The REAL Ben Hogan!

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birdie_man

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Good idea man...if it can be done.

I mean, if you have the time Woody....

I'd also really like to hear what you have to say man-- if you have the time...

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---Clubs set open?? Really? How heavy were they?

---Any clue about how he managed his thoughts on the golf course? ("mental game")

Thanks man.
 
Woody-B-Dub

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Thanks for the kind words, if Manzella can't make it happen, no one can...Clubs D-8, 2 degrees open, again the key to his mental game was preparation. He had already played the round 100's of time while practicing. Players today can learn from that as they work on their "swings". He worked on hitting shots and not just any shots, the ones he needed to win tournamnets which is why he was able to win 63 in a short window without entering very many each year...
 
birdie_man

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Thanks for the response man.

So are you saying that he would actually play through the entire round on the driving range?

Thanks!
 
Woody-B-Dub

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Maybe not play the actual round start to finish, but hit shots required on the course over and over as if he was playing them for real...
 
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Tom Bartlett

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What Woody didn't tell you about Hogan's clubs was that the shafts were stiffer than telephone poles and the reminder in the grip was made from leather shoelace, like on dock shoes, so the ridge was huge.
 
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quote:Originally posted by DD639

What Woody didn't tell you about Hogan's clubs was that the shafts were stiffer than telephone poles and the reminder in the grip was made from leather shoelace, like on dock shoes, so the ridge was huge.
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so where was the reminder in the grip and what did it remind him to do?

-hcw
 
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hcw

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quote:Originally posted by jim_0068

it would make sure his grip was in the same place everytime
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but how?...ie, what part of his hands did he put on, around, over, whatever, the reminder?

-hcw
 
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Tom Bartlett

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They make two types of grips. Round grips and grips with reminders. Most clubs you buy have a reminder grip. It is a small ridge that runs down the underside of the grip. Normally you would grip it with the middle of your fingers.
 
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Brian Manzella

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Brent (Woody) had the Hogan company make a set for me in the late 90's.

They took me in Hogan's office and let me "fondle" his clubs.

You HAD to have my Manzella-neutral left hand grip and a MUCH weaker right hand grip.
 
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Woody-B-Dub said:
All of my lessons were in passing in the hall or the locker room. He would always ask you to "show it to him" You would then say "what?" "Hit it" he said. Of course, no club, nothing. Then you make a real sheepish, slow swing. He says no "hit it" you begin to swing harder, harder, harder as he claps, screams, and cheers. Once dizzy, the lesson is over.
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Wow that might just be the weirdest thing I've ever heard....

W...T............F.
 
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Brian Manzella

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Well...

I have heard the story told LIVE, and I didn't get that (weird-ness) at all.

What Brent meant was that HOGAN wanted you to "do as he did" —

HIT IT HARD.

He also wanted to see your "real swing."

From all IN PERSON ACCOUNTS, Ben Hogan was a really good guy.
 
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David Alford

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I'd be curious what his driver dispersal was. Let's say he hits 20 drives. How far apart do the balls land (honestly)? What was his driver distance over the period you knew him & what age would he have been?

Secondly, Hogan reportedly was working on a new swing "anyone can win with". Do you know anything about that & do you know whether he really experimented with new types of swings or did he pretty much stick to his tried and true method during the years you knew him?
 
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