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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf (Hardcover)
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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Author: Ben Hogan
Publisher: Pocket
Pub. in: January, 1990
ISBN: 0671723014
Pages: 128
Measurements: 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00393
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- Awards & Credential -
An all-time classic and bestseller. |
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Ben Hogan's premise in this 1957 classic is driven home in bold letters: "THE AVERAGE GOLFER IS ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF BUILDING A REPEATING SWING AND BREAKING 80." Religions are founded on less, and Hogan's detailed analyses and illustrated demonstrations of grip, stance, posture, and the two basic components of the swing make up a sacred book. Though its very simplicity seems dated, this is the tome of technique that should serve as the foundation of every golf library.
MSL highly recommends this timeless masterpiece on golf swing to all golfers by quoting Spencer Stephen of the US in reaffirming our view of the book’s compelling and ever-lasting value: “The basics never go out of style, which is why this book will be a perennial favorite among golfers. No fancy swing theories du jour. No promise to fix your slice in an afternoon. Just the basics, simply explained. The book breaks down the golf swing into five discrete components. For each component, ample pictures and descriptions are provided. Several of Hogan's concepts, most importantly the concept of keeping the club and arms beneath a plane, are essential teaching tools for virtually all golf instructors. For novice and experienced golfers, you should buy only one book of instruction. And this is the one.”
Target readers:
All golf players and learners.
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Ben Hogan was an American golfer, and one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He won four U.S. Opens and two Masters during his career. He was born in Dublin, Texas on August 13, 1912. died at 84 on July 25, 1997 in his home in Fort Worth.
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You can shoot in the 70's!
Ben Hogan has long believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 if he applies himself intelligently - and here, with Herbert Warren Wind, and artist Anthony Ravielli, he tells you, step by step, just how to go about it.
The greatest golfer of our generation has distilled his experience as teacher, player, and observer of golf into a series of richly illustrated "visual instructions" that not only can improve your game and lower your score, but also can help you get even more fun out of what many people already think is the most enjoyable game in the world.
Each chapter, each tested "fundamental" is explained and demonstrated with amazing detail and clarity. It's as though the master himself were right there at your elbow, giving you a personal lesson with the same thought and care that has gone into his lifetime of golf.
The Modern Fundamentals of Golf is no instant and easy shortcut. There is none. But with Ben Hogan as your pro, you can master these basic movements very quickly. And then you can go on to develop a correct, powerful swing that will repeat. As Ben Hogan says, it's only then that you'll "discover golf for the first time."
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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. |
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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