Hogan's last stand

The last balls Hogan hit on camera

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[rsbdirect]

This film was shot in the spring of 1977 at the seaside Florida home of Hogan's longtime friend, George Coleman. "He agreed to be filmed on one condition -- that the film never be seen by anyone but the Colemans and their closest friends." SOURCE: p. 495 from James Dodson's excellent biography, "Ben Hogan: An American Life."

[silgneb]

Plain and simple Hogan was a legend and a bad ass golfer I could care less if he was nice to the japs or palmer he was the man and he proved it.

[paulski5]

Looks like the shot at 3:40 went right. Wasn't his driver though. My guess is the shaft was not stiff for him. Just a guess. But Hogan's clubs were known for being super stiff. Even at his age he is hitting it pretty well here.

[paulski5]

To elabourate...imagine we could get to study Hogan nowadays on a Trackman...or know his thought process while playing...what makes him and his swing tick. Or get him on a 3D swing imaging machine like they have now. It is there to SEE on video yes...but to know his intent (conscious), his process to get where he did, etc. Maybe he was just super talented. Or maybe he knew a lot he didn't say. Who knows. I presume he did not just practice like he did to get in repetitions. He learned, I presume.

[paulski5]

@paulski5 Hope that is not too much to say I could care less...honestly I do not want to be rude...but really people...we need to know as much as we can about the greats of anything if you ask me. What the hell is the point of us toiling over all the answers if it has been done already. It is redundant and inefficient. I understand there is an individual component. All I would like to see is completeness of information. Certain things deserve that. Maybe somehow there is a good reason but...

[paulski5]

@Rick102667 Don't want to be too disrespectful to you or he...but I could mostly care less! 1. It happens 2. this is one of the best golfers ever and quite possibly the most skilled ballstriker ever. We cannot have enough on him if you ask me. We shoulda known as much about him as possible before he died, if he were willing of course. I hate all the mystery and misinformation surrounding this man. What is needed is the most detail possible. The ultimate would be to get inside his head but....

[Rick102667]

I wonder if Hogan would be angry if he new that this tape got out for the public to see ?

[Rick102667]

@rsbdirect Great book !! I finished it 2 months ago. I could not put it down. Two weeks ago I started the book called the match by Mark Frost. about Hogan and nelson who take on Venturi and ward because of a bet made by Eddie Lowery to George Coleman that his to amateur golfers who had not lost a match in 4 years could beat anybody any time. another great book.

[WALRU11]

@samimalmstrom Hogan was a rude little Texan & Nicklaus a spoiled Teutonic egoist, both of whom lacked true sportsmanship. All that mattered to them was winning & they treated their fellow pros with disdain. Palmer had it all - a better all-around game than Nicklaus (who stunk from 100 yds in, but over-powered courses from the tee & could putt fast greens). Hogan refined his swing but little else.

[samimalmstrom]

@WALRU11 Palmer is over rated. Just a product of media, corporations, and simply political propaganda during the cold war to give the sheep of America something to believe in, just like Elvis and Marylin Monroe. Nicklaus and Hogan were true talents with true character and didnt 'get along to go along'. You either like them or not. Palmer was made everybody's darling, and therefore lacked charisma. Sounds more like u r agitated by the fact that Hogan didnt like Palmer b/c everybody else did.

[WALRU11]

@samimalmstrom Who am i? Why, I'm part of the public that financed Ben Hogan's career and thus have every right to criticize his appalling behavior to others of his trade to whom he displayed rudeness and boorish behavior. He was NOT "more known for his gentlemanly behavior thananyone else." Far from it. That distinction goes to Arnold Palmer whom Hogan treated abysmally.

[samimalmstrom]

@WALRU11 All you ever have achieved in life compared to Ben Hogan is like a fart in a tornado. Who the fuck are you to talk about a legend like Ben Hogan? You didnt even know him, never would have made it in his league. And besides, Ben Hogan educated himself, he was he even more known for his gentlemanly behaviour than anyone else. You think of yourself as classy, well then you should know that talking shit about a legend who has passed away is not classy at all.