Ben Hogan - Fairway Wood Swing

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[fayette202]

Speaking of Gary Player, the story goes that one time he called Mr. Hogan at his office in Fort Worth and asked him for some swing advice. Ben asked him if he was playing Ben Hogan clubs. Gary said, "No, Dunlop."

Ben said, "Well then, call Mr. Dunlop."

[michellekwan483]

the greatest of the game

[MAlatinboy]

@Gyro911 A lot of Golf Channel and magazines, that's why haha. That's a good point to bring up, when he was lanky and had polos 2 sizes bigger than him, he was better with the driver (also a different swing then) and still really good at everything else. He can hit his irons so far and controlled because he's much stronger and can swing within himself now. I don't weight train heavily but I still have a problem using my lower body well (need to work out), so my short game is my thing too.

[Gyro911]

@MAlatinboy Yeah your right and you sure no every fact i see so im not going to argue that. I think the other thing that hurt is his weight training habits. He's become to upper body dependent which is bad for the long game but great for the short one which explains why he's an accurate scrambler from 150 yds in despite the lie. I have the same issue since i do weight training and i find it unfortable to rely on my hips and legs rather then my small muscles (shoulders, forarms, hands)

[MAlatinboy]

@Gyro911 Your comment is gone but I mostly agree. Only think is that he has control problems with the driver, but that's likely due to technology changes where he's using a shaft 1.5" longer and 40 grams lighter than before that creates problems. In the FWs he uses shafts only 15-20 grams lighter in the Diamana BB 103X. Everything else he has great control with, and he does focus on scrambling more. I hope he gets his focus back soon, then he can continue his path to being the greatest player.

[MAlatinboy]

@Gyro911 Simple but accurate way to put it. His driver swing mostly depends on timing since it's evolved over the years and has been on more planes than an airline traveler. With all the other clubs, when he's playing fairly well at least, his swing is usually good; obviously his irons are deadly at this time and leads to great scrambling. Besides his athleticism (which leads to good timing usually), his mental toughness, at his best, is probably up there with those of the best players ever.

[Gyro911]

@MAlatinboy Tiger is a grat scrambler with an average swing. He completely depends on his athleticism and metal toughness

[MAlatinboy]

@Goynes42 Yes I agree, while Tiger's the best modern player and bound to be the best, his driver game is comparatively bad to the rest of his game (I mean at his good times even, right now is just all over the place haha). Like you said, the only thing I envy about Tiger's wood game is how far he can hit his driver and his fairway woods skill (he normally hits those well, while I don't LOL).

[Mizgoodie38]

feet have nothing to do with draw or fade.. he closes his stance with the longer clubs to get more hip turn... shoulders a square to the target at address ...