Yes he was.. and it was well known. One of the great strikers. I'm still inspired by his action.

Corey has always been very short, but even shorter relative to the increase in distance afforded by the recent technologies. It's a % thing. Corey picks up his 10% on 220 and it's 22 yards. Bomber tour player picks up 10% on his 300 yard drive and he gets 30 yards. so now Corey is behind and extra 8 yards.. hurts him... not helps him against the competition. I really think the powers that be didn't think this through very well... and I'm not even adding into the discussion the springboard effect that happens off the frying pan drivers at higher velocities... that is adding more yards to the longer hitters than the shorter hitters.

Slow motion training needs to be done with the critical cohesive tensions engaged and in place. We commit to doing this with ABS protocols.

Slow motion drills lack the forces - CF & CP - that are going on at full speed. The pressures felt in the hands are also going to be missing. That said, Hogan was big on slow motion swings. 😅

@@ngascoigne This is why we try to do reps and drills at full speed. We want to feel these pressures and dynamics in real time.

I hadn't read the book until this year... but after reading it... it felt like I had written it also.

I re posted this episode from a few months ago, as we had part 3 in the can.. it's posting today.. so now you get another hour.... as you wish! LOL!

@@lagpressure Brilliant. And thank you. If I may offer an insight on the topic of holding shaft flex. It may be semantics but I much prefer the term "holding shaft pressure". I've seen comments on these videos as well as in the forums where conceptually, some people have a hard time with shaft flex because they simply can't see it on slow motion video or because they read something which ostensibly contradicts it. However, if we use the term "holding shaft pressure" then conceptually it doesn't require us to envision the shaft flexing into and beyond impact. Conceptually, we can just think of apply pressure on the shaft into and beyond the strike. Just a thought of mine.

It's a wonderful gift... we enjoy it everyday! My Mom was a very well respected artist... as well as my sister, so art is really appreciated around these parts. Never did I think golf would be in the mix of fine art! Thanks again!

It looks a beautiful piece.

@ thanks!

Hitting vs swinging. Contrary through the lens of a swinger.. and most of the "scientific" golf community is focused on the swinging protocols. They are ignoring hitting protocols. To do a simple experiment.. take the club back to hip high, then swing has hard as you can to finish. There won't be any slowing of the hands, waiting for the club. You'll quickly realize that you will need to activate your hands to get the club to the ball.

@@lagpressure Tremendous. Thanks Love the content! Keep it coming!

If the right elbow is bent at address, it can be bent at impact... however, this only works if the torso is quickly accelerating through the strike. Most golfers accelerate the torso too quickly from the top, then they have to throw the right arm at the ball because they spent their range of motion too soon (for a hitting protocol). This early torso spin out is really caused by a lack of understanding/execution of how to transition the club at the top of the backswing. There is a reason most of the greatest strikers used wider stances... and Hogan was the ultimate example of how to do this combining with this the tripping the shaft technique.

I do bent flat Titleist 975D drivers with X steel shafts for students.

@ngascoigne I saw a forum post about this awhile back- probably yours. And I thought about trying it myself. I played a 8.5 975D in high school/college. Do you have any of those available? My irons are 5 to 6 degrees flat if that matters.

@@bowicker8722 I always have a few in stock.

Order one from Neil...

​@@lagpressurethank you John. Will do. I live in Simpsonville and work with Bradley Hughes, by the way. Between his instruction and your videos, my approach to golf has completely changed, and I'm enjoying the game more than ever at age 42. Interestingly, I bought a Planemate resistance training aid a few years ago. It didn't click with me when I first used it so I kind of forgot about it. This week, I knocked the dust off it and tried it again, obviously within the framework of ABS, 4:30, the drill series, etc. I now find it to be an incredibly helpful training aid. Anyway, appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Cheers

Study George Archer who won The Masters. He was very tall but lowered his center of gravity down with his knees... this way, he was able to keep his torso more erect so he could turn more level. Short arms... drop down with your knees. Long arms.. you're good to go with flat lie angles. It's all pretty simple.

The thing to remember about these Shell's matches is that we are not necessarily seeing the players at their peak performance. These are random weeks, and not weeks they are on TV because they are in contention. Knudson was a little off at Victoria, and near his best in San Paulo. Seeing all the matches really gives a vertical slice of how fantastic Knudson was. I'm glad you took the time to enjoy it!

For what we teach... it's imperative. We need resistance to strengthen so the other things we are working on will have the necessary structure and support within our body.

@@lagpressure Yes, is so obvious. Impact is darn near everything -- not to be cliche' and it is the hardest thing to see and feel. I know that when I am striking it best when playing or practicing -- I am aware that I always have in my "mind's eye" WHAT WILL IMPACT LOOK LIKE for most shots. Always enjoy your video's and content John. Any insight into to how one of the greatest players to ever strike a golf ball got it done (HOGAN) is so valuable to understand even if at my age I can't really move my body exactly like Hogan did anymore. I can't maintain the sort of live tension in my body and constant and heavy ground force interaction pressures and counter-pressures that Hogan used to such great effect for a whole round of golf. I tire very quickly if I try that these days, and then my whole round goes off the rails. As you said before I am sure --- Hogan's swing is very high level golf IQ stuff. There was a lot going on there. So is not for everybody in my opinion. But understanding what he was doing is very valuable and worthwhile endeavor for anyone who wants to improve their technique. All that being said -- even as my body is slowing down and wants to make a smoother slower move -- I still find ways to incorporate great hitting technique into more of a slow Fred Couples swingers sort of action. Which by the way -- is a seriously GREAT action that is also well worth understanding-IMHO. Thanks for letting me ramble a bit. Be well SIR. jdp

@@outerstar64inthecosmos Nice ramble... it's nice to hear someone else ramble on other than me!

@@lagpressure Yes sir --- When it comes to HOGAN I could ramble quite a lot -- but I won't. There is so much to admire about the man. Just the METAL of the man -- the absolute iron will. That's not even to mention the deep rabbit hole this man went down in order to figure out his golf swing. I mean that was one seriously deep rabbit hole this man went down and came out the other side it successfully. The beautiful and powerful golf swing that emerged is proof that he was successful. Thanks for going down that rabbit hole after to him to try and figure him out -- or I should say figure out his GOLF SWING. Then man himself -- as a man on planet earth trying to figure out his place on the planet in life and golf--- well, that's another 20 volumes. A very long ramble indeed. I would read that for certain. Most people nowadays don't want to hear it. --- Thanks John. For me, and I suspect a lot of other people, you are like the E.F. Hutton of golf. I know for certain that you have come to all your understanding of the golf swing through many many many actual lived life experiences in the game at a high level. I am hoping that eventually most ALL of the golfing world is going to come to realize this about you. I followed a ramble with another ramble. Sorry about that. Be well Sir. jdp

@@outerstar64inthecosmos Hogan's golf swing is incredibly engineered. When you get inside of it, and apply the very different set of fundamentals, it's pretty breathtaking actually. I wish I had known this many decades ago, but better late than never. It all makes clear sense now. That being said, I don't believe Hogan had any passion for sharing what he figured out. There are a few scraps thrown around here and there that have merit, but in no way do his two books tell the reader how to put it together. In my view, it's riddled with dead ends, false starts, vagueness and ambiguities. For starters, if you are swinging lightweight gear, you are not even in the conversation.

I'm aware of the film with Cotton, and I have used a tire also... but the kickback is very jarring to the wrists and I don't recommend using a car tire for that reason...

Not sure what you mean... rolled up? I think would be too light...

@lagpressure no just placed in a bundle. Some people in the UK (Liam Robinson) use one towel (not small golf towels) now instead of a hitting bag. Less resistance, but hitting against a large object makes the body embrace for impact.

A lot of discussion about Snead on the ABS Forum. forum.advancedballstriking.com

Sounds like all the reasons I play the classic gear. The old balata balls have gone bad. They were bad 15 years ago... worse now. I don't like any of the modern balls to be honest. They don't spin enough and don't spin correctly. It's horrible when I think about it...so I try not to think about the ball because there is nothing I can do. The clubs are still there and I can manipulate them to my liking. As far a a vblog, I did a playing blog for a few years that is on the ABS forum. Go there and check it out. Golf course should be played as they were designed. It makes no sense not to do that... why? because that is how they were designed. The feel of a well struck persimmon is gold. The clank of a frying pan driver I find irritating if not repulsive, but probably because being a musician also, my ears are overly sensitive. Thanks for the post.

Glad this helped.. Mike is amazing...

First, I don't shallow the shaft with the hands. I think the best method is doing what Hogan did. Tripping the shaft in combination with a few other things. It's not an easy move... otherwise, everyone would be doing it. As far as adjusting your swing, that is likely a permanent thing for any good player. We need to adapt and make adjustments constantly.

Distance control is the only thing we should be thinking about... get the technique down, so you don't have to worry about direction or the ball coming off the same way every time. No one likes three putts! Especially me!

I believe this is better technique than what is typically taught. It's been working for others as well.. so that is re assuring.

​@@lagpressureI think my comment came across wrong. I've followed Bobby Locke since the beginning...pretty cool to see you make so many on such bumpy greens. That's the true sign you can roll it, which I believe is a lost skill in the game today. The greens are so much shorter and don't require such mastery. Great stuff John. 👏👍

@@themotivationalgolfer I agree 100%. The game of golf was NOT developed on pristine surfaces. It's an outdoor game played across constant imperfections. I think there is a point where greens get too good. There is a lost skill set in rolling the ball across imperfect surfaces.

@@lagpressure didn't goats used to do all the mowing in Scotland. Funny how far we've come and backwards we are because of it. The essence of the game has dissolved away into the ether...game feels like it's lost all its depth of spirit. Or maybe I'm just getting old. 🤣🫡

Appreciated...

His technique is very unusual to watch... it is a big hook move into the putting. On bad greens, this is gold. I really find that putting on bad greens is more of blessing than a curse in a lot of ways.

It's easier to putt balls off the deck for sure!

@lagpressure 😂😂😂 no doubt!

All putts.. and ESPECIALLY left to right putts. The hook spin really helps the ball hold the line better. I used to miss a lot on the weak low side on left to right putts.. and this really has been golden. I really wish I had known or figured this out when I was on tour. I would not have had to obsessively practice nearly as much, would have had a lot less burnout and enjoyed touring a lot more I am certain.

Would be a good start. Flatten it down to a similar lie to your wedge. Stick an ounce of lead tape out towards the toe, then bring the weight up to 18oz and put a round grip on it.

Thanks. Do you use this type of putter normally in non hickory events? And does the 18oz include shaft? ATB.

I just post things when I feel genuinely inspired. When there are longer gaps between posts, it's usually just taking time for things to percolate. This year coming up should be lot of Hogan stuff, because the Hogan Modules have been completed. It will need attention.

There is really something to the heavy putter concept. Feel is everything, and being able to feel the putter, especially if you are not able to play and practice much is golden.

@lagpressure definitely they don't make them as good now, I hit a friend's new irons , they were so light it felt like I was swinging it upside down just horrible could not feel the clubhead

Why does everyone have to utilise the shoulders to move the putter ? When we swing a club, its pivot driven. I use a pivot driven putting motion, like the oldtimers. You can utilise greater leverage and arms and hands , can be very soft. Just think about, how you would skip a stone. Ie pivot powered 😊

Yes, I forgot to mention that... about the eyes over the ball theory. I don't like that theory either, and so many great putters did NOT do that. Aoki to start. I realized I didn't have an issue lining up a 1 iron from 220 yards... and my eyes were nowhere near being over the ball.

Isn't that the truth!

I realized I had very good chipping technique. I studied Raymond Floyd and Gary Player mostly, and tried to model a bit after what they were doing. Both were outstanding chippers. Later I found it fascinating that such a technique could simply be applied to putting...and it works better than I ever could have imagined. It's really going against the grain of conventional putting methodologies, even going back to the 1960's.