VJ Trolio responds to reader comments

Hogan fan- Dallas - response to Hogan's  shift pre and post accident.

Hogan fan-dallas you are correct. Hogan did not shift back onto his right side LATER in his career. The sequence of his body's movement (after the wreck) changed the location of low point at impact, which changed the ball position and ultimately the ball flight.

Just take a look back to Power Golf and get some footage of his swing in the late 1940's. Then look at Five Lessons and get some footage of the swing in the 1950's

Response to VJ's interest in Hogan and the lateral movement of the swing while starting down.

The idea of lateral movement at the top of the swing is nothing new. Homer Kelley, Bob Toski, Ben Hogan, and many others discuss a "bump to the left" to begin the downswing.

The reason I studied Hogan so much was because it took him so long to get good; much like you and I. Most of us did not come into this world with as a prodigy to the game of golf. Mr. Hogan certainly did not, but later he did accomplish unbelievable achievements on the golf course. He turned professional in '30, won (individually) in '40 and then had the unusual accomplishment of '53. Ladies and Gentlemen, that is 23 years.

His golf swing was watched with amazement and wonder, mainly after the wreck. There was also something very different about the swing. The bump to start the downswing was no longer there. Do you know where to look?

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