-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --
SECTION "A": 1 --11
- 1 -
"IF IT HURTS"
Something Is Definitely
"WRONG!"
- 2 -
Why Even The "Best" New Equipment
Can't Lower Handicaps!
- 3 -
HOGAN's TWIST
The Hidden "45" For
"SLICE FREE GOLF!"
- 4 -
GOLF WINDOW -- "CUBIC VISION"
NEW GOLD STANDARD
TO PLAY SLICE-FREE!
- 5 -
Sooner or Later Questions Arise:
A. Does everyone have their own swing?
B. Is there a "Correct Way"
to set up and perform in golf?
- 6 -
DrDom's
"ONE MINUTE WARM UP!"
"WORK YOUR JOINTS"
TOP TO BOTTOM!
- 7 -
Ben Hogan's
B A S E B A L L "P I T C H I N G" B A C K S W I N G
The "HIDDEN MID - MECHANICS" For
Square Impact & Straight Shots!
(Key "Secret In The Swing!")
- 8 -
Practice Ideas For Reliable Play
"Home & Range"
What You Do Makes A Difference!
- 9 -
With "CONNECTIVE MECHANICS" In Golf
"Everyone Achieves"
Permanent Swing Improvement!
Featuring:
"HOGAN's TWIST!"
- 10 -
-- Ben Hogan --
Modern Science In Golf
Fundamentals For Reliable Play!
- 11 -
NEW PRINCIPLE For GOOD GOLF!
SWING MECHANICS
--"Always Match"--
CUBIC DESIGN!
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ARTICLES 1 -- 11
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"IF IT HURTS"
Something Is Definitely
"WRONG!"
This is the rule when working the principles of
"Healthy Golf"
and no amount of practice will change the story!
As Ben Hogan writes in his book on Page 47,
golf is a "very pleasant game" and
does not involve swing angles or positions that run counter to
the way the body is built to perform best!
In short, "straining isn't at all necessary" and if anything in your body "hurts"
-- either at Address or during the swing --
you are "definitely" doing something wrong and should
regroup, get professional help and try again!
In fact, if Five Lessons doesn't resolve your swing issue
then you should definitely revisit our
13th Hole
and take another look at DVD #1!
This is particularly true if
"Back Pain" Is An Issue!
Invariably players discover that instead of using the
"Ball & Socket Hip Pivots"
to guide each turn of the swing,
the Spine is used as the Central Axis for swing rotation.
This Is A
"VERY SERIOUS MISTAKE"
and will cause strain and pain
that can easily be remedied!
-- See DVD #1 --
The same DVD #1 is recommended for issues pertaining to the
Hands, Wrists, Arms, Elbows & Shoulders.
-- In short --
Research establishes that drive force in the Forward Swing is supplied by the
"Turning of the Body" Parallel Forward
and not by forcing upper body limbs to do the work!
In fact, when the swing is performed correctly,
the golfer feels virtually "nothing" coming from the
Hands, Wrists or Arms!
The swing simply drives through square impact and
automatically extends into a
"Sky High Liberty Finish!"
PLEASE NOTE
IF FOR ANY REASON YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY
IMPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY GOLF
-- USE OUR "Q&A" CONTACT PAGE --
18th HOLE
AND YOU CAN BE SURE OF OUR RESPONSE!
DrDom
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Why Even The "Best" New Equipment
Can't Lower Handicaps!
The answer to this paradox is rather straight forward.
If some how you managed to get the same "exact" pencil Hemingway used to write
--"The Old Man & The Sea" --
would you then produce a similar master work?
Well that's the problem with relying on the latest and greatest golf equipment
to produce a consistent and repeating swing.
-- "It's just not likely to happen!"--
In fact, I still use my "ancient" Ben Hogan Apex Plus Irons to maintain a low handicap,
and wouldn't change my Hogan 2 Hybrid or Nike Woods for all the tea in China!
"Of course" modern Graphite Heads & Shafts have done wonders for adding length to Drives & Hybrids, but who is going to chase your new very expensive modern golf ball when it's spiraling off line and out of control,
"deeper and deeper" into the woods???
I guess the point is clear enough: Golf Handicaps Are A Direct Reflection Of The Swing You Bring To The Course!
If it's a good, solid, repeating swing than chances are "great" you will have a handicap that's quite respectable.
"ON THE OTHER HAND" -- If your swing is one that's unreliable often producing hooks and slices, then even the "best" golf equipment can't save your day. In fact, after 18 Holes your Score Card will reflect the same tale of woe you've seen too many times before.
That's why I love
"HealthyGolf"
It teaches "a lot" about the swing and players report their game gets better and better! ... In fact, many players have even gone "back" to their old set of irons that were favored year before; and players thinking about the dear cost of "new clubs" are now thinking instead about that long overdue
"Golf Vacation!"
In short, pick up a copy of Ben Hogan's Five Lessons. The website "ALIBRIS" sells both new and used copies for as little as "1.99!" Coupled with our Healthy Golf DVD's, "Golf Window" and Lesson Videos we Recommended, you'll be talking to a "Vacation Booking Agent" quicker that you think!
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Feel Free To Use Our "Q&A" if you need some help!
DrDom
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HOGAN's TWIST!
The Hidden "45" For
"SLICE FREE GOLF!"
It seems fair to say that every golfer at one time or another believes
there "has to be" a missing link or proverbial "secret" in the swing!
After all, even Pro's experience occasional difficult patches and
many players who hit prodigious distance
"MISS"
Too Many Drives, Irons & Short Shots
that make it difficult to score consistently well.
"BUT" -- PRO's RARELY "SLICE!"
As Three Time Master Champion, Jimmy Demaret might say:
"The Thing About The Swing"
is that when working well,
it's so natural that even slow-mo video has yet to detect the
"THING"
that always permits the swing to perform
"SQUARE THROUGH IMPACT!"
Healthy Golf Research has recently centered on a hidden
"Reverse Mechanic"
that holds great promise for solving problems in golf
that seem untraceable. ...Now known as
"Hogan's Twist"
the result of the variable is shown on
Page 97 In The Five Lessons
but can be traced to the
45 Degree Placement Of The
BACK HAND GRIP!
(See FIVE LESSONS,Pages 28 & 29.)
Essentially, the illustration on Page 97 captures the
top of swing position where the
Back Forearm, Wrist & Hand are Turned & Hinged
45 Degrees Away From The Target
perfectly set to move "DIRECTLY" into the Forward Swing!
PLEASE NOTE
If there is a moment in golf when Mr. Hogan's use of the term
"P R O N A T I O N"
would seem appropriate,
"This Would Be The Place!"
In fact, research indicates that when the
BACK HAND, WRIST & FOREARM REVERSE ROTATE
(--- "SEMI-PRONATE 45 DEGREES" ---)
the club gracefully moves
to the top joining in transition
-- PROPERLY HINGED ON PLANE --
("IN THE SLOT")
TIME & TIME AGAIN!
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** PLEASE NOTE **
Research Demos That
-- "HOGAN'S TWIST" --
IS WHAT KEEPS THE ELBOW
"DOWN"
ALWAYS READY TO REPEAT
"SQUARE & SLICE FREE!"
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Next visit to the Range be sure to bring your new knowledge of
-- "HOGAN'S TWIST!" --
You'll Be Surprised To Discover
HOW WELL THIS HIDDEN MECHANIC WORKS!
JUST "DO IT" FOR
"GREAT RESULTS!"
DrDom
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GOLF WINDOW -- "CUBIC VISION"
NEW GOLD STANDARD TO PLAY
"SLICE-FREE!"
What's particularly exciting about seeing Mr. Hogan perform in the Golf Window
is that the swing angles he achieves -- at Address & Throughout --
are "cubic" in all respects, and the same angles all of us are
"Naturally Capable Of Producing!"
Such as Mother Nature would have it, all entities prove to be cubic simply because the power geometry of "Perpendicular Interdependence"
proves to be highly efficient in all matters of construction
from the largest of entities to the smallest reflected in atomic form.
For example, water, sugar, salt, carbon and all forms of energy studied to date are cubic.
Beyond this, the theory of "Cubic Spiral Progression"
-- born of Healthy Golf Research on Mr. Hogan --
not only seems to reflect the circular expansion of the swing,
but could very well be the mechanism for
natural growth in all entities as well!
Certainly at this point in research one can only hypothesize,
but indications are strong that the "cubic science" reflected in Ben Hogan conceals
much more than meets the eye, and indeed,
remains quite "hidden" from view!
Nevertheless, what is clearly visible to all players is that the "Swing Science" in Mr. Hogan
-- and soon to be found in other distinguished champions --
is also to be found in "ALL OF US" and carries excellent promise for our own
Personal Development As Slice-Free Golfers!
By the way, as part of my research in golf, I am pleased and surprised to learn that toward the end of life,
Dr. Einstein developed a passion for studying -- of all things --
"CUBES!"
DrDom
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Sooner or Later Questions Arise:
A. Does everyone have their own swing?
B. Is there a "Correct Way" to set up and perform in golf?
This answer to this question is a bit complicated. Certainly, in golf we have "True Fundamentals" and none better than those we find in Mr. Hogan's FIve Lessons. We can also be assured that Mr. Nicklaus in Golf My Way practices fundamentals that would be advocated by: Jones, Sarazen, Nelson, Wright, Player, Trevino, Watson. Annika, and so many others too numerous to mention ! ...In short,
"All Champions" believe in learning and practicing
"THE" Fundamentals of Golf,
but it would be difficult to cite what they "all" might be!
At the opposite end, some instructors take the view that hitting the ball "square" is the only true fundamental
with all else depending on Individual Player "Make-Up".
Frankly, I don't know how this approach works.
Can you imagine, "Flight School" with Fundamentals based on Pilot "Make-Up!??"
Anyway, I suppose the best we can do is to learn Classic Fundamentals as best we can while allowing flexibility for "Minor Adjustments" that prove to work most of the time. Fact is:
....if your swing doesn't measure up on a routine basis,
no one needs to tell you that it's time for a change!
If that's the case, perhaps a visit with Ben or Jack or Annika or anyone else you like would prove useful.
You might even check a guy who goes by the aka of "DrDom!"
...Chances are you will find him buried in an old familiar book reading over worn out pages checking one thing or another, and still learning more about
Ben Hogan's, "Modern Fundamentals Of Golf!"
Still Having Fun!
DrDom
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- 6 -
DrDom's
"ONE MINUTE WARM UP!"
WAKE YOUR JOINTS
TOP TO BOTTOM
Stretch/ Rotate Each & All Joints
"TOP"
to
"BOTTOM!"
Focusing On Full Range Of Motion!
It Will Take
"ONE MINUTE or LESS"
Then take a couple of air swings
-- Driver & Sand Wedge --
"YOU WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE"
AND BE AS READY AS EVER!
DrDom
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Ben Hogan's
B A S E B A L L "P I T C H I N G" B A C K S W I N G
The "HIDDEN MID - MECHANICS" For
Square Impact & Straight Shots!
(Key "Secret In The Swing!)
Research analysis of Ben Hogan reveals a set of
"Hidden Mid - Mechanics"
not previously identified.
About half way to top of swing
Ben Hogan's back upper arm and shoulder
"Slide Back"
and his forearm, wrist and hand fold up with a
"Reverse Rolling Hinge" -- "45 Degrees Closed!"
This "Pitching Position" At Top Of Swing
may be observed in the
Five Lessons on Page 97,
and is here suggested as the essential vehicle
through which the downswing achieves its
"Inside Line For Square Impact!"
** PLEASE NOTE **
These "Mid-Mechanics Of Square"
liken to a feeling of
"freeing the entire back arm and shoulder"
to operate naturally to avoid slicing!
In short:
The entire back arm and shoulder in golf
should perform just as easily
as winding back to throw a pitch in baseball!
At such time players are often heard saying:
"Why can't I do that all the time!"
Now with Mr. Hogan's
"Baseball Mid - Mechanics"
perhaps you can!
SPECIAL PLAYER'S NOTE
Research indicates that the
Lead Hand Back 3 Fingers
is a key variable that interrelates!
Next visit to the Range try Mr. Hogan's
"Pitch Position"
and see if you can throw
"Consistent Strikes In The Downswing!"
DrDom
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Practice Ideas For Reliable Play
"Home & Range"
What You Do Makes A Difference!
1. One Minute Warm-Up At Home! ... As you "step out of bed" in the AM, work your "Body Joints" -- Head to Toe -- gently stretching and flexing the surrounding muscles naturally. It takes about a "minute" and you can practice your routine at home
"right out of bed!"
2. When at the Range it's a good idea to use routines generally practiced by Touring Pro's. For example, start with a bit of gentle stretching of your muscles -- top to bottom -- and move to the Short Clubs and Longer Clubs to finish up before heading to a Bunker and Practice Green, where your emphasis should be:
Leaving Long Putt "Close" To The Hole and
"Making" All The Short Putts!
3. Please Note. If you enjoy using a Directional Rod when practicing, after a few swings begin to point the rod a bit off line Right and Left focusing on letting your "Back Elbow" move in that direction through impact!
In short, the feet are really "not" the agent hitting in the swing and it's quite productive to learn how to guide your "Body & Arms Through Impact"
when the swing has to move a bit to the Right or Left!
4. The critical point about "Practice" is that the way you practice makes a difference when it's time for you to play! ... Practice will never make you "Perfect"
but it sure helps when practice shots
start to become consistent!
DrDom
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With "CONNECTIVE MECHANICS" In Golf
"Everyone Achieves"
Permanent Swing Improvement!
Featuring:
"HOGAN's TWIST!"
In performing routine matters of life, we all rely on "connective mechanics" to get along as we do. Such as it is, no conscious effort is ever required to "think things through" because connective mechanics are second nature to us.
"Walking" Is A Good Example.
No one needs to think when to flex our knees or extend our legs in order not to fall down.
These critical actions simply occur because of inherent "connective mechanics" that are part of us at birth.
It seems axiomatic that golf involves connective mechanics whenever we make a swing.
Let's use this brief article to focus on the operation of our entire
"Back Hand, Wrist, Arm, Shoulder & Chest!
In short, via "Hogan's Twist"
(See #3 above)
all elements of our Upper Back Side interrelate perfectly and
the swing takes on a physical "certainty" that leads to
quality shots and reliable play on a consistent routine basis!
In fact, players report with astonishment that with the inclusion of
"Hogan's Twist"
the swing almost seems "too simple" to perform with
no need for excessive practice!
Mr. Hogan, of course, well knew the "connective mechanics" in the
Back Wrist & Forearm "Reverse Roll"
and included this top of swing position and on Page 97 of the Five Lessons.
He further related this key position to an
"Infielder in Baseball"
making a "half sidearm, half underhand" throw to first base!
[ See Illustration On Page 97 of Five Lessons. ]
What's particularly instructive about this illustration
is that it perfectly reflects proper
"Connective Mechanics At Work!"
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Next Visit To The Range Remember
Mr. Hogan's "Twist!"
Research confirms that it's key to the
"Connective Mechanics"
that actually make the swing work!
DrDom
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-- Ben Hogan --
Modern Science In Golf
Fundamentals For Reliable Play!
It's obvious once you think about and have studied Mr. Hogan for as long as I have,
that he knew more about Human Anatomy & Mechanics
than anyone might at first think!
In fact, when we examine the details of the "Five Lessons" and study its illustrations by Anthony Ravielli
-- Master of Geometry and former Medical Illustrator of the first rank --
what becomes crystal clear is that the manuscript we call "Five Lessons"
Represents a Masterwork in
"Golf Science"
and not simply another Pro's version of what it takes to perform well.
Beyond the extraordinary anatomical detail provided throughout the Lessons,
Mr. Hogan shares his theory of the Back & Forward Planes,
truly original in the annals of golf!
The same holds true for his theory of "Ball Position" illustrated perfectly on
P. 125 of a book
that's not quite 127 Pages!
...Rather short for a "bible" don't you think?
But, the "tip off" regarding the "science" behind the swing of Mr. Hogan
comes to us loud and clear when he reflects on the future of golf,
Pages 109 --111.
"Golf is like medicine and the other fields of science... .
... just as there will be many new discoveries in medicine
...we will have similarly refined and extended
our present day knowledge of golf."
. . .
"I was thinking the other day,
"What a long time I have been
learning about ( and experimenting in ) golf!"
Parentheses Added
I suspect Mr. Hogan was pondering
"Swing Cause & Effect"
well into the late stages of life.
For myself and students who've studied with me,
it's been a privilege to learn from the man,
and seek to advance his work:
Bi-Axis Golf Swing;
SPOT PUTTING;
Hogan's Cube;
Golf Window;
Healthy Golf;
and most recently,
"HOGAN'S TWIST"
The "Hidden Variable" In Golf!
I can't help but feel assured that
Mr. Hogan & Mr. Venturi
would be pleased.
DrDom
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NEW PRINCIPLE For GOOD GOLF!
SWING MECHANICS
--"Always Match"--
CUBIC DESIGN!
(-- "DOING IT RIGHT! --)
If successful, whenever a project achieves a certain critical stage in its development,
some "Lesson Principle" tends to emerge lighting "next steps" in future research.
In the case of "Healthy Golf" we have learned much;
not least of which is that when observing good quality consistent golf:
SWING MECHANICS
--"Always Match"--
CUBIC DESIGN!
Actually, the principle is rather powerful and well reflects the architectural
"DNA SPIRAL of NATURE"
3-D in Design.
As it turns out, the arrangement of all key elements of life
-- Water, Sugar, Salt, Carbon, Light ----
(and all forms of energy studied to date)
also prove "cubic" in geometry!
It is of course interesting that this insight
happens to bridge the gap between our understanding of
Organic & Inorganic Chemistry!
Essentially, the underlying geometry appears to be the same
even as we thought otherwise for quite some time.
What's most special of all is that this new knowledge emerged from
a very humble starting point:
A person simply wanted to improve in golf, and decided that
"Ben Hogan"
would be a good model to follow!
I suppose that's how discoveries work in all the sciences.
Someone tries to solve a problem of interest,
and ends up solving many problems greater is scope.
Certainly, other than golf,
I cannot contribute much in detail relative to any other sciences,
but hopefully researchers will find my humble contributions in golf
to be of some value in their continuing research.
Nothing would please me more, and I feel certain
Mr. Hogan and Mr. Venturi would join with pride
