Author Archives: DJ Watts

Ben Hogan Clearly Heel-Lifted BUT He Muddled The Issue – Plus Reading Comprehension

I hate to say this, but I have never been one to avoid facts or to hide my head in the sand, and this is it – Ben Hogan clearly, most definitely heel-lifted (that can’t be argued against with a straight face), but he muddled the issue with his book and some people’s poor reading comprehension.

WAX Nation citizen AK sent me excerpts from Hogan’s book (which I have in my library, but which I haven’t read in decades other than to look for online quotes), and we found therein a likely cause of the “Hogan said not to lift the heel” legend.

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An Incredible But Flawed Golf Swing – Young Korean Lady – 2 Fixes For Perfection

I don’t often see swings these days that take me back to the “good ol’ days” of when the Modern Golf Swing had only one major flaw – the nailing down of the leading foot on the back pivot.

For years, the trend has seen the Modern Gold Swing move ever further away from the fundamentals of the Classic Golf Swing, including the setup (largely due to back injuries, I’d wager) to that stilted, stacked and tilted horror show currently unfolding.

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The “Hogan Pivot” & No Turn Pivot – Up The Line View

An up the line view of one of my driver swings from when I was shooting the “E = MCS” video back in 2017 shows how you can use the Ben Hogan “Perfect Pivot” to get great consistency in your golf swing.

I’ve said before that the golf swing isn’t really a rotary or “turning” motion, rather a pivot action and a down swing, where the hips and legs drive the swing and the turning of the hips are what rotate you to the finish.

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Long Irons & Driver & The Vertical Impact Lines

The reason the optimal golf swing is vertical and not rotary or lateral is because, as I’ve said before, you are using leverage and gravity to swing down into impact, and if your position remains laterally stable, you are golden with a modicum of practice.

I have taken a 5 iron swing and a Driver, to illustrate how purely you can strike the ball without jumping out of your shoes or breaking yourself in the gym.

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This Never Gets Old – The Shaft Impact Plane in the MCS Golf Swing

I have been reviewing the vast quantity of swing clips that I shot with the assistance of The Welshman back in the spring of 2017 for the “E = MCS” swing video, and they truly have withstood the test of time, regardless of my earlier opinion.

One thing I love to look for (and I’m never disappointed on a good swing) is that shaft impact line and how the body and club interact with it when you watch a swing down the line.

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“Perfect Swing For Seniors” Is The Same Stack, Tilt, Turn & Swipe – No Difference

There is no end to the scamming and hyping of this ridiculous new swing model that is now taking over the internet – this one purports to be the “perfect swing for seniors,” but is nothing more than the same stacking, tilting and turning and swiping.

Note: I don’t recommend seniors try this swing – I don’t recommend this for anyone of any age, for that matter – but for seniors, who tend to have less flexibility and balance than the younger set, this is an invitation to disaster.

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I Had Modern Golf Swing’s Holy Grail In ’07 (Forget the Grip)

I looked at a swing clip of mine from ’07, that you’ve all seen before, and that something caught my eye, leading me to conclude…

… that in my first year of actual swing research (I started the mission in ’05 but didn’t have a chance to really hit balls regularly on the range until ’07 due to work and family constraints), I had what the Modern Golf Swing is killing itself to replicate.

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Down Swing – Leverage vs Manipulation (Classic vs Modern)

Even Rory McIlroy, one of the best players on the planet, has to manipulate his down swing because of how the Modern Golf Swing has lost its natural leverage, which is not a problem with the Classic Golf Swing.

My issues with the golf swing never had anything to do with leverage, because I have almost always swung with a Classic Golf Swing motion.

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Swinging “In The Box” – The Swing Effort Is Over At The Bottom

There is one thing that essential to comprehend and to believe in, for one to achieve one’s utmost potential in swinging a golf club with both precision and power, and to swing “in the box,” with no lateral motion.

That thing, friends, is to comprehend and believe the golf swing effort is over at the swing bottom.

I used to say the “the swing is over at the bottom,” but that then conjures the image for many people that “the swing stops at the swing bottom,” as if swinging into a wall or impact bag.

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“That’s How You Turn Your Hips” OMG – More Turn & Swipe Tripe

They are teaching absolute nonsense, and I nearly choked on my tongue when, at the beginning of the below clip, the student performed a “Turn & Swipe” motion with his head moving laterally (a big sway and turn and swipe), to have the “instructor” (I use this term far too loosely) say, “that’s how you turn your hips!”

Oh, do tell, instructor!

You turn your hips by swaying to the target rather than sliding to the target (both being garbage mechanics)?

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