What you have to take into account here, is that people like Hogan and Snead spent years hitting hundreds of thousands of balls to learn what they knew about the swing and groove a movement which was able to strike the ball squarely time after time, under the pressure of tournament golf. Of course after you have that, it's mostly managing yourself and the course. To add to that, when Hogan talks about seeing other people with better swings, he's talking about other tour pros, and guess what....they've been through exactly the same thing with their swings. Don't get me wrong, the message is still great, but there's not a hell of a lot of course or mental management to do if you can't strike a golf ball correctly, in a somewhat repeatable fashion.
I wanted to let Ben Hogan himself tell us his views in his own words, The score card only wants a number not a story or description of your swing, Hogan found his swing but as he said his mind needed work, when he had both he was unstoppable, thanks for watching.
100% the kind of strategy and course management Hogan was using was a luxury afforded to him only by the superb ballstriking he possesed. No way around it.
Lovely video. Golf is 70% between the ears . Yes it is if you have a really good swing. I have played for 50 years and the vast majority of armatures have no idea how to swing properly. You need to get the fundamentals of swinging the golf club before you can go and play. it is like learning to drive the mechanics of making the car go are fundamental but you only learn how to drive when you hit the road with traffic.
Just what I thought, Bob Snooker. Hogan was talking about the 70% it took to win golf tournaments over 4 days, not that 70% would help you make good golf shots. I've had but a handful of rounds in the 70s, and after each of those rounds, it was difficult for me to remember what particular swing thoughts, if any, I used. It seemed I just stepped up to the ball and saw where I wanted it to go and somehow the ball went there. Maybe that was what Dr. Rotella meant when he said to just let it go. Letting it go if you have solid fundamentals is fine and dandy, but if you don't, letting it go can mean lost balls and high scores.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Huge fan of Ben Hogan. Thinking, maybe we should say - there are no secrets in golf, just hard work and good thinking.
So true about the mental aspect’s significance…I used to lose my temper too easily and my score just spiralled up to the point where I wondered why I bothered playing at all. Once I got my swing stabilised through some good lessons, I grew to trust it more and relax which helped me keep cool when a poor shot occurred. At age 60 I broke 80 for the first time in my 45+ years of golf on New Year’s Eve and repeated the feat yesterday! It’s all in the mind! Next target is to break 75!
Great insight from Mr Hogan and you did an excellent job on this video,I am 65 yrs old and have taken up golf one year ago I am totally addicted to the game
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Brilliant....When it comes to scoring it's NOT how but how many that counts. The power of BELIEF in oneself is the catalyst in any success. Bravo...👏👏👏😊❤️🥂🇨🇦
Every golfer on the pro level has a very systematic set-up routine which allows them to shift gears, tune out distractions and concentrate. I recall one pro, I forget get which, who would open the strap of his glove between shots then close it before addressing the ball. When asked about the habit he said it was his mental key to concentrate and block out distractions. I never got good at the game until retiring and taking a job at a course where I was able to play nearly every day, weather permitting, with most of my rounds solo, sometimes on a completely open course which allowed me to play without distractions. I can’t concentrate the same way playing social golf and can’t imagine how the pros manage to do it in front of huge galleries. I think the practice of playing in groups of four and handicap system stroke which discourages golfers from going out and playing solo practice rounds makes it more difficult to learn the game. I would guess for every hour spent in competition Hogan spent ten or more playing solo practice rounds and hitting balls to his caddy who would carry a bushel basket and put it on the ground for him to aim at.
Hi Teddy you made a great point about playing on your own and the handicap system, Playing with the same golfers each week is the worst way to improve as your only bothered about your playing partners who probaly have the same handicap as you. On your own you are competing againt the course which is scratch golf. Myself I would when playing with others always be in a match with the course first and not my playing partners ,it helps me to play better golf, espeacly if my partners have higher handicaps.
EXCELLENT PIECE OF VIDEO! Most important what he said about the mental game amd training oneself for competition! MANY THANKS FOR DIGGING THIS OUT and your wonderful analysis! SPOT ON!!
Andrew! This really is a good video! A lot of people just don't get this! Hogan himself, said that you'll see the secret when you know where to look! Quite often the answer is staring us in the face, but we are blinded by physical perfection to see it!! Good stuff ol' mate!!
Thanks for watching, I thought wrongly LOL, that more people would be interested in the truth, but it would seem that there not, I know from personel exsperience that the mental side is the key to better golf, again Thanks.
Like Nicklaus, it was course management ! Very hard to do.... Jack went back to Grout with problems and Grout taught him to manage his game on the course. Not to run back for info, but to figure it out on the course himself... Hogan I am sure was a great influence on Nicklaus.... Greatest Game Ever Played, Vardon said, "there are only two types of player's, those that keep their nerves in competition, and those that do not" !
Best lesson I ever heard or learnt , just get out of your way wow make very good sense , hogan was the best just wished I could have met him nice video.
Thanks for the vid. I have had fleeting glimpses of how the mind controls the swing and the shot. It happens when I'm relaxed and not trying to hit the ball for maximum distance. Trying too hard to get every last yard out of a shot has hurt me more than anything else. I have had times where I could visualize a shot flying just like I wanted and it just happened. Not just a coincidence either. Problem is, before long the killer instinct would take over again and the ball was going all about the course again. Frustrating, but this is how the mind can affect the swing.
Glad you enjoyed the video, From my experience playing my biggest enenmy is my mind the better my mind works the better I play, I always tell students you change your golf swing by changing the way you think.
Thanks Zack, I just thought golfers needed to hear Ben Hogan himself talk about his golf swing, not another persons view on Mr Hogan,s swing, thanks again for watching.
Here's a thought I've had a long time. I think when Ben Hogan said "I have a secret, if I told you where to look, you'd know the secret". I think this could very well be his secret. Next time you're out just focus on where the club should strike: back of the ball for driver, blade of grass in front of the ball for irons. Just hold that absolute focus and swing. When I started to do that I realised this very well could be Hogan's actual secret. Try it. Let me know what you think.
Bob Rotella actually interviewed Mr. Hogan (as chronicled in Kris Tsechetter's book) In his talk, I'm surprised he doesn't reference some of the things they talked about.
this is pretty cool, but much more applicable to a pro. I'm just focusing on increasing my consistency in ball striking, course management and keeping the ball in play.
Hi PNW, thanks for watching the video, and when it comes to game improvement, we each have to find the shoe that fits us scenario I get it, for myself when I rearlized that my mental game controlled my consistency. course management etc it truly changed my game, good luck with your search for better golf and keep in touch ,I like too hear others golf storys and views, Regards Andrew
Lo que dice BH❤ es logras un buen swing ok pero la parte mente es pilar fundamental para llegar al propósito de estar con el trofeo 🏆 en sus manos… Muchos hacen buenos tiros birdies y eagles o Albatros ect pero ser constante para llegar hasta la ronda final requiere más que buena técnica también requiere una actitud mental. saludos cordiales desde Santiago Chile 🇨🇱
I think Mr Hogan was referring to role of mental game in the whole scheme of being a successful pro. Most reference to Mr Hogan's 'secret' would be about his GOAT golf swing.
Hi DT, I often smile when TV pundits talk of Adam Scotts beautiful swing, the problem is he doesnt win very often, Hogans swing was good, his mental game was perfection ,if Adam could have Hogans mental strength WOW, just my view, thanks for watching.
He's speaking about tournament golf. Tournament golf requires a different way of thinking than just playing golf. Most all of the people reading this will likely never play actual tournament golf, so for you this is moot. Obviously course management is one thing, and something you should consider in becoming a better player, but this is different. This is pacing yourself for 4 days, observing the conditions, how the weather changes, your tee times, observing the leader board and who's there, how they play, how many holes are left, how rowdy is the gallery? When will they water the greens? Where can I find a caddy with local knowledge? Where do I book my hotel room so I'll have an easier trip to the course? etc etc. His 70/30 ratio is on the basis of comparing his own game on equal footing as that of others, but edging them in a 4 day competition with strategy and preparation. If you're a 25 handicap then all the strategy and course management in the world isn't going to make you a scratch player. The best improvement you can make mentally is convincing yourself to practice more. Its in the dirt.
Hi Kelly, I gave a playing lesson to a 25 handicaper and he played 10 shots under his handicap because I told him which shots and clubs to play , see mentally he was trying to play like a tour pro, but didnt have the game to back it up, by playing for bogey golf he played better, I didnt change his swing just his mental approach to the shot & round, Hogan said his swing was 70% mental and tournaments were about being mentally tougher,, you cant control the weather, scoreboard, etc etc, but Hogan realized he only needed to control his mental side in the swing and a competion and if you do that well you can win the Open or the Saturday roll up. thanks for watching
don't you think he was just trying to psyche out his opponents, by saying i'm tougher than you? towards the end of his life an interviewer for golf digest put it to him that his secret was his grip. and, his reply was: "yes, but i'm not telling". and, i do have to say that it is a sad indictment on the teaching profession that they have not been able to spot something as glaringly obvious as this.
It would be lovely if it was all in his grip then we could all play brilliant golf because we had the secret , but sadly it is not that easy or simple . Hogans clubs were all made aproximently 4 degrees open, Nick Faldo tried using them and he said how the hell do I swing them , just this one thing stopped Hogan hooking along with his weak grip he really started to play well when he had a one way miss ( pros dream). The golf digest interview did not really reveal anything other than as Hogan said to a friend did they really think i would tell them the secret for $10,000 . I think Hogan had a great laugh and would still at seeing everyone trying to find the magic move in his swing. his greatest strength was his mental toughness as he said its 70% of my game, if golfers want to ignore this fact and chase the 30% then its a free country, But I did the video because its Hogans own words and not just my opinion, thanks for watching.
@@MrLeftyno1 yes, my point was that we may need to read between the lines. clearly hogan wanted his fellow professionals to feel one down standing on the first tee. i realise that the game is far more complexed than discovering the grip secret. but, good golf starts with a good grip. and, the simple fact is that the teaching profession has been teaching us to grip the club incorrectly, with the left hand, from day one. hogan, himself told us to grip the club incorrectly in his book, though, the lesson that he gave us on gripping the club across the palm of the left hand is totally correct. i agree that pychology plays a part, and, indeed, one example is that we shouldn't keep on thinking about a swing move etc. but, a golf teacher can talk about the importance of the mental game until the cows come home, but if they don't know the difference between the subconscious mind and the unconscious mind they can't teach golf. the subconscious mind was once conscious but the unconscious mind never was conscious. some things we do unconsciously: breathe out in the hitting area etc; and some things we have to do consciously, before they become subconscious. but, for me for a golf teacher to say the game is 70% in the mind is just a cop out. it gives them the perfect excuse when their lessons fail. a golf teacher once told me to start my downswing by pushing my left hip out in the direction it points at the top of the backswing. when it didn't work he told me that i had the physical ability to do what he told me, but not the mental capacity to make it work, and that i had a negative approach. if i had a negative approach i would not have been able to physically able, and gullible enough, to apply myself to do what he told me to do. so, in reply i asked him if he worked on the things he told me to do. "No. I just go out there and hit it", was his response. lesson over.
@@DASH1ful One of the main reasons I started teaching was some very bad instructors in my youth so I definetly understand your perspective, I was working with a famous cricketeer once and he wasnt using his legs so I said can you throw a ball he of course laughed so after throwing a ball he started hitting the ball one handed dead straight and using his legs perfectly, he turned to me and said I get it and hit great shots 2 handed. so if your not taking the time to understand your client mentally and physically you dont stand a chance helping him. If I had started instead with how to use the legs I would have caused confusion and made him play worse. knowledge applied with no understanding of the client is useless. As for the mind I find for myself that the smaller I make my target the more my mind pushes out negative and useless thoughts and focuses on my target then my body can deliver the swing.
@@MrLeftyno1 Ive found this as well, although i use an intermediate target 5-10 ft away to set up to I have found that I am better if i focus on a small distant target ie flag or tree top which can be 200yds away!
I think he was referring to pro tournament golf being 70% mental they were allready good ball strikers but wernt mentally clever or tough enough to handle 4 days of competitive tournament golf. He also liked to kid people eg when having thrashed the living daylights out of it he answers oh it went about 220!
I believe for non pro, we only got 10% or less, comparing to Ben 30% hahaha. IMHO, swing fundamental must be good enough first before playing between the ears; otherwise, things will be going all over the place.
@@chumvit agree. Cant BE mental if i cant be sure whether my next swing is same as last one. Otherwise i would GO mental instead. Someone said all swings are good swing, slice and hook are included. They are bad swings only when you didn't mean to. May be this is when mental come in.
I cant agree more with Glen. Like a surgeon, which I am , confidence, lack of uncertainty, and repeatability comes with perfection of technique and repetition. The best surgeons and golfers are supremely confident people.
old ben was so right about rich kids today and even kids that arent rich..they have mostly become entitled assholes..most of the world is like that today..lucky for him he doesnt have to see it..
Ben had a gang of 5 kids that wanted to beat him up. He agreed to fight them 1 at a time, and beat all 5! That is PROOF of his 70% "between the ears"! If it was you, you would have had to slink away or get beat up by the 5! Ben was WAY SMARTER under REAL PRESSURE!
You made a assumption about me and you dont even know me, ex boxer, karate champion as well as Judo .You may slink away ,I never have, keep your comments about Ben who you also didnt know.
@@MrLeftyno1 The time u spent on Judo and Karate kept you from becoming as good at me at golf! Also 2 pros I knew well were FRIENDS of Ben Hogan, and one even beat him in Tournament play (Stan Leonard).
What you have to take into account here, is that people like Hogan and Snead spent years hitting hundreds of thousands of balls to learn what they knew about the swing and groove a movement which was able to strike the ball squarely time after time, under the pressure of tournament golf. Of course after you have that, it's mostly managing yourself and the course. To add to that, when Hogan talks about seeing other people with better swings, he's talking about other tour pros, and guess what....they've been through exactly the same thing with their swings.
Don't get me wrong, the message is still great, but there's not a hell of a lot of course or mental management to do if you can't strike a golf ball correctly, in a somewhat repeatable fashion.
I wanted to let Ben Hogan himself tell us his views in his own words, The score card only wants a number not a story or description of your swing, Hogan found his swing but as he said his mind needed work, when he had both he was unstoppable, thanks for watching.
Hogan had better swings than 99.9% of golfers it was no mistake Nelson Hogan won everything
100% the kind of strategy and course management Hogan was using was a luxury afforded to him only by the superb ballstriking he possesed. No way around it.
That's a very important piece of context
Lovely video. Golf is 70% between the ears . Yes it is if you have a really good swing. I have played for 50 years and the vast majority of armatures have no idea how to swing properly. You need to get the fundamentals of swinging the golf club before you can go and play. it is like learning to drive the mechanics of making the car go are fundamental but you only learn how to drive when you hit the road with traffic.
Just what I thought, Bob Snooker. Hogan was talking about the 70% it took to win golf tournaments over 4 days, not that 70% would help you make good golf shots. I've had but a handful of rounds in the 70s, and after each of those rounds, it was difficult for me to remember what particular swing thoughts, if any, I used. It seemed I just stepped up to the ball and saw where I wanted it to go and somehow the ball went there. Maybe that was what Dr. Rotella meant when he said to just let it go. Letting it go if you have solid fundamentals is fine and dandy, but if you don't, letting it go can mean lost balls and high scores.
Its all about knowing your swing i side and out
Thank you so much for sharing this. Huge fan of Ben Hogan. Thinking, maybe we should say - there are no secrets in golf, just hard work and good thinking.
So true about the mental aspect’s significance…I used to lose my temper too easily and my score just spiralled up to the point where I wondered why I bothered playing at all. Once I got my swing stabilised through some good lessons, I grew to trust it more and relax which helped me keep cool when a poor shot occurred. At age 60 I broke 80 for the first time in my 45+ years of golf on New Year’s Eve and repeated the feat yesterday! It’s all in the mind! Next target is to break 75!
Simply Excellent Mr. Linch! Thank you for sharing your great insights!
Glad you enjoyed it Ray, Thanks for watching.
Great insight from Mr Hogan and you did an excellent job on this video,I am 65 yrs old and have taken up golf one year ago I am totally addicted to the game
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I’m 62 Tony and took it up 10 years ago and the light 💡 is just now starting to go on. It’s a wonderful feeling.
Very nice find. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you , I needed to hear this .
Hi Andrew I hope it helps you to enjoy golf more and play better, keep in touch with your game improvements.
Brilliant....When it comes to scoring it's NOT how but how many that counts.
The power of BELIEF in oneself is the catalyst in any success.
Bravo...👏👏👏😊❤️🥂🇨🇦
Every golfer on the pro level has a very systematic set-up routine which allows them to shift gears, tune out distractions and concentrate. I recall one pro, I forget get which, who would open the strap of his glove between shots then close it before addressing the ball. When asked about the habit he said it was his mental key to concentrate and block out distractions.
I never got good at the game until retiring and taking a job at a course where I was able to play nearly every day, weather permitting, with most of my rounds solo, sometimes on a completely open course which allowed me to play without distractions. I can’t concentrate the same way playing social golf and can’t imagine how the pros manage to do it in front of huge galleries.
I think the practice of playing in groups of four and handicap system stroke which discourages golfers from going out and playing solo practice rounds makes it more difficult to learn the game. I would guess for every hour spent in competition Hogan spent ten or more playing solo practice rounds and hitting balls to his caddy who would carry a bushel basket and put it on the ground for him to aim at.
Hi Teddy you made a great point about playing on your own and the handicap system, Playing with the same golfers each week is the worst way to improve as your only bothered about your playing partners who probaly have the same handicap as you. On your own you are competing againt the course which is scratch golf. Myself I would when playing with others always be in a match with the course first and not my playing partners ,it helps me to play better golf, espeacly if my partners have higher handicaps.
EXCELLENT PIECE OF VIDEO! Most important what he said about the mental game amd training oneself for competition! MANY THANKS FOR DIGGING THIS OUT and your wonderful analysis! SPOT ON!!
Glad you enjoyed the video Karl.thanks for watching.
Very grateful for this.
Thank You.
Glad you enjoyed the video.thanks for watching.
Sound technique frees the mind
Hi Choco you need both sound mind and technique, most dont have either.
You explained it perfectly later in the video!
Andrew! This really is a good video! A lot of people just don't get this! Hogan himself, said that you'll see the secret when you know where to look! Quite often the answer is staring us in the face, but we are blinded by physical perfection to see it!! Good stuff ol' mate!!
Thanks for watching, I thought wrongly LOL, that more people would be interested in the truth, but it would seem that there not, I know from personel exsperience that the mental side is the key to better golf, again Thanks.
Like Nicklaus, it was course management !
Very hard to do....
Jack went back to Grout with problems and Grout taught him to manage his game on the course.
Not to run back for info, but to figure it out on the course himself...
Hogan I am sure was a great influence on Nicklaus....
Greatest Game Ever Played, Vardon said, "there are only two types of player's, those that keep their nerves in competition, and those that do not" !
Very true, If your not managing the course, the course is managing you for sure.
Best lesson I ever heard or learnt , just get out of your way wow make very good sense , hogan was the best just wished I could have met him nice video.
Thanks for watching Lee, Golf can be hard or easy, its a mental choice, I choose easy LOL.
Thanks excellent vid. l❤BHogan !
Thanks for watching, Sole glad you enjoyed it.
That is some great footage of Ben Hogan.
Glad you enjoyed it Steve, nothing like hearing it straight from Hogan no personel thoughts added.
Thanks for the vid. I have had fleeting glimpses of how the mind controls the swing and the shot. It happens when I'm relaxed and not trying to hit the ball for maximum distance. Trying too hard to get every last yard out of a shot has hurt me more than anything else. I have had times where I could visualize a shot flying just like I wanted and it just happened. Not just a coincidence either. Problem is, before long the killer instinct would take over again and the ball was going all about the course again. Frustrating, but this is how the mind can affect the swing.
Glad you enjoyed the video, From my experience playing my biggest enenmy is my mind the better my mind works the better I play, I always tell students you change your golf swing by changing the way you think.
Mr. Lynch, this may be the most important golf video on RUclips.
Thanks Zack, I just thought golfers needed to hear Ben Hogan himself talk about his golf swing, not another persons view on Mr Hogan,s swing, thanks again for watching.
Here's a thought I've had a long time. I think when Ben Hogan said "I have a secret, if I told you where to look, you'd know the secret". I think this could very well be his secret. Next time you're out just focus on where the club should strike: back of the ball for driver, blade of grass in front of the ball for irons. Just hold that absolute focus and swing. When I started to do that I realised this very well could be Hogan's actual secret. Try it. Let me know what you think.
Bob Rotella actually interviewed Mr. Hogan (as chronicled in Kris Tsechetter's book) In his talk, I'm surprised he doesn't reference some of the things they talked about.
Interesting indeed , DL
Thanks !
Oh boy, I love this! He sure seems like a likable guy. Handsome devil too. So many life lessons here. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Brett glad you enjoyed the video.
this is pretty cool, but much more applicable to a pro. I'm just focusing on increasing my consistency in ball striking, course management and keeping the ball in play.
Hi PNW, thanks for watching the video, and when it comes to game improvement, we each have to find the shoe that fits us scenario I get it, for myself when I rearlized that my mental game controlled my consistency. course management etc it truly changed my game, good luck with your search for better golf and keep in touch ,I like too hear others golf storys and views, Regards Andrew
Brilliant!
🙏🏻😎🙏🏻
Lo que dice BH❤ es logras un buen swing ok pero la parte mente es pilar fundamental para llegar al propósito de estar con el trofeo 🏆 en sus manos… Muchos hacen buenos tiros birdies y eagles o Albatros ect pero ser constante para llegar hasta la ronda final requiere más que buena técnica también requiere una actitud mental. saludos cordiales desde Santiago Chile 🇨🇱
Excellent video well put together thank you
Thanks Robbie, glad you enjoyed the video, I just thought golfers needed to know the truth.
OT but are you still using Joe Dante's 4 magic moves?
definetly the wrist hinge, that was a game changer for sure,
superb!
Glad you enjoyed the video Chris
I think Mr Hogan was referring to role of mental game in the whole scheme of being a successful pro. Most reference to Mr Hogan's 'secret' would be about his GOAT golf swing.
Hi DT, I often smile when TV pundits talk of Adam Scotts beautiful swing, the problem is he doesnt win very often, Hogans swing was good, his mental game was perfection ,if Adam could have Hogans mental strength WOW, just my view, thanks for watching.
Great Interpretations here
Thanks for watching Tim, you just cant beat hearing from Mr Hogan himself on his golf swing.
No practice swing Just rip it
More golfers need that mentality including me
Hi Part1,I think we all need to get out of our own way (including me LOL), a lot more so we can play beter golf, Thanks for watching.
Good video. Thanks
Thanks glad you enjoyed it
BH Remarcable man and golfer
He's speaking about tournament golf. Tournament golf requires a different way of thinking than just playing golf. Most all of the people reading this will likely never play actual tournament golf, so for you this is moot. Obviously course management is one thing, and something you should consider in becoming a better player, but this is different. This is pacing yourself for 4 days, observing the conditions, how the weather changes, your tee times, observing the leader board and who's there, how they play, how many holes are left, how rowdy is the gallery? When will they water the greens? Where can I find a caddy with local knowledge? Where do I book my hotel room so I'll have an easier trip to the course? etc etc. His 70/30 ratio is on the basis of comparing his own game on equal footing as that of others, but edging them in a 4 day competition with strategy and preparation. If you're a 25 handicap then all the strategy and course management in the world isn't going to make you a scratch player. The best improvement you can make mentally is convincing yourself to practice more. Its in the dirt.
Hi Kelly, I gave a playing lesson to a 25 handicaper and he played 10 shots under his handicap because I told him which shots and clubs to play , see mentally he was trying to play like a tour pro, but didnt have the game to back it up, by playing for bogey golf he played better, I didnt change his swing just his mental approach to the shot & round, Hogan said his swing was 70% mental and tournaments were about being mentally tougher,, you cant control the weather, scoreboard, etc etc, but Hogan realized he only needed to control his mental side in the swing and a competion and if you do that well you can win the Open or the Saturday roll up. thanks for watching
don't you think he was just trying to psyche out his opponents, by saying i'm tougher than you? towards the end of his life an interviewer for golf digest put it to him that his secret was his grip. and, his reply was: "yes, but i'm not telling". and, i do have to say that it is a sad indictment on the teaching profession that they have not been able to spot something as glaringly obvious as this.
It would be lovely if it was all in his grip then we could all play brilliant golf because we had the secret , but sadly it is not that easy or simple . Hogans clubs were all made aproximently 4 degrees open, Nick Faldo tried using them and he said how the hell do I swing them , just this one thing stopped Hogan hooking along with his weak grip he really started to play well when he had a one way miss ( pros dream). The golf digest interview did not really reveal anything other than as Hogan said to a friend did they really think i would tell them the secret for $10,000 .
I think Hogan had a great laugh and would still at seeing everyone trying to find the magic move in his swing. his greatest strength was his mental toughness as he said its 70% of my game, if golfers want to ignore this fact and chase the 30% then its a free country, But I did the video because its Hogans own words and not just my opinion, thanks for watching.
@@MrLeftyno1 yes, my point was that we may need to read between the lines. clearly hogan wanted his fellow professionals to feel one down standing on the first tee. i realise that the game is far more complexed than discovering the grip secret. but, good golf starts with a good grip. and, the simple fact is that the teaching profession has been teaching us to grip the club incorrectly, with the left hand, from day one. hogan, himself told us to grip the club incorrectly in his book, though, the lesson that he gave us on gripping the club across the palm of the left hand is totally correct. i agree that pychology plays a part, and, indeed, one example is that we shouldn't keep on thinking about a swing move etc. but, a golf teacher can talk about the importance of the mental game until the cows come home, but if they don't know the difference between the subconscious mind and the unconscious mind they can't teach golf. the subconscious mind was once conscious but the unconscious mind never was conscious. some things we do unconsciously: breathe out in the hitting area etc; and some things we have to do consciously, before they become subconscious. but, for me for a golf teacher to say the game is 70% in the mind is just a cop out. it gives them the perfect excuse when their lessons fail. a golf teacher once told me to start my downswing by pushing my left hip out in the direction it points at the top of the backswing. when it didn't work he told me that i had the physical ability to do what he told me, but not the mental capacity to make it work, and that i had a negative approach. if i had a negative approach i would not have been able to physically able, and gullible enough, to apply myself to do what he told me to do. so, in reply i asked him if he worked on the things he told me to do. "No. I just go out there and hit it", was his response. lesson over.
@@DASH1ful One of the main reasons I started teaching was some very bad instructors in my youth so I definetly understand your perspective, I was working with a famous cricketeer once and he wasnt using his legs so I said can you throw a ball he of course laughed so after throwing a ball he started hitting the ball one handed dead straight and using his legs perfectly, he turned to me and said I get it and hit great shots 2 handed. so if your not taking the time to understand your client mentally and physically you dont stand a chance helping him. If I had started instead with how to use the legs I would have caused confusion and made him play worse. knowledge applied with no understanding of the client is useless.
As for the mind I find for myself that the smaller I make my target the more my mind pushes out negative and useless thoughts and focuses on my target then my body can deliver the swing.
@@MrLeftyno1 Ive found this as well, although i use an intermediate target 5-10 ft away to set up to I have found that I am better if i focus on a small distant target ie flag or tree top which can be 200yds away!
@@MrLeftyno1 nice flex with the famous cricketer dawg
I think he was referring to pro tournament golf being 70% mental they were allready good ball strikers but wernt mentally clever or tough enough to handle 4 days of competitive tournament golf. He also liked to kid people eg when having thrashed the living daylights out of it he answers oh it went about 220!
I think all golf is 70% mental, tournament golf just shows it up due to the extreme pressure.
@@MrLeftyno1 Thats because you are a good ball striker and hit it a long way!
I believe for non pro, we only got 10% or less, comparing to Ben 30% hahaha.
IMHO, swing fundamental must be good enough first before playing between the ears; otherwise, things will be going all over the place.
@@chumvit agree. Cant BE mental if i cant be sure whether my next swing is same as last one. Otherwise i would GO mental instead.
Someone said all swings are good swing, slice and hook are included. They are bad swings only when you didn't mean to. May be this is when mental come in.
3:24 Just sick!
Not a bad swing for sure LOL.
Sorry people, confidence comes from technique and repetition. Your mind becomes strong based on your technique.
I would say its the opposite Glen, your technique becomes strong based on your mind, I agree with Mr Hogan.
I cant agree more with Glen. Like a surgeon, which I am , confidence, lack of uncertainty, and repeatability comes with perfection of technique and repetition. The best surgeons and golfers are supremely confident people.
Swing first......mind will follow
Clubs for sale, sweet spot never hit.
cant hear you, the clips are way louder
Hi I double checked video sound on my laptop and my phone, and sound was great, so a little mystified , but thanks for watching.
“Many fellas have a much better swing than I.” Uh...I haven’t seen him yet. Snead maybe...about it.
Hi DTM, Hogans swing was great, but his mental game was the best ever probally, I think that set him apart from everyone else, thanks for watching.
Would be very interested to know who he would say had a better swing than him.
God, LOL. Though he did say Mickey Wright had the best swing of any man or woman he had ever seen.
Moe Norman had the greatest equal continuance in the history of golf.
100% mental - motor memory ..🏌🏽♂️⛳️
old ben was so right about rich kids today and even kids that arent rich..they have mostly become entitled assholes..most of the world is like that today..lucky for him he doesnt have to see it..
That is the strangest golf outfit that the interviewer is wearing. Where can I get one?
Local church could be a good start, you know that place next to the rum shop, LOL.
You might be overestimating your ability to acquire such an outfit.
@@DavidNums But it would go great with my white windowless van with "free candy" written on the side...
This is nothing to do with a secret , you can take this anyways but for him it’s 70/30
Ben had a gang of 5 kids that wanted to beat him up. He agreed to fight them 1 at a time, and beat all 5! That is PROOF of his 70% "between the ears"! If it was you, you would have had to slink away or get beat up by the 5! Ben was WAY SMARTER under REAL PRESSURE!
You made a assumption about me and you dont even know me, ex boxer, karate champion as well as Judo .You may slink away ,I never have, keep your comments about Ben who you also didnt know.
@@MrLeftyno1 The time u spent on Judo and Karate kept you from becoming as good at me at golf! Also 2 pros I knew well were FRIENDS of Ben Hogan, and one even beat him in Tournament play (Stan Leonard).