"The back of the ball shall be even with 3 inches forward of the lowest point in your arc..."
Meaning, with Both arms straight = 3" ahead of Center of your Head to the back of the ball. At about the Left Ear for every shot but change your stance width.
The above procedure is not the same distance back of low point for every club. The Exact distance from low point will change per club. Longer Clubs farther back, shorter clubs closer. It makes a lot of sense.
Glad to read your posts that followed this one. For a second there, I thought you were defining low point as under the center of the head.
But to clarify, when the fella on the tape quoted Hogan as saying "The back of the ball shall be 3 inches forward of the lowest point in the arc....", Im thinking by "back of the ball" he meant the side of the ball you make contact with and by " 3 inches forward of ....." he means 3 inches before the low point. Otherwise the geometry seems way off to me.
Glad to read your posts that followed this one. For a second there, I thought you were defining low point as under the center of the head.
But to clarify, when the fella on the tape quoted Hogan as saying "The back of the ball shall be 3 inches forward of the lowest point in the arc....", Im thinking by "back of the ball" he meant the side of the ball you make contact with and by " 3 inches forward of ....." he means 3 inches before the low point. Otherwise the geometry seems way off to me.
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Hey man, I agree with what you're saying. But why didn't he just say "Play the Back of the Ball Three inches behind Low-Point".
In Five Lessons, he said:
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There is another basic virtue and value in this method we have presented: the golfer has to learn only one swing. HE USES THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL SWING FOR EVERY SHOT HE PLAYS. On all standard shots the ball should be spotted in the same position relative to the left foot. (I spot it a half inch to an inch inside the left heel, toward the right foot.) You can, to be sure, play the ball a shade farther forward or back-it varies from individual to individual, depending on the spot that is the lowest point in his swing. In any event, the relative position of the left foot and the ball remains constant. When you narrow the width of the stance to accommodate the shorter shafts of the irons, you do this by moving the right foot progressively closer to the left foot and toward the ball.
He's yankin our chains. Does the Ball Position in post #1 look like 1/2" to the right of his left heel? Or 3" back? My Full Scale picture of him puts the ball 6 1/2" behind Low Point. The Picture in Post #1 has the Ball in-line with his Right Ear.
What does the following Picture tell ya? BH using a Driver.
I cant imagine Hogan of all people saying it like it aint , but he did. In regard to ball placement anyways. Knowingly or not.
Hey D can your Commodore 64 measure that divot in the second photo? According to my calculations it should be exactly 6" long. Somebody check my addition please.
I cant imagine Hogan of all people saying it like it aint , but he did. In regard to ball placement anyways. Knowingly or not.
Hey D can your Commodore 64 measure that divot in the second photo? According to my calculations it should be exactly 6" long. Somebody check my addition please.
And they're deep too!
Commodore 64 got a big upgrade. I'm now running a x286 with pcdos. I'm thinking about getting a color monitor but I can't find a video card for the thing.
Does the Ball Position in post #1 look like 1/2" to the right of his left heel? Or 3" back? My Full Scale picture of him puts the ball 6 1/2" behind Low Point. The Picture in Post #1 has the Ball in-line with his Right Ear.
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