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Rick,
I'm a huge fan of Ben Hogan. He is why I play golf. But I'm not sure that "Five Lessons" is the best source for improving your game. First, Hogan's swing is uniquely his own. That isn't to say that there aren't many things in it that are common to great swings (and I'd love to have it btw) just that it is a swing built to keep from going left, for someone who had that tendency early in his career. Second, the book addresses a lot of 'feels' that Hogan had and some of them aren't implemented by him, as described. When I first started in golf ( a long time ago), this book was all I had really. At that time it was pretty good...however....
If I were 15 I'd be very, very happy that I found this website and the yellow book. I believe I'd make sure I knew everything about the golfing machine before I'd be looking at other sources. Everything you need to know to be as good as your talent will allow is in that book and can be explained by the very fine teachers that frequent this site.
Good luck with your journey.
Pat
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