Is Hogan a swinger or switter?
 

I have always perceived Hogan to have a swinger's action, and therefore imagined that he uses a triple barrel stroke pattern (4,2,3). According to HK, a swinger doesn't use power accumulator #1 actively as a power source and one doesn't hit with the right hand in the sense of palmar flexing the right wrist during the downswing.

However, consider Hogan's comments in his book "Five Lessons".

On page 93, he states -: "What do the hands do? The answer is they do nothing active until after the arms have moved on the downswing to a position just above the level of the hips." That statement implies something "active" is going to happen to the hands after the club reaches the delivery position.

Then on page 99, he writes-: "On a full shot you want to hit the ball as hard as you can with your right hand." On page 101 he writes-: "As far as supplying power goes, I wish I had three right hands!" Those two statements imply active right hand action. However, what could he mean by implying active right hand action? He obviously didn't straighten his right wrist through impact, so he wasn't using wrist palmar flexor power. Could he have been releasing power accumulator #1 actively?

Jeff.

I'd say Hogan was an Arc of Approach Manipulated Hands Swinger with lots of #3 accumulator angle. So the arc he swings on is pretty "wide" and his plane angle is flat. As a result he got his right arm into it more to keep the club on the flat plane and swinging on the arc. You'll notice how "in" his hands are on both sides of the ball. People talk about how "left" Hogan swings through the ball. He swings pretty much IN on the backstroke too.

If you'll notice in any down the line footage you have Hogan keeps the butt of the club really low through the ball. There's probably some forces from the right arm working their to keep the butt low.

There's definitely some differences in Hogan's release vs. Els . . . check this footage. As a result their right arms are probably working differently . . . which impacts the rate of closure in the face. Hogan built his swing to not have the ball go left . . . which goes with lots of #3 angle and a flattish plane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-1y8lEJUqo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsZYS7Ud1cI

Feelings, nothing more than feelings
 

Sensing such strong Clubhead Lag can give one the impression that you need more support in their Right Hand and #3 PP to sustain the feel through Impact.

Nice one!!!

Hogan was in control of the cf in his action this enabled him to add as much right hand hit as he wanted...so switter

pistol

Can you provide some solid evidence that Hogan hit with his right hand? When did he hit, and how did he hit with the right hand?

Jeff.

Three of dem mittens
 

To suggest Hogan as a hitter or switter I think most people refer to the statement from Hogan himself that he wished he had more than one (three I think he said)of them...right hands that is. Far from conclusive, I know

Why is Hogan's right arm so bent at impact?

If Gregg McHatton walked around screaming he was a hitter I'd tell him he's got a good sense of humor.

Jeff

This is just my opinion based on what Hogan said about 3 right hand. i base my opinion on the position of the right hand being in an uncocked position in follow through. I see this as a result of his ability to control or "fight" the cf action on his left wrist all the way to impact and then over power it with the right hand working in a "karate chop" move. i know this goes against tgm principles and the notions of physics just my view