Ben Hogan on the Practice Tee at the 1967 Masters Tournament

[anwealde]

it looks like the caddy had to move a couple of feet to catch that one

[mcctee]

I would disagree. If a modern player had this swing, they would be the world's number 1. I am not sure what you think the standard modern swing is but I do believe anyone on tour dreams of having a swing like Mr. Hogan's.

[GRISTY1234]

@mcctee agreed would rather have this swing than any other by far!

[blondepersimmon]

@mcctee Before all of the controversy Tiger had incorporated a great deal of Hogan's moves. He was fanning the blade open with a lot of pronation and using a much flatter swing plane than when he was younger. For the last three years or so, I felt Tiger's swing was very "Hoganesque". His latest "new" swing seems to be moving back towards something a little more like his younger swing. The new moves seem more modern to my eyes with less fanning going back and a more upright plane.

[mcctee]

@blondepersimmon Take a close look at the club head during Mr. Hogan's swing. For the first foot or two it moves down the target line as he shifts weight laterally to the braced right leg. Then as he coils the club face matches the Hogan swing plane, from the ball to his shoulders. To me it does not look like he is rolling the face over, with his hands or forearms. He remains connected all through the swing. Tiger's swing is still suspect for consistency but determination & practice works.

[timc424]

@mcctee It takes more than a full swing to be no 1. But he had more than that, thats why he was so great. I believe its mental toughness, him and jack had that. I look at luke donald and see one of the best swings out there, but he only has 2 wins. Simple put mental toughness and good puting=1.

[aod123100]

@timc424 ben hogan wasn't a good putter, thats why possibly one of the best ball strikers of all time hasn't won the most majors

[copeland45]

@aod123100 Hogan was a great putter until his car accident in 1949 that destroyed the optic nerve in his left eye, ruining his depth perception over a period of 9 years. It ultimately ended his career,

[gelatinousgeorge66]

@copeland45 didnt he win 6 majors after the accident?

[Klistern2]

Its funny but if this was the swing of a modern player people would be very critical. People don't seem to understand its not about how pretty your swing looks, its about being able to get that same solid contact every time. If you practice a lot you develop feel, well some people do anyway, and its this constant repetition along with some basic understanding of what your doing that makes a good golfer, like Ben Hogan.

[1tontomato]

Very nice footage here! New camera angle too.

Thanks for posting!