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The Ben Hogan Collection

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This DVD collection is for serious golf geeks. It is full of film loops of the legendary Ben Hogan swinging various clubs, accompanied by breathless commentary by Jim McLean, a renowned golf instructor in his own right. If you are a student of the golf swing, or a beginner determined to get it right, this is for you. Hogan was one of the greatest golfers of all time and literally wrote the book on the golf swing: Five Lessons - The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.

This is a great accompaniment to Five Lessons. Hogan's book is a classic, and arguably the greatest golf instruction book ever written, but there are limitations to what you can express in words and two-dimensional drawings, and the footage in this DVD set fills those gaps. Buy the DVD set and the book together to create the ideal at-home golf instructional course.

The video footage is old, sometimes not very clear, but it is good nonetheless. The comments from the main commentator are good, but the guy is not a smooth speaker, perhaps he should have rehearsed more. He does know a lot about golf swing fundamentals. Some of the other commentators had some strange useless comments that should not have made the final cut. One guy that actually was good got cut off too soon; I could tell he had some useful ideas; maybe he has a DVD.
This is an excellent companion to Hogan's "5 Lessons" book. Watching Hogan clarifies some things I had misunderstood from reading "5 Lessons".
The footage is repeated at normal and slow speeds, which is nice because Hogan had a fast body movement. I am happy with the purchase, and I haven't even got to the software CD yet.

This collection contains some terrific footage of Hogan at various times in his career and some excellent analysis of his swing by Jim McLean. The collection is far from "complete," however. I was disappointed that more footage of interviews with Hogan was not included in the piece on Hogan's life and career. It would also have been nice to see video of Hogan's own attempts to teach important points of the swing. Some of this footage has appeared on YouTube: specifically, the footage of an elegant Hogan talking about the importance of the lower body in the golf swing; the footage from the Ed Sullivan show when Hogan demonstrated his training exercise; and the private footage from Florida when Hogan makes an interesting point about his right-hand grip; but it would have been great to see that footage collected here as well.

ok ok ben was the best... but what is amazing is that his swing is still copied by many golfers... in fact a good swing is out of temporality... and all the guys speaking here add something to this great and respectable man... Ben Hogan... Jim McLean helps to see and to understand his swing... "thanks Jim... another one would have spoiled the mood... you lighten it up !" After viewing the 3 cds, I'm definitely a Ben Hogan fan !

This is a great buy for those looking to better understand Ben Hogan and his swing secrets. There are many well respected golfers and people who knew been personally that went into making this product. Great buy!

I was really interested in the specifics of Mr Hogans swing, and these DVD'S have really helped me to understand and visualize his mastery of the game of golf. I believe that what I have learned from this collection will aid me in my own game . Sicerely Keth Bernhagen

This DVD Collection is phenomenal...There is so much miss information about Hogan's golf swing out there...What I love about McLean is that he learned from the guys that actually played with Hogan....this is just a great set of dvds...I recommend this to anyone that loves Ben Hogan or just golf in general..really great stuff!

The Collection got here quickly and in excellent shape.

If I need anything else from this seller, I would defiantly buy from again.

Jim