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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf (精装)
by Ben Hogan
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Having been in print for 50 years, this book has been regarded as the Bible of the golf swing. Fundamental, time tested, and indispensable. |
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Frank Sadler (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
It's the first time words and illustrations have made golfing technique absolutely clear. I'm applying the lessons to my teaching program here and highly recommending them to my pupils. I'd say it's the greatest instruction series of all time. Women are particularly keen on it. It'll make a lot of new golfers - good golfers. |
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M. McCoy (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Sometimes it seems to me there are as many golf books and teaching aids as there are golfers. "Ben Hogan's Five Lessons" is the one of the only books, however, that speak to the golfer who truly wants to learn the perfect swing.
Whether or not that golfer has the will to put in the necessary time on the practice range needed to extract the knowledge and apply it is, of course, another thing entirely. Too many golfers will buy this book, read it diligently, go to the course with all these thoughts swirling in their heads without practicing and make a hash of the rare gift Mr. Hogan has put in their hands. This is how and why duffers remain duffers.
This is how a golfer is made and the duffer cast aside: on the practice range with this knowledge, the desire to learn, a little bit of eye-hand coordination, self discipline, iron will, self control, humility, flexibility, self knowledge and self confidence.
Do you have it all? Don't worry. Few of us do. However if you buy this book, reserve some range time, apply the knowledge, open your mind, get some blisters, you will soon acquire a bit of all of the above. And as a wee bonus, your golf game will get a bit better.
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Lorenzo (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
It's true. Leadbetter and McClain have both found problems with Hogan's Five Lessons, especially for those who do not share his physique or his typical swing faults. Mann's Swing Like a Pro describes the modern golf swing much better, and the LAWS of the Golf Swing describes how golfers of different physical styles tend to strike the ball most effectively.
Still, this book is a classic that every golfer should own.
By today's standards Hogan was short, wiry, with unusually powerful shoulders and arms. What Leadbetter and McClain do not mention is that people who share Hogan's physique (like me) can pretty much take every word as gospel. If you have the same sort of physique and follow everything in this book, from the grip and stance to the backswing, the backstroke and swing planes, driving with the hips, and supinating the left wrist through impact, then you will get a very impressive swing, especially with irons. Woods may take a little adjustment, and for the short game and putting see Dave Pelz's Bibles. For pure ball striking, this is a perfect description of the classic golf swing.
I've been told that though Hogan was a deep thinker on the subject of the full swing, that he was the best putter on tour during his winning years. It's too bad he didn't put his thoughts on putting down on paper, because if he had, it would be THE classic on that topic too.
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Wyatt Bingham (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Many golf instructional books and teaching pros refer to what Hogan said in this book. It seems at first both overly analytical and shallow. But within it are the gems that will bring your swing into its full potential. For example, when I first read Hogan's statement that the knees should not only be flexed at address, but turned inwards as well. I'd never heard an instructor tell me that. One day on the range I started doing it. Suddenly my swing became smoother and my hands had time to turn over through impact. One little seemingly minor detail and I immediately went from shooting in the mid 90's to the mid 80's! I keep going back to this book to review the fundamentals and to mine the gems "hidden" in this classic. |
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S. O. Spears (MSL quote), Japan
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Probably the biggest barrier to people developing beyond a certain point in their game is not having a clear vision of what it is they should be doing through the whole swing. Instruction and video analysis gets you pointers on what you are doing wrong and what you are doing very well, but rarely what you are doing just right or just wrong. You then get thrown onto the practice tee or on the course and the thing you have in mind is how to correct one or two faults, while losing sight of your whole swing.
The classic Five Lessons gives you Hogan's breakdown of the full swing, from grip through to the follow-through, and gives clear, simple pictures of what everything should look like at each stage. There is nothing technical about the explanations. They are all easy to understand, and each minor as well as major point is matched with illustrations to show how Hogan would have done it.
This is probably be one of the best intro to golf books a person could buy, but is also good for intermediate and even advanced players. Short and to the point, a re-read on a regular basis should help set anyone's mind on what their golf swing should look and feel like.
One note, however. This is only about the mechanics and execution of the full swing. Nothing here about putting, course management, or anything but the swing. More complete books are to be had, but none put the swing into a clearer light.
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David Capelan (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
If you have a serious desire to understand the golf swing, buy this book. Nick Price is said to carry this book with him wherever he goes. Price has become one of the greatest ball strikers of our time by studying and emulating Hogan. Some reviewers question its value for the average golfer, however. I'd put it another way. This book requires diligent attention to its exacting detail. Though clearly written and superbly illustrated (from actual photographs of Hogan), many people nevertheless fail to actually do what Hogan says to do. The great golf instructor Jim Hardy has commented, "Every word in Hogan's Five Lessons is meaningful. You must pay attention to everything he says!" |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
If you're going to insist upon squandering your precious time on Earth (not to mention money and health) playing as worthless, useless and pointless a game as golf, then this is definitely the book to buy for solid instruction from the master. While following Hogan's guide to the rudiments and advanced techniques of the game, do take care not to develop the destructive gambling, smoking and misanthropic attributes that manifest themselves in the overwhelming majority of golfers. While Hogan's mechanics are subject to debate (such as keeping your right foot perpendicular to the line of flight in specific instances), his fundamentals will enable you to gain more control over the ball... even though you're otherwise occupied with an activity that stands unchallenged as the greatest waste of life in the universe. Keep your head still, your left arm straight, grip firmly with the last three fingers of your left hand (for right-handed players), and always follow through. |
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T. Forman (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This book has improved my golf game so much that I've already purchased over 6 copies which I've given to my golf buddies and other struggling golf wanna-be's. I've taken 16 PGA Master pro lessons a couple of years ago, but only Mr. Hogan has provided an answer to my primary question: What starts the downswing? It's the hips!! Nothing but the hips! Wow, after reading and applying this book and Hogan's "Power Golf", I've been able to drive the ball 300 yards and now I use my driver, not my 3-wood, off the tee!
This book focuses on a few simple, basic elements of the golf game - the grip (the proper grip cannot be over-emphasized), the proper posture (so simple to do!), the backswing and the downswing. So, there are really 4 lessons, the 5th is just a summary, with great pictures to illustrate what is important in each. I highly recommend this gem to all golfers. Keep taking those lessons if you wish, but I'd recommend to supplement those lessons with this book, and you will be surprised at what improvements you will make in golf. This book is perfect, and won't clutter your mind with too much detail or too many things to think about. It breaks-down each aspect of the swing so you can concentrate on it to perfection. For less than $10, you will recoup your investment almost immediately by losing fewer balls and hitting more greens in regulation. Even that elusive eagle will be much more in reach! Fore!
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Noel Hatough (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
I have been playing golf for many years and have been very fortunate to learn from great teachers and golfers. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time practicing and studying this crazy game. My career round is a 73. I learned a high hands, long swing with a draw which had become a pull hook. I almost quit the game because of inconsistency. My wife bought me the Five Fundamentals at a garage sale and I never read it because I thought that the book only applied to Hogan. I was WRONG!
What Hogan teaches in this book is an entire system. You can not take any one thing out of it and mix it with the two-plane swing. The grip, set-up and basic move away and back through the ball, as described in this book, are all designed to facilitate a rotary swing with low hands and minimal lateral movement. If you want to learn a LOT about the golf swing, take this book and do EXACTLY what it says on the driving range for the next two or three times you go hit balls. This book teaches a swing that is entirely around and close to the body, It is very much like swinging a baseball bat. It allows you to have predictable lower body action and most importantly, it allows you stop thinking about your hands and arms. How many books are there about the intricacies of swinging a bat? Not nearly as many as golf. All you have to do is swing the club like a bat and have a set-up that allows for a longer flat spot at the bottom of the swing and you will be more consistent than swinging around then up and then back down with the hands and arms. People really misunderstand what this book teaches mostly because they think that Hogan just switched to a neutral grip to cure a hook. The elements and techniques in the book are all basic fundamentals which build a rounded, one plane swing. If you want to have a standard, hands and arm swing with some body thrown in, then read Harvey Penick (he was a GENIUS) and do the things that he teaches. If you want to have a system where you hit the ball predictably, do EXACTLY what this book says. Hogan did not teach the classic high hands, two plane, arc driven swing. This includes the stance and ball position along with the left hand and arm starting the swing. IT WORKS and is so SIMPLE and saved my game. Trust your arms to swing behind and around you and the set up, and marvel at what a genius Hogan really was. It's a different swing than most instructors teach.
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R. K. Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
When I took up the game about ten years back, a co-worker (and single-digit handicapper) told me "Get Hogan's Five Fundamentals. It will tell you all you'll ever need to know about striking a golf ball." As time passed and my game improved, those words rung truer with each passing season. I've spent hundreds of dollars on other books but I keep coming back to this little treasure. My paperback copy is literally starting to fall apart from multiple re-readings. The first time I read through the book, the only things I took from it were how to properly grip the club and that awesome image of the pane of glass defining the swing plane (accurate or not... ). The later chapters just went over my head at the time. As I worked on my game however a funny thing happened. One by one I would make "breakthroughs" only to find them staring back at me from the pages of Hogan's book. The comment about this book being laden with hidden gems is right on the money. It seems like every time I read it, I pick up another subtle insight.
I've heard the criticism that if this was such a great book, you wouldn't have to read it ten times to get the meaning. Perhaps there's a kernel of truth in this, but I think the nature of the golf swing makes describing it a monumental challenge indeed. Like most pursuits of substance though, diligent effort will eventually be rewarded. Talking with accomplished golfers, I'm simply amazed at the number of different benefits people have derived from this book. For me, the best single piece of advice was to start a practice journal. Over several years this allowed me to boil a million different ideas about putting down into my own very personal set of putting fundamentals. This ridiculously simple set of rules has stood the test of time, serving me well for a number of years now. I've since tried to bring the same methodical approach the other areas of my game. So my advice is get your hands on a copy of this book and be ready to invest yourself in it. Give it some time to work and check back periodically. Soon you'll be hitting those "shots with real character" Mr. Hogan and Mr. Wind speak so eloquently of. |
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