Watch Ben Hogan 1967 Masters . For some reason he allowed clem darracott to film him. I think Hogan was leaving his masterpiece behind for all to see. The end product of 40 years of searching
Hogan had three secrets.
He TRACED...THRUST....and HINGED! The good news is we can all learn to do that. Unless you are just wanting to know how Hogan did it, it makes no sense to "copy" He was utilizing law...he was not the law. I was serious about the comment I borrowed from Snead. Hogan's swing is too "slashing" for me. This may be heresy but I have never been that enomored with his manner and disproportionate mystique! A bit off topic, I know but all roads do not lead to Hogan. I am a Gene Littler kinda guy, in terms of mph/rpm.
One last cheap shot. I once asked a 4 time British Open winner. What was Ben Hogan like? Response "He was a fierce competitior, but you would do better to copy Byron Nelson." I expressed this sentiment to Mr Nelson in 1993 (by showing up univited to his ranch in Roanaoke) He was not home at the time so I expressed it in a scribbled note. I left my name and address. Two weeks later I recieved a hand written letter with an autographed picture. his letter first chided me by saying he does not recieve univited guests at his home. The end to this story is almost predictable. I misplaced the letter and photo while moving house. Funny thing about the picture was that he must have been in his 80's! I fear it was jettisoned by my dearly beloved with unwanted papers etc. It is still a touchy topic, much like my wedding photos (with negatives) being stolen while on honeymoon. In fact i have not managed to keep my hands on practically any of the golfing memorabilia that I have been given over the years. I once owned one of Bobby Locke's flat white caps...he signed the label inside for me. That story is too painful. The real reason for my digression is to get to 400 posts!
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