The Ben Hogan Takeaway

The Ben Hogan Takeaway



Master your takeaway by looking at what Ben Hogan actually did versus popular instruction myths. Discover how Hogan rejected the rigid “steady head” concept, allowing his head to turn and shift slightly to avoid a tight, dangerous reverse pivot. Learn his precise sequence of moving the hands, arms, and shoulders to maintain incredible backswing width while bracing heavily against a flexed right knee. We also analyze his famous “pane of glass” swing plane, low-loaded hands, and the subtle cupped left wrist at the top that opened the clubface to permanently eliminate his hook.

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  1. Thank you for sharing Jim McLean's video on Ben Hogan.
    I'm a former student of both Henry Picard and Gardner Dickinson. Two men close to Hogan. In fact, Hogan dedicated his book, Power Golf, to Henry Picard. I was on the Lesson Tee with "Pic" in 1987. I asked him how Hogan swung the club. Then things got real interesting.
    *Told me how
    *Showed me how
    *Taught me how
    Regarding JM's video here, McLean got most things correct, but not all. He's incorrect on the location of the inward cupping of the left hand / wrist. He's also incorrect on how Hogan cupped the wrist. In a nutshell, JM does not have the full story on Hogan's golf swing.

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