Ben Hogan was known for his remarkable ability to concentrate. It was no gift of God. No, Hogan spent long hours perfecting his focus technique.
Robert DeLeon was my mentor. He is also a golf biomechanics teacher. Harvey Penick taught him lessons, and he allowed his children to observe Hogan’s practice. Hogan could hit forty balls in a matter of hours. After hitting a ball, he would take several minutes to replay the shot in his head and go through every detail. He was able to recall every detail of the shot before he could hit the next ball.
Hogan fine-tuned every swing until they were perfect. Hogan didn’t want bad swings or bad habits to sneak into his game. If you’re not built like him, his swing will be difficult to replicate. However, his techniques will help any player hit the ball with ease.
You can read Hogan’s books very clearly if you pay attention. It is important to understand Hogan’s swing process and how it works before you can read his writings. After discovering Hogan’s method and mastering it, I was able to reread the books for about the tenth times and realize that Hogan did indeed share his secrets, but that his view was that of one who understood.
Hogan’s secrets to swing balance were not about setup and balance. Instead, it was how Hogan achieved control and balance in his swing. How you can achieve the same results by using his control methods.
He controlled his swing movements, which is the key. While anyone can do a good swing every once in a while it is not common for Hogan to be able to pull off a perfect one.
Hogan stated that the game was played by keeping the weight of the foot on the inner halves. But that’s all he said. Hogan’s secret to control is revealed in this sentence. Is this his secret? His secret? The feet control the swing.
Blindfolding pro golfers has enabled me to guide them in their game. I can use their only feedback to make sure they not only hit the ball accurately but shape their shots correctly.
Although most pros use Hogan’s methods subconsciously, they are still used by many of them. Hogan took his process to the conscious level in order to monitor and adjust his swing.
Pros today believe that there should be no thinking during swing. However, it is now known that your mind cannot think of anything. Your mind is always working, no matter what you think. This can be seen in your dreams.
You can focus on your golf swing by focusing in a way that makes it completely visual. The feedback is based upon feel and the thoughts you have are not distracting.