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  • apinionated.hubpages.com/hub/P­erfect-Golf-Swing-321

    MUST READ THIS ARTICLE ON BEN'S BOOK AND THE MENTAL APPROACH.

  • Hogan had it all figured out by the late 1940s, and they havn't been able to improve on it since.

  • 28 people can't play golf

  • sheer beauty.

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  • Yes Sir-Hogans 5 Lessons is the Bible of Golf Instruction. It's The Golfing Machine School. Hands in front of ball at impact, butt pointing outside your lift hip, Low - Left - Under the Table to 'Balance'. If the wind is blowing 'Hit it as hard as you can, cut it off as quick as you can'. Lot of Tigers shots are cut off quick, looks almost like a half swing but trust me it not. Once he gets to the top and sets it in the slot it's all shoulder turn nothing else moves as he "TRAPS" the ball again

  • watch?v=BdfAq0vTILk  This is similar-do you agree?>

  • Watch this video daily. My swing has achieved an amazing consistency since I adopted Mr Hogan's approach. Now for the short game!!!

  • As close as any human will ever come to a "perfect" golf swing. Mind-numbing.

  • Oh, Mr H, you were the cream of the cream. You might have been a "difficult" guy, but millions of us love you, and billions more will. You defined 'courage' and had the guts and intelligence to work it all out for yourself. Tiger famously said that he "wanted to own his swing, like Hogan owned his." That's the supreme compliment.Bernard Darwin said in 1953 that he was glad to have lived long enough to have seen Ben Hogan play golf. Another supreme compliment!

  • My son Isaac wants to be able to swing like Ben Hogan....but who doesn't??? Hope you enjoy his video response. He's got a bit to go to look like Ben Hogan. I think he swings more like Ernie Els.

  • Majestic.

  • Damn I just figured out Hogans secret. It's his huge buttocks :)

  • Like listening to Mozart talk music

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  • Some say that these guys are obsolete concerning the golf swing. I'm no expert, but for me they, Hogan, Snead and after them Niclaus, Player, Watson and other fab Golfers, developed the perfect golf swing at that time. It's almost the same swing today.

  • @petereuropa Actually the modern swing used today uses most of Hogans principles of not lifting up the front foot and pulling the left side during the downswing. Snead, Niclaus, Watson, had obsolete swings no longer used today since they used the back foot to drive the downswing forcing the C shape follow through posture which produces hip injury. Watson actually changed his swing in the 90's to prevent this from happening.

  • "If you don't mind"...sheesh...no, we don't mind.

    Like listening to the voice of God, it is.

  • the 26 people who dislikes Mr Hogan, the gentleman , with best golf swing ever, need to give up their man cards.

  • "If you don't mind..." No, Mr. Hogan, I don't mind at all. You keep hitting golf balls and I'll just kneel over here in homage.

  • hogan or nicklaus couldnt break 80 on the pga courses today

  • this1s:

    Are you really that dumb, or just playing dumb in bad satire?

  • on my way to the driving range to try this kind of rotation; looks amazing !

  • @juliandrault LOL, right...

  • Simply the most powerful swing ever...

  • HOW CAN THIS VIDEO NOT BE 100% POSITIVE?!?!?!

  • @MWolverine1969

    Because Tiger invented golf, hadn't you heard?  Or maybe it was Dustin Johnson.

  • Some of the greatest bits of knowledge are so simple, yet they last forever.....

  • The lag in his swing is amazing.

  • I would give up my 401k for that swing

  • @easyscore If you dont mind, i'll take you up on that offer and tell you how to get that swing:)

  • No, Mr. Hogan...we don't mind. You go ahead and hit the ball, and I'll just kneel.

  • That move down with the club from the top, retaining the angle and returning the elbow to the right side as a drill, was the same one Harvey Penick used to have his guys do. It works, trust me.

  • So masculine and graceful, like watching Gene Kelly dancing.

  • wow, I'm headed to the driving range right now to try this!

  • @Nza420 ha, tried it yesterday

  • @martinigolftees I tried it also -- damn, it's hard. But when you get the timing right, it works!

  • Ben Hogan !

  • Is that Charles Barkley?

  • @Bibich212 lol no it's one of the best golfers ever

  • I love how he was able to shift his weight left and then TURN his hips toward the target. It's really a two phase hip movement. Beautiful!!!

  • Poetry in motion

    

  • favorite player ever

  • nice....great swing!!!

  • classic! nice piece of history!

  • these were the days where most americans today could learn a thing or two

  • What a leg and hip drive. He really illustrates this concept very well. I wish there were more and longer versions of tutorials by Ben. I also like the B Jones videos.

  • That is some serious use of the legs in the golf swing there.

  • who could dislike this video

    

  • "If you don't mind, this is the most beautiful golf swing I've ever seen."

  • ben hogan's would be better

  • Just keep pushing 9. It's so smooth.  I love it. I can never decide if I like Fred Couples' swing or Ben Hogan's better.

  • I didn't mind at all.

  • I watch this video every night before I go to bed and then twice in the morning

  • Sean Foley created 25 accounts to dislike this video

  • that was sexy

  • 25 people are pissed that he was describing their swing at the "bad swing" part of the video.

  • @skii617 hahaha 25 likes

  • he just kills it. God, is there a better ball-striker, ever? Thank you, father Ben.

  • @TadRapidly Bobby Jones

  • @66ott7 Bobby's swing is my favorite of all time, that's for sure!

  • i just had a Hogasm

  • if you don't mind, i'll smash this white cunt out of the stratosphere and you'll love it

  • The thing about Hogan's swing is that it will work for anybody! Cuz he wasn't born with talent...all Hard Work.

  • a hard working man with a simple solution that could work for anybody with the will

  • The man is awesome.

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  • even when he does the bad swing it still looks good

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  • check out my solid swing, Alessandro Melle Swing ,

  • 24 people need to sell their sticks at a garage sale and take up mini golf. Hogan is God.

  • ben hogan......the best

  • "If you don't mind, this is all you have to do! Move your hips and your knees." Thanks Mr. Hogan.. I am doing that but you make it seem so damn easy.

  • This is pure... My golf teacher said my single plane swing is similar to hogans I promptly asked him if he was drinking before the lesson! This is godly!

  • look at that wrist lag :O

  • Hogan's golf swing is repetitive, especially under pressure. It took him a while to develop it but he gave us a legacy for pure strikes, athleticism, and work unlike any other player. Thank you Mr. Hogan.

  • I'd love to see what Ben Hogan could have done with today's modern equipment.

  • Check out the lag at 1.09, unbelievable

  • If anyone says that they've got a more fundamentally sound golf swing than that... they're full of shit.

  • The perfect swing

  • Hogan aint got nuttin on me, you should check out MY tekkers!!

  • thats how babies are made.

  • He had the greatest swing in golf history. And I'm not saying cuz we share a last name. There's no relation between us; he never had kids.

  • cocky , u must be smoking something...lol That is one of the nicest swings I have ever seen

  • He hit the greatest golf shot of all time, 1 iron shot , Merion golf club what a peach...

  • I 've finally seen God playing golf. :)

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  • great golfer!!

  • Ben if you don't mind can I borrow your golf swing for a few decades? I promise to return it. 

  • I just got done watching the Haney Project with Barkley, I needed to see Hogans swing after to make sure I get that Barkley Swing out of my head,lol..Chuck Your the man, But I just dont get that swing man..

  • I've bought the Ben Hogan's 2010 irons and they sleep with me every night...

  • What a treasure!!!! Can't wait for the Hogan hats to be in again.

  • His swing is rubbish. Furyk's is better

  • When I 1st saw and watched this video many times, it was the beginning for me to really understand the golfswing. But I have to ask this: on top of the swing I feel that the club must be more vertical. And the elbow to the hand, his left arm, must also be more vertical. Any comments?

    I know that BH had one of the very best golfswing ever.

  • @petereuropa Yes, if you are taller than Ben (and most men today are) the Hogan swing plane will be more vertical. No, the arms don't "lift" the club higher in the backswing -- that's a dual plane swing with different fundamentals than Hogan's. Read Hogan's book, Five Lessons, and watch SEVAM1's videos on youtube for more info.

  • @stuartmcdowall About Ben hogan's swing plane. Thanks for the feedback. I think about it. As a matter of fact I have bought the Ben Hogan 5 lessons book. But I have just had time to read the 1st pages. What he wrote that is important is something like: "I have seen so many golfers at the driving range hitting balls. And they do it the wrong way all the time. It's importent to train, and do the right swing from the beginning."

  • Gotta be the best tip you can give any beginner, i love how he says "if you don't mind" lol...

  • the greatest shotmaker in the history of golf love the video thanks for posting

  • MIKE AUSTIN WAS THE GREAT TEACHER IN THE WORLD OF GOLF AND HE HIT THE GOLF BALL 515 YARD AT AGE 64, DAN SHAUGER LEARNED FROM THE BEST TEACHER MIKE AUSTIN, I HAD SEVERAL LESSON FROM DAN AND NOW I HIT MY GOLF BALL STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE NOW AND WITHOUT BACK PAIN AND HE HELP WITH MY PUTTING AND SHORT GAME, DAN HAS 2 BOOK AND 27 DVD AND HE WORKING ON 3RD BOOK NOW aperfectswing I PLAY A BETTER AROUND OF GOLF NOW AND WITHOUT KNEE PAIN AND CHECKOUT DAN BOOT CAMP I DID HE HELP ME OUT ALOT GREAT TEACHER

  • @bigboycat1 stfu

  • klassieker

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  • What a great classic swing. Everything moving in the right directions

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  • Squatting/Sitting down to begin the downswing makes my hips roll like this. More instructors should how the hips open up.

  • Poetry in motion. A lot flatter swing than you see from modern golfers. Wrote the bible for many golfers on the fundamentals of the golf swing. Generally regarded as the greatest ball striker who ever lived, he practically lived on the driving range. Good stuff.

  • i thought that was george clooney at first lool

  • tasty

  • Hey Seer101 Himself will be waiting for you at the 'Pearly Gates'...don't forget your clubs!

  • Hey Seer101..is that your best gross todate, your a legend in your own mind! but you have a good sense of humour

  • 22 people don't understand perfection.

  • if only they had high def slow motion back in the day.... *sigh*

  • He's like what when that video was recorded, mid 50? Amazing flexibility.

  • What a beast hands down and very polite. "if you dont mind" awsome

  • @gojcaj11

    I would only mind if he didn´t go on!

    If my niece asked me what perfection means i´d show her this video!

  • One of the most graceful golf swings ever.  His mechanics are perfect.

  • thanx 4 sharing beautiful grace. He's the man

  • sorry ben I mind please dont demonstrate

  • @basfrk11 first of all I am gangsta of golf so don't even go there. Straight up hood here, I am tough enough that I know I can beat anyone at golf. I wasn't raised all soft and spoiled like you all. Once I get the money together, you all will see the playa or playa's yaaaaaa boyeeeeee

  • Who is this idiot! This guy has no idea what he is talking about. Youtube where all the wanna be golf pro's post crap lessons like this. Come on "turn the hips" he looks like a fool with his strange movement. I'll issue a challenge to this Hogan dude any place any time buddy!

  • @TheSeer101 poor attempt at being funny

  • It's all in the hips

  • Its all about practice. Even Hogan's book tells you to take practice swings everyday. Those that dont end up sucking at golf for the rest of their lives

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  • just been told to come here by my coach!

    best quote ive probably ever heard "if you dont mind ill demonstrate" Ben you can demonstrate as much as you want mate! haha!

  • Being an avid golfer for 20 years I have seen a lot of golf swings, good and bad. This guys pass at the ball was pardon my language, fuckin beautiful...

  • Someone knew what he was doing...

  • BEN HOGAN LOOK LIKE DAN SHAUGER GOLF SWING CHECK OUT DAN GOLF SWING GREAT TEACHES THANK AGAIN DAN

  • I could watch this all day

  • @mrjamesgrimes really??

  • @mrjamesgrimes I watch this video 5 times a day... literally

  • @mrjamesgrimes then do it and tell me how your day was

  • @mrjamesgrimes Amen, brother.

  • Ben Hogan is the Next Tiger woods

  • @MrSouthphillyitalian Haha true he has lots of of potential!!

  • Slow-mo swing would be better if you add 70's disco music.

  • Ben Hogan was an absolute genius. No question the best golfer EVER. You can take you Jacks and Sams and Tiger - give me Ben. The man wins a Major tournament after almost dying in a severe automobile accident - just 18 months later. If were not for the War (II) and that accident, no one would ever touch his golfing record.  And I agree with golfnutster - best 4 second golf lesson ever!!!

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  • Lol who cares about owning a swing Charles Barkley owns his swing but how many tourneys has he won Jim Furick owns his swing but he isn't better I guess my point is when tiger said that he was just being modest something u have to do when ur the #1 golfer of the decade

  • You misunderstand. By "owning" a swing, Woods meant having total control of the ball and know you'll hit it well every time out. And, no, he wasn't being modest. Woods is a better player than Hogan, but this is because golf is about more than just hitting the ball. Woods is great with the short game and putting and is as mentally tough as they come. But his ballstriking ability pales in comparison to that of Hogan and Norman. All knowledgeable gofers, including Woods himself, will tell you this.

  • Also, you'd be wise to take a look at the Moe Norman videos, as he was probably even a better ballstriker than Hogan. I wouldn't copy his method completely, but if you have the ability to understand body mechanics, there's a lot to be learned from what he did. Remember, he was a guy who, when he practiced at a tournament, all the other pros would watch. And I mean top players. They would just stand there and watch him hit balls because, as Woods said, he was like Iron Byron.

  • Tiger was better in his prime

  • @yenrubab Further testimony to Hogan's status among top golfers is provided by Tiger Woods, who recently said that he wished to "own his (golf) swing" in the same way as Moe Norman and Hogan had.

  • @yenrubab Woods claimed that this pair were the only players ever to have "owned their swings", in that they had total control of it and, as a result, of the ball's flight.

  • @yenrubab I think Tiger would disagree with you.

  • K but no matter when the golf rankings started u can clearly still see who has more wins and in the argument about slower greens it's easier to put on slower greens than fast greens if u look at the tourneys wit higher under par scores the greens r slower now a days the greens r much firmer on top courses that they make golf balls to fly up and land soft back n the day u could skull the ball and the greens would stop it.don't get me. Wrong jack,Ben,Sam,Arnold where good. N there time I just thi

  • And who cares if there r better ball strikers boo weekly is a better ball striker than tiger but he has not even come close to the number of wins as tiger

  • Look the fact of the matter is this yeah hogan had a wonderful swing and yeah the equipment has changed but no matter what u. Still have to be good in order to play and if hogan had the same equipment golfers have today back then he still would not be better than tiger , sorry guy no one golfer has held on to the number 1 spot for as long as tiger has yeah jack has a few more majors but when u look at the two in there prime tiger was the better of them all as far as skill

  • @yenrubab I respectfully disagree...first off, the World Golf Ranking was only conceived in the 80s. So there's no way of really knowing who was #1 for how long, as far as the WGR is concerned. But I will say...from 1945 to 1953, Ben won 48 tournaments, 9 of them majors. He was definitely on top of the golf world for almost a decade. He was the man to beat.

  • @yenrubab Now as far as "skill" is concerned, every great golfer has a specific skill set. Tiger is a wonderful putter and wedge player...he doesn't fall down the leaderboard easily because he saves par all the time. Great with the irons when he's in the fairway...but he couldn't drive the ball if his life depended on it! Nicklaus, on the other hand, was wonderful off the tee, great with the irons, and a great putter...but HIS problem was that he was horrible with the wedges.

  • @yenrubab Now Ben was a solid player all through the bag, but after the car accident, the glass shards in his eyes made it hard for him to see clearly when putting, and so that became his bugaboo. But he hit the ball so straight and long with every club that he rarely put himself in compromising positions.

    One other interesting thing to remember is that the courses really were tougher in the old days. They didn't have the mowing equipment they do today, so the rough was completely unkempt.

  • @yenrubab Also, fairways were much shaggier, meaning you could get iffy lies even after perfect drives. And of course, the greens were much slower and bumpier, harder to putt on. And HERE'S the kicker: The rule where you get to lift and clean your ball on the green is a fairly new rule, wasn't in effect in Hogan's day...so players had to putt their ball even if there was dirt and mud all over it. When you look at some of those guys' tournament scores, that gives you a new measure of respect.

  • Nicklaus once responded to the question, "Is Tiger Woods the best ball striker you have ever seen?" with, "No, no - Ben Hogan, easily"

  • Don't mind at all Ben

  • Thanx for this video. Ben Hogan = Best of the Best!

  • most people dont realize 2 things:

    1. u start with your lower half dominating til half way down

    then 2. You try like hell to swing the club head past your head (head feeling like its going backwards) so you are aiming at divoting in front of the ball.

    Most people (if they do 1. right) don't do 2. right. They shy away from the toruque they feel building in their writsts and let that lag go - or "go with the flow" and come out of their swing a little.

  • Tremendous, I've been looking for a swing to emulate and finally found it , thnx for the vid. westonethunder11

  • ummmmm.....stack n tilt? Take it from someone who knows Mr. Hogan's swing. You wouldn't be viewing this video if he used S n T methods. S n T is sometimes an acceptable method for beginners trying to get the ball airborne and break 100. There is too much timing involved in the S n T swing to play at an competitive level. How many tour pros fell off the face of the earth after changing to S n T? Mr. Hogan's swing was Mr. Hogan's swing, plain and simple. Thing of beauty that I could watch for hrs

  • @hennybogan007 if SnT is so timing oriented, why would anyone recomend it for an ametuer trying to break 100 and not a professional? Get your facts straight. Regarding tour pros that "fell off the face of the earth after changing to SnT", again, Get your facts straight. Hogan has a beautiful swing with lots of components used in the SnT swing.

  • 1:12 kaboooooom!! Momentum pushing him all the way to this finishing position. Poetry in motion.

  • now that's sweet...

  • iff theres one thing i could have before i leave this world,,its that golf swing.

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  • This is just a different way of explaining his "rubber band" concept in his book "5 Lessons".

    He showed a golfer at top of the swing with a rubber band attached to his left hip which pulled it away from the target line. Its a good image to use when swinging.

  • Best swing advice ever.

  • The Perfect Stack and Tilt swing.