Ben Hogan's Tips for Weekend Golfers: Simple Advice to Improve Your Game

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Ben Hogan made hitting a golf ball look easy, and the results spoke for themselves. But Hogans swing system is as complex as a spiders web; the variables and connections are never-ending. In Ben Hogans Tips for Weekend Golfers, Hunt presents a selection of simple but valuable tips, based on the legendary golfers secret to a competitive golf swing.

The book is intended for the recreational golfer, not the tournament player who has unlimited time to practice. It distills Hogans observations concerning the vital components of a golf swingone at a timeand presents them as simply as possible. Each tip is illustrated with a series of photographs, which clearly show the proper grip, stance, backswing, and follow-through. The author addresses these important golfing concepts:
What powers the takeaway
When and how do the wrists hinge
What is your first move down from the top of the backswing
What is the action of the back knee
When does the lead knee straighten
How do you connect the arms to the torso
How do you maximize power through proper timing in the contact zone
What are the two benefits of hovering the putter and the driver
How can fifteen minutes a day at your home significantly improve 55 percent of your game

In Ben Hogans Tips for Weekend Golfers, Ted Hunt makes the intricate Hogan system accessible and presents it in a way that the Hawk himself might have if he were instructing a club member out on the course.

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Ted Hunt is a lifelong golfer with more than fifty years of experience on the course. He holds two degrees in kinesiology and a doctorate in history. He is the author of Ben Hogans Magical Device and Ben Hogans Short Game Simplified.