 Though he was on the scene before my interest in golf really started, I heard and read so much about Ben Hogan, i couldn't resist checking him out. I came across this sequence this week, from 1964 I think, when he explains that the lower body, not so much the shoulders should influence the golf swing. Fascinating stuff, though I reckon you need to be slim-fit like him to make it work. I'm not but I'm sure going to try especially emulating his extension through the ball.
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 Simply the best ball-striker that ever lived. Check out that impact position!
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 A swing to aspire to. Pure rhythm, tempo and power 
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Bob and Greengrass As many people know by now I fulfilled one of my life's greatest ambitions when -for my 17th birthday present- my parents paid for me to go to stay at Arbroath and watch Ben Hogan for all four rounds over three days(two on the Saturday) in the 1953 Open at wet and windy Carnoustie-as I remember. I believe Bob I told you of my forwardness on even the first day when The Hawk was on his way to the practice ground with only his caddie and ONE policeman (quite unlike Tiger and his bodyguards!) when I had the cheek to blurt out "Sir(normal for VIPs and teachers in those days) I have come all the way from London(Bagshot,Surrey, actually, but like a hick town to Hogan) to see you play" The normally taciturn Hogan cracked what might well have been a smile and said " Well,sonny, in that case I mustn't let you down" And,of course, he didnt then and never ever afterwards! Not only are all the previous members' posts before mine spot on but the SOUND of his irons striking the ball was different to ANYONE even Jack and Tiger. It was akin to a strongman tearing a telephone directory in half- a sort of shrieking sound!
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 Boni, I can't believe your where there to watch the great one win The Open. I have just finished reading his life story and I am amazed at Hogan's tenacity battling through his nerves, failed attacks on the tour and then that crash. After the crash, coming back to play golf was amazing, dominating in the way he did was so far fetched even Hollywood wouldn't write fiction like it for fear of it being too unbelieveable. IMO truly great champions overcome obstacles and adversity, for this Hogan is in a league of his own.
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great anecdote, Boa. Thank you for sharing it
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Great video and subsequent story. I bet if I said to Tiger that i'd travelled 500 miles to see him play, his caddie would tell me to piss off! An impressive swing no doubt, and by the way he smacked that ball I reckon he could of competed nowadays in the distance stakes.
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one word to say about that, and it is PERFECTION
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 Hogan was 5-7 tall and weighed 10 stone and was from being a young man when that film was shot, but look at the speed and power, just shows it aint about muscle and size. Simply the best.
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There's a fair bit of Hogan in your swing, Creo.
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How would he compare to say Tiger, if both were playing the same Era? A fantastic looking swing.
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 "We're sorry this video is no longer available" Cheers BoobTube! 
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 I was amazed by how much his right leg appears to move or rotate laterally. Fantastic video....got to love this guy but I'm more of a Snead Swing lover and Byron was the first to invent the modern swing through trial and error. Max Faulkner cracked me up when he talked about trying steel shafts for the first time...he said he hit daisy cutters all the first week and nearly gave the game up....LMAO Jim Flick reckons Ben's SS was ~ 115 mph with driver, which is above ave for modern Tour Pros 112mph. A chap at my club was watching Tiger Tee off at the Amex during his practice round. Stevie was standing on a line to what is now the 1st green at The Grove. Tiger smashed driver straight onto the green as Stevie put his hands up to say yep, Tiger its on. The chap said in a loud voice to Tiger......"Jes Chrst...Do it again Tiger"...Tiger comes over to him smiling and says sure, reloads and smashes another one on
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