Tag Archives: Wedges

The Time Someone Thought I Was Ben Hogan (Video Clips)

All of this Ben Hogan talk has reminded me of something amusing that happened to me a few years back.

The funny thing is – I have never pretended or tried to swing like Ben Hogan except for in the video “The Ben Hogan Project” in 2014 in which I did wear a driving cap like Hogan for the mood.

In that video, if I recall, I didn’t even really try to swing exactly like Hogan, I just pointed out his pivot action, later known as the “Perfect Pivot” in my subsequent videos, and to debunk all of the nonsense about his swing that so irritated me after I’d taken a hard look at his mechanics.

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Spot The Difference & Result In These Irons/Wedge

I have three separate iron/wedge shots below, the first being a PW, the second a 7 Iron and the third a 5 Iron.

See if you can spot the difference in how I set up for the shots, and how it changes the result in the ball striking aspect!

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Swinging Down & Through – PW Swing

I will swallow my distaste for any face-on views of my swing back in 2017 (the right hand grip is all wrong) to illustrate just how easy it is to hit one’s irons and wedges with a vertical swing mindset.

I have a Pitching Wedge in this particular swing in real speed and slo-mo, and all I’m doing is making a back pivot to the top and then swinging down and through to the finish with no mind of the ball whatsoever – it just gets in the way.

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