Weekend Golf Warriors and Low Handicappers watch the Golf Channel and read Swing Tips & Golf Books hoping to find the Holy Grail of Golf: What’s the crystallized swing thought to control our bodies for the perfect shot every time we swing.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls do I have your attention? The answer has been available ever since Ben Hogan figured it out. Two weeks ago we provided a You Tube video of Ben Hogan’s swing in slow motion in our Swing Tip titled: The Pause That Refreshes. Thanks to a response by one of our followers (Mike Stair, author of an abbreviated version of Ben’s book: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf), we were provided with some key points to consider. His comments are in the quotes below.
1/ ”The downswing happens in as little as 300 milliseconds. That is as fast as the human eye can blink! There is no time for any inner monologue or swing thoughts.”
2/ “Therefore, everything you delivered to the ball at that instant was prepared (or not prepared) by how you held the club, what stance and posture you chose, and if you maintained those positions by preserving contact with your torso.”
3/ “I think you can plainly see that your focus, when drilling the golf swing on the range, needs to be directed towards those things, not the flight of the ball.”
4/ “The downswing, ball impact, and ball flight are merely the evidence — revealing either your success, or what aspect of your hold, stance, posture, or connection you need to improve on.”
5/ And now BEN HOGAN’S RECOMMENDED SWING THOUGHT: “Ben said that in the downswing, he thinks of only two (2) things, turning the hips first and then hitting as hard as he can, first with the upper body.”
Ben Hogan Swing Thought: Turn the HIPS FIRST as you pull your shoulders down with a straight leading arm.
[Turning the my hips first has really helped me power my hits but “hitting as hard as he can” is just not a good thought for my personal swing performance. More power may work for the pros, like Ben Hogan, who golf for a living and practice all the time. Swinging harder is NOT smarter for the run of the mill golfer! Only using 90% of your power will give you more consistent hits. Hitting the fairway is always better than hitting long and deep into the rough.]
Stay tuned for more training on swing thoughts next week. Practice by slowing down your transition, pushing with your trailing instep and pulling with your shoulders as you train with your GOLFSTR+. Buy one today at www.golfstr.com
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