Clip- Hogan with Hit Stroke.
 

Hi gang-

I have been away from the forum for a few weeks with some computer problems. I had a bad crash. I’m almost back. The family needed some extra attention so the computer crash came in handy. Although I was “away,” none of you were far from my heart. You guys, Lynn and the Golfing Machine are like family- heck my seven year old talks about “Yoda” all the time. I really regret missing the Masters with some of you. Someone got lucky with a Saturday pass. LOL

Anyway, before I was shut out and believe me- the computer is far more important then the television in a home- I found this clip of Mr. Hogan using a Hit stroke. It suprised me- I know it is a short iron shot but I never saw him “Hit” before. It is beautiful.

Enjoy:


http://www.geocities.com/sixbeeonedee/hoganHit.mpg

Mike,

What makes you think that the stroke is a hit? I believe it's a swing with an open stance (shortens the stroke) which makes it appear to be a hit....that open stance is right out of Hogan's Five Lessons book...after Hogan downstroke loads you can see he's using a pitch basic stroke.

I believe that piece of video is from "Shell's Wonderful World of Golf" Hogan vs. Snead.

DG

Would like to see the movie, but the link didn't work for me.

geocities has a very small bandwidth limit, so after a couple viewings, it will be 'locked out' for a while - I think an hour or so, when you can again access it once or twice before it locks again depending on file size.

decent for posting pics, but not for posting video clips unfortunately

Nice clip on Hogan.

How did you determine he was Hitting?

Why not a 3/4 Swing?

I don't see the open stance either..Maybe some open shoullder a wee bit.

A Rank Amateurs Analysis
 

Hogan appears to have very little accumulator 3 angle and keeps driving against the #4 pressure point well into the downswing. He has wristcock but doesn't take the club to the end. The loading may still be a swingers load because his right forearm position at the top would allow for it.

Hitting would continue the driving action across the plane line and cause his follow through to be more upright. I can't see the hinge action but it looks like he was holding the clubface angle square to the plane during release and followthrough while allowing his pivot to drive the clubhead through impact.

It looks like a hand manipulated 3/4 swing to me. A swingers angled hinge pitch shot.

But who am I to try and break down Hogan's action...!

Bagger

I just see a very strong cross line delivery motion in that clip.

I believe it's Hogan hitting a high draw with an open stance...observe the initial path and trajectory of the ball.


DG

i have this tape and his shot is a draw, i think a seven iron the anouncer says. i dont see how you would say a hit, hogan seems to me to be a true swinger starting everything down with his quick hip turn. he always took a very short backswing with short irons in all the footage i have. if anyone is a hogan fan this video is a must hogan hits just as many fades as he does draws and hits 18 fairways and 18 greens on his way to beating snead