the hat, and i have the cigarette"......i almost pissed my self lol
Supposedly in one of the Golf museums is one of his drivers, some pros. Maybe Jack Nicklaus have said if you grab the Grip on it, it feels like a piece of Rubarb steel, which they use when laying concrete, sounds really rough to me. He might not have liked today's equipment, but who knows. Last clubs his company Ben Hogan Golf put out were in the mid 90's. Under his supervision. Callaway I think own them today.
Yes, anyone can do that, as long as there is no ball. When there's a ball sitting there you have to put a dime sized sweet spot of the club right on the backside of that little ball.
If you understand the swing at an elite level you know it is the swing 100%. You can add BS like most instructors do but that is it. Notice how the club comes into the ball. Amateur stay on top of the swing pros stay under the swing. The swing was coming under not over😉
well by definition a purist is someone who insists on great precision and correctness so i think i chose my words correctly...some good points you make there
Actually yes it is that hard when that stupid little fucking ball is laughing at you staring you right in the face..... I think it's easier to hit a 90 mph fastball.... Seriously. A lot easier actually than to get around in less than 80... Yet I love the game.... Golf is amazing!!!! Truly is God's sport and I can almost guarantee God swings the club like Ben Hogan!!! A legend!!!
"isn't that simple" he says. Actually, it's not, it really hard to do consistently like Mr Hogan. He makes it look simple, just like all great athletes do.
Indeed, but the INFORMATION needed is relatively simple. Now, developing the ABILITY is another thing. The thing is, most golfers think they need more and more and more information to improve. They don't. Not if they listen to Hogan about the fundamentals.
Not sure it takes a purist. Some manufacturers still make good forged irons, but hardly anybody plays them. If the Tour would require the old ball, persimmon, and blades with no game-improvement features, we'd see pretty quickly which two-thirds of the tour shouldn't be out there--not to mention how much better we'd be able to see how one generation stacked up against another. But the Tour administration would never allow it, because it would get all over the "these guys are good" thing.
Wish they would have one Roll Back Tournament a year where all players had to play the ball/clubs from the 80's,early 90's. Bet it would be a hit, and some of the players would have a ball with it. I know I would WATCH it, would be most interesting to see. And see what yardages they would hit it, and club use.
Why in hell would a comment this on-point and dead right get so many negative votes it doesn't even show? I guess good sense, and good golf sense, isn't for everybody. That's just fine.
Abdul Adzim Start by imagining that your upper sleeves are zipped together. And as you progress to the top of the swing you will feel the gradual unzipping of the right sleeve. Now just let the down swing happen.
The LEFT elbow must separate to reach across the body on the backswing The RIGHT elbow does NOT leave the body - or does so very little (this is ESSENTIAL)
The stats DO lie. Nicklaus won most majors cos' he was at the top for 25 years. Most only get 8-10 at the top of their game. Doesn't make him a better player.
He couldn't say it all in :48 seconds, of course, but ... I'd add ... your weight should be firmly on your LEFT side, from which it should never really deviate ... and, as you swing, your left shoulder must go DOWN ... and your hands IN. Those are my only swing thoughts. Ever. That's what I'd tell any beginner. Or expert.
That part of the golf shot IS very simple. The hard part is putting the sweet spot of the club (which back then was about the size of a large aspirin) directly on the back of the ball. Miss it by more than a quarter inch and the shot is a total loser. That is the hard part that takes years to learn and only one in a million does it well enough to make a living doing it in tournaments.
+George Smith George, you have to understand to swing through the ball.. not try to hit it the ball, thats what makes it so difficult. remember, swing through the ball with no tension and try and swing the best circle you can.
Callaway I think owns the Name for Clubs. They only just started making them again. the club looks beautiful, but it is 800 dollars for a set. Back in 90 or 91 I sprung for the Apex Grind, I think they were 300.00 a set. I still have them today. Ben of course foresaw all the clubs produced up until I think the mid 90's. Never forget when in 90 they came out with the 1st Hogan cavity back clubs, known as the hogan edge, they could not keep them on the shelves. Well just my limited knowledge. Tom Kite used to use Hogan clubs, there were others.
Re the generational comparison: You'd still have to factor in the dramatically better-conditioned courses and near-perfect greens today, but still, you'd have a better idea of just how superior these guys today are NOT compared to Hogan, Nelson, Nicklaus, Trevino, Snead, et al.
he would probably despise today's equipment....light clubs, cavity backs, sharp lie angles, massive offsets etc etc, contrary to popular belief, most purists believe the quality of golf clubs has gone backwards in a lot of ways
@lonestargun first, because today's golf instruction sucks; second, because Hogan knew something about physics and something about anatomy; third, because he and his companions had to play with unforgiving equipment unlike these poor "professionals" of today
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Hogan teaches the golf swing in :48 (!)
INCREDIBLE
And this lesson is better than 99.9% of the stuff you will find out there today.
There are several ways to swing the club, everybody has it's own characteristics and has to find it's own swing. You need to find what works for you, the ball is always right.
@@amfohr Yes ... but ... the basics of anatomy ... and Physics ... don't change ... so there are at least patterns to follow ... "fidding your own swing" without applying any principles passed down from teachers is not a good idea
I actually follow all of Hogan's pointers to the dot based on his five lessons - with the exception of the weak grip where i use a slight-strong one instead. Having some of the best ball striking of my life.
This short video taught me more about the golf swing than the scores of books, dvds and all the other internet tips and videos I've ever watched. Hogan shows most of all in the video how easy it is to get your weight to the left side by using the rhythm of the golf swing. The natural momentum of the swing has to put your weight on your left side. U can just feel it by watching him..!! Best drill of all time..!!
JohnnyNIght
I know it's 2 years old, But I agree with you entirely.
And Mr. Snead by playing either bare footed or in silk socks made sure he would not over swing and keep in Tempo.
He actually played the back 9 barefooted in the Masters 1 year because his timing was off.
They don't make golfers like this anymore.
Can you imagine if Mr. Hogan and Mr. Snead were on Tour today..???...The Fed Ex cup would only have 2 names on it for the next 20 years.
I am 51 and recently lost a friend who believe it or not was Sam Snead's Best friend for over 40 years.
They were as tight as a Miser with a dime.
When Sam died a lot of my friend died with him and when my friend died he took a piece of my heart as well.,
His name was Jack Bell.
Sam Got him his first head PGA pro job at The Greenbrier and after that at Medina.
Jack Played in 4 US Opens and played on tour for a few years and won local tournaments in VA but realized his true calling was in teaching and he eventually coached VCU's Golf team...Sorry to bother you, I just read your statement and it reminded me of something Jack would have said, Keep em in the short grass my friend.
Right on! I am surprise this video has so few hits. It should be in the millions by now. Feeling the natural connectivity of the body's parts of the shoulders, arms, elbows, hips, and knees as well as feeling the rhythm of the golf swing is what golf is all about. 😀
JohnnyNIght How's your golf coming along. Whenever I loose it or try something different in my swing I always come back to this particular video to get connected again. There is something magical about it. 😊
A true body swing powered by the pivot and not independent hand and arm action
Agree. Best drill of all time. / Classes should start here, and continue here / Oh, the crap I see in classes at the range / It almost seems like teachers want to complicate the swing AMAP rather than simplifying it ...
The fact that Mr. Hogan was not only a guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town" but was asked to demonstrate techniques from his instructional manual says a great deal about the man.
I really want to thank you for posting this video, it has made a HUGE difference for me! I had 6 pars and 1 birdie in 12 holes today... I wrote a blog about it and linked to your UA-cam video...
Probably the best one minute golf lesson ever devised. Only one problem, not 'anyone' can do it :-)
@@charlesking6584 I obviously have, dimwit.
Of course you have, dullard.
Golfer's of today will never know the greatness of this man. Almost killed and left crippled for life after a head-on with a Greyhound, he won 6 of the 9 majors after he returned to the tour in 1950 and without the accident he could have built an amazing record, and with healthy legs could have possibly won 20 or more majors. At one point, Tiger won 7 of 11 majors, truly an outstanding record but Hogan was 9 of 16 in majors and his amazing 18 consecutive top 10's is approached only by Jack with 13. In July of 1960 I was 16 and watched as he shot a flawless 62 on my home course (Atascocita, near Houston). The month before he nearly won his 5th Open, hitting the first 34 greens on the final day at Cherry Hills, only to have a wedge back off the green into the water. Fate was cruel to Ben Hogan but those of us who watched him play know he was the best.
ed chapman- Great player yes. The "best"? Not by a long shot.
He was also a nasty, miserable fuck to those outside his inner circle and cursed like a sailor. Just ask Johnny Miller and Gary Player. Miller as an amateur playing in his first US Open, walked up to Hogan , who was sitting eating lunch, and introduced himself and told Hogan how much he admired him. Hogan's response? " Kid can't you see I'm eating my soup" !
No "Thank You son", or words of encouragement hat Johnny would have cherished forever.
Tiger , Jack and Bobby Jones are the best the game has ever seen. No one comes close. Jack with 18 majors and 19 second place finishes in majors. 73 wins total.
Tiger with 15 majors and counting , and the only person in history to win 4 majors in a row in the modern era of golf. He is temporarily tied for most wins in PGA Tour history with Sam Snead at 82.
Bobby Jones is the only person to win all 4 majors of his era in the same year (Grand Slam). He only played for 7 years , before retiring due to illness . In those 7 years he won 13 majors.
@@TheNYgolfer "He was also a nasty miserable fuck' Did you ever meet him? You're just regurgitating garbage that you read on the interweb...Do some research instead of besmirching somebodies' character whom you've never interacted with.
It wasn't Miller that approached him and it's hearsay anyway...
Well, the GOAT debate will rage on forever, in every sport, unless it's based on a time, like the 40-yard dash or something / Yes, Hogan could be cold, but I don't think his legacy as a golfer should be judged through that lens, or not entirely / Jack and Tiger could also be real assholes too, and yet, all of these men also have charming and thoughtful sides too / In Hogan's case, there are several factors that make his numbers deceiving, including the fact that he missed so many tournaments due to WWII, and then his accident / When he went on his tear, it was, perhaps, the most amazing in golf history, matching or surpassing Tiger / Subjectively, in terms of his swing, it is widely praised as the greatest ever seen, esp in terms of its efficiency (he was short) and precision (the guy had tournaments in which he hit every fairway and every green in reg; that's simply awe-inspiring / Nicklaus and Player, two of the GOATS, do not hesitate to identify Hogan as the greatest ballstriker of all time, hands down ...
The interesting thing is that what Hogan is showing looks a lot like the swing reprogramming technique taught by Dr. Kwon, Director of the Biomechanics Lab at Texas Womans University in Denton TX. Kwon is a genius. He says swing speed depends on the lower body, the pelvis, not the arms. He has students swing a 10 pound kettleball in almost exactly the same way Hogan starts out, saying keep your hands in front of your chest and swing rhythmically with the lower body, don't swing with the arms. You can see that from the start, as Hogan swings wider and faster, he is always moving with his pelvis and hips, with the lower body, and just seems to be throwing the arms, not trying to make a muscular swing with the arms independent of the body. Hogan also takes a full, rhythmic backswing and does not rush the transition, which is another thing Kwon stresses.
Pelvis and hips are kind of the same thing, but I would argue neither are your lower body. Your knees and feet are your lower body, which is where the swing starts: where the toes meet the turf
Did Dr. Kwon learn this from watching Ben Hogan?
For anyone wanting to learn golf. This video after reading Five Lessons is the key
Thanx for uploading the video. Ben Hogan = The Master.
There's a lot of magic right here. Keeping the elbows tucked helps me a lot.
The people who knew Mr. Hogan knew of his great dry sense of humor . So when he said "anyone can do that" he was cracking a joke. But he was giving actual advice in reference to your elbows staying connected to your body (for the "1 plane swingers" out there)
This advice is pure gold, at last, I'm hitting it at the flags!
This is actually his swing in a nutshell. Just add a straight left arm on the right side arc and a straight right arm on the left side arc to keep his hands in the largest diameter arc possible. Keep your forearms as close together as possible and you just about got it. Don't try to release the club.
Add practice to perfect it. Don't forget the hat, pants, and cigarette for style.
I think the book was a profitable smokescreen to hide his secret and extend his legend. He was no dummy.
He's essentially doing a big waggle, which used to be discussed in golf instruction a lot more. It's supposed to be a mini swing rehearsal of your full swing. I've been doing this while waiting for my playing partners turns, and then I do a couple of short ones before I swing - it really helps.
The waggle is basically shot shaping before the real deal.
Best lesson to help one swing freely!
Thanks a lot.
I love it
If anyone can do it, I'll try. I'm coming back to golf, so there's no better action to try and emulate. Hogan has a beautiful looking swing; the man is so fluid, and those hips generate so much power and whip - people should really take note, that is where the power in a swing is, not the arms. And that connection between the arms and body - no one has ever explained or demonstrated it so simply. I tried it last night and it felt very right. Interesting to see how it goes on the range.
Read this drill in his book but was not sure how to do it. This video really helps explain it. That was on Ed Sullivan's show? That brings back some memories.
The secret in geometry is the pivot rotation, as centered as it can be!.
The secret in physics is the late "swoosh" sound way past impact, as late as it can be!
Anyone might be able to do that.
But not like you Mr. Hogan, Not like you Sir.
Along With Sam Snead you made golf an art form.
What this exercise does, as it clearly states in his last book, is to teach you to feel as though you are swinging the club with your body and not your arms or hands. If you do this with a ball you will see one shot after another landing on target. If I use an 8 iron, the ball will travel about 50 yards total. The exercise will then transfer that feeling to your full swing where the elbows are no longer pinned to your body. When he takes a full swing here you can see that the elbows are no longer pinned.
I agree, in fact I don't see his elbows themselves being attached, certainly not the left elbow, even in the small swing. What I see is the upper arm attached to the front and sides of his chest. The elbows can rotate from that position and sometimes point away from the chest a bit. And in the larger swings the upper arms are released from the chest a bit at the top and finish of the swing.
I actually agree with you there.
The first televised golf instruction?
You where the best
@silowhore
Gradually got more consistent. Approached, then bettered my handicap twice towards the end of the year, once in a game where we were only allowed 2 clubs and a putter. Hogan may have smiled knowingly...
Isn't there any subtitle to this footage? I need one badly.
His book Five Lessons is THE book on golf instruction.
But only if you follow it exactly.
i seen a funny comment on another video just now, it said: "i've been trying to swing like ben hogan for the last five years, so far, i have the hat, and i have the cigarette"......i almost pissed my self lol
Check out Swing Shirt shirt teaches this idea
Hogan was pure genius. God if we could only go back in time.
I just cried from laughing so hard
Imagine Ben Hogan with today's clubs and equipment. He would be unbelievably amazing lmfao!
Supposedly in one of the Golf museums is one of his drivers, some pros. Maybe Jack Nicklaus have said if you grab the Grip on it, it feels like a piece of Rubarb steel, which they use when laying concrete, sounds really rough to me. He might not have liked today's equipment, but who knows. Last clubs his company Ben Hogan Golf put out were in the mid 90's. Under his supervision. Callaway I think own them today.
@@ksharpe10 I made that comment 9 years ago. What I said was very short sighted lol
@rahhughes nice man
"Isn't that simple? Anyone can do that!" Isn't that what we all wish golf was like?
Yes, anyone can do that, as long as there is no ball. When there's a ball sitting there you have to put a dime sized sweet spot of the club right on the backside of that little ball.
If you understand the swing at an elite level you know it is the swing 100%. You can add BS like most instructors do but that is it. Notice how the club comes into the ball. Amateur stay on top of the swing pros stay under the swing. The swing was coming under not over😉
It teaches you not to involve be your hands until have to
well by definition a purist is someone who insists on great precision and correctness so i think i chose my words correctly...some good points you make there
LOL ... can't go around the course doing that all day .... BWHHHAHHAHHAAAH !!!! Great Training Exercise.
@rahhughes how did it go?
Simple golf lesson . . .anyone can do it, they just don’t . . . probably like me, thinking gets in the way. iPad to the range later to test this out 😉
Actually yes it is that hard when that stupid little fucking ball is laughing at you staring you right in the face..... I think it's easier to hit a 90 mph fastball.... Seriously. A lot easier actually than to get around in less than 80... Yet I love the game.... Golf is amazing!!!! Truly is God's sport and I can almost guarantee God swings the club like Ben Hogan!!! A legend!!!
Right foot toed out the same amount as the left
"isn't that simple" he says. Actually, it's not, it really hard to do consistently like Mr Hogan. He makes it look simple, just like all great athletes do.
It’s not simple…
Indeed, but the INFORMATION needed is relatively simple. Now, developing the ABILITY is another thing. The thing is, most golfers think they need more and more and more information to improve. They don't. Not if they listen to Hogan about the fundamentals.
Not sure it takes a purist. Some manufacturers still make good forged irons, but hardly anybody plays them. If the Tour would require the old ball, persimmon, and blades with no game-improvement features, we'd see pretty quickly which two-thirds of the tour shouldn't be out there--not to mention how much better we'd be able to see how one generation stacked up against another. But the Tour administration would never allow it, because it would get all over the "these guys are good" thing.
Wish they would have one Roll Back Tournament a year where all players had to play the ball/clubs from the 80's,early 90's. Bet it would be a hit, and some of the players would have a ball with it. I know I would WATCH it, would be most interesting to see. And see what yardages they would hit it, and club use.
Why in hell would a comment this on-point and dead right get so many negative votes it doesn't even show?
I guess good sense, and good golf sense, isn't for everybody. That's just fine.
anyone gotta show me how to do this
Abdul Adzim Start by imagining that your upper sleeves are zipped together. And as you progress to the top of the swing you will feel the gradual unzipping of the right sleeve. Now just let the down swing happen.
Love the guy. But my problem is, as SOON as he demonstrates the "full swing," his elbows separate from his body. So what gives?
The LEFT elbow must separate to reach across the body on the backswing
The RIGHT elbow does NOT leave the body - or does so very little (this is ESSENTIAL)
I can confirm that I'm not 'anyone'.
greatest ball striker, and my favourite player but im afraid that honor lies with jack nicklaus....the stats don't lie
The stats DO lie. Nicklaus won most majors cos' he was at the top for 25 years. Most only get 8-10 at the top of their game. Doesn't make him a better player.
But Nicklaus would watch Hogan hit balls and Hogan didn’t watch anybody
Must be flexible and bend the knees and turn, the lot another words
@bigboycat1 Would you please keep your voice down
He couldn't say it all in :48 seconds, of course, but ... I'd add ... your weight should be firmly on your LEFT side, from which it should never really deviate ... and, as you swing, your left shoulder must go DOWN ... and your hands IN.
Those are my only swing thoughts.
Ever.
That's what I'd tell any beginner.
Or expert.
Well that is at least not what Hogan did, you clearly see him lifting his left heel so he did not keep his weight firmly at the left side.
@@amfohr No, he did not. But he was Hogan. For mere mortals, I would recommend a "stack and stilt" adaptation of his swing fundamentals.
I'm not an "anyone" :-(
everyone can swing perfectly with their eyes closed....why would opening them make it harder?
That part of the golf shot IS very simple. The hard part is putting the sweet spot of the club (which back then was about the size of a large aspirin) directly on the back of the ball. Miss it by more than a quarter inch and the shot is a total loser. That is the hard part that takes years to learn and only one in a million does it well enough to make a living doing it in tournaments.
+George Smith George, you have to understand to swing through the ball.. not try to hit it the ball, thats what makes it so difficult. remember, swing through the ball with no tension and try and swing the best circle you can.
it's a shame that all changes when you place a ball in front of people :P
It is shocking no golf professional on tour uses Ben hogan clubs it is shocking that no one teaches this lesson. SMH
Callaway I think owns the Name for Clubs. They only just started making them again. the club looks beautiful, but it is 800 dollars for a set. Back in 90 or 91 I sprung for the Apex Grind, I think they were 300.00 a set. I still have them today. Ben of course foresaw all the clubs produced up until I think the mid 90's. Never forget when in 90 they came out with the 1st Hogan cavity back clubs, known as the hogan edge, they could not keep them on the shelves. Well just my limited knowledge. Tom Kite used to use Hogan clubs, there were others.
Re the generational comparison: You'd still have to factor in the dramatically better-conditioned courses and near-perfect greens today, but still, you'd have a better idea of just how superior these guys today are NOT compared to Hogan, Nelson, Nicklaus, Trevino, Snead, et al.
The thing is anyone can't do that.
he would probably despise today's equipment....light clubs, cavity backs, sharp lie angles, massive offsets etc etc, contrary to popular belief, most purists believe the quality of golf clubs has gone backwards in a lot of ways
Huge variety of clubs out there from chunky GI to tiny forged blades like the ping blueprint. Your comment is nonsense
@@polaroidwhite9037today is better, back in the 90’s the offset was crazy, but even back then there were more traditional options.
@lonestargun first, because today's golf instruction sucks; second, because Hogan knew something about physics and something about anatomy; third, because he and his companions had to play with unforgiving equipment unlike these poor "professionals" of today
AJ Montanerella ! Anyone can do that!! Copy of your swing! SOKER!
"Can't be going around the golf course doing this all day" too much of that, not enough straight shooters