Ben Hogan's Secret

All great golfers have a move they believe are the key to their swings. Jack Nicklaus, a great ball striker turns his head slightly to the right just before the start of his takeaway. This move triggers his swing, so he hit the ball powerfully. If you research the issue, as I once had a student do with golf instruction, you will find the same, it is also for Greg Norman, Gary Player, Sam Snead, and even the great Arnold Palmer. They all have a swing secret that keys theirSwings.

Ben Hogan had a swing and mystery. If you asked tour opponents would, they said it was his cupped left wrist, a move Hogan once highlighted in Life Magazine. And for years, that thought was his secret. But while the move was critical to Hogan's swing, it was only part of why he is one of the best ball strikers ever. The other part was his right knee-the correct functioning of which enabled him to hit the ball with force and precision.

Hogan's CuppedWrist

Hogan told to read the Life magazine that was his "secret" cupping his left wrist at the top of his swing, so that his wrist is slightly bent inward at the top of his swing. Hogan became a reality when he emphasizes the cupping of his wrist. But when he later revealed to a friend, it was only a part of history. The other part was the proper functioning of the right knee. The wrist cupped because that is the only position it could assume based on the right sideKnee position.

Hogan braced his right knee before and after eating, so that they are made with perfect balance. He maintained this position from address to the top of the backswing. This movement, which in turn allowed him to put the club at the top of the backswing and control the transition from backswing to downswing while maintaining balance. The right knee may rule from right to left, but it would never straighten completely. If he wanted the ball hit harder, he"ran" his right knee in the direction of the ball.

Are the knees on the ball

What did Hogan mean when he said he drove with his right knee on the ball? On the downswing was Hogan's first step to push the knee inward toward the ball. This step led to the lateral displacement and the opening of the left hip. His only thought at the time, "said Hogan, who was falling on his right knee into the ball, which he described as" running at the ball. " The harder hit wanted to hit the ball, the faster he droveKnee on the ball

If you follow the right knee Hogan could generate terrific speed in his lower body. His right knee, as he explained later, moved so emphatically to the left side of long shots, the knee would sometimes appear to his left knee on the follow-through pass. However, the speed was adjustable. , Putting the knee at different speeds, was Hogan in a position to the amount of energy which he expended through impact monitoring.

Hogan's secret move, however, was only a prelude to the real question:the delivery of the club back to the ball. That was really the main objective as far as Hogan concerned. Why? Because it provides the balance and control he needed to was the type of ball flight to achieve it. And balance and control were a big part of why he won 63 pro tournaments and 9 majors, including the Masters twice.

The Secret of Hogan's mighty swing, then there was the proper functioning of the right leg, with an emphasis on maintaining the correct angle of the right knee onswings back and forth. If a slight cupping of the left wrist, produced in conjunction this step, an optimum balance and control, and allowed him to so much power and speed in order to apply the ball as he wanted.

Most golfers learn the secret of Hogan will probably try to imitate them. But they did not have him, so the chances are good that even if they succeed in copying the move, they do not have the same success he had. So, what is the meaning of this golf tip?

The point is that all good golfers haveSwing key. But the swing key for every golfer is different, as I tell players taking golf lessons from me. What is not for Hogan or Nicklaus, might work for you. If you play better golf and lowering your golf handicap serious about this, then you work to find your swing, which is crucial. And that only comes through playing and practicing.

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