Ben Hogan's Masters : Henry Picard

Henry Picard - one of very few Ben Hogan admired and learned from in his early days. From this short material presented above, we can easily see how similar was the kinetics of Picard's pelvis area motion to that of the best ballstriker of all times.

Picard was known for his generosity to other players, and Sam Snead credited Picard with convincing him to turn pro. Picard also offered to bankroll Ben Hogan when Hogan was struggling, then got Hogan into the field at the first tournament Hogan would win. He also helped Hogan eliminate his hook, and Hogan dedicated his book "Ben Hogan's Power Golf," to Picard.

From Wikipedia:
Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 -- April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer.
Picard was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and learned to play while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. He was a leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and won two major championships, the 1938 Masters Tournament and the 1939 PGA Championship. Picard ("Pick" to friends) played on both the 1935 and 1937 Ryder Cup teams winning both singles matches and one of two doubles.
Picard was pro at CC of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 1925--34; Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1934--41; then moving to Twin Hills G & CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Other professional positions include CC of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio; and Seminole GC, Palm Beach, Florida.
Picard retired in 1973. He died in Charleston, South Carolina in 1997. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006 and inducted in October that year

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[pgaburke]

The slow motion swing of "Pic" exemplifies the principle of "feel" in every great golf swing. It's now embedded in my mind's eye. Hopefully, I will be able to call on it when it counts. Thanks for sharing it. The book, Henry Picard - The Hershey Hurricane by Seamus McGee has made me a better golf professional. ~ Billy Burke, PGA Teaching Professional.

[h1e2x3]

@pgaburke You're very welcome.

[silowhore]

i wouldn't like to tell him he swung badly even if he did, the guy looks positively massive. did you see how low end of the grip was it was like at his knees lol, and check his height compared to the crowd as he walks of at the end.

[h1e2x3]

@silowhore Good point and I completely agree...although often big guys are very nice and soft...as they are aware of the advantage they have.

[nicklaus72]

Fantastic music. What is it?

[h1e2x3]

@nicklaus72 This is not Preisner's music that accompanies the majority of my videos. I have choosen little miniatures from the YT music collection to the Hogan's Masters series. We have Oliver Ledbury's "Wistful" from "Pastoral" album here.

[h1e2x3]

@mcctee Actually, I was lucky enough to find these sequences and footages in the net while gathering materials for the Hogan's Masters topic. It would be great to see your film as well.

[mcctee]

Hi, when did you start putting your collection on youtube? Glad to see some of these items. I have some additional film of Henry Picard taken by Alex Morrison.

Tom