I mitigate these problems by focusing entirely on the students needs and goals while teaching a golf swing method that ultimately takes stress off of the common pain areas of the swing.Tom Saguto's personal website: www.sagutogolf.comCHECK OUT MY INSTRUCTIONAL BLOG FOR MORE CONTENT ====== www.flognblog.wordpress.com ======= The change that allowed the struggling journeyman pro to harness his wayward hook, a shot that almost drove him from the tour, and go on an almost unprecedented streak of tournament wins that would ultimately see him hailed as one of the best players in history a decade later. Coincidentally or not, this is exactly what I have been working on for the past 6 months and my ball striking has improved and my scores are inching lower. Now, like most golf professionals, I have my opinions about what I like to see in a good golf swing and the elements that are crucial to obtain a modicum of success. No the secret is the belt that holds up his pants!!! The hard way to swing a golf club is to consciously rotate the clubface open to its maximum during the backswing and square it up during the downswing with minimal rotation through impact and finish with the clubface open which is what Hogan did. Hope that's a lil better than a couple of TGM terms. The typical day ahead of you rarely goes as planned. As a matter of fact, it was the finisher of Hulk Hogan when he was wrestling in Japan. XXIO X Series 5 Wood! There are many greats in professional wrestling, but very few can be compared to the magnitude of Hulk Hogan. But Im self-aware enough to understand that, as I said, these are to a degree just my opinions. Even in the late 1990s, Hogan kept his popularity intact as the leader of the legendary stable, nWo. I would submit that the elbow and hip seem more to And finally, if youre in a position right now where your flexibility not only isnt quite where you want it, and these adjustments still wont allow you to turn the club back fully to the top without lifting it, then you just might need to start that downswing with the upper body. Michael J. The real magic of his elbow is in transition, that's what sets it apart from everyone else and really where we need to look to understand the 'whole'. Im sure your swing looks like a poem wrapped in a rainbow. This was his first telling of the. With his '24 inches pythons', Hogan made the move look effective. [/quote] Mike Dowd is the author of the new novel COMING HOME and the Lessons from the Golf Guru: Wit, Wisdom, Mind-Tricks & Mysticism for Golf and Life series. Dr. Julie Smith, Why Has No One Told Me This Before. I am not sure that Hogan did not lead with the hipsjust that his right hip did not get in the way whilst the left moved. The unequal ligament strength causes the wrist to cup when the club lever at the top goes into reversal. Nice. His punches were used mostly at the beginning of a match, setting up momentum early. Finally after retirement and all of my flexibility and strength gone with my youth I looked at the Hogan swing sequence then Nicklaus then Trevino then all of my past heroes swings and picked up a pen flashlight put my Hogan grip on it with the light on mimicking the butt of the grip and traced my swing slowly on the rug. The Rock has won numerous championships with his patented elbow, and it is perhaps the most iconic feature of his character, something that transcended the business. When you sit down and write in a journal, it makes you present in the moment. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkSMuW6JI0"]Pronation left Arm Downswing[/url] The submission maneuver looked identical to Ronda Rousey's famous armbar submission. downswing - quite contrary to the believe of supination of the left forearm in Big Boot is certainly one of the common moves of tall professional wrestlers because it's easy to perform for wrestlers with big stature. The real magic of his elbow is in transition, that's what sets it apart from everyone else and really where we need to look to understand the 'whole'. To take it a step further, develop the habit of writing it down before bed, as the research shows before sleep is the optimal time to learn. To perform the move, Hogan would target the left arm of his opponent. I would journal before bed as a daily reflection and to prepare for the next day. Because, lets face it, golf is a hard game. Here are The Hulkster's 10 most devastating moves in the ring. It only added to his intimidation factor when it came to competition, and ultimately elevated the Hogan mystique. Credits to you The right elbow and rotation is so very very similar to the Hogan model. A cupped wrist at the top suggests that the ligaments on the palm side of wrist are weak compared to the ligaments on the top of the wrist. Most golfers, especially those of advancing age, arent nearly as flexible as the modern athlete. Hulk Hogan used basement punches throughout his wrestling career whether in WWE or WCW because they were easier to perform regardless of his age. See What Members Are Saying! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkSMuW6JI0"]Pronation left Arm Downswing[/url] I had read about great players, including multiple major winners using journaling as a tool to bring out the best in their game. The well-travelled Spaniard can add another top-10 in the same place, as well as two top five finishes in Malaysia and a run of form that reads fourth in India, win in Kenya and a closing ninth in Japan, finishing with four unanswered birdies in his last ten holes. Pronating and supinating means rotating the forearms. he enjoys playing golf with his girls, writing, music, fishing and following the foibles of the Sacramento Kings, the San Francisco 49ers, the San Francisco Giants, and, of course, the PGA Tour. Whether your observation of the low right elbow happens to be the secret or not is somewhat irrelevant, but your explanation on why it is important will certainly be helpful to many. I have always fought clubhead throwaway. Not sure why people are so obsessed with Ben Hogans secret. The first elementwe'll merely hint at ithas to do with swing geometry. Or not a yip at all, The PGA Tour should blood test everyone for both drugs and wellness. It's a thing of beauty. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake's Relationship. The study demonstrates that coaches have significant stress caused by both their administration and their student-athletes which leads them to consider other jobs, or getting out of coaching altogether. Is this what helps trap the arm? Lake, A bogey-free 64 saw him leap up the board to eighth place after two rounds last week, whilst an early double, and a few too many dropped shots saw him drop away to 35th by the time the cheques were signed. Something that may have in fact aided, or complemented, what he was doing in this swing, but something that in a technical sense would have been actually quite inconsequential if he wasnt already doing something else, something pretty much every other legendary striker of the ball has done as well. Cally MackDaddy 2 Tour Grind 52 + 58 / DG S400 the downswing! [/quote] Stay away from Hogan at all costs. You dont have to swing like Hogan to be successful. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. He would put his opponent in the middle of the ring to deliver a standing elbow drop. He has a Bachelor's degree in English Literature. In the 1960s Hogan recorded a video for Shells Wonderful World of Golf in which he explained what he did in his golf swing. The Ark of the Covenant comes to mind, and The Holy Grail is an obvious contender. Davis, University of the Pacific, C.S.U. I had been using a golf performance app designed by Karl Morris (Mind Caddie) for note-keeping after my rounds. Combination? If you're like most golfers, you buy the best equipment, you take golf lessons, and you practice every aspect of your game trying to get better. It is quite possible that the changes in grip, wrist position, or any of the other things Hogan claimed were his Secret might possibly have served as a distraction in and of themselves. Like a master chef who holds back one key ingredient when offering up the recipe of a famous dish, one that will keep it from ever being truly replicated by scores of imitators, we believe Hogan withheld something from the golfing masses. Hogan was a true entertainer with charisma and impressive skills on the microphone. Im now breaking 40 constantly and with less effort. I think it says a lot about how short he kept is armswing and the extreme set of the wrist. Fox has been living with Parkinson's disease since his diagnosis at 29 in 1991, all the while devoting himself to finding a cure through his foundation. you are right everything has to be a reaction - this is the strange part of my downswing. Aug 29, 2021 - Learn how you can use Ben Hogan's secret move to accomplish the simplest, powerful and repeatable golf swinging motion in the game today. Second, if you dont have that flexibility at the moment, you may want to point your toes outward as Hogan did, allowing a bigger hip turn, and maybe even allow your front heel to come off the ground in the backswing like Nicklaus. Had the PGA not still been match play during his competitive career, requiring winners to play 36 holes in a day (something Hogan couldnt do after his accident) its very likely he would have added a few more majors to his total. Both were aspiring young professionals with gentle souls, a deep passion for the game, and simply wonderful human beings. To perform the move, Hogan would throw his opponent towards the rope. He pronated the left arm fully in the backswing and supinated it early during the downswing resulting in a hold off release with a stable clubface through the impact zone (referred to as a shut to open release where the clubface has minimal rotation coming into impact and beyond). Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c087bd7aa26913d I suppose its understandable seeing as how he cryptically mentioned at one point that it could be found in the dirt somewhere, but I digress. I don't know the official name :), Combine both towards the end And in the process that success, combined with his explanations for it in the years to come, would inspire decades of debate. Hogan swing the club differently which he described in the introduction to Five Lessons.. This is what nearly every great ball-striker does, including Woods, Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Bobby Jones and even that legendary savant so revered by golf swing geeks, the quirky Canadian Moe Norman. Nice article which reveals absolutely nothing! These outstanding men and women deserve far better than what they are getting. I even practiced the Hogan grip for hours in my spare time. If your belt isnt exactly right your pants will mess up yer swing!!! Shooting 58 and 59 with a bogey, how bad is that? Thats not what Bantam Ben said! RELATED: More golf book reviews from Golf Digest. Sam Snead thought Hogan's secret was how he kept his right elbow close to his body and in front of the right hip. I was always reluctant, being unaware of the research and science of the benefits. At least thats my opinion, but just remember, its only an opinion. dts, I dont want to compare my swing to Mr. Hogan, and I have no clue how he did it, but I can show how I reconnect my right elbow Was this the Yip Heard Round the World? Your IP: I dont claim to know The Secret but I know the answer to this puzzle & its not sticking your arms in front of you or waiting for the club or sitting on your right foot or great timing or he had great hands. Hogan's slam to Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 was one of the iconic slams in WWE history. Pulls and wipes will be the rule, with lots of help needed with the hands, to save the shot Chris. For daily life, processing what you did well and didnt do well will promote self-awareness, giving you clarity on changes that need to be made. Cally MackDaddy2 47 / DG S200 The Spaniard is at home with a test of ball control and, as suggested by his wins in Morocco (9-under), Qatar (play-off in -13), and just six weeks ago in Kenya when recording a comfortable two-shot win, he can compete with the best in every type of condition whether a birdie-fest or a war of attrition. The latest of the books is Ben Hogans Secret Fundamental: What He Never Told the World falls in the solid category. at setup standing to the swing - opposed to the ball! IMO, it is as crucial as Hogan's post-secret biokinetically great grip. And the real problem with most golfers (and instructors) taking Hogans advice at whole cloth is that most players who attempt to initiate the forward swing with the lower body have arms so disconnected from their lower bodies that it causes them to come over the top and hit the ball form the outside, exactly the opposite of what Hogan claims it will do. And now, the hard question: Is what Miller tells us actually Hogans secret? A sociologist and elite player, we pursued a collaborative effort to study the stress faced by professionals in the golf industry, including their mental health challenges. Tiger Woods alone won major championships with three very different swings and PGA Tour events with four, and still an armada of us who claim to know a thing or two about the motion debate incessantly about which one was best. Look at sequences of his swing backwards & try to figure out how he was able to get to those positions, and just know that it is. Miller writes clearly, and the book is edited well. The Hulkster won some of his greatest matches and titles in both WWE and WCW with the Leg Drop. Ben Hogan, the man and his image has been wrapped up in mysterious shroud of mystery for well over half a century. I transitioned to a strong grip, a 10 finger grip , a weak grip and found that if I traced the in to out swing I would come to impact in a square position. With this commitment in writing, it will serve as something you can control during the round and can revert back to mentally. If it's in transition then we have to go back to what he does at set up and in the takeaway for that position to be beneficial. Maybe it just works for me Thank you martinez, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4DCZuAj5Mg He needed to practice many hours every day where Snead and Coy did it the easy athletic way. Pinterest. He practiced his butt off. To perform the move, Hogan would throw his opponent towards the rope. More photos of Fitzpatricks WITB here. Hogan would put his opponent in the middle of the ring, and he would run towards his opponent to 'drop the big leg'! the downswing! The People's Elbow Started As A Joke To Make The Undertaker Laugh . Practice, and more practice!!!! These are the finger ligaments that go through the carpal tunnel and then into the elbow. The first elementwell merely hint at ithas to do with swing geometry. A pair of golf coaches (head coach and one assistant coach) coaching at the NCAA Division 1 level essentially perform the same amount of work as an entire football or basketball coaching staff. It quickly had a profound effect on my mental health. move. How can one obtain this position? downswing - quite contrary to the believe of supination of the left forearm in Explore. Considering Hogan's limited moveset, it was an impressive finishing move at one point in his career. That is my point as well. If you want basic instruction on the swing, I recommend Getting Back to Basics by Tom Watson, Five Fundamentals by Steve Elkington, and/or Swing Like a Pro by Ralph Mann. I made a video to demonstrate it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4DCZuAj5Mg. Not this might be his secret. Back then, Louis Oosthuizen, Hideki Matsuyama and Bae top-scored for the Internationals, while Phil Mickelson, Zach and Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson scored heavily for the US. His right elbow almost follows his right hip into impact. Jim Furyks right elbow isnt connected to his right hip at all so that must means hes a terrible ball-striker, right? Looks like the latter All rights reserved. It was a difficult time for me, to say the least. At least to me it does. Looks like the latter IMOP.You can see in the first part of the downswing that Hogan's left arm is resting nearly flush on his upper chest w/ a considerable amount of right elbow flexion than the pivot moves(lateral&rotation blend) the right shoulder at the same speed as the arms for a bit.then the arms start to gain speed on the pivotbut only to the point where the left arm is 45deg across the chest and the right elbow is flexed at 90 deg(p5ish) like they are stretching out(extensor action) w/ the right shoulder still higher than the left when the left arm is parallel to the ground.. this is the point that separates him from most everyone else most folks would fire their right tricep and straighten their right arm into impact w/ the pivot breaking like a launch pad. Mr. Hogan keeps turning his pivot & right shoulder w/ his head stationary we know his right elbow is beginning to straighten(deceiving from this angle but clearly seen in every other view) but because his right shoulder is in motion it stays bent well past impact providing a consistent closing rate. got to keep that head still tho to get the 2nd axis tilt and provide enough down to balance the out of the pivots rotation. Recently, the worlds of collegiate coaches were transformed by not only the COVID-19 pandemic but the emerging role of the transfer portal and Name Image Likeness (NIL) rules. RELATED:14 Pictures Of Hulk Hogan Like You've Never Seen Him Before. I hope our study fuels that conversation. All in the name of the greater good of the game. You see, whether it was in that Life article, various interviews, his book Power Golf, or the Immortal Five Lessons, Hogan actually left us some very detailed clues as to what he felt was most important when it came to swinging a golf club. This includes countless hours of recruiting, fundraising, and navigating through endless paperwork. Now, from my point of view, I think Hogan was actually a bit of a shy man, and one who didnt mind remaining a bit of a mystery. 14 Pictures Of Hulk Hogan Like You've Never Seen Him Before, Hogan's slam to Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3, 10 Things Wrestling Fans Should Know About Hulk Hogan's Time In The AWA, 10 Things You Didn't Know About Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake's Relationship, 10 Wrestling Moments That Were Supposed To Change The Industry (But Didn't), 10 Lesser Known Pro Wrestling Terms That Even Casual Fans Should Know About, 10 WWE Wrestlers Who Were Once World Champions (But Are Now Completely Irrelevant). Good eye on the elbow/hip continuity. This Bogan goes on and claims he knows about Hogans secret but actually reveals nothing! As you directly follow that with a sentence about how youve found Hogans TRUE secret, and yet you just cant tell us plebs about it here. : Buy the latest greatest new equipment. People often become what they tell themselves. This of course is not surprising. As Harvey Penick once said, Make sure you go to dinner with good putters. The energy of players attitudes around you will undoubtedly contaminate your thinking. Upload or insert images from URL. Keep the videos coming. Whenever he performed it, the move looked agonizing for the opponent. He wasnt a gifted athlete the likes of Sam Snead and Coy who used their athleticism to swing the club the easy way. At that point, the barrel rapidly whips around his hands. College coaches were of particular interest for a host of reasons. Once this part of journaling becomes a habit, you will find yourself not wanting to have to write down the Not well part of the day. The secret, he claims, is actually twofold. Before your round, write down a commitment you can maintain throughout the round. More photos from the event here. Now I saw something that I have to comment. [/i]I think this is an important observation, if Hogan were to just spin his hips from the "top" of his swing or before he got to his left side, his right hip would have gotten in the way. In this way, the club is squared not so much through hand or forearm rotation, but by the turn of the body. Watch Hogan's motion closely; his right elbow moves well forward in his transition, which "lays the club down," that is, drops it into a hit position. [quote name='moehogan' post='2147628' date='Dec 29 2009, 07:48 AM'][quote name='martinez' post='2147596' date='Dec 28 2009, 04:30 PM']Your swing has improved a great deal Chris..that's for certain. I do not pronate and supinate my arms - it is a reaction of my body movement. He has been Head PGA Professional at Oakdale Golf & CC in Oakdale, California since 2001, and is serving his third term on the NCPGA Board of Directors and Chairs the Growth of the Game Committee. Although a lot of Hogans secrets were valid enoughswing elbow to elbow, deloft the club at impact, cup your left wrist at the top, brace your right knee, etc.none by themselves were transformative. [/quote] Hogan wouldnt have been the first mystical golf guru to have done so, nor would he be the last, but there is one other thing to consider. The tour moves to yet another Jack Nicklaus design this week, this time the self-titled track at Incheon, South Korea. As well as topping the table for prowess off the tee, the 34-year-old is mid-30 ranked for greens, a tempting combination, especially after looking at his play in-running. This can include distinct feels on the motion. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Chris, M2 8.75 Diamana Blueboard x5ct 73 X Not really, and theres the catch. Morris, Karl. MH, [quote name='martinez' post='2147596' date='Dec 28 2009, 10:30 PM']Your swing has improved a great deal Chris..that's for certain. Combination? [/quote] . Ben Hogan discovered something in 1946 and later insinuated and finally acknowledged that he had discovered a "secret". JuNiOR In his spare time (what's that?) He told his secret in the article and repeated it through the years including on video. There has been a delay in the right hip moving towards the ball but the left hip has still moved (Hogan talked alot about left hip but not much about right) - this is one of the results of having a squat moveIMO.To get the right elbow down before the right hip gets in the way. Since many are elite former athletes, they feel that the stress and demands of their job are normal. Cally XR16 3+ Diamana Blueboard x5ct 83 X http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4DCZuAj5Mg Sure I am underplane of the elbowplane, because I return to the shaftplane.