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Ben Hogan Slow practice

SLOW PRACTICE WILL GET YOU THERE FASTER

Link between Ben Hogans' mirror practice
and his slow motion drill

by Ernest Dras
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Language:		 Jun 10 2009
1st
9612690723 / 9789612690724
102
5.25" x 8"
English
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In this breakthrough manual, you will learn the way that many great masters and teachers in various disciplines recommend we learn things, the way they developed their amazing skill. It is astounding to discover that, at root, they all eventually excelled in their art using the same approach, and this has been used for centuries in martial arts, in fencing, and, in the post-modern era, in a variety of sports. It is known as the slow motion practice method, and we find it used by virtually all great performers in the world of pianists, violinists, guitarists, and other musicians.

In golf, Ben Hogan exemplified an outstanding example of this method, but he kept it hidden from almost everyone. Slow motion practice was more or less unknown in golf until recently, when some very rare and safeguarded footage of him appeared on the INTERNET demonstrating the technique. In his books, he spoke about swinging in front of a mirror (without a ball) in order to shape the correct form of the swing. However, in the truest sense of the term, he never spoke about the slow motion practice as presented in these videos. However, it is very difficult for a serious golfer to take advantage of this method unless he or she has it explained along with access to directly implement the technique. This is what my book and invention provide to the international golfing public for the first time.

"Whenever I'm working on something
I always do it in slow motion."
Ben Hogan

BEN HOGANS’ SLOW MOTION PRACTICE ROUTINE


Not so long ago, a video of Ben Hogan appeared on the Internet, where he is seen showing his friends how he practiced. It is obvious that this footage was not meant for the broader public, however, after so much time, we can be thankful for its appearance. The movie was taken at Seminole Golf Club, in a backyard of one of his friends. Take a look at the excerpt of this recently published video (introductory sequence of Tiger Woods added):




Here is an additional great piece of evidence related to Hogan’s training methods. The following video is much older, however. At first glance, it seems that it is just a swing at normal speed in slow motion. However, notice the audience in the background!



It is amazing how smoothly and with such a flow he is able to conduct his swing in slow motion. At first glance, I was sure that this was just a slow motion video. His slow motion swing is a perfect copy of the full speed swing. It is obvious that he practiced golf innumerable hours in this way.

"Fast playing is not based on fast practice. It's based
on flawless execution at slow speed."
Daniel Bonade - World class clarinetist

SLOW MOTION PRACTICE METHOD FACILITATED
BY TRAINING AID


Practicing with TheSolarSweetspot training aid, slow swinging and then precisely aligning the small hole on the pin, is preparation for Ben Hogan's slow motion drill (presented in the videos above). It forces golfer to increase his precision at the impact position to the extreme. When striving to align the small hole on the pin without hitting the borders of the hole, with full attention (as if fighting for life), one can feel pins and needles throughout the body, arms, hands, fingers. This feeling of precision must then be transferred to the real swing. If jumping directly to swing with speed, this will almost certainly not be possible. So, the solution, as a transition, is Ben Hogan's slow motion drill. Golfer makes a slow backswing, downswing, and now has all the time to call up the sensations he learned while practicing on the device. Now, when he slowly approaches the ball, he calls up the feeling of extreme precision he learned, slightly hits the ball with the sweetspot and continues with the follow through.

We would recommend practicing Ben Hogan's slow motion drill for considerable time in a place where golfer does not have the ability to hit long shots. Mind is very tricky and wants to enjoy the results immediately. When practicing slowly, if not controlled, it will always propose to test the swing, to hit hard. This is not at all good. If trying too much too fast, one will lose the feeling, make mistakes and then he might become desperate, eventually even lose faith in the process.

Ingraining precise movements and feelings in neuromuscular system is a long time process that requires patience. In this regard one should remember the quote from W. A. Mathieu (presented in the book), where he suggests that one should practice with the patience of a stonecutter.

TheSolarSweetspot training method falls into the category of so called "deliberate practice". Deliberate practice is specially designed practice method that focuses on improving crucial details of some activity. These practice methods are so demanding that no one can sustain them for long without strong motivation. This is why we are preliminary interested to educate Golf professionals – teachers about the benefits of TheSolarSweetspot training method.
Ben Hogan Slow motion swing

Training aid/Poduct here.

"Advanced techniques are the basics mastered."
From the 17th century Samurai Code

EPILOGUE


Old wisdom says that man’s talent can be compared to a treasure buried in a courtyard. There may be big treasure; there may be smaller treasure. However, simply having a treasure buried in a courtyard does not help a person: It must be located and dug up! So, whatever golf potential you have buried in yourself, the knowledge and the method presented in this book can help you to bring it out. The training aid is essential, also.

Along with attention, if you devote significant effort to learning and using the principles presented in this book, you will surely see continual improvement of your golf striking ability.


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