tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post7015585593412606732..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: An Encounter with Ben Hogan at Shady OaksThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-32535128466171859832013-05-05T10:48:06.651-04:002013-05-05T10:48:06.651-04:00In 1967 I was playing at Shady Oaks with my wife&#...In 1967 I was playing at Shady Oaks with my wife's first cousin..Mr. Hogan and his group came up behind us on #2 ..we allowed them to play thru...Mr. H and I tied the hole with par 4's...also met him at a party in FW,spoke with him briefly ..he was in high school with my paw in law.carlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-84526891942690545922009-05-26T07:38:10.139-04:002009-05-26T07:38:10.139-04:00What an awesome experience to actually meet Ben Ho...What an awesome experience to actually meet Ben Hogan. Have read Hogan's "The Modern Fundamentals of Golf" a hundred times. What a great teacher he could have been.ibklutzyhttp://www.golfandselfhypnosis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-88311489771595403862009-05-23T16:41:06.812-04:002009-05-23T16:41:06.812-04:00What a wonderful story. Hogan was definitely one o...What a wonderful story. Hogan was definitely one of the most successful golfers of all time - and he was also Player of the year 4 times and he never lost a Ryder Cup match.<br /><br />But was it his famous swing "secret" or did he have a good mental game? By the way, does anyone know how far Hogan hit his driver after implementing the changes to his swing?Golf Swing Videoshttp://www.golf-online-videos.com/the-ben-hogan-collection/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-57420991834168748922009-05-21T10:20:54.246-04:002009-05-21T10:20:54.246-04:00Interesting, thanks for sharing.
He was definitel...Interesting, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />He was definitely a bit of an enigma. Seems like he mellowed (some) w/age and retirement.Hackhttp://blog.niceballz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-25439843045396660212009-05-21T09:24:39.587-04:002009-05-21T09:24:39.587-04:00Wow! Just to see him across the room sitting at a ...Wow! Just to see him across the room sitting at a dinner table would have been enough.<br /><br />However, if given three questions, I would have asked if he thought Hogan metal woods and Hogan golf balls were making a mockery of those 6,600 yard golf courses in 1992. I would have asked what he thought of the accusation that his book had turned America into a nation of slicers and if he had seen Tiger on the Merv Griffin show...Vince Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761454912786879102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-74407608291934402932009-05-20T19:24:12.616-04:002009-05-20T19:24:12.616-04:00Super article...Mr. Hogan was an original and like...Super article...Mr. Hogan was an original and like all originals left us far too soon.Lancernoreply@blogger.com