Ben Hogan Amazing Grace....

"You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but... I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it's a joy that very few people experience."

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[isthatfunny]

Tiger will never be Hogan....He will work all his life and never see the truth, the simplicity is that hogan did this on his own. Hard work, sweat , and tears.No swing "coaches" or shrinks to make us all warm and fuzzy.Best pure swing ever hands down,and self created,Tiger should fire the coach and the shrink and get to work....

[elnocho3]

@pcakesxl Great comment, closed to open is one of the many little clues hogan left. His club in his prime years was perfectly square to the arc below hip height. Meaning no aggressive hand release. People need to take a while to get their heads round this

[sfuller94]

Please do not compare Tiger Woods to Ben Hogan. Ben threw himself in front of his wife to save her life in a head on bus crash. Tiger cheated on his. Ben gave himself over to the range and practice. Tiger made night clubs and whores his practice. Ben preferred to not play in Europe and instead became a 4 time winner of the U.S. Open. Tiger can barely show up for a Major these days. So, please stop comparing them.

[emncaity]

@shivom90

On top of that, you've got the overabundance of money and the all-exempt tour, which takes all fear out of it.

Tell you what: I'll take Hogan, Snead, and Nelson against Tiger and any other two from his era. You name the course.

[emncaity]

@shivom90

...For instance, in that Tiger v. Rocco debacle at Torrey Pines a few years ago, neither one hit even 60% of the fairways, and yet they tied for the lead and went into a playoff--IN THE U.S. OPEN. 53% of fairways in past Opens would get you about an 84.

Anyhow...conditions are infinitely more consistent and near-perfect, and they've had to lengthen the courses to keep 45-year-olds from hitting 8-irons into #15 at Augusta, for example.

[emncaity]

@shivom90

As for all the other nonsense, it's provably wrong. The courses were shorter, but not short enough to account for the differences in equipment. As for greens, you're not thinking like a player. Fast greens are true greens. The greens they putt on now are worlds better and smoother. Rough in the majors was penal and fairways narrow. Today, players are product--"these guys are good"--and they set up the courses not to embarrass them...

[emncaity]

@shivom90

I mean, "pressure" from being "the most hyped"? Like he didn't participate in all that himself, like he didn't bring it on himself? "Pressure" is a guy holding down a job to support four kids while the parent corporation is downsizing, or getting up every morning to go start up the tractor. "Pressure" from being the richest athlete ever? Please.

[emncaity]

@1tontomato

Now, dammit, I've had about enough. Of course Tiger does everything faster, better, and bigger than anybody else ever, and invented golf on top of that.

[TheBillygolfs50]

I did'nt realize the pinko thing. Then I have to agree with you. However, if you asked him about the five majors. He would tell you the medal is exactly the same as the others. He called it the fifth in interviews with Venturi

[1tontomato]

You also have to remember, Tiger is a slinger. So, Tiger's swing speed is slower than Hogan's. Hogan has pure rotation, no need for timing or waiting for the hands to finish the race. Hogan's method is seek and destroy the ball as fast as you can while maintaining control. If that ball could talk...

[1tontomato]

@shivom90 Swing speed? have you seen Hogan swing in his late 30's? Hogan has fastest swing speed I've ever seen. Take a look at my video called Ben Hogan and Fr. Keller, fast forward towards the end and see for yourself, blazing core speed. Tiger does not come close. As for the media, well here we're talking about 2 different apples. Hogan was reclusive and private so he didn't bother with all the media hype. Hogan did not have to rely on sponsorships to make a living like Tiger does.

[shivom90]

@1tontomato although i agree that his swing was ridiculously pure, he was one of the best, and the technology they had at the time was inferior,, u have to consider that its all relative. the fairways were much wider, courses much shorter and the greens were much slower. hogan didn't require nearly the same swing speed as tiger does today or the same level of fitness. in addition, tiger faces the pressure of being the most hyped athlete in the world. under these conditions, i say tiger takes it