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• What Hogan Really Did

  By Luther Blacklock To make short work of hammering a nail the hammer needs to be close to the ideal line of the strike and be dead on it at impact. Not quite so clear – but equally true – is the concept that the ideal Swing Plane for the golfer is one... Posted Mar 09 2007, 02:46 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Swing Tips, Luther Blacklock

• The Law Is Plane

  By Luther Blacklock The concept or application of a swing plane is indeed a 'Principle'. A man striking a fence post into the ground will swing the hammer up and down in a vertical or perpendicular 'plane'. He can choose to address or... Posted Mar 02 2007, 02:44 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Swing Tips, Luther Blacklock

• Plane Beginnings

  By Luther Blacklock On Page 78 of Ben Hogan's book The Modern Fundamentals of Golf appears one of the most famous and influential images in the history of golf instruction. It shows Hogan addressing a driver with a huge pane of glass resting on his... Posted Feb 23 2007, 02:42 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Swing Tips, Luther Blacklock

• The Technical Superiority Of The Overlapping Or Vardon Grip

  By Luther Blacklock Players who use an interlocking grip, I believe, sacrifice the fundamental safety of Ben Hogan's example, for the interlocking grip is biomechanically flawed when compared to the Vardon (and indeed Baseball) grip. This might seem... Posted Feb 16 2007, 02:36 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Grip Tips, Luther Blacklock

• The Lost Fundamentals Of Ben Hogan

  By Luther Blacklock In his early days, Ben Hogan's swing was overly long, almost John Daly-style. This was because his left thumb extended way too far down the handle, permitting his wrists to hinge excessively. At the top of his backswing, the angle... Posted Feb 09 2007, 02:30 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Grip Tips, Luther Blacklock

• The Dangers & Limitations Of The Deep Interlocking Grip

  By Luther Blacklock Head Golf Professional Woburn Golf Club To understand what I mean by the 'dangers and limitations of the deep interlock', try this test: Start by holding a club with the Vardon grip, then revert to an interlocking grip, entwining... Posted Feb 02 2007, 02:28 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Grip Tips, Luther Blacklock

• The Grip – The Most Fundamental of all of Ben Hogan's Fundamentals

  By Luther Blacklock As Mr. Hogan himself famously stated at the outset of his book, "good golf begins with a good grip." Hogan's recommendation that a golfer should adopt the 'Overlapping' or Vardon grip (in which the little finger... Posted Jan 24 2007, 02:24 PM by Luther Blacklock with | with no comments Filed under: Golf International, Grip Tips, Luther Blacklock