Ben Hogan ? Ben Hogan once said in an interview that He had a swing thought one night. Tried it the next day and it worked. He tried it again for a couple of days and it worked. Tom, do you have any idea what that was?
Sorry. That got garbled. Tom Bertrand talks about Hogan’s secret missing link: with elbows together, as club reaches parallel to the ground on the downswing rotating the left elbow in toward the left hip. This also squares the face and moves it forward without any work by the hands…
Not certain either, but candidates include the backswing plane - the plate of glass over his shoulders (he remarked how after he discovered it his friends found it very helpful), and possibly the bowing of the left wrist to close the face and keep the hands forward…?
Mr. Hogan's swing - particularly his "post-accident" motion which was very centered and, of course, much easier on the body - contained so many great elements that we can all benefit from, and which also fit perfectly within the realm of S&T. So, did Mr. Hogan tilt, turn, and extend while maintaining his swing center? Yes. Did his lead arm match his tilted shoulder plane at the top of the backswing, signifying no independent lifting of the arms? Yes. Did he take his hands in deep to access the tremendous power source known as "angular momentum"? Yes. Aside from the brief temporary shift of pressure into his trail side at the start of his swing, was his weight otherwise forward throughout as evidenced by his bending front leg and straightening trail leg? Yes. Did his motion facilitate an unrestricted 45 degrees of tilted hip turn to promote another 45 degrees of effortless tilted shoulder turn (for a full 90 degrees)? Yes. Now then - folks can call it what they want or don't call it what they don't want - but the bottom line is that this is what Mr. Hogan did, and it just happens that these same swing elements are shared with this dark sorcery known as Stack and Tilt...... 😎
Q: What would someone call a swing that is not predominately rooted in S&T concepts?
A: A bad swing, LOL.
Hogan's shift to his trail foot was (to me) more of a feel move to get the club and body moving vs. "trying to shift" onto his trail foot. Plus, as he shifted, it was only for a fleeting moment because he quickly moved weight onto his lead side as the club reached the top. Further, his trail foot appeared "banked" such that the outside of his foot was slightly off the ground. That also means weight was on his lead side at the top.
My guess is that slight shift may have provided a sense of "fluidity" to his swing, but that was his feel. If someone else tries to duplicate that movement, they may/will end up on their trail foot at impact.
It seems its all about relaxing and playing stress-free golf, thinking about where you intend to hit a shot rather than focusing on the mechanics of the swing
Sorry. That got garbled. Tom Bertrand talks about Hogan’s secret missing link: with elbows together, as club reaches parallel to the ground on the downswing rotating the left elbow in toward the left hip. This also squares the face and moves it forward without any work by the hands…
Not certain either, but candidates include the backswing plane - the plate of glass over his shoulders (he remarked how after he discovered it his friends found it very helpful), and possibly the bowing of the left wrist to close the face and keep the hands forward…?
Is this a test or an honest question, Robert??......😎
I do know of those words from Mr. Hogan, though I'm not sure if he ever came out with the specifics on that swing thought.
Here you can learn the secret
https://lanetrainingsports.com/ben-hogan-golf-swing-secret/
It seems its all about relaxing and playing stress-free golf, thinking about where you intend to hit a shot rather than focusing on the mechanics of the swing