Technique over Aesthetics: The Dynamics That Make a Hogan Swing

Technique over Aesthetics: The Dynamics That Make a Hogan Swing

Published on Oct 9
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1893771/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>We unpack how John Erickson decoded Ben Hogan’s real mechanics and turned them into a trainable system that manages shaft pressure, not poses. The talk gets practical with drills, gear choices, and practice habits that produce penetrating flight and stable clubface control.<br/><br/>• early wrist set to remove transition pressure<br/>• tripping the shaft to the 4:30 line<br/>• frozen right elbow and low‑left exit<br/>• delayed torso rotation to hold shaft flex<br/>• corkscrew backswing and free ride down drills<br/>• explosion into finish for faster left shoulder<br/>• under‑plane early, up to plane late concept<br/>• flatter lie angles and heavier heads for stability<br/>• practice minimalism: drills over buckets<br/>• biasing misses short‑right for scoring<br/>• ABS framework vs Hogan‑specific modules<br/>• student progress: mid‑ and long‑iron gains<br/><br/>Rate, re...