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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 […]

Stop feeding the monster

by: B. J. Hathaway We have all played with THAT guy. He hits some good shots and can be a pleasant fellow to have in your foursome and may even have a few new jokes. And then it happens. It’s a short part four with water guarding the front of the green. After he finds […]

Golf’s Other Dirty Word

by: B.J. Hathaway Supposedly it’s bad lack to even speak golf’s most notorious dirty word, the s***k and I suppose writing it could bring down the wrath of the golf gods. But alas there is another dirty word, a word so foul among some golfers that the mere utterance brings a scowl or instant change […]

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 […]

Lind earns scholarship

by: B. J. Hathaway We are proud to announce that AGI junior golfer Martre Lind has signed to play golf for Texas Southern University this fall. Trey has been a pleasure to work with as a student and always exhibited great manners, etiquette and a solid work ethic and love for the game. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]