Early in his career he wanted to quit golfing several times because he wasn’t providing for his family like he thought he should. His wife, knowing he would never be happy doing anything else, urged him to keep playing. Imagine that….No one will ever swing like him again, and no one will ever have a wife who says get out there and go golfing again either. Think your swing and your wifes attitude are not connected? Think again.
I know Hogan was great and he had an awesome swing but I don’t think most golfers should try to emulate him because very few humans have the type of flexibility to get into the positions he was able to. Guys like him and Sergio Garcia are able to create a tremendous amount of lag but look at much their wrists hinge on the downswing! His principles are right on but I think most people would be better off finding a pro with their own body type to take after.
hey, thanks for putting this up, great GREAT swing but…. can i just slightly disagree with the last comment, accompanied by perhaps the WORST song ever written ever ever erver erver ever ever ever ever erver… you get the idea )
It’s a good song to go with the video since it’s calm and not uptempo similar to Hogans personality but any way i noticed he turns his hips towards the target slightly on his back swing. Is he the one who started this technique? Anyone know?
Ok, Hogan had a problem with his right knee so he couldn’t rotate around it on his backswing. Watch his left hip on his back swing (post car accident) it moves slightly towards the target. I think Tiger does it also.
his left knee stays back relative to his left hip at the start of the downswing just a tad, & probably went a long way towards keeping him from ‘spinning out’. i know when i manage to follow suit, i wind up with a much more solid finish.
Genius at work. I wonder what ever happened to the note books he recorded his practice sessions on, wow I’d say they would be a great read, really get inside his head.
Well no. He’s dead.
and they said he’d never walk…..
Early in his career he wanted to quit golfing several times because he wasn’t providing for his family like he thought he should. His wife, knowing he would never be happy doing anything else, urged him to keep playing. Imagine that….No one will ever swing like him again, and no one will ever have a wife who says get out there and go golfing again either. Think your swing and your wifes attitude are not connected? Think again.
perfection!
HAHAHAH!!!!! GREAT POINT!!!!!
C-Dog, You got that right. Anytime I’ve played, and my wife and I are fussin’; MY SWING SUCKS!
As they say in Ireland …. he was some man for one man
he gets alot of lag, i bet id be 3 shots better if i just sat here and watched his swing for 2 hours no joke!! incredible…
Awesome video, he’s one of my favorite golfers.
I know Hogan was great and he had an awesome swing but I don’t think most golfers should try to emulate him because very few humans have the type of flexibility to get into the positions he was able to. Guys like him and Sergio Garcia are able to create a tremendous amount of lag but look at much their wrists hinge on the downswing! His principles are right on but I think most people would be better off finding a pro with their own body type to take after.
Lag isnt that hard to maintain, if you understood his swing. And some of the angles and positions are illusions from camera angles. ;_;
great swing and video , what’s with using one of the best songs ever written that has nothing to do with golf?
hey, thanks for putting this up, great GREAT swing but…. can i just slightly disagree with the last comment, accompanied by perhaps the WORST song ever written ever ever erver erver ever ever ever ever erver… you get the idea
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mix it with kings of leon, notion
It’s a good song to go with the video since it’s calm and not uptempo similar to Hogans personality but any way i noticed he turns his hips towards the target slightly on his back swing. Is he the one who started this technique? Anyone know?
Do you mean at the start of the swing (as a forward press), at the start of the downswing, what?
Ok, Hogan had a problem with his right knee so he couldn’t rotate around it on his backswing. Watch his left hip on his back swing (post car accident) it moves slightly towards the target. I think Tiger does it also.
The man…
his left knee stays back relative to his left hip at the start of the downswing just a tad, & probably went a long way towards keeping him from ‘spinning out’. i know when i manage to follow suit, i wind up with a much more solid finish.
fairly easy to say one of the greatest swings in golf
hard-core golf, ain’t nothin like it!
which hole??
Genius at work. I wonder what ever happened to the note books he recorded his practice sessions on, wow I’d say they would be a great read, really get inside his head.
This was a pleasure to view, thanks for posting!
Hey Pilcher, mix it with Kings of Leon, notion. It’s a little more upbeat and it’s the perfect length.