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[tembolo1284]

imagine these 6 chaps hanging around playing golf together. Talk about a solid bunch of golfers yikes.

Claude Harmon being Butch's father right?

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 tembolo1284, on 04 December 2012 - 08:12 AM, said:

imagine these 6 chaps hanging around playing golf together. Talk about a solid bunch of golfers yikes.

Claude Harmon being Butch's father right?

Yes. Also in the teaching ranks are Butch's younger brothers Craig, Bill & Dick as well as his son Claude Harmon III.

My work as a band leader brings me to plenty of country clubs in the NY area; the Winged Foot clubhouse has such a great old school atmosphere, you half expect to see Claude himself still walking the halls.

[tembolo1284]

 guisician, on 06 December 2012 - 02:13 AM, said:

 tembolo1284, on 04 December 2012 - 08:12 AM, said:

imagine these 6 chaps hanging around playing golf together. Talk about a solid bunch of golfers yikes.

Claude Harmon being Butch's father right?

Yes. Also in the teaching ranks are Butch's younger brothers Craig, Bill & Dick as well as his son Claude Harmon III.

My work as a band leader brings me to plenty of country clubs in the NY area; the Winged Foot clubhouse has such a great old school atmosphere, you half expect to see Claude himself still walking the halls.

maaaaaaaaan, I wish I could go there again. I played there once by fluke luck and it's my favorite place that i've played at so far.

[tembolo1284]

 miamigolfman, on 23 January 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

first, Hogan kind of did have a secret, that was brought up by Geoff in the Encyclopedia Texarcana ,

"the connection of the upper arms through impact, specifially the upper left arm. As the core unwinds around the left pivot point, the arms are pulled tight to the chest, which forces the butt of the shaft to the left thereby squaring the face. To quote Burke, "He always told me, you don't keep this arm (meaning left arm) on your chest long enough in the swing. You gotta' keep it tight to the chest and take it AROUND (unwinding) with your hips and shoulders (core)." He never mentions this in any of the legitimate Hogan sources."

Legitimate or not I'm not sure, but Geoff knows as much about Hogan and his swing as anybody.

Again distance was not Hogan's primary objective.  I remember seeing the Shell Houston Open on the TV and recalling that Hogan DID NOT MISS ONE FAIRWAY.  Precision was the key for Hogan.  

In regards to distance I would only be guessing, just like EVERYONE here has been.  ...  What everyone forgets to account for is the incredible lag and compression Mr. Hogan created, coupled with his amazing ball striking, I would imagine that he always (99%) would hit the ball on the NUTS taking the most advantage of modern day golf club advantages.  

Also in regards the post above with the New Paper Clip  where Hogan avg. 335, you do have to account for the fact that he was 165 yds above- any math guys here might be able to figure out the distance without the height advantage, so the distance is skewed and needs to be taken with a grain of salt.  

Would like to hear though when someone has some sound numbers, not just I have an old driver and some wound balls, because you (or anyone for that matter) could replicate the same ball contact and swing characteristics Mr. Hogan did

I love this post.

[tembolo1284]

took one of me persimmons out the other day. When i'd absolutely bomb a slight knuckle fade with it it would go 270 and change with roll using an old titleist balata 100.

Can't imagine what kind of clubhead speed and precision you need to hit these suckers 300+.

I'm about 114-116 mph. I'd guess 125+ then for 300+ right?