Big Play: Brian Manzella on Ben Hogan

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Most people are gong to lose some ability to hinge (deviation) when they arch (palmer flexion) the left wrist. You can hinge and lag more with some cup in the left wrist, like Hogan did, but like BM says, you'll add the supination and flexion move much closer to impact. So Hogan got the benefit of slow clubface rotation and power from lag and late release. Toms does it earlier in the down swing, which is great if you have the wrist flexibility to do it and maintain lag.

[@tonybaudoin3525]

Brian; can you please forward your video with split hands on shaft. One hand on grip and other on shaft. Can't seem to find on utube.

[@kbkesq]

Fascinating stuff! That's one way to feel impact like never before. Manzella is clearly the best instructor on youtube. I hadn't known he was Toms' pro, very interesting.

[@perserverance333]

This works with a weak grip, right and left hand weak, otherwise the ball hooks too much. Hogan had a weak right grip.

[@TimFlaherty]

A fav instruction

[@joshuaknowles]

Hi, Brian. When I watched this the first time, I thought you were going to say we should start the swing from the 45-closed clubface position - and thought: that's crazy. Then I watched it a second time and thought. Wow - if you start from maybe not 45 closed, but 25-closed, I finally get the address position that looks like Hogan from face-on shots, with the back of the left hand looking very weak (the back-of-left-hand looking vertical and not much of the hand visible) even though his hands are back somewhere central-body. I never understood this geometrically because if I try to get the same position at address, I have to use a WAYY weak left hand if I keep the clubface square. BUT if I start from this 25-closed position I look like Hogan at the start, and my swing feels much more like Hogan's looks, and I supinate back correctly (and quite late like he did, without really trying). All good, but then I watched the video again and then thought you are not really advocating this starting position except to get a "feel". My question is: should people actually swing from the closed clubface address position - and did Hogan perhaps do that - do you think? I think he might have. On page 39 of my edition of 5-lessons, the wood face looks square to the hips, which Hogan pointed left, not square to his shoulders.

[@ubb4me]

At 0:22 when did Hogan play left handed? That guy could do everything!

[@RedDragonfly205]

When he was 12 yo

[@paulgearon1546]

great video,and yes Hogan did reverse rotate his forearms in the downswing,very powerful hips with this move he could keep the club on plane and getting the shaft plane perfect,he could hit as hard as he wished with his right hand because his left hand kept the whole impact sequence perfect,with his hip speed,and tremendous strength in his hands and forearms and legs,made Hogan the best ball striker ever,so brian is correct great advice,but its not easy,simply because the right hand will over ride the left and then pivot stall the whole sequence.

[@alanmartins6349]

He wasn't the best ball striker ever, Moe Norman was!

[@davida.4933]

Depends on your definition, but regardless, Moe didn't manipulate the club nor did Hogan. Why? Because you can't time it consistently and b) because it kills lag. Go to my page and watch my downswing lag.

[@briano6268]

This guy is like a slick used car salesman trying to sell you a lemon!

[@larryboyle4203]

CAN YOU SET UP WITH THE FACE 45 DEGREES CLOSED FROM THE GET GO

[@alanmartins6349]

It cracks me up, with this secret crap! what secret? it's all on video

[@mck974]

Confusing for sure

[@RobTheMechanik]

Great vid! I saw this years ago, became a golf pro after years and years of practice, and I’d say this is my fav tip about the downswing. All the guys trashing this vid have no clue. His terminology might be dated, but this is Cameron Champ-level stuff.

[@TimFlaherty]

People are ignorant

[@davida.4933]

"The golf swing is so simple it's pathetic..." ---Ben Hogan.

[@davida.4933]

Go to my page to watch how Hogan's downswing is done. Stop my swing and advance frame by frame, compare to Hogan. Very similar even though I am swinging in spikes on cement...

[@josephrusso4275]

@@davida.4933 Hey David A. I watched, its looks nearly identical! What is it?? This has been driving me crzy for 10 years. I hope to hear back! Thanks in advance!

[@robert11751]

hogan never had to think about closing the face during his downswing all that was taken care of from the beginning of his swing , all he had to do is uncoil his club face down square to impact

[@pekkaspelman]

You might also check Teeace1's chanel, there is also intresting stuff.

[@wantonjr1]

This before Brian started working with trackman !

[@golfprogress]

wrong

[@arik0128]

wow.. not as good as i expected from a famous teacher.

[@terrybader8595]

Follow this advice and you'll be searching for another sport very soon.

[@choco5606]

Lesson for hackers only - pure band aid !

[@RedDragonfly205]

Yeah bro no free lunches here.

[@joecalvacca3195]

And ur wrist will sustain injuries

[@brianschweitzer1]

Have fun hitting hooks

[@tedbradley3]

Hogan doesn't do any of that nonsense

[@deanw0rmer]

Lmao what a bunch of bs