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Summary: THE Book on the Classic Golf Swing
Review: 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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Summary: Work not for just ordinary golfers.
Review: Ben Hogan was truely respectable person in seeking the perfection in golf swing. Even nowdays, many tour players would pick him out as the most solid ball striker in golf history. But I truely recommend that begginers should avoid reading this book unless she/he understands golf swing. This book is nothing wrong about golf, yet some instrutions in the book, such as reverse pivot, and supination seem hard for even tour players. You should bear in mind that Ben was the exceptional and innate athlete and his golf fundamentals was originated from his superb flexiblity and power. For your better understand of Ben and golf swing in general, I recommend "the Fundamentals of Hogan by David Leadbetter.
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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: I purchased "The Fundamentals of Hogan" by Leadbetter at the same time. I'm glad I did. While Hogan has written an excellent book which I'm sure will be a classic read long after I'm dead, Leadbetter was able to put it in perspective. Hogan explains the swing as it worked for him. While many of the fundamental aspects of the swing are applicable to everybody, trying to implement some of his techniques can really mess you up if you don't understand how the golf swing can be different for different people. Leadbetter gave me this insight. I would recommend buying both or if you only have money for one or the other then buy Leadbetter's book.
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Summary: Best golf instruction ever written!
Review: The best explanation of golf swing ever been written! Ben Hogan trully understand what is happening when he swing the club, and gave us a clear mental picture about the swing.
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Summary: Great
Review: Best golf book ever written.
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Summary: great book
Review: This ia a great book. After reading it and practicing the fundamentals my handicap dropped from a 27 to a 17 in about two weeks.
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Summary: Must own golf classic
Review: Many golf instructional books and teaching pros refer to what Hogan said in this book. It seems at first both overly analitical and shallow. But within it are the gems that will bring your swing into it's full potential. For example, when I first read Hogan's statement that the kness 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 immediatly went from shooting in the mid 90's to the mid 80's! I keep going back to this book to review the fundimentals and to mine the gems "hidden" in this classic.
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Summary: An amazing book!
Review: As a relatively new golfer, I was daunted by the number of ways I could spend cash to learn the game, lessons or whatever. A friend highly recommended this book as a place to start. From almost the first page I was amazed at how well Mr. Hogan was able to bring alive the intracacies & details of grip, stance & swing. And not just an understanding of the raw mechanics, but an intimate & rich visualization of what it "feels" like to have a correct & repeatable swing. Some people have reviewed this book as verbose, but I think that Mr. Hogan had great success at being clearly understood & leaving no stone unturned. Learn from a Pro... Get this book!
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Summary: DEFINITE MUST READ FOR GOLFERS AT EVERY LEVEL
Review: Whether you're a 2 or 20 handicapper, I feel that every golfer "serious" about improving their game should have this series in their instructional library. Mr. Hogan teaches simple golf (ie: hands, arms, shoulders, hips <---> hips, shoulders, arms, hands). Of course it's more complicated than that but I've applied these principles and have already seen a dramatic improvement in my distance and my ball striking ability. Obviously, Mr. Hogan is no fluke instructor. He won 63 tournaments, third all-time, in his career and devoted his life to improving so you can be sure that the information is rock solid. I just wish Mr. Hogan had written more books. Enjoy!
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Summary: The Second Best
Review: This is an excellent book, but I cannot give it five stars because Ben didn't explain a couple of things clearly enough. For example, he mentions the arms being tied together during the swing. What he meant was, the arms work together as a unit during the swing, while not necessarily being tied together. This would lead to unwanted tension. Also the diagrams of pronation give the impression that pronation comes from the hands, when in reality it occurs due to a coordinated body and arm motion. This is well worth reading, as thousands of golfers will testify to, however for a complete understanding of the swing you must read Jimmy Ballard's 'How To Perfect Your Swing'. If you buy only two golf books and these are the two your library will be complete.
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