Ben Hogan

Over the past sixty-five years, millions of golfers have studied Ben Hogans Five Lessons, making it the bestselling golf book of all time. Now, Hogans masterpiece has received the definitive edition it deserves, complete with never-before-seen archival gems and brand-new material for todays golfers. Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, Hogan is especially known for his mastery of the golf swing. At the start of his career, he played with a hook that threatened to ruin his game, until he dedicated himself to correcting it and in doing so, he gained a rare and hard-fought understanding of the fundamentals. He went on to become one of only five players to win all four professional championships, claiming nine major championships in total. In 1957, Hogan partnered with Herbert Warren Wind, the dean of American golf writers (New York Times), and illustrator Anthony Ravielli to capture his expertise from the peak of his career in a series of lessons. He believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break eighty. With the groundbreaking techniques Hogan reveals in this essential book, you can learn how to make your game work from tee to green, step by step and stroke by stroke. In each chapter, a different tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations, as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend.Now expanded with a major new introduction, expert commentary on the books legacy, unpublished photos of the publicity-shy Hogan and more, this definitive edition offers greater context and fresh insight into an icon of the game.

Todo lo que realmente se requiere para jugar un buen golf es ejecutar un número relativamente pequeño de verdaderos movimientos fundamentales.El swing de golf que se describe en estas lecciones es la esencia del movimiento reducido a sus fundamentos que son todo lo que necesita el jugador para desarrollar un swing correcto y potente que podra repetir una y otra vez.Los fundamentos del golf se agrupan en cuatro puntos:-el grip que es el pulso de la accion del swing de golf,-la colocacion y la postura,-la primera parte del swing (desde la colocacion inicial hasta el alto de la subida), y-la segunda parte del swing (desde el inicio de la bajada hasta el finish).Ben Hogan tenia un swing que era considerado perfecto. Gano 63 torneos profesionales por lo que es considerado como uno de los mejores golfistas de la historia.

With a new introduction by Lee Trevino, this is the first definitive edition of the timeless golf classic that has sold over a million copiesnow with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia, hand-selected from the Hogan estate archive, as well as nearly 100 pages of new writings that expand on Hogans unbelievable life story and extraordinary career.Over the past sixty-five years, millions of golfers have studied Ben Hogans Five Lessons, making it the bestselling golf book of all time. Now, Hogans masterpiece has received the definitive edition it deserves.Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, Hogan is especially known for his mastery of the golf swing. At the start of his career, he played with a hook that threatened to ruin his game, until he dedicated himself to correcting itand in doing so, he gained a rare and hard-fought understanding of the fundamentals. Curious fans itched for clues about his legendary technique, dubbed the secret, that allowed him to persevere and even return to the height of his powers after a car crash that shattered his body and almost took his life in 1949. His terse answer, I dug it out of the dirtthe dirt of the driving rangefueled the Hogan mystique. He went on to become one of only five players to win all four professional championships, claiming nine major championships in total.In 1957, Hogan partnered with Herbert Warren Wind, the dean of American golf writers (TheNew York Times), and illustrator Anthony Ravielli to capture his expertise from the peak of his career in a series of lessons. Hogan believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break eighty. In each chapter, a different tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations, as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend.Now expanded with a new introduction by Lee Trevino, essays about Hogan and the books legacy, unpublished photos of the publicity-shy Hogan, and more, this definitive edition offers greater context and fresh insight into an icon of the game.