The Hogan Project: Week 12

The Hogan Project: Week 12

by: B. J. Hathaway   The last few weeks of the Hogan Project have been at a slower pace than usual but with the same emphasis on allowing the rotational speed of the pivot to produce the correct swing plane and club head speed. I have also discovered a new pivot drill, but for now […]

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The Ball is not the Target

The Ball is not the Target

by: B. J. Hathaway Think about your golf swing and what your real objective is when you swing a golf club. I will often ask a new student what they are trying to do with their golf swing and the answer that most often comes back is “just hit the ball”.  Sometimes I will grab […]

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The Hogan Project: Week 10

The Hogan Project: Week 10

by: B. J. Hathaway   We are now just past ten weeks into this swing rebuilding project focused on the pivot of Ben Hogan.  My goal is to continue to establish and refine specific drills not only for myself but every golfer who wants to improve their golf swing. I have slowed down the frequency […]

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The Hogan Project: Week 8

The Hogan Project: Week 8

by: B. J. Hathaway     It’s hard to believe that 8 weeks have passed since starting this swing project. When I come across stories of Mr. Hogan’s practice routing of hitting 1,200 range balls a day it certainly becomes motivation for me to put in the reps…after all my program is based on movements […]

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Hogan Project Update

by: B. J. Hathaway   For the week ending 06/21/14, all reps were focused on pivot. Total completed 5,575. Many of you who are students know that my mother, Charlotte Hathaway,  passed away on June 24. She was my biggest cheerleader to pursue golf and always encouraged me to grow and learn. Thank you Mom […]

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The Hogan Project: Week 3

The Hogan Project: Week 3

by: B. J. Hathaway This project is proving to be a learning experience for me and I have spent many hours over the last seven days studying old film of Mr. Hogan from all possible sources. I have become increasingly confident that one of his “secrets” was the purity of his pivot motion. He was […]

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Hogan Project: Week 2

Hogan Project: Week 2

by: B. J. Hathaway Week number two is complete of my project to use “muscle memory” retraining to change my golf swing. This week I replaced one drill with a new one for posture and pivot training along with limited ball striking so as not to add interference to the drills. The three drills for […]

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Hogan Project: Week 1

Hogan Project: Week 1

by: B. J. Hathaway   It’s been seven days since starting the Hogan Project, which is my own research project to use motor skill learning exercises to specifically train my “muscle memory” to rebuild my golf swing based on the Ben Hogan model. I began the project using three drills to target fundamental pivot movements […]

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The Hogan Project

The Hogan Project

by: B. J. Hathaway   Time after time after time the opinion that I read or hear is an answer to this question, who was the greatest ball striker in the history of golf? Not who had the best record or who won the most majors, but who was the ultimate golfer that could hit […]

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On Swing Coaches

On Swing Coaches

by: Stephane Boudreau Golf is a sport that requires technique and good fundamentals. The best way to get good technique and fundamentals is to have a swing coach and take lessons. I have played most of my golfing career while having a swing coach. When I was a junior I worked seven years with swing […]

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