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Old 03-11-2008, 12:46 PM
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I've seen Hogan make takeaways that are lagging clubhead and some that are not, presumably for no other reason than to confuse us.
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The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mrodock View Post
I've seen Hogan make takeaways that are lagging clubhead and some that are not, presumably for no other reason than to confuse us.

Witcha . . . I think he did whatever he wanted to.

But I think he had some "core" secrets . ..
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Can we tell what kind of shots he was trying to hit with the LCT vs. normal?
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Can we tell what kind of shots he was trying to hit with the LCT vs. normal?

Anybody want to take a shot at it? Hogan experts? Matt? Wingsnthings?
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Anybody want to take a shot at it? Hogan experts? Matt? Wingsnthings?
What the heck is LCT?
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Lagging Clubhead Takeaway
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Old 03-12-2008, 08:48 AM
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Anybody want to take a shot at it? Hogan experts? Matt? Wingsnthings?
I don't think it was a matter of what type of shot he was trying to hit, I thought he used more of a LCT earlier in his career almost if not exclusively. As a result, he had a longer backswing, more of a float load, more #2 accumulator lag coming down. With setting the club earlier in the backswing later in his career he had a shorteer backswing, less of a float load, and slightly less #2 accumulator lag coming down. All just my best guess.
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The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
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