Power Golf

Best golf book ever!

Excellent etat

Hogan won 48 times before the accident in spite of the garbage spewed by Golfchannel. He changed his swing in 5 Lessons to encourage a fade. Hogan himself said he was better before. The only thing missing is Hogan describing the left hip being pulled down the target line to start the downswing. This was my bible 55 years ago. Too bad I wasted thousands learning how not to hit the ball later in life. I'm back outdriving guys 30 years younger. Thanks Ben!

Okay, it's not in the same league as 5 lessons, but it's still a good read. Definitely worth adding to your golf library. Wishing for a digital version, but for now, paperback will be fine. Get it and improve your long game.

... even though it was written before Hogan's "Five Lessons." Power Golf addresses some issues that Five Lessons does not, like putting and sandplay, for example. However, in my opinion it would be advisable to digest Five Lessons first, and then open up your game with Power Golf, in that order. Five Lessons will instruct and help you discipline yourself on the fundamental swing, and Power Golf will liberate you further. Myself, I was reassured by Hogan in Power Golf when he gave me permission to "go ahead and hit it as hard as you can" when it comes to the driver... he says you might be a little wild at first, but once you "groove your swing," you'll be glad you've been swinging with power because that's the point of a driver... I had always been a little hesitant to let it rip, but now I've been smacking it but good! Thanks again, Mr. Hogan.

Brief easy to follow instructions and illustrations. Used in conjunction with lessons from my local pro. Recommended by golfing buddies as well.

Ben Hogan, and others since him, consider golf more as a skill than a sport. As such, Ben approached golf the way a concert musician approaches his instrument, and the bottom line is hard work, intense concentration, love of the skill and repetition. Ben's intensity comes through and the most important lesson I take away is that there is no magic and no substitute for thousands of practice strokes. Thank you, Ben. I can now ignore all those advertisements for new technology purporting to add distance to my drives and accuracy to my approaches. I will get there Ben's way.

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