An Amazing Ben Hogan Golf Video

One of the first golf books I ever bought was Ben Hogan’s book on the proper golf swing. He had such a pure golf swing.

Beautiful. Agree that it’s best not to verbally analyze, just watch and get a sense of his tempo. His swing is based on very solid fundamentals and great rhythm, it as simple as that. Chad Campbell’s swing is virtually identical.

I agree David. Heck, I posted it and still have watched like 15 times. It is really quite memorizing. Maybe I need to watch it like 50 times before I play my next round!

Doug

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Great video! In one tour de force you have the swing that almost drove him to drink (pre-1946, distinctly outside to inside but hitting a relatively straight block>but absolutely no sense of chase down the line from the inside), as well as his post-April 1946 swing where you see a distinct chase move that moves immediately left but from the inside. The post accident footage of 1950 and beyond his power thrust out of his right side is much more pronounced, but still transitions into a level swivel of the hips to complete or more properly catch-up to all the weight and momentum staged to his left side. Even the chip shows a marked rolling open or fanning of the club face that he specifically spoke of in Five Lessons.

Having the great fortune to learn from Mr. Hogan in the 60′s I can tell you that he thought his swing should never be imitated because he manipulated it to compensate for his double jointed wrists and his injuries. He always told me to find my natural swing and learn how to play with imagination and feel that mechanics were a waste of time. He also said he didn’t like his book and I shouldn’t use it to learn from because it was a description of what his swing looked like not what he felt.

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Best swing their ever was. What’s the song in the back ground?

Eddie – love watching that swing (just watched it again!) – not exactly sure what the song is in the background but I love how it sort of re-inforces the Hogan “Mystique” – Thanks for stopping by.

Doug

Sheer poetry, Fred Astaire with a golf club.
Watch it a thousand times and then watch it again.
The modern fundamentals is still “The only lessons” you will ever need.

I totally agree Eddy. Thanks for stopping by.

The song is “London” off of the Blood Diamond Soundtrack. Also, Hogan’s swing is pure. Beautiful to watch.

Thanks for that Dave. Had no clue that was the song but it eerily fits the haunting mystique of Hogan – don’t you think?

Doug

Simply the best swing in golf. Thanks for sharing.

The man certainly practiced it enough and could he ever play. I’m not sure it’s a swing that most of the rest of us could emulate. Hogan had some unique physical characteristics that he used to his advantage. I like the swings of some of the young players today, like Oosthuzien. They are simple and almost effortless. It’s amazing how many young players – the twenty somethings – look the same. It seems to be the ‘less is more’ approach.

Ben Hogan ! He is the best all time ! amazing swing , Memorized slow motion and be happy !!!
i really love ben hogan!!!!!!!

Absolutely Roberto! Thanks for stopping by at our blog.

My pleasure. Thanks for stopping by the GolfDashBlog. Doug