Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game
Ben Hogan made hitting a golf ball look easy, and the results spoke for themselves. But Hogan’s “swing system” is complex; the variables and connections are never-ending. Here Ted Hunt presents a selection of simple but valuable tips, based on the legendary golfer’s secret to a competitive golf swing.

The book is intended for the recreational golfer, not the tournament player who has unlimited time to practice. It distills Hogan’s observations concerning the vital components of a golf swing—one at a time—and presents them as simply as possible. Each tip is illustrated with a series of photographs, which clearly show the proper grip, stance, backswing, and follow-through. The author addresses these important golfing concepts:
  • What powers the takeaway?
  • When and how do the wrists hinge?
  • What is your first move down from the top of the backswing?
  • What is the action of the back knee?
  • When does the lead knee straighten?
  • How do you connect the arms to the torso?
  • How do you maximize power through proper timing in the contact zone?
  • What are the two benefits of “hovering” the putter and the driver?
  • How can fifteen minutes a day at your home significantly improve 55 percent of your game?

In Ben Hogan’s Tips for Weekend Golfers, Ted Hunt makes the intricate Hogan system accessible and presents it in a way that “the Hawk” himself might have if he were instructing a club member out on the course.
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Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game
Ben Hogan made hitting a golf ball look easy, and the results spoke for themselves. But Hogan’s “swing system” is complex; the variables and connections are never-ending. Here Ted Hunt presents a selection of simple but valuable tips, based on the legendary golfer’s secret to a competitive golf swing.

The book is intended for the recreational golfer, not the tournament player who has unlimited time to practice. It distills Hogan’s observations concerning the vital components of a golf swing—one at a time—and presents them as simply as possible. Each tip is illustrated with a series of photographs, which clearly show the proper grip, stance, backswing, and follow-through. The author addresses these important golfing concepts:
  • What powers the takeaway?
  • When and how do the wrists hinge?
  • What is your first move down from the top of the backswing?
  • What is the action of the back knee?
  • When does the lead knee straighten?
  • How do you connect the arms to the torso?
  • How do you maximize power through proper timing in the contact zone?
  • What are the two benefits of “hovering” the putter and the driver?
  • How can fifteen minutes a day at your home significantly improve 55 percent of your game?

In Ben Hogan’s Tips for Weekend Golfers, Ted Hunt makes the intricate Hogan system accessible and presents it in a way that “the Hawk” himself might have if he were instructing a club member out on the course.
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Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game

Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game

by Ted Hunt
Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game

Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game

by Ted Hunt

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Overview

Ben Hogan made hitting a golf ball look easy, and the results spoke for themselves. But Hogan’s “swing system” is complex; the variables and connections are never-ending. Here Ted Hunt presents a selection of simple but valuable tips, based on the legendary golfer’s secret to a competitive golf swing.

The book is intended for the recreational golfer, not the tournament player who has unlimited time to practice. It distills Hogan’s observations concerning the vital components of a golf swing—one at a time—and presents them as simply as possible. Each tip is illustrated with a series of photographs, which clearly show the proper grip, stance, backswing, and follow-through. The author addresses these important golfing concepts:
  • What powers the takeaway?
  • When and how do the wrists hinge?
  • What is your first move down from the top of the backswing?
  • What is the action of the back knee?
  • When does the lead knee straighten?
  • How do you connect the arms to the torso?
  • How do you maximize power through proper timing in the contact zone?
  • What are the two benefits of “hovering” the putter and the driver?
  • How can fifteen minutes a day at your home significantly improve 55 percent of your game?

In Ben Hogan’s Tips for Weekend Golfers, Ted Hunt makes the intricate Hogan system accessible and presents it in a way that “the Hawk” himself might have if he were instructing a club member out on the course.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510722286
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 04/04/2017
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ted Hunt is a lifelong golfer with more than fifty years of experience on the course. He holds two degrees in kinesiology and a doctorate in history. He is the author of Ben Hogan’s Magical Device and Ben Hogan’s Short Game Simplified.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Tip 1 An Effective Take-Away 9

Tip 2 A Checklist to Professionalize Your Alignment 25

Tip 3 Longer Chips and Pitches 34

Tip 4 Role of the Right Knee as Keystone 42

Tip 5 Half-Decent Bunker Shots 49

Tip 6 When Sweet Spots Collide 58

Tip 7 Playing in Pro-Ams 65

Tip 8 Down From the Top-Below the Waist 78

Tip 9 Down From the Top-Above the Waist 90

Tip 10 Playing With Strength from a Solid Base 97

Tip 11 Laterals, Shanks, and Other Annoying Self-inflicted Wounds 104

Tip 12 Swinging Through the Impact Zone 113

Tip 13 Power Through the Impact Zone 120

Tip 14 Hands Hinging for the Punch Shot 125

Tip 15 Controlling the Fade 132

Tip 16 Drawing the Ball 138

Tip 17 Putt for Dough 144

Tip 18 Hogan's Secret-When You're Ready 151

Epilogue 166

Appendices 168

Quick Fixes for the 19th Hole 168

Final Quiz 178

Acknowledgments 182

Bibliography 186

Index 189

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