[Jim Waldron]

I have had a copy of this tape since 1994 and play it at all of my golf schools. It was taped in 1977, Hogan was 67 years old. Since slow motion position training is a a big part of our program, we want all our students to see Hogan doing the slow mo swing. One of the many Hogan myths is that he "worked on" mechanics on the practice range. He never did any direct mechanics training on the range, except for ingraining the feel of a particular move he had already spent a lot of time working on in the mirror in slow mo - also with eyes closed in slow mo. Balance, rhythm, tempo, shot routine and target focus were the main items he worked on at the practice range. Mechanics first, then feel, then execution (dominant habit).

I also like his mention of the grip pressure points and especially how he emphasized the right forefinger pressure, he says that the force goes "forward - not around", which I guess would be referring in TGM terms to "aiming the pressure point" as you also thrust it. I have shown this video to hundreds of golf students over the past 12 years and every one of them was absolutely blown away by it! Thanks for posting it on this site, it is an invaluable resource for any serious student of the game.