He told me that he found the correct set of the right arm at a point in the backswing, elbow to hand in relation to ball position, such that all he had to do was turn until the right elbow lifted slightly, then he would drop the right elbow as the lead down the pathway set by the right arm in relation to the ball on the backswing on the downswing. He then told me that once that is achieved, the ball will fly straight and to the same distance. Then he said that to hit those marks, required countless balls and trial and error. And that even knowing what he had to do, required so much concentration that he had to leave the game after the Shell Open. He told me that three months after that round, where he hit every green and fairway in regulation. Was that the secret?
Great golfers will come and go, but there will only be one Hogan. His world was as far away from the silly-season 10 million dollar tournaments as it was possible to be, but he captures the essence of the game; work, determination, control of the golf ball. It's a privilege to listen to the great man.
You can see why Mr. Hogan could be intimidating to others, but you also get the feeling through his words that he was an extremely gentle, kind man. We need more men like this today!
Completely agree with all that buddy. ..I'm a massive Mr Hogan fan throughout really am and i know everyone thinks differently say but it bugs me so much when I read on here say or listen to old interviews from the past etc. .stating that he is so self obsessed or he's really rude arrogant. ...what a lot of people tend to forget is that he really is and was a very shy individual. ..that also on numerous occasions came from his inner circle of friends and family etc ...but it wasn't through arrogance or thinking believing that he was better than anyone ...can anyone imagine what heartache and trauma he went through as a 5 year old boy personally watching his idol and Father take his own life by shooting himself due to him feeling inadequate and a failure in Not being able to provide for his young family at this difficult time. .. ( The Great Depression ) This i believe was one of the key factors in Mr Hogans desire and complete commitment and perseverance to never give In or admit defeat in the face of advertisy
In that accident, with the collision about to happen, Ben leapt across his wife to shield her from the impact. That, in itself, makes him a hero of the highest order.
What a great man. Truly humble, full of wisdom. His respect for other golfers is amazing, and his fiery passion for the game is remarkable. What a phenomenal human being.
His respect for other golfers?...not for Arnie. Never addressed Palmer by his name. (called him, "hey you"). Not sure why he didn't like Arnold (not even Palmer knows for sure). Some say because Arnie wasn't a blue blood country club type. Just a blue collar kid from Western PA
@@66Bunn You clearly don't know Hogan's background. As a kid he would spend the night in a bunker under newspapers so that he could be at the front of the line for a bag as a caddie at the local club. Hogan did not come from privilege. He saw his dad commit suicide. His mom was a seamstress who raised her kids on her own.
diamond1897, you had asked about Mr. Hogan's military service. According to Kris Tschetter's book, "Mr. Hogan, The Man I Knew" she says, "He loved to fly, having become a pilot in the Army Air Corps (in WWII). Most people knew Arnold Palmer as a pilot-golfer, but few knew that Ben Hogan could barrel-roll a P38 Lighting."
Great video...haven't seen much footage of the man (interviews) but this was inspiring!....i saw Joe DiMaggio once in person and was awestruck!.....Icons in their fields!!!
The wonderful thing about watching this is, Ben hogan was the epitome of hard work and absolute faith in action, He, George Knudson, will always be the greatest influences on the golf swing that every person is trying to repeat, particularly under pressure. When the the actual golf swing motion becomes a joy to perform time after time, you will know for certain how these gentlemen found the secret to great golf! It is so easy when you realize finally and how,"the secret is really in the dirt"!
It does. 4 years in his prime during world war 2 no majors played. During those days the player had to choose between the PGA or the british open. Hogan played one british open and the rest were the PGA. Of course majors were missed because of his injury and early retirement because of age related issues.
Ben Hogan was the best golfer who ever lived - He was his own teacher and was known as the hardest worker in the game - If not for the accident that almost killed him in 1949 he would have doubled his victories - after the accident he played fewer tournaments and won most of them. His book "the 5 lessons of golf" is the bible of golf, my copy is near 50 years old & its still one of the must books for anyone who wants to improve their game.
GOLFS ALL TIME HERO! Greatest player ever to pick up a club. I dont care who else you name. Not for what he accomplished, but for what he represented. Total dedication to excel at all odds. His childhood was straight from a Charles Dickens novel. It's ironic that he was born exactly 100 years after Dickens. His fathers suicide, his poverty as a child. Constant failure at every turn. It forged blue steel in Khaki pants. Hogan had an aura and a presence even Cagney and Bogart would have envied. As a golfer, argue greatest all around player, not greatest ball striker. As I'd stated before, his only rival as competitor is the fabulous Vince Lombardi. What raised Hogan above the Pantheon to godlike status was the accident. A head on collision with a Greyhound bus! That he even survived was miraculous. This man came back to win seven major championships after being battered to a pulp! To compare Tiger Woods comeback to what Hogan faced every day is ludicrous. Had Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus faced such adversity they probably would have been left in a ditch. No one will ever match William Ben Hogan. Case closed.
When a man grows up hungry he knows how to work ..and nobody did it better than Hogan..IMO his work ethic comes from losing a parent the way he didand then always trying to prove something and never giving up
Tony Sheehy is 1000 percent spot on. There are many fine players. A few are legends. There is only one William Ben Hogan. As the great golf writer Al Barkow explained, "Ben Hogan didn't just play golf. He was Absolute Golf. The ultimate corporeal manifestation of an idea." His standard of determination and pure love for the game will never be matched. How Hogan would laugh, or perhaps cry at the money being made now. As his marvelous biographer Curt Sampson explained, he became a wealthy man. Yet, he was proudest of being poor! Hogan and his wife Valerie once ate oranges for an entire month to finance another shot at the tour. Then as Sampson explained, "He failed miserably. Then succeeded beyond imagining." Hogan in my opinion is the most fascinating and compelling athlete ever to compete in any sport. With an aura and mystique about him the greatest film star would envy. No matter what Johnnny Come Lately enters the scene no one will ever eclipse him. For his record and more importantly what he represented.
You can understand that Ben was a ferocious competitor, and was very strong mentally. As I have heard by a few, that Ben did not say much while playing with fellow player's. Now I know why!!!
@SwingItLikeMoe Neither did Jack have many friends except for Tom, nor does Tiger. My dad worked a golf tournament at a contest and said that Tiger seemed annoyed in general with the public and did all he could to avoid contact by walking far away from fans. He over heard other player making snide comments about him. Jack was known for taking very long time in preparation for a shot without regard for other players or fans. The best are rarely friends with the competition.
Fans can be boorish and rude, pushy and inconsiderate. If Tiger signs one autograph he has to sign a hundred more. Jack wore long sleeved sweaters because to get his attention people would run their pens along his arms and leave him scratched up and ink stained. I have professional athlete friends and I've been shoved aside by idiots feeling entitled to an autograph, we've had meals interrupted without so much as an "excuse me." When pros seek separation from fans there's a good reason. They aren't the ones being jerks.
Ben's work ethic is legendary. I am friends with Tom Wargo who won the 93 Sr PGA Championship and lives in my home town. As a kid I used to watch him pull up his car and pull out a shag bag of black Titleist balatas and he would hit at least 1000 each and every day even after taking care of a public course he and his wife leased that was next to my childhood home. He was totally self taught and started at age 25. How heroes we're Palmer for sure as he became friends with him and Hogan. I followed his lead and that of Mr Hogan and for about 2 years straight, no matter what the weather in Illinois, I would hit 1000 purposeful shots every day. This is what the greats do. He even said others would hit for 2 hours, he'd hit 8. Like him and Wargo and Kite and yes Dechambeau we all love to hit balls. And Ben was really the first big time player who had that work ethic and paved the way for the modern player.
@ Stephen Woods Not so sure of all your statements there. Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan were not friends, in fact I think at the Masters in the 50's Hogan had some not so kind things to say about Palmer's swing. Palmer heard this and it pissed him off for sure. So, they were not friends.
Remember that Hogan's prime was interrupted twice. First because of WW2 & military service (1943-45) and then by his massive injuries from the accident (1949+). During 1940, '41& '42 he was the leader in money won, stoke average & Ryder Cup pts all 3 years while winning 15 times. He finished top 2 in 25 out of 50 events combined in 1941&'42.
(cont) Hogan walked up to the young pro put his hand on his shoulder(the young pro filling with the excitement of being congratulated by the great man) and said , "you know son thats the first time i've birdied that hole son". If thats not focus i dont know what is. One thought on his swing, great fit legs, great leg and hip drive, great leverage. Gotta have fit legs!
Ben Hogan had the personality type that to do his very best he had to shut people out so he could give %100 focus on his own game, he was often percieved as arrogant and aloof but very misunderstood. I once read a story where he was playing golf with a young tour pro and on one hole the young man holed out for a hole in one and hogan hit his shot to a few feet and made the putt for a birdie.
When his wife Valerie suggested he aim away from the pin because he used to hit it regularly then I guess putting from short range becomes an afterthought :)
You don't know what you're talking about. Hogan was a private and quiet man who concentrated ferociously on his game. Maybe Arnold didn't like him, who gives a crap. The fact is --- look it up --- 99% of those who played with him found him disconcertingly quiet but perfectly polite. Everybody doesn't have to be chatty-chatty Mr. Super-Friendly, which is often fake. Hogan wasn't fake. He was concentrating on his game.
Certainly the best golfer to hit the ball confirmed by the sincerely words of the 4 other best players in the world who STUDY HIS perfect golf swing : Arnold Palmer ; Jack Nicklaus ; Gary Player & Tigger Woods ! Hogan Still HIS and always Will be, for ever , my GREAT HERO - THE GOLF'S LEGEND ! He Love & respect so mutch JESUS CHRIST that give HIM a chance to bit him once a week on the clouds OF the eternity !
People like Ben are rare as hens teeth! But what a guy. Ben is astrologically a Leo ( the "King" of the jungle & a very "proud" people). His natal chart is heavily influenced by the sign of Virgo. The sign of "perfection". These people are very logical & "wise". Say no more!
Hogan’s generation is long gone by now and you can certainly tell. What we have now is lazy ,self indulgent , afraid of hard work individuals who want everything served up to them on a silver platter. Hogan busted his ass and never expected anything from anyone but himself. I weep for the future. ...... scary stuff lol
@@andrewrobinson8305 If you're unable to see generalized trait differences between different generations of people, then I would submit that you're likely too young to possess any noteworthy amount of wisdom or insight.
Well firstly that wasnt the story and not seeing another persons shot in a tough match or tournament is fine it allows you to remain focused on your own game and thats what the greats do, fullstop. How many majors have you won?
Can anyone enlighten me as to what Hogan did during World War 2? I can't seem to find any record of service. He would've been 26 at the outbreak of war.
My father told me when Hogan came into the locker room at LACC he said how am I ever going to win. The pros looked up at him and in unison said “learn how to stop hooking it.” Most people don’t know that Hogan wasn’t a good player for the first 10 years of his career.
He didn’t think Palmer was his “friend”, allegedly he was quite rude to him. Perhaps envious of the Kings court? Good video though, thanks for posting.
Someone wrote that when people get old they start revising their life. That's true, absolutely. People like to remember the good things they do, in the best light possible. However, there usually some level of truth in what people assert. For instance, Ben Hogan saying that the pros were like brothers is believable because the pros were respected peers who banded together to form a golf tour of sorts. So, if you spend most of your time with the same people everyday then, of course, they are likely to become friends (especially because you are traveling with them around the country touring.). The far greater thing about all of Ben Hogan's interviews is the sheer wisdom that you receive if you are willing to listen and take heart at the message that he tries to convey. Wisdom is often transferred in what amounts to parables. That is because wisdom tends to be esoteric requiring first comprehension, then understanding, then internalization, and finally, insight. How about a metaphor then? If Ben Hogan were a beverage, he wouldn't be artificially flavored.
The funny thing is, is that most people on the tour said he was a quiet man, who never mixed with players and that some thought he was arrogant and stand-offish.
Yes but there are many people in all walks of life and in all professions who admit had they had the time they would have done more. This man had the time...his work WAS golf... Remember, no one ever said on his deathbed "I wish I spent more time at the office." We all should have the opportunities thus man had to do what we loved, all of the time, and be paid for it.
I don't believe anybody "hated" anybody. You deal in hyperbole and insults, as your screen-name suggests. Hogan wasn't a touchy-feely guy, which is true of many super- achievers. But he was a great and good man.
He was talking about the players he toured with before the accident. He didn't tour with Palmer who was younger & came on tour later. This is the kind of misunderstanding relating to comments & interviews done by Hogan because of the lack of historical knowledge which gives people the wrong impressions of Hogan.
Wtf kind o comment is that? You are typical of America these days, a coward by every stretch of the imagination. Never excelled at anything, never will so you are bitter.
Should have asked him why he never called Arnold Palmer by name. Arnold remembered that his entire life - that says a lot about the type of man Ben was.
People are scared of smart people. He was sooooosmart that people doubt was he was doing. Nobody then or now have been as smart as he. He would have laughed at your computers. Total nonsense
December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy announced that they were officially at war with the US. The US responded by declaring war on them. Are you trying to make the point that an announcement doesn't count or something?
I respect mr hogan a great deal. but when you grow up with little, and later in life you have no children, it affords you the time To devote to practice. Anyone can do it, really.
In the 400+ year history of golf which includes Haggen, Jones, Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, just to name a few, Ben Hogan had the BEST (undisputed) golf swing and therefore was the best striker of the golf ball in HISTORY of the game. Yeah, any fucking body could do it. My ass.
SOS89140 I agree - Mr. Hogan had the unique combination of determination, smarts (he's known to have a high IQ) motivation (wanting to provide a good life for Valerie) and a fire in his belly to do whatever it took to win. Many players have several of these but only a select few have all four. Extra time to practice because of no children is not a prerequisite to greatness. If that's all it took there would be thousands of Hogans out there on the links.
+Throwmethewhip That has to be the least insightful and most ignorant comment I have heard in my entire life. You sir have branded yourself as the stupidest person to ever comment on any youtube video.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Hogan. During our time together. I asked him if would do anything different. He said, "i would practice more."
He told me that he found the correct set of the right arm at a point in the backswing, elbow to hand in relation to ball position, such that all he had to do was turn until the right elbow lifted slightly, then he would drop the right elbow as the lead down the pathway set by the right arm in relation to the ball on the backswing on the downswing. He then told me that once that is achieved, the ball will fly straight and to the same distance. Then he said that to hit those marks, required countless balls and trial and error. And that even knowing what he had to do, required so much concentration that he had to leave the game after the Shell Open. He told me that three months after that round, where he hit every green and fairway in regulation. Was that the secret?
@@megantaylormichaelscould you expand more on this? Sounds interesting!
Great golfers will come and go, but there will only be one Hogan. His world was as far away from the silly-season 10 million dollar tournaments as it was possible to be, but he captures the essence of the game; work, determination, control of the golf ball. It's a privilege to listen to the great man.
You can see why Mr. Hogan could be intimidating to others, but you also get the feeling through his words that he was an extremely gentle, kind man. We need more men like this today!
Completely agree with all that buddy. ..I'm a massive Mr Hogan fan throughout really am and i know everyone thinks differently say but it bugs me so much when I read on here say or listen to old interviews from the past etc. .stating that he is so self obsessed or he's really rude arrogant. ...what a lot of people tend to forget is that he really is and was a very shy individual. ..that also on numerous occasions came from his inner circle of friends and family etc ...but it wasn't through arrogance or thinking believing that he was better than anyone ...can anyone imagine what heartache and trauma he went through as a 5 year old boy personally watching his idol and Father take his own life by shooting himself due to him feeling inadequate and a failure in Not being able to provide for his young family at this difficult time. .. ( The Great Depression )
This i believe was one of the key factors in Mr Hogans desire and complete commitment and perseverance to never give In or admit defeat in the face of advertisy
In that accident, with the collision about to happen, Ben leapt across his wife to shield her from the impact. That, in itself, makes him a hero of the highest order.
Well said
Such a pleasure listening to this man speak
What a wonderful man. He is missed. We will forever love Ben here in Ft. Worth.
Prime example of someone who "wanted it" so badly that he made it happen. This is what gives me passion! Love this so much!
You got it bro. Keep workin
@@johnblackmore2067 daily!
I think Trevino fits the mold.
"I like to work". If you had to sum up his life in just four words, I can't think of four better words than that.
And he worked "smart".
“Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.” -C.S. Lewis
Thank You so much for unploading this, always a pleasure to listen to the man speak
That's really beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
What a great man. Truly humble, full of wisdom. His respect for other golfers is amazing, and his fiery passion for the game is remarkable. What a phenomenal human being.
His respect for other golfers?...not for Arnie. Never addressed Palmer by his name. (called him, "hey you"). Not sure why he didn't like Arnold (not even Palmer knows for sure). Some say because Arnie wasn't a blue blood country club type. Just a blue collar kid from Western PA
@@66Bunn I hope you are not implying Hogan was from a privileged background, because he wasn’t.
@@66Bunn You clearly don't know Hogan's background. As a kid he would spend the night in a bunker under newspapers so that he could be at the front of the line for a bag as a caddie at the local club. Hogan did not come from privilege. He saw his dad commit suicide. His mom was a seamstress who raised her kids on her own.
I don't believe he was a great person,,,great golfer yes.....he gave 100% to be better..for sure, but he had a dark side
This man was incredible. His legacy lives in all of us.
This man kicked butt while he was all messed up from a car wreck. Walking on crutches. That's love for the game.
Legend
This man is the definition of passion.
Hogan loved golf. When you have love that strong, nothing seems like work. He LOVED golf. ⛳
Great interview
Just watched Shells Wonderful World of Golf where he played Snead. Smoothest swing Ive ever seen, ever.
A true Gent, great competitor, Hard worker, the best swing I’ve ever seen..
Thanks so much for the Video. .."Much Appreciated"
Superb interview
When you think about american grit and perfection, ben hogan is perfect example
he used to leave the locker room when a black tour player came in...is that perfection?
diamond1897, you had asked about Mr. Hogan's military service. According to Kris Tschetter's book, "Mr. Hogan, The Man I Knew" she says, "He loved to fly, having become a pilot in the Army Air Corps (in WWII). Most people knew Arnold Palmer as a pilot-golfer, but few knew that Ben Hogan could barrel-roll a P38 Lighting."
One of the best quotes I heard as a junior is the more I practice the luckier I get..certainly made me practice hard.
Great video...haven't seen much footage of the man (interviews) but this was inspiring!....i saw Joe DiMaggio once in person and was awestruck!.....Icons in their fields!!!
He played a practice round before his tournament round. That’s impressive.
great interview!
Thank you for sharing.
you are welcome. great thinker on the course who also thought his words through with the same passion and methodical process and attention to detail.
Thanks so much!!!
Brilliant man not just great golf brilliant mind underestimated brilliance
The wonderful thing about watching this is, Ben hogan was the epitome of hard work and absolute faith in action, He, George Knudson, will always be the greatest influences on the golf swing that every person is trying to repeat, particularly under pressure. When the the actual golf swing motion becomes a joy to perform time after time, you will know for certain how these gentlemen found the secret to great golf! It is so easy when you realize finally and how,"the secret is really in the dirt"!
I think you should remove Knudson from that sentence, no comparison AT ALL.
An interesting fact was the Ben hogan won the most majors by percentage of majors played in .
This has to count for something surly.
It does. 4 years in his prime during world war 2 no majors played. During those days the player had to choose between the PGA or the british open. Hogan played one british open and the rest were the PGA. Of course majors were missed because of his injury and early retirement because of age related issues.
His words go anything in life really
What a wionderful man, read his book, so much admiration for him.
A great interview! It's a shame that Hogan didn't give many interviews when he was older. He would've had so many great stories to tell.
Ben! Please come back! The world needs you.
QUALITY.
Wonderful man
Gr8 man...gr8 swing...gr8 history. I miss people like this...who have morals and work hard.😢
What a great man, with great values. Sadly they are in short supply these days.
Great, more recent interview. Would be nice if video and audio could be more in sink. Love to see more of Hogan like this.
what an absolute trojan and a complete gentleman he was, and still is in my view.the epitomy of integrity,
Ben Hogan was the best golfer who ever lived - He was his own teacher and was known as the hardest worker in the game - If not for the accident that almost killed him in 1949 he would have doubled his victories - after the accident he played fewer tournaments and won most of them. His book "the 5 lessons of golf" is the bible of golf, my copy is near 50 years old & its still one of the must books for anyone who wants to improve their game.
yes, and if not for WWII he would've won 20 more
Love that little book. That is the only book you’ll need for golf.
Humble all time great
I agree with Gary player. The best ever from tee to green. Wish I could have seen him in his prime.
Very. Smart. Man. I. Like. Him and. The. Way. He. Likes. People
punctuation. try it correctly.
Capital letters. Try them.
proper bloke
GOLFS ALL TIME HERO! Greatest player ever to pick up a club. I dont care who else you name. Not for what he accomplished, but for what he represented. Total dedication to excel at all odds. His childhood was straight from a Charles Dickens novel. It's ironic that he was born exactly 100 years after Dickens. His fathers suicide, his poverty as a child. Constant failure at every turn. It forged blue steel in Khaki pants. Hogan had an aura and a presence even Cagney and Bogart would have envied. As a golfer, argue greatest all around player, not greatest ball striker. As I'd stated before, his only rival as competitor is the fabulous Vince Lombardi. What raised Hogan above the Pantheon to godlike status was the accident. A head on collision with a Greyhound bus! That he even survived was miraculous. This man came back to win seven major championships after being battered to a pulp! To compare Tiger Woods comeback to what Hogan faced every day is ludicrous. Had Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus faced such adversity they probably would have been left in a ditch. No one will ever match William Ben Hogan. Case closed.
Competition is the backbone of American culture.
When a man grows up hungry he knows how to work ..and nobody did it better than Hogan..IMO his work ethic comes from losing a parent the way he didand then always trying to prove something and never giving up
Tony Sheehy is 1000 percent spot on. There are many fine players. A few are legends. There is only one William Ben Hogan. As the great golf writer Al Barkow explained, "Ben Hogan didn't just play golf. He was Absolute Golf. The ultimate corporeal manifestation of an idea." His standard of determination and pure love for the game will never be matched. How Hogan would laugh, or perhaps cry at the money being made now. As his marvelous biographer Curt Sampson explained, he became a wealthy man. Yet, he was proudest of being poor! Hogan and his wife Valerie once ate oranges for an entire month to finance another shot at the tour. Then as Sampson explained, "He failed miserably. Then succeeded beyond imagining." Hogan in my opinion is the most fascinating and compelling athlete ever to compete in any sport. With an aura and mystique about him the greatest film star would envy. No matter what Johnnny Come Lately enters the scene no one will ever eclipse him. For his record and more importantly what he represented.
I drive by his accident site a lot in my travels. East of Van Horn TX. On a wash overpass. on the old 80 hwy.
There was no one who played cooler and dressed cooler than than Ben Hogan.
You can understand that Ben was a ferocious competitor, and was very strong mentally. As I have heard by a few, that Ben did not say much while playing with fellow player's.
Now I know why!!!
I will Always love Ben Hogan!!
look up class act in the dictionary and you find this man;-)
@SwingItLikeMoe Neither did Jack have many friends except for Tom, nor does Tiger. My dad worked a golf tournament at a contest and said that Tiger seemed annoyed in general with the public and did all he could to avoid contact by walking far away from fans. He over heard other player making snide comments about him. Jack was known for taking very long time in preparation for a shot without regard for other players or fans. The best are rarely friends with the competition.
Life is often lonely at the top. He was the greatest.
Fans can be boorish and rude, pushy and inconsiderate. If Tiger signs one autograph he has to sign a hundred more. Jack wore long sleeved sweaters because to get his attention people would run their pens along his arms and leave him scratched up and ink stained. I have professional athlete friends and I've been shoved aside by idiots feeling entitled to an autograph, we've had meals interrupted without so much as an "excuse me." When pros seek separation from fans there's a good reason. They aren't the ones being jerks.
That's what I call a "work ethic."
Miss you Mr. Hogan.
I'd swim the Atlantic to watch Hogan play once more
@badaraccor That is why his nick name is the hawk.and he paid alot of attention to detail.
Ben's work ethic is legendary. I am friends with Tom Wargo who won the 93 Sr PGA Championship and lives in my home town. As a kid I used to watch him pull up his car and pull out a shag bag of black Titleist balatas and he would hit at least 1000 each and every day even after taking care of a public course he and his wife leased that was next to my childhood home. He was totally self taught and started at age 25. How heroes we're Palmer for sure as he became friends with him and Hogan. I followed his lead and that of Mr Hogan and for about 2 years straight, no matter what the weather in Illinois, I would hit 1000 purposeful shots every day. This is what the greats do. He even said others would hit for 2 hours, he'd hit 8. Like him and Wargo and Kite and yes Dechambeau we all love to hit balls. And Ben was really the first big time player who had that work ethic and paved the way for the modern player.
@ Stephen Woods Not so sure of all your statements there. Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan were not friends, in fact I think at the Masters in the 50's Hogan had some not so kind things to say about Palmer's swing. Palmer heard this and it pissed him off for sure. So, they were not friends.
Remember that Hogan's prime was interrupted twice. First because of WW2 & military service (1943-45) and then by his massive injuries from the accident (1949+). During 1940, '41& '42 he was the leader in money won, stoke average & Ryder Cup pts all 3 years while winning 15 times. He finished top 2 in 25 out of 50 events combined in 1941&'42.
(cont) Hogan walked up to the young pro put his hand on his shoulder(the young pro filling with the excitement of being congratulated by the great man) and said , "you know son thats the first time i've birdied that hole son". If thats not focus i dont know what is. One thought on his swing, great fit legs, great leg and hip drive, great leverage. Gotta have fit legs!
Ben Hogan had the personality type that to do his very best he had to shut people out so he could give %100 focus on his own game, he was often percieved as arrogant and aloof but very misunderstood. I once read a story where he was playing golf with a young tour pro and on one hole the young man holed out for a hole in one and hogan hit his shot to a few feet and made the putt for a birdie.
sagacious
The man worked his ass off and I think came across the wrong way at times because he was all business when he competed. You have to respect that.
Only "30 minutes on the putting green?" That was surprising.
When his wife Valerie suggested he aim away from the pin because he used to hit it regularly then I guess putting from short range becomes an afterthought :)
You don't know what you're talking about. Hogan was a private and quiet man who concentrated ferociously on his game. Maybe Arnold didn't like him, who gives a crap. The fact is --- look it up --- 99% of those who played with him found him disconcertingly quiet but perfectly polite. Everybody doesn't have to be chatty-chatty Mr. Super-Friendly, which is often fake. Hogan wasn't fake. He was concentrating on his game.
Certainly the best golfer to hit the ball confirmed by the sincerely words of the 4 other best players in the world who STUDY HIS perfect golf swing : Arnold Palmer ; Jack Nicklaus ; Gary Player & Tigger Woods ! Hogan Still HIS and always Will be, for ever , my GREAT HERO - THE GOLF'S LEGEND ! He Love & respect so mutch JESUS CHRIST that give HIM a chance to bit him once a week on the clouds OF the eternity !
Classic
People like Ben are rare as hens teeth! But what a guy. Ben is astrologically a Leo ( the "King" of the jungle & a very "proud" people). His natal chart is heavily influenced by the sign of Virgo. The sign of "perfection". These people are very logical & "wise". Say no more!
He had "the greatest respect for all golfers" except Arnold Palmer. He addressed Arnold with "hey you". Arnold never understood why.
thumbs up for watery eyes!
If you hit as many balls and practice as hard as Ben you will improve your game
Hogan’s generation is long gone by now and you can certainly tell. What we have now is lazy ,self indulgent , afraid of hard work individuals who want everything served up to them on a silver platter. Hogan busted his ass and never expected anything from anyone but himself.
I weep for the future. ...... scary stuff lol
I think the 'LOL' at the end, was what really gave this statement it's intellectual punch.
MJ S: Congratulations on making one of the stupidest comments I've ever read on CZcams.
I just hope you were being ironic.... but I doubt it.
@@andrewrobinson8305 If you're unable to see generalized trait differences between different generations of people, then I would submit that you're likely too young to possess any noteworthy amount of wisdom or insight.
Well firstly that wasnt the story and not seeing another persons shot in a tough match or tournament is fine it allows you to remain focused on your own game and thats what the greats do, fullstop. How many majors have you won?
Can anyone enlighten me as to what Hogan did during World War 2?
I can't seem to find any record of service.
He would've been 26 at the outbreak of war.
diamond1897
I know he served. Not sure where. But he was off the tour 3-4 years.
He served as a pilot from 1943-1945
probably the best golfer ever !
My father told me when Hogan came into the locker room at LACC he said how am I ever going to win. The pros looked up at him and in unison said “learn how to stop hooking it.” Most people don’t know that Hogan wasn’t a good player for the first 10 years of his career.
He didn’t think Palmer was his “friend”, allegedly he was quite rude to him. Perhaps envious of the Kings court? Good video though, thanks for posting.
They called it the magic move. We know it was just work, not magic.
Someone wrote that when people get old they start revising their life. That's true, absolutely. People like to remember the good things they do, in the best light possible. However, there usually some level of truth in what people assert. For instance, Ben Hogan saying that the pros were like brothers is believable because the pros were respected peers who banded together to form a golf tour of sorts. So, if you spend most of your time with the same people everyday then, of course, they are likely to become friends (especially because you are traveling with them around the country touring.). The far greater thing about all of Ben Hogan's interviews is the sheer wisdom that you receive if you are willing to listen and take heart at the message that he tries to convey. Wisdom is often transferred in what amounts to parables. That is because wisdom tends to be esoteric requiring first comprehension, then understanding, then internalization, and finally, insight. How about a metaphor then? If Ben Hogan were a beverage, he wouldn't be artificially flavored.
How about a metaphor: your statement is complete and utter bullshit all wrapped in esoteric irony of grand proprtions.
The funny thing is, is that most people on the tour said he was a quiet man, who never mixed with players and that some thought he was arrogant and stand-offish.
Competitor = Hogan
Yes but there are many people in all walks of life and in all professions who admit had they had the time they would have done more.
This man had the time...his work WAS golf...
Remember, no one ever said on his deathbed "I wish I spent more time at the office."
We all should have the opportunities thus man had to do what we loved, all of the time, and be paid for it.
I don't believe anybody "hated" anybody. You deal in hyperbole and insults, as your screen-name suggests. Hogan wasn't a touchy-feely guy, which is true of many super- achievers. But he was a great and good man.
"All of the guys out there were close friends. We were brothers." And yet he never once called Arnold Palmer by his name. Strange man was Hogan.
The man was a perfectionist. Arnie was everything unorthodox, but it worked magnificently, and Hogan didn’t WANT to accept it.
He was talking about the players he toured with before the accident. He didn't tour with Palmer who was younger & came on tour later. This is the kind of misunderstanding relating to comments & interviews done by Hogan because of the lack of historical knowledge which gives people the wrong impressions of Hogan.
I must add, when i read your comment i did ask myself "should i bother", but it got the better of me, leave hogan alone and get a life..........
Wtf kind o comment is that? You are typical of America these days, a coward by every stretch of the imagination. Never excelled at anything, never will so you are bitter.
@@jessiedivincenzo5215 Dude needs to chill
Should have asked him why he never called Arnold Palmer by name. Arnold remembered that his entire life - that says a lot about the type of man Ben was.
People are scared of smart people. He was sooooosmart that people doubt was he was doing. Nobody then or now have been as smart as he. He would have laughed at your computers. Total nonsense
Hurts to be wrong, get over it!, last word freak......
December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy announced that they were officially at war with the US. The US responded by declaring war on them. Are you trying to make the point that an announcement doesn't count or something?
Obama needs to watch this;-)
WE don't need competition, we just need a bunch of free shit for everyone. Give it all away to everyone that wants it, including illegal immigrants.
@@psplayz-kd3xk bet you'd take him back now lol
@@blackie75 Your diss comment at Trump has not aged very well.
@ peartfaldo Obama is the worst President you have ever had. And still have lurking in the weeds of his shadow government.
did hogan think that everyone liked him
The Nazis never declared war on the USA. What are you taking about?
Yes they did - on 11th December 1941.
They did...
i wonder whawt his racial background is? i know he's texan, but before that i wonder.
He was a very bad person. As most professional golfers are.
I respect mr hogan a great deal. but when you grow up with little, and later in life you have no children, it affords you the time To devote to practice. Anyone can do it, really.
anyone can do it but very few do
In the 400+ year history of golf which includes Haggen, Jones, Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, just to name a few, Ben Hogan had the BEST (undisputed) golf swing and therefore was the best striker of the golf ball in HISTORY of the game. Yeah, any fucking body could do it. My ass.
SOS89140 I agree - Mr. Hogan had the unique combination of determination, smarts (he's known to have a high IQ) motivation (wanting to provide a good life for Valerie) and a fire in his belly to do whatever it took to win. Many players have several of these but only a select few have all four. Extra time to practice because of no children is not a prerequisite to greatness. If that's all it took there would be thousands of Hogans out there on the links.
+Throwmethewhip That has to be the least insightful and most ignorant comment I have heard in my entire life. You sir have branded yourself as the stupidest person to ever comment on any youtube video.
I agree his comment was without merit, but "stupidest person to ever comment on any youtube video"? That, sir, is a high bar! Haha.
Competition did not make me excel.
It destroyed me.
51 years old.
Total failure.