Ep#91 - Afternoons w Ben Hogan - 2 Dopes & Jody Vasquez | Alternate Shots

Ben Hogan - perhaps the greatest golfer of all time?
Tune in for a Bucketful of Great "Mr. Hogan" Stories. First hand stories from a man who had a 30+ year relationship with Ben Hogan.

[@rossie714]

Jody’s personal experiences with Ben Hogan are the most informative, entertaining and insightful I’ve encountered in my career. Many people-tour pros, executives, writers etc.-describe encounters with him very well in an episodic kind of way. But Jody’s descriptions are intimate and add such special dimensions to Hogan as a player and person. Jody is very articulate and genuine and he comes from such a knowledgeable place (he’s one heckuva player, btw). I saw the raw manuscript of his wonderful book and knew people would cherish it when it came to fruition. I really enjoyed this video and seeing Jody talk it all through.

[@bobwilliamsAlternateShots]

Keep an eye out for Episode #2 with Jody!

[@1NATURELOVERJ]

Fantastic memories. Please produce more.

[@gerrymcintosh4477]

Thank you Jodie Vasquez for sharing some stories about Mr. Hogan.

[@steveng8727]

Ken Venturi who played a lot with Hogan & Nelson said Hogan was the best course strategist but Nelson was the best ball striker.

[@A-FrameWedge]

Jody Vasquez said Hogan aimed at trouble and worked the ball away from it, but I bet Hogan didn’t aim right on the 12th hole at Augusta.

[@geoffw8565]

' Balance in Transition ' The most intelligent, insightful and descriptive words that illustrate what is so important in the golf swing !

[@DASH1ful]

Bernhard Langer gave me; and, 2 other boys, a £ each to pick his practice balls up, back in '78. Can't remember how many there were. But, when hogan said the purpose of the backswing was to get the club in a position to deliver it to the ball, what he was saying was that we should get into a position where we can fuse the left hand towards the right hand at the top of the backswing. And, really, the right leg secret was more do with using his head as an extension of his right leg. If the head doesn't align with the right leg the leg can't fully extend. But, re: Faldo he actually said on twitter that Hogan himself told him his secret. But, it's fair to say it didn't work for him, primarily because he was preoccupied with getting his right shoulder in a high position at the top. The hands can't fuse in the transition when a player does this. Hogan actually kept pushing back with his left wrist joint, at the top, when his wrist joint couldn't push back any further. This increased the cupping of his left wrist; and, this enabled him to press the index finger side of his left hand towards the thumb pad of his right hand in the transition. Hogan does actually say in five lessons that the hands should fuse together, he just doesn't tell us how. If the left hand presses towards the right hand, at address, it activates the outside muscles and causes a hook. But, when a player presses the left hand towards the right hand at the top of the backswing, when the right arm is fully flexed, it activates the "inside muscles" in the right arm. This is why hogan placed such emphasis on the "inside muscles" in five lessons

[@rgahrens]

Once again, Mr. Williams and Regan, you have done a great job! What a wonderful guest Mr. Vasquez is! To hear stories about Ben Hogan from someone who was a friend for thirty years is a real gift. Thank you all for an enjoyable thirty minutes of memories!

[@bobwilliamsAlternateShots]

Jody may be one of the Few that witnessed Hogan still in his Prime. Don't worry about missing one of Mr. Hogan's Swings....they are all an exact copy...except the way as Jody would say "he would move the ball" away from the Trouble! Thanks for the input....

[@dougbyrd1970]

I purchased Jody's E Book version of Afternoons with Ben Hogan but it would be interesting to know if Mr. Hogan ever brought any instructional materials with him for his practice sessions. I read somewhere that he had an old dog-eared copy of Percy Boomer's book with him at times.

[@bobwilliamsAlternateShots]

Check out Episode # 2 with Jody Vasquez - coming soon.

[@Thegolfingoldman]

Thanks for this … absolutely fascinating!