Opinion & Analysis
My journey to swing like Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan humbly said in an interview that he wanted to give back to the game much more than he subtracted, and he left behind two books: Power Golf and Five Lessons.
When I think about what Mr. Hogan left behind, I’m reminded of the Greek myth about Theseus who entered the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. Theseus faced a second challenge that was just as daunting: How would he find his way out of the maze if he succeeded in slaying the Minotaur? Well, it turns out all he needed was a spool of thread. He tied the thread to the entrance of the maze and unspooled it as he ventured into the darkness. Thus, he was able to accomplish his goal, and eventually find his way out of the labyrinth. Like Theseus in the labyrinth, Ben Hogan left us these books to help us on our way. All we have to do is follow the thread of the hero path.
As I look back over the past few years, I have to laugh because I’ve never been as good at golf as I wanted to be. I’m sure many people could say the same thing. I started playing when I was 8 years old, and today I’m 47. I was willing to work on my game and I spent a lot of money on clubs and lessons, but I did not get better. My average score was in the high 80s. I often shot in the 90s, and I sometimes shot in the 100s. The worst score I can recall was 126.
Then one fine day, I was in the checkout line at a golf store and saw Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons on a rack by the cash register. I bought that book, and it changed my life. Around the same time, I got a Flip video camera and I saw my swing for the first time in decades. Well, suffice to say, I didn’t look like Ben Hogan. I realized I needed to improve my swing, and Mr. Hogan’s books gave me a path to follow. Over the course of the next five years, I would undertake the challenge of trying learn how to swing like Ben Hogan. Along the way I started a YouTube channel, and began rebuilding my swing and sharing my work with the world. Today, I have more than 9 million views on my channel and I can even shoot under par.
Taking on the challenge of trying to rebuild my golf swing in the manner of Ben Hogan probably sounds a little crazy. At first, it seemed like a preposterous goal. I had been a martial arts champion and professional ballet dancer in my past, however, and it was by studying Bruce Lee and Mikhail Baryshnikov that I was able to achieve a respectable level of mastery in each of those fields of study. So, I thought “How hard can it be?” Well, it was the most complicated of all of my pursuits due to the counter-intuitive nature of the golf swing.
It didn’t take long before I could make golf swings that bore some of the hallmarks of the Hogan golf swing. The first year, I flattened my backswing plane and I learned to use my body well enough to create a good amount of lag. My scores quickly improved and I achieved my initial goal of being able to break 80. In fact, I did it 14 times that first year! To be honest, that was all I wanted from my game at the time. I just wanted to be able to shoot in the 70s, and not feel like a buffoon when I stood on the first tee box. But the goal of mastering the Ben Hogan golf swing began to fester in the back of my mind, and being in my mid-40s, it seemed like an age-appropriate pursuit since my days of combat and theater were far behind me.
After some initial successes, the greatest challenge I faced moving forward in regards to learning how to swing like Mr. Hogan was how to use my lower body correctly. Years of playing the game with my weight too far forward had caused me to develop some bad habits that seemed impossible to break. I’m right handed, and as soon as I started my downswing, my right heel would immediately pop off of the ground. This led to early extension of my hips and my spine angle would rise through impact. These are common maladies in the world of golf, and it took me years before I could get “over the hump.” Mr. Hogan said many times that what really separates world-class players from everyone else is the use of the lower body.
I would spend years trying to overcome my early extension, and sometimes I convinced myself that it was just how my body worked. But then I learned about a teacher named Gregg McHatton in my area. I began taking lessons with Gregg, who was known for being an expert on Ben Hogan’s swing. Once I arrived, Gregg pointed out something that many folks on YouTube had also noticed. He told me I resembled Mr. Hogan until just before I released the club head. At that point, I would lose my angles and I looked like an average Joe. The truth is my swing was really just a poor imitation of Mr. Hogan at that point. I had to tackle my impact and release.
Gregg first helped me to understand what a proper impact position actually looked like. The first time he asked me to demonstrate what I thought the impact position should be, I was flummoxed. I didn’t really know. He wanted me to keep more flex in my knees through impact, especially my front leg, with my hips open and forward shaft lean. Gregg has an interesting way of teaching. It seems to me that he prefers not spilling his guts about everything right away, but he rather enjoys leading students down a pathway that causes them to have their own epiphanies. At least that was the case with me.
Gregg and I enjoyed a number of conversations about Ben Hogan and baseball, and I like to practice swinging a bat to feel my hips leading on the downswing. I’ve always had a tendency to overpower the golf club with my hands and arms, but the weight of a bat makes this harder to do. But it was after I took a look at pitching that helped me to really understand how to use my feet and legs better. Once I started to imagine feeling my back foot against the rubber, I realized how inefficient it was to allow my right heel to pop off of the ground. I knew I needed to use my leverage against the ground. This caused my lower body to work in a much more efficient manner, and also helped to deepen my hips and to stop me from early extending. By mimicking a sidearm/underhand throwing motion like Mr. Hogan showed in his book, I really started to feel how the swing builds from the ground up. Today, I have a consistent move that allows me hit the ball farther than I ever have before and my consistency has vastly improved.
We all know there is only one Ben Hogan, and his swing was one of a kind. Mr. Hogan was so modest he didn’t even believe his swing was the perfect swing to copy. But he did say the ultimate judge of the golf swing is the ball itself. I do not believe I will ever perfectly match Mr. Hogan’s swing, but I have received so much enjoyment just from the pursuit, not to mention the benefit from my tremendously improved golf game. I certainly hope to keep improving at this wonderful game, but judging from my ball flight I can say that I made it much farther along than I ever thought possible.
I’ve slain the Minotaur and lived to tell the tale.
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19th Hole
Vincenzi’s 2024 RBC Heritage betting preview: Patrick Cantlay ready to get back inside winner’s circle
Just a two-hour drive from Augusta National, the PGA TOUR heads to Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hilton Head Island is a golfer’s paradise and Harbour Town is one of the most beautiful and scenic courses on the PGA TOUR.
Harbour Town Golf Links is a par-71 that measures 7,121 yards and features Bermuda grass greens. A Pete Dye design, the course is heavily tree lined and features small greens and many dog legs, protecting it from “bomb-and-gauge” type golfers.
The field is loaded this week with 69 golfers with no cut. Last year was quite possibly the best field in RBC Heritage history and the event this week is yet another designated event, meaning there is a $20 million prize pool.
Most of the big names on the PGA Tour will be in attendance this week with the exceptions of Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland. Additionally, Webb Simpson, Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland and Kevin Kisner have been granted sponsors exemptions.
Past Winners at Harbour Town
- 2023: Matt Fitzpatrick (-17)
- 2022: Jordan Spieth (-13)
- 2021: Stewart Cink (-19)
- 2020: Webb Simpson (-22)
- 2019: CT Pan (-12)
- 2018: Sotoshi Kodaira (-12)
- 2017: Wesley Bryan (-13)
- 2016: Branden Grace (-9)
- 2015: Jim Furyk (-18)
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Key Stats For Harbour Town
Let’s take a look at key metrics for Harbour Town Golf Links to determine which golfers boast top marks in each category over their past 24 rounds.
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Approach is exceedingly important this week. The greens at Harbour Town are about half the size of PGA TOUR average and feature the second-smallest greens on the tour. Typical of a Pete Dye design, golfers will pay the price for missed greens.
Total SG: Approach Over Past 24 Rounds
- Scottie Scheffler (+1.27)
- Tom Hoge (+1.27)
- Corey Conners (+1.16)
- Austin Eckroat (+0.95)
- Cameron Young (+0.93)
Good Drive %
The fairways at Harbour Town are tree lined and feature many dog legs. Bombers tend to struggle at the course because it forces layups and doesn’t allow long drivers to overpower it. Accuracy is far more important than power.
Good Drive % Over Past 24 Rounds
- Brice Garnett (88.8%)
- Shane Lowry (+87.2%)
- Akshay Bhatia (+86.0%)
- Si Woo Kim (+85.8%)
- Sepp Straka (+85.1%)
Strokes Gained: Total at Pete Dye Designs
Pete Dye specialists tend to play very well at Harbour Town. Si Woo Kim, Matt Kuchar, Jim Furyk and Webb Simpson are all Pete Dye specialists who have had great success here. It is likely we see some more specialists near the top of the leaderboard this week.
SG: TOT Pete Dye per round over past 36 rounds:
- Xander Schauffele (+2.27)
- Scottie Scheffler (+2.24)
- Ludvig Aberg (+2.11)
- Brian Harman (+1.89)
- Sungjae Im (+1.58)
4. Strokes Gained: Short Game (Bermuda)
Strokes Gained: Short Game factors in both around the green and putting. With many green-side bunkers and tricky green complexes, both statistics will be important. Past winners — such as Jim Furyk, Wes Bryan and Webb Simpson — highlight how crucial the short game skill set is around Harbour Town.
SG: SG Over Past 24 Rounds
- Jordan Spieth (+1.11)
- Taylor Moore (+1.02)
- Wyndham Clark (+0.98)
- Mackenzie Hughes (+0.86)
- Andrew Putnam (+0.83)
5. Greens in Regulation %
The recipe for success at Harbour Town Golf Links is hitting fairways and greens. Missing either will prove to be consequential — golfers must be in total control of the ball to win.
Greens in Regulation % over past 24 rounds:
- Brice Garnett (+75.0%)
- Scottie Scheffler (+69.9%)
- Corey Conners (+69.0%)
- Shane Lowry (+68.3%)
- Patrick Rodgers (+67.6%)
6. Course History
Harbour Town is a course where players who have strong past results at the course always tend to pop up.
Course History over past 24 rounds:
- Patrick Cantlay (+2.34)
- Cam Davis (+2.05)
- J.T. Poston (+1.69)
- Justin Rose (+1.68)
- Tommy Fleetwood (+1.59)
The RBC Heritage Model Rankings
Below, I’ve compiled overall model rankings using a combination of the five key statistical categories previously discussed — SG: Approach (24%), Good Drives (20%), SG: SG (14%), SG: Pete Dye (14%), GIR (14%), and Course History (14%)
- Shane Lowry
- Russell Henley
- Scottie Scheffler
- Xander Schauffele
- Corey Conners
- Wyndham Clark
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Cameron Young
- Ludvig Aberg
2024 RBC Heritage Picks
Patrick Cantlay +2000 (FanDuel)
With the exception of Scottie Scheffler, the PGA Tour has yet to have any of their star players show peak form during the 2024 season. Last week, Patrick Cantlay, who I believe is a top-5 players on the PGA Tour, took one step closer to regaining the form that’s helped him win eight events on Tour since 2017.
Cantlay limped into the Masters in poor form, but figured it out at Augusta National, finishing in a tie for 20th and ranking 17th for the week in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. The former FedEx Cup champion will now head to one of his favorite golf courses in Harbour Town, where he’s had immaculate results over the years. In his six trips to the course, he’s only finished worse than 7th one time. The other finishes include three third places (2017, 2019, 2023) and one runner-up finish (2022). In his past 36 rounds at Harbour Town, Cantlay ranks 1st in Strokes Gained: Total per round at the course by a wide margin (+2.36).
Cantlay is winless since the 2022 BMW Championship, which is far too long for a player of his caliber. With signs pointing to the 32-year-old returning to form, a “signature event” at Harbour Town is just what he needs to get back on the winning track.
Tommy Fleetwood +3000 (FanDuel)
I truly believe Tommy Fleetwood will figure out a way to win on American soil in 2024. It’s certainly been a bugaboo for him throughout his career, but he is simply too talented to go another season without winning a PGA Tour event.
At last week’s Masters Tournament, Fleetwood made a Sunday charge and ended up finishing T3 in the event, which was his best ever finish at The Masters. For the week, the Englishman ranked 8th in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach, 10th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking and 16th in Strokes Gained: Putting.
Harbour Town is a perfect layout for Fleetwood, and he’s had relative success at this Pete Dye design in the past. In his four trips to the course, he’s finished inside of the top 25 three times, with his best finish, T10, coming in 2022. The course is pretty short and can’t be overpowered, which gives an advantage to more accurate players such as Fleetwood. Tommy ranks 8th in the field in Good Drive % and should be able to plot his way along this golf course.
The win is coming for Tommy lad. I believe there’s a chance this treasure of a golf course may be the perfect one for him to finally break through on Tour.
Cameron Young +3300 (FanDuel)
Cameron Young had a solid Masters Tournament last week, which is exactly what I’m looking for in players who I anticipate playing well this week at the RBC Heritage. He finished in a tie for 9th, but never felt the pressure of contending in the event. For the week, Young ranked 6th in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and 6th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking.
Despite being one of the longest players off the tee on the PGA Tour, Young has actually played some really good golf on shorter tracks. He finished T3 at Harbour Town in 2023 and ranks 20th in the field in Good Drive% and 16th in Greens in Regulation in his past 24 rounds. He also has strong finishes at other shorter courses that can take driver out of a players hand such as Copperhead and PGA National.
Young is simply one of the best players on the PGA Tour in 2024, and I strongly believe has what it takes to win a PGA Tour event in the very near future.
Corey Conners +5500 (FanDuel)
Corey Conners has had a disappointing year thus far on the PGA Tour, but absolutely loves Harbour Town.
At last week’s Masters Tournament, the Canadian finished T30 but ranked 20th in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach. In his past 24 rounds, Conners ranks 3rd in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach, 3rd in Greens in Regulation % and 24th in Good Drive %.
In Conners’ last four trips to Harbour Town, his worst finish was T31, last season. He finished T4 in 2021, T12 in 2022 and ranks 8th in Strokes Gained: Total at the course over his past 36 rounds.
Conners hasn’t been contending, but his recent finishes have been encouraging as he has finished in the top-25 in each of his past three starts prior to The Masters, including an impressive T13 at The PLAYERS. His recent improvement in ball striking as well as his suitability for Harbour Town makes Conners a high upside bet this week.
Shane Lowry (+7500) (FanDuel)
When these odds were posted after Lowry was announced in the field, I have to admit I was pretty stunned. Despite not offering much win equity on the PGA Tour over the last handful of years, Shane Lowry is still a top caliber player who has the ability to rise to the top of a signature event.
Lowry struggled to score at The Masters last week, but he actually hit the ball really well. The Irishman ranked 1st for Strokes Gained: Approach on the week and 7th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking. As usual, it was the putter that let him down, as he ranked 60th in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting.
Harbour Town is most definitely one of Lowry’s favorite courses on the PGA Tour. In his six starts there, he’s finished in the top 10 three times, including third twice. Lowry is sensational at Pete Dye designs and ranks 7th in Strokes Gained: Total in his past 36 rounds on Dye tracks.
Lowry is perfect for Harbour Town. In his past 24 rounds, he ranks 5th in Strokes Gained: Approach, 2nd in Good Drive% and 5th in Green in Regulation %. If he figures it out on the greens, Shane could have his first win in America since 2015.
Lucas Glover +12000 (FanDuel)
This is one of my weekly “bet the number” plays as I strongly believe the odds are just too long for a player of Glover’s caliber. The odds have been too long on Glover for a few weeks now, but this is the first event that I can get behind the veteran being able to actually contend at.
Glover is quietly playing good golf and returning to the form he had after the understandable regression after his two massive victories at the end of 2023. He finished T20 at The Masters, which was his best ever finish at Augusta National. For the week, Lucas ranked 18th for Strokes Gained: Approach and 20th in Strokes Gained: Ball Striking.
Over his past 24 rounds, Glover ranks 9th in Strokes Gained: Approach and 13th in Good Drive %. Harbour Town is a short course that the 44-year-old will be able to keep up with the top players on Tour off the tee. He’s played the course more than 20 times, with mixed results. His best finishes at Harbour Town include a T7 in 2008, but recently has a finish of T21 in 2020.
Glover has proven he can contend with the stars of the Tour on any given week, and this number is flat out disrespectful.
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The 2024 Masters offered up plenty of excitement throughout the week with Scottie Scheffler delivering when it mattered to live up to his pre-tournament favorite tag. With the year’s opening major now in the books, here are my six biggest takeaways from the 2024 Masters.
Scheffler In a League of His Own
In the most impressive way possible, Scottie Scheffler won the Masters without having his absolute best stuff. For the week, Scottie ranked 19th in Strokes Gained: Approach, which is a category the number player in the world typically dusts the rest of the field in. After a strong approach day on Thursday, the 27-year-old lost strokes to the field on approach on Friday and Saturday, before gaining on Sunday. The iron performance was more than solid, but it was an all-around game that helped Scheffler get it done around Augusta National.
For a year or more, the narrative around Scheffler has been, “With his ball striking, if he can just putt to field average, he’ll be unbeatable.” At Augusta, his ball striking came back down to earth, but his touch around the greens and ability to manage the golf course demonstrated why he is the best player on the planet right now. For the week, Scheffler ranked 1st in the field in Strokes Gained: Around the Green and 24th in Strokes Gained: Putting.
For the time being, there is a major gap between Scottie Scheffler and the second-best player in the world, whoever that may be.
The Future is Now
Ludvig Aberg went into his first back-nine at the Masters with a legitimate shot to win the tournament. When he teed it up on the treacherous 11th hole, he was one behind Scottie Scheffler, who had just stuck one to a few feet on the 9th. By the time he approached his tee shot, which was perfectly striped down the left side of the fairway, he was two behind. Unfortunately, the 24-year-old got too aggressive with his approach at the 11th and found the water, making double bogey. Ludvig rebounded nicely and finished the event in solo second place.
With the Masters now in the rearview, it’s never been more evident that Ludvig Aberg is no longer an “up-and-comer” — he has arrived. The Swede has been an integral part of a winning European Ryder Cup team and has now contended at Augusta National. With a calm demeanor, a picture-perfect swing, and a build and stature that appears as if it was built in a lab, Ludvig Aberg is already amongst the world’s best. I’d be extremely surprised if he wasn’t in the mix at next month’s PGA Championship at Valhalla.
Nostalgia Wins
I try to avoid as many cliches as possible, but there’s something about the Masters that brings out the sentimentality in me. Tiger Woods strategically making his way around Augusta National without all of the physical tools that made him arguably the most dominant athlete in the history of sports will always be riveting, regardless of what score he shoots. Woods made it interesting until a tough stretch of holes on Saturday, but he ultimately wore down, shooting 16 over for the week in difficult conditions. It’s remarkable that the 15-time major champion was able to put together a few solid rounds of golf despite barely playing any competitive golf in 2024. As long as Woods tees it up at Augusta, we will all continue to be mesmerized by it.
Verne Lundquist’s 40th and final Masters Tournament was also a must-watch aspect of the event. The iconic voice of Lundquist and his calls throughout the years still give me chills each time I hear them. Verne is an icon of the game and will be missed in future renditions of the Masters.
The Masters also brings another element that is unique to the tournament. Former champions turn back the clock to battle with the golf course again which creates some amazing stories. There are a few that stick out this year and were an absolute pleasure to witness. 61-year-old Vijay Singh made the cut for the first time since 2018 and shot a pretty incredible even-par, 72 on Sunday. 58-year-old José María Olazábal made the cut as well, reminding us why fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm sought his valuable advice prior to his Masters victory in 2022.
Regardless of who wins, the Masters always delivers.
Bryson Moves the Needle
Plenty will disagree with me on this point, but outside of Tiger Woods, and potentially Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, no one moves the needle in golf as much as Bryson DeChambeau. The uniqueness in which Bryson approaches the game has always been fascinating, and if he gets near the top of the leaderboard at any major championship, whether it’s to root for him or against him, people are interested.
It began on Monday with a pretty bizarre story of DeChambeau using 3D-printed irons that got just got cleared for use by the USGA when the week began. It once again felt like a storyline that would only be possible with a character as eccentric as Bryson. He then raced off to a first-round lead in tough conditions, reminding the world of what made him such a great golfer to begin with. He made some mistakes on the weekend, but still finished a career best T6 at The Masters.
Bryson is more than just quirky; he is a former U.S. Amateur Champion and U.S. Open who I believe will contend for more majors in the future. I will continue to root for DeChambeau, but I’m perfectly content with the fact that plenty will root against him, and I encourage those people to do so. That’s what makes it fun.
LIV Walks Away Empty-Handed
Last year, there were a multitude of questions about LIV players coming into the year’s first major. They had played very limited tournament golf, and critics of LIV questioned whether the 54-hole events were enough to sharpen the players enough to compete against the best in the world on the biggest stage.
The results were fascinating, with LIV players all over the leaderboard. Brooks Koepka held the 36- and 54-hole lead, with Phil Mickelson and Patrick Reed finishing T2 and T4, giving LIV three golfers in the top-4 of the leaderboard.
This season, with even more time removed and with some more massive additions to the roster, the intrigue surrounding LIV players at Augusta was once again palpable. While some players, including Bryson DeChambeau, exceeded expectations, I can’t help but walk away from the Masters feeling underwhelmed by the performance of the LIV players.
Brooks Koepka finished runner-up last season and is a certified major championship killer. The 5-time major champ was never involved and simply didn’t have it at Augusta. Dustin Johnson put together a putrid performance, shooting 13 over for his two rounds, making it fair to wonder if his days of contending at major championships are over as he rapidly approaches his 40th birthday.
Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann were both players who were amongst the favorites this week, but Rahm was faced with the daunting duties of defending champion and Niemann proved he was still not quite ready to master the quirks of Augusta National, bleeding strokes both around and on the greens.
To be fair, when all was said and done, LIV had four players in the top twelve at The Masters. Tyrrell Hatton stormed the leaderboard early on Sunday, finishing T9 and earning himself an invite back to Augusta next season. Cam Smith and Patrick Reed put together gritty performances, which isn’t too surprising considering the fact that they both absolutely love Augusta National, but neither ever felt a real threat to win. There’s no doubt the players on LIV are good, and that’s why some encouraging leaderboard positions aren’t enough. They needed to contend.
With no players part of the storyline on Sunday, I view the first major of the year as a disappointment for LIV. The players will head into next month’s PGA Championship at Valhalla with a lot to prove.
Rory’s Struggles Continues
Rory struggling at Augusta National is no surprise at this point. The four-time major champion has now had 10 attempts to complete the career grand slam and has never had a chance to win. His T2 in 2022 was deceiving, the Northern Irishman stormed the leaderboard on Sunday, but was never in contention, and never got within three shots of the winner, Scottie Scheffler.
I didn’t expect Rory to win, but I have to admit that this year felt a bit different. McIlroy played the week prior to the Masters, which he typically doesn’t do, and finished third at the Valero Texas Open. He gained 7.56 strokes on approach and 2.0 strokes off the tee, which told me that his visit with world-renowned swing coach, Butch Harmon, after the Players Championship paid dividends.
McIlroy also approached the media quite differently. He cut his pre-tournament press conference short after only 10 minutes and seemed to be laser-focused on just playing golf.
Despite the different approach to the Masters, the results were the same. McIlroy struggled over the course of the week, finishing T22 (+4) and never sniffed a decent weekend position on the leaderboard. It’s back to the drawing board for McIlroy, and I have doubts that he will ever figure it out at Augusta.
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We’ve finally reached The Masters and excitement is at an all-time high. The world of golf has been fractured for the better part of two years, but for a week at Augusta National, all of the outside noise will disappear. All of the best players in the world will be together seeking to make history.
In addition to betting on The Masters champion. This is one of the few weeks of the year where there are so many more markets to explore, with value to be had in plenty of different categories.
Throughout this article, I’ll discuss all of my favorite props and players for the 2024 Masters.
Placement Bets:
Tony Finau Top 5 +750 (DraftKings):
I badly wanted to include Tony Finau in my outright betting selections, but I simply ran out of room on my card. Additionally, it’s slightly difficult to see him hitting the putts necessary to win the Masters on back nine on Sunday. However, I do strongly believe he will play great golf this week at Augusta National.
In his past 24 rounds, Finau ranks 4th in Strokes Gained: Approach is always amongst the best drivers of the golf ball in the game. Back in 2019, Finau had a great chance to win The Masters. I expect him to be hanging around over the weekend once again in 2024.
Gary Woodland Top 20 +550 (DraftKings), Gary Woodland to make the cut -110 (DraftKings):
Last season, Gary Woodland had his best ever finish at The Masters in his eleven tries. The 39-year-old finished T14 and played incredibly steady across all four rounds.
In Woodland’s most recent start at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, he struck the ball incredibly well. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach (+8.8) and Strokes Gained: Ball Striking (+10.0).
Gary has been working with Butch Harmon and absolutely flushing the ball both in tournaments and during practice.
Woodland appears to be healthy once again and in a great place physically and mentally. If he can build off his impressive performance at Augusta last year, he can place inside the top ten in 2024.
Additionally, the make the cut number on Woodland seems generous considering the number of players who miss the cut will be relatively small this week. Woodland is striking it well enough to make the cut even if he’s hindered by a balky putter once again.
Thorbjorn Olesen Top 20 +400 (FanDuel):
The Thunder Bear, Thorbjorn Olesen, made his Masters debut in 2013 and finished an incredibly impressive T6 for the week. In the two additional starts he’s made at Augusta National since then, the Dane has continued to be incredibly solid, finishing T44 and T21.
This week, Olesen heads into the week playing some good golf. He gained 3.8 strokes on approach and 5.52 strokes around the green at last week’s Valero Texas Open on his way to a strong T14 finish. Back in January, he won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the DP World Tour.
Olesen has the skill set to be successful at Augusta and seems primed for a good performance this week.
Top Nationalities:
Sergio Garcia Top Spanish Player +280 (DraftKings):
I believe Sergio Garcia can get into contention this week with the way he’s striking the ball in addition to his good vibes with a refurbished version of the Scotty Cameron that he used at the 1999 PGA Championship at Medinah.
I am slightly concerned about the emotional letdown he may face after losing in a playoff at LIV Miami, but I believe a veteran and former Masters champion should be able to regroup and focus on an event far more meaningful.
This is essentially a tournament head-to-head with Jon Rahm at +280. While Rahm deserves to be respected this week, the history of the lack of success of defending champions at The Masters is difficult to ignore.
Joaquin Niemann Top South American Player -230 (FanDuel):
While I hate paying this much juice, I don’t see a world in which Joaquin Niemann isn’t the top South American this week at The Masters. Joaco comes in playing better golf than anyone in the world not named Scottie Scheffler and has a serious chance to win the green jacket.
He only needs to beat two players: Emiliano Grillo and Camilo Villegas.
Tournament Head-to-Heads:
Justin Thomas -110 over Collin Morikawa
JT isn’t having his best season but is playing a lot better than he is getting credit for at the moment. In the past three months, there are only six players on the PGA Tour who have averaged 1.7 Strokes Gained: Tee to Green or better. Justin Thomas (+1.7) is one of the six and is currently tied with Rory McIlroy (+1.7).
Morikawa, on the other hand, has been extremely poor with his irons, which is incredibly uncharacteristic for him. I can’t help but feel like something is completely off with the two-time major champion.
Tony Finau -110 over Wyndham Clark
I explained in the placement section why I’m so high on Tony Finau this week. With how well he’s striking the ball, it seems as if his floor is extremely high. I’m not sure if he can make the putts to win a green jacket but I believe he will be in the mix similarly to 2019 when Tiger Woods emerged from a crowded pack of contenders.
Clark is a debutant, and while some debutants have had success at The Masters, it certainly poses a challenge. I also don’t believe Augusta National suits Clark as well as some of the other major championship venues.
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No one is ever going to look just like Hogan. Using Hogan’s principles to create a Hogan ball flight is what it’s all about. I’m very impressed by the progress Cristo made by focusing on Hogan, and his ball flight speaks for itself. So only listen to or buy from Cristo if you want his ball flight. What’s more important to you anyway, how his swing looks, his pga status, or the ball flight?
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Like the duck hooks and block cuts into the trees every other hole when he played with the other hack Devore?
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All I saw was 2 separate 9 hole matches where neither of you broke 45 on short goat tracks. I doubt whether you’d break 100 on a tour set up course so why would anyone want your ball flight?
Christo Garcia
Jun 7, 2016 at 2:23 pm
Haha! Just as I thought. You’ve spammed my article with numerous negative posts and you don’t know a thing about my channel or my game. What a nice life. BTW – where can I see your swing or your work in the game of golf, Hotshot?
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Jun 14, 2016 at 11:33 am
So, your “body” of work consists of “studying” a book by a true legend of golf, and now conveying those techniques as some evolution of your design in exchange for money? Some might call that plagiarism…
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Jun 8, 2016 at 2:14 am
” I was only submitted 4 times out of hundreds of sparring matches. Yet, those 4 losses were the most important. Yet, those 4 losses were the most important.”
That is true so you should be tapping out every single class. If you aren’t tapping you either have too much ego and shitty training partners or in a shitty environment with meat heads you don’t trust. If you are owning your training partners, take the opportunity to try some more advanced techniques. There are things that will get you tapped out during your first 20 attempts before you finally get it. If you are afraid to fail, you will never get to the 21st time when you nail it. You also need to put yourself in near-submission situations to practice escapes and learn how close to the edge you can go. If you only tapped 4 times, you missed out on a lot of jiujitsu.
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Jun 9, 2016 at 6:32 pm
In the mid-90’s that was the best competition in town. Today, when I train with Eddie Bravo I tap all the time because the talent there is stellar. Also, golf is my focus now.
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The only thing I got out of Five Lessons was confusion. Some of the swing fundamentals that Hogan described in his book were not what he did. Examples are his grip and setup. His grip was much weaker than the book. He didn’t externally rotate his shoulders as in the book but had his left elbow at the target and his right shoulder rotated inwards (giving him freedom to externally rotate it during the backswing). Before Hogan, swing plane wasn’t an issue. His comments on plane are very confusing, especially when it is subjected to 3D analysis. It does raise the issue of who wrote the book – Hogan or Wind? Did Hogan leave notes for Wind to put into words and Wind placed his own perceptions of what he thought Hogan meant. Doing doesn’t necessarily mean knowing how we do automatic/habitual movements. Tiger is a perfect example.
My advice is to forget copying Hogan’s swing because he never revealed the hidden movements that made his swing unique. Looking at your swing – you are not even close to Hogan because you are copying this movements you can see, not the movements that he was conscious of making that caused the macro movements.
Tl
Jun 5, 2016 at 2:54 am
This guy Christo doesn’t care about any of that stuff. He just wants to get famous and make a quick buck from sheep that will pay him to reveal what he’s done on DVDs he’s selling. Don’t take him seriously.
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Jun 5, 2016 at 5:08 pm
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Jun 2, 2016 at 6:11 pm
I wear my DC engraved belt buckle for a reason bucko.Ever been slapped by a 4 foot 8 midget in the solar plexes?Keep up this Hogan stuff and I will midget slap you
Monte Sheinbum
Jun 2, 2016 at 2:01 pm
Cristo how come you are humping a goat mid downswing? Look at the peak of the cap in reference to the background and your spine is losing its inclination relative to the ground. Hogan didn’t do that.
Christo Garcia
Jun 2, 2016 at 11:10 pm
If you will notice in frame 1 my cap is 2-3 inches above the background pole. In frame 2 you will notice my cap has compressed down to meet the pole so I am increasing my spine angle without losing my hip depth.
Monte Sheinbum
Jun 3, 2016 at 2:49 am
I noticed that but just because you are lowering doesn’t mean it’s from the spine angle increasing or adding inclination, your lowering is coming from below your spine whilst your spine is losing inclination.
That’s a long ways from what Hogan did.
Hater
Jun 3, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Wow, another fake Monte. I now see why Christo deletes the negative comments from his videos. I thought he was being a baby but this is ridiculous.
Monte Sheinbum
Jun 4, 2016 at 8:19 am
This Monte knows more though, isn’t that obvious or are you blind like Cristo and can’t see the peak of the cap reversing away from the ball and losing his spine inclination!
John
Jun 1, 2016 at 3:46 pm
FWIW… From me, personally, I’m not sending any hate. Maybe others are but I want to be clear that my comments are simply about whether Christo’s swing is like Hogan’s and whether I think he has the ability to teach it to others. I’m not riled up and have no hateful intentions. But I think that if he’s going to claim he learned to swing like Hogan (again, it’s a title he used, not my words) and claim that he can teach others to do the same (again, that’s what his web site says, not my words) I think it’s fair if someone points out to the people looking for advice where he’s mistaken before they spend their money. No hate intended. He said that people don’t know anything about his work and, since I have seen his work, it should be expected that I might give my opinion. In fact, until he got personally snide with me, I had said that I would enjoy this conversation with him over a pint in a very friendly way. He said he enjoys a healthy debate but hasn’t really brought a healthy debate to the conversation yet. He hasn’t offered up a counter-point to my assertion that he doesn’t swing like Hogan. And he hasn’t refuted my claim of his inability to teach with any evidence other than to say that he has a lot of followers. I’m trying to be professional and respectful, very open to a “healthy debate” and definitely not getting riled up with any hate.
John
Jun 1, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Interesting. In fact, I’ve even defended him in a few comments when I thought he was wrongfully attacked/accused. But, alright. If it comes across that way, I’ll make a note of it.
John
Jun 1, 2016 at 10:05 pm
Again, I haven’t bashed him. I’m indifferent to him, personally, and just pointing out objectively what I see.
John
Jun 2, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Uhh….Ya. You’re contributions to this discussion have added a lot of value. Thanks.
BL
Jun 1, 2016 at 1:50 pm
The enhanced ball-striking sound effect on the before and after video are overly excessive.
Swing looks nice though.
Johnny
Jun 1, 2016 at 7:10 am
Cristo how many strokes would it take you to get around the course in a US OPEN? More or less than a 100?
I don’t see a single aspect in your swing that resembles Ben Hogan, wait yeah that hat but it looked way better on Hogan’s head as he was a good looking man with blue eyes!
Carl
Jun 1, 2016 at 10:58 am
You know Ben Hogan did a screen test in Hollywood back in the day but I get the picture.
Hogan is like Han Solo and Cristo is Jabba the Hutt in golf swing and looks!
oikos1
Jun 1, 2016 at 12:06 am
Hey Christo, remember that one time on the range not so long ago when you were swinging like a hack and “Dave” came along to give you a “few pointers”, since the last time he saw you, and much of it rooted in his love of Nicklaus. How much of that have you incorporated into the “Hogan Code”?
Christo Garcia
Jun 1, 2016 at 12:24 am
Dave was a Class A PGA teaching pro in Florida and he played on the mini tours as well. He really taught me some interesting things about leverage and helping people fix multiple problems without overloading their mind with too many swing thoughts. He’s as crazy about Nicklaus as I am about Ben Hogan, but Dave actually got to work with Jack on the range a few times. He said Jack hit it farther than anyone back in the day. Very cool!
oikos1
Jun 1, 2016 at 3:24 pm
Thanks for the reply. What I’m asking is it appeared that you had lost something in your swing yet you make the claim of the “Hogan Code” and how you learned to swing like Ben Hogan, even asking for money to fund a book, so it seemed odd that you would go to a Nicklaus guy to find a fix. Are you mixing and matching methods?
Christo Garcia
Jun 1, 2016 at 9:25 pm
What happened was I was working on my Hogan swing, and Dave was getting off of work and wanted to watch me hit. He had some suggestions and he’s such a great character I filmed it because I thought it’d be a good video.
oikos1
Jun 2, 2016 at 11:38 pm
Good video? It’s great video! From what I gather, the people want more “Dave”.
Leon
May 31, 2016 at 11:05 am
Lots of mixed comments. Sure you guys don’t mind my 2 cents:
For all the videos, books and information from Mr. Garcia, whether you like them or not, they are commercial products from Mr. Garcia. It’s your decision to buy them or not. But just like Mr. Hogan said: “Dig it out of dirt”. There is no secret, no technical short path, or any holy grail that can help you play better in a short period. The only way is the 10000 hours rule that requires you to keep practicing, keep thinking, keep educating, keep experimenting and keep playing. You will get better for sure. Nothing else applies.
For the fort worth hogan irons, I have played all of them, the performance and quality are just as good as any brand on the market. The feel is ok (their blade feels a tough firm), but nothing special. The old hogan blade irons feel more pure and soft. Again, everyone has different swing and personal preference, you need to try different equipment head and shaft combination to get the sweet gear that makes you smile
Wit
May 31, 2016 at 7:45 pm
Yeah, like somebody said, this fake dude is trying to make a quick buck with somebody else’s ideas.
Titleistfann
May 31, 2016 at 9:36 am
Good for you Christo- we all want to improve and find ‘the secret for OUR OWN swing’
Simple is best I believe and emulating Hogan is fantastic, I’m chasing anything right now so will also look at the Hogan book based on this.
Hogan said he wanted to give back more than he subtracted, a fantastic sentiment.
As you are emulating him in looks and style maybe you could do similar in a smaller way, for example stating what ‘secret’ you took from his teachings as it could be very subjective with each reader possibly?
To go from a max handidap player to breaking par is wonderful and I applaud you. What’s your handidap now if you dont mind me asking?
John
May 31, 2016 at 4:09 pm
I know you asked Christo but I thought I’d just say that I don’t believe he’s ever claimed to know the great secret. I saw another comment in here about “the secret” but in my viewing of his videos, I don’t recall him ever saying he knew what it was. He’s been studying Hogan’s swing and working on emulating it but I don’t believe he would even try to imply that he knows Hogan’s “secret”.
BTW… From what I understand, the only reference Hogan made to any secret was much later in his life when he said that the thing he never shared with anyone was that he wanted to feel his left wrist cupped at the top of his back swing. And since he said it, I guess it’s no longer a secret. I’m no Hogan historian so maybe there’s another reference since that time that he made to some other secret that people are referring to??
Brian
Jun 1, 2016 at 3:11 am
I believe you are correct, the left wrist cup or “little twist” at the top of his backswing. Tom Bertrand explains and demonstrates this in his video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPW8g63DdYM
I learned to flatten my L wrist at the top of the swing to open the face and counteract a draw or hook – it is something similar to Hogan’s little twist, and I wonder if this was Hogan’s way of countering a draw which he hated.
Peteholly
May 31, 2016 at 2:04 am
Is Christo doing anything to harm the legacy of Mr Hogan? I think not. In many ways he is introducing a lot of kids on You Tube to the great man. For that Mr Garcia deserves a pat on the back.
Ezra
May 31, 2016 at 12:08 pm
So true!
Wit
May 31, 2016 at 7:47 pm
He shouldn’t sell the ideas that aren’t his. All of his videos and stuff should be given out for free. That’s the problem.
Cornfused...
Jun 1, 2016 at 11:20 am
So a guy works hours and hours to uncover what he feels is a set of keys to swing better, spends his time working on those skills and then works to put all of that on film, and he should do all of this free of charge? First of all, he is not saying that he is even giving you Hogans swings, he is taking Hogan as a swing model and formulating a technique and teaching based on it. By this logic at least 75% of the coaching professionals in the world shouldn’t be charging people for their time to teach them the swing. Him trying to make a little money off of a lot of hours of hard work isn’t mean spirited or evil. His DVD is like 30 bucks, that might be the cheapest instructional DVD I’ve seen. And the BIG kicker? You don’t have to buy it.
These are his ideas he’s formed from hours of working with Hogan as a model. The problem here isn’t him monetizing it. The problem is overly entitled jerks like you trying to bring a guy down for his hard work. Get over yourself, for the sake of everyone here.
Wg
Jun 2, 2016 at 2:32 am
” The problem here isn’t him monetizing it.”
Er, yes it is. He’s not a PGA Professional, and has no license to teach and to take money off people for just some random personal experience he felt pounding balls in a way he felt that sort of was based on somebody else’s swing by recording it. That’s just as sick as some kid showing you how to spin hoolahoops in his backyard and asking you to pay him for the trick to do it his way.
“Get over yourself, for the sake of everyone here.”
Look in the mirror.
surewin73
Jun 8, 2016 at 1:54 pm
Being a PGA Pro or USGTF Pro should not be a the only qualification to teach someone about golf. I know plenty of certified pros who suck and many non-certified individuals are excellent teachers.
Most PGA teaching pros don’t even teach but run the golf shop at their facilities.
oikos1
May 30, 2016 at 11:18 pm
We know what Christo is doing. I’m most disappointed with the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company and Terry Khoehler. Here they are reviving the Hogan name and they put Christo as the front man. Pathetic. I still play Eidolon and Scor wedges but I will never touch the Fort Worth irons. Disgusting sell out and poor decision making at the top. What were you guys thinking?
BoJangles
May 31, 2016 at 12:52 am
Dont listen to this guy, I had a great experience with the new Ben Hogan Company and their clubs. They are a great group of guys that treat the customer great and the clubs are worth every penny!
oikos1
May 31, 2016 at 1:01 am
I had a great experience with Eidolon and Scor. You missed the point entirely.
Ezra
May 31, 2016 at 12:07 pm
Well, Christo has a lovely swing! And for me, golf is all about pleasure and style. And it should be the same for every amateur player.
Monte Scheinblumh
May 30, 2016 at 9:44 pm
I say leave Christo alone.Blame fakes and phonies like Dan Iteach golf.That idiot doesn’t know what is up or down.Buffoon to the highest degree
Christo Garcia
May 31, 2016 at 1:57 am
Thanks, Monte. I’m not sure if you’ve heard it but I’m a subscriber, student, and great fan of yours.
Rex
May 31, 2016 at 6:48 pm
I’ll bet my savings account there’s no way in he’ll that was Monte!
Tbone
Jun 1, 2016 at 12:24 pm
Clearly not Monte. This post should be deleted by the mods. What a tool.
Monte Sheinbum
Jun 1, 2016 at 1:35 pm
What a muppet!
BoJangles
May 30, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Thanks Christo for sharing. I know you understand all the haters are just idiots behind a keyboard.
Matt
May 30, 2016 at 12:27 pm
Can’t believe all the criticism. He’s found a way to improve his game, have more fun, and he’s trying to help people do the same. Good on him. So many people forget that the game is meant to be enjoyed.
Hater
May 30, 2016 at 4:13 pm
Are people criticizing him for trying to improve his game or trying to help people? No they are criticizing him for becoming another golf swing snake oil salesmen. Watch any recent video – its not about him getting better or helping anyone. It just an infomercial for his videos and clinics. I wouldn’t “hate” on him for asking for donations on his quest to get better but he has found the answer and will now sell it to you. There are enough false prophets out there with far better credentials than him. Make money if you can but don’t turn into the golf world’s equivalent of Kevin Trudeau in the process.
Faker
May 30, 2016 at 4:17 pm
Exactly. Just trying to sell Hogan’s idea without actually being Hogan. Why do we need this Christo guy? He should be offering his ideas for free, since they aren’t his. He’s just another wannabe faker Hollywood bloodsucker type preying on the poor golfers attempting to make money off of somebody else’s ideas and concepts. Horrible.
Stretch
May 30, 2016 at 11:34 am
Kudos Christo. I have studied Hogan’s swing for years and when the secret that he said would be obvious when looking at his swing actually is. Steve Wozniak is spot on about Hogan leaving out the key that brought the rest of the book together. It is pretty simple to teach his swing even though each player’s bio mechanical structure will make it look different yet the same.
oikos1
May 30, 2016 at 10:48 pm
That’s hilarious. Simple to teach his swing. The book is titled “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf”. It was his thoughts interpreted and written by Herbert Warren Wind. Hogan built his swing from thousands of hours of practice. Good luck teaching that…
Alex
May 30, 2016 at 10:50 am
Funny thing the haters. I always respect anyone that goes from hacker to build a golf swing to play good golf. Especially because it is a journey that lets you grasp the intricacies of the golf swing. And if you take Ben Hogan as a role model, that’s a really wise decision. I’m sure this guy can teach golf better than the average instructor. He’s been through it. I’ve seen some of your vids, but not in depth. I promise I’ll pop in. Congrats man.
David
May 30, 2016 at 9:22 am
Ahhhhh good old golfwrx where everyone on here is on a scratch handicap. You guys make me laugh. Keep up the good work mate a great swing you have there f the haters.
Eric
May 30, 2016 at 2:07 am
Why all the hate? People are people. If he’s enjoying his journey, good for him. You don’t have to hang out with him. You don’t have to take his lessons. If you don’t want to watch his videos. Trolling him is pretty lame.
Alex Jackson
May 29, 2016 at 8:17 pm
Hogan’s “code” was his work ethic. His swing “code” would have been different if his body ended up growing to different proportions than it eventually did.
I don’t like that you say you’ve understood and figured out his swing. You haven’t. Hogan thought Snead was a superior swinger, but lacked the ethic or killer instinct. Hogan was a genius, incomparable. He was much more than his swing, which he felt would crumble and decay if he didn’t practice incessantly every day.
You can also bet Hogan’s swing would be different if he were playing today. He would have been forced to play a higher ball flight. I have no doubt he would have done this seamlessly, but it would have changed his swing.
What I’m saying is, the golf swing is more than a singular model. I hope you learn this if you keep teaching golfers to play golf.
Korean Slum Lord
May 29, 2016 at 7:01 pm
I think there should be a thread Christo v Haters. The haters should post a video of their swings to compare side by side with Christo. My swing is modeled after Tony Lema’s and not Hogan’s, so I don’t really care too much about his videos or blogs, but would love to see his Hogan style swing vs Haters Hogan swing.
John
May 30, 2016 at 12:43 am
Straw man. Nobody else here is saying that they can swing like Hogan, let alone a better Hogan swing. He’s the one saying he can swing like Hogan and can teach others the same. His YouTube videos have clearly demonstrated otherwise. What does anybody else’s swing have to do with this? Nothing. Like I said, if he’s going to make the claims he’s making, scrutiny should be expected and welcome.
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 1:38 pm
I enjoy healthy debates about the golf swing and what I’ve discovered. However, some folks don’t believe a former hack like me could offer anything to the game. I would say they do not know anything about my work. Here’s a third party opinion of my video The Hogan Code.
http://golfunfiltered.com/review-hogan-code-christo-garcia-2016-03-20
John
May 29, 2016 at 2:54 pm
A golf blogger with a double-digit handicap giving a review of your video doesn’t really tell us much. Personally, I’m not saying you don’t have anything to offer the game. But you are claiming to have learned Hogan’s “code” and now swing like him. You don’t. And you’re claiming you can teach it to others. You can’t. We’ve seen the videos you’ve made that demonstrate you don’t really know the swing well and we’ve seen the one you made attempting to teach a student. You got him in a worse impact position than where he started. Sharing your journey is great. Totally commendable and every entertaining! Nothing wrong with that at all. It’s when it’s more than sharing and when you’re making the claims you’re making about what you can teach people that you’ll get these “folks” chiming in for a “healthy debate”.
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 4:01 pm
First, Adam Fonseca has thousands of followers and has played golf for over 20 years. He has devoted his life to this great game and it’s unfair to discount his opinion because he may not be as good as yourself. Many of the most important voices in golf are not scratch golfers. I am just like Adam. The general offerings and tips did not help me, nor did formal instruction. I’m very happy I could help him.
Second, I make it clear in the article that Mr. Hogan’s swing was “one of a kind.” I will never duplicate his swing but what I have focused on learning was how he leveraged the club. In doing so I have attracted correspondence from a number of pros on tours around the world. In addition, I am friends with Doug Sanders, Kris Tschetter, and Terry Koehler who all worked with Ben Hogan personally.
Lastly, it is only your opinion that I cannot teach. And, I will venture to guess that you are a golfer teacher in some regard due to your vehement distaste for my opinions. That is fine and I’m happy you are passionate about the game. I am a TV and film producer so I do appreciate the comment that my videos are entertaining.
Hit ’em long, and hit ’em straight!
John
May 30, 2016 at 9:37 am
My comment about the reviewer wasn’t intended to attack or insult him in any way. Stating a person’s handicap isn’t an insult – I have zero issue with anybody’s handicap – it’s a point of reference. You identified him as a way to establish credibility for what you’re offering and my point was simply that a double-digit handicap probably isn’t in the one others should be listening to when trying to decide who to learn golf from. Nothing derogatory intended at all. Just perspective.
Also, everyone has seen your video of what you taught that kid, Jonah. As well as your videos with Dave. With Jonah you completely misunderstood what needed to be fixed in his swing and ended up putting him in a worse impact position than he already was. And with Dave, you both demonstrate in those videos the lack of knowledge you have about the mechanics of the golf swing. You clearly have spent a lot of time swinging the club and studying others (Hogan especially) but you proved in those conversations that you don’t really understand swing mechanics. So my opinion on whether you can teach isn’t just an assumption. It comes from watching you try.
You say I have vehement distaste for your opinions. That’s absolutely not true. If we were sitting down over a pint, I’d be having this same conversation with you without any distaste at all – not from me, anyway – and it would be collegial and friendly. I have not personal issues with you and no distaste for you or your opinions. Like you said, you enjoy a healthy debate about the golf swing. So do I. And in a healthy debate, my point of view comes from the evidence that I have in front of me which, in this case, is all the videos you provide on your YouTube channel. If your comment about charging for the DVD’s was directed at me, it was off the mark. I never once said that you shouldn’t be able to do so. In fact, I said it’s commendable and entertaining so I have no idea why you even made that comment. I think you’re mistaking my disagreement with your abilities as a teaching professional with my opinion of you, personally. Don’t do that – they’re completely unrelated.
Christo Garcia
May 31, 2016 at 11:53 am
John, you disagree with me, with Golf Unfiltered, and now you insult my friend Dave, who was a Class A PGA Teaching Professional, and also a pro golfer in the 1970’s and 80’s. I guess we should all get out of the way and you rule the golf world. BTW – where can we follow your work? I’d love to see what you have contributed to this great game.
John
May 31, 2016 at 3:20 pm
Was that an insult to Dave? Saying that he demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the swing? If somebody told me the same thing, I don’t think I’d be insulted. Maybe because he’s a teaching professional, he finds the statement insulting. I suppose I can see that but I can’t apologize for him taking offense at it. I watched the video a couple of times and in it neither of you demonstrated a good knowledge of swing mechanics and you made contradictory statements about the swing. Also, my intent wasn’t to bring Dave into it but was to suggest that when you agreed with him in the video, it was more indication of your lack of knowledge of the swing. It really wasn’t intended to take a swipe at Dave but I can see how it did, indirectly.
And I don’t disagree with Golf Unfiltered. I simply said that using his review of your video isn’t really providing sufficient credibility. He doesn’t have enough knowledge of the swing to be an authoritative voice about that aspect of your video (he’s probably right about it being a high-quality production based on your other videos which are all very well made and entertaining, but not about the swing). You’re completely misconstruing what I’m saying and taking it as an attack against you and your friends. It’s not. Read my words at face value, rather than adding anything personal to them. There’s nothing in between the lines. I’m simply talking about your abilities as a teaching professional.
And the only place where I disagree with you is about that claim – that you can teach people to swing like Ben Hogan. I also don’t agree that you, yourself, can swing like him. I’ve watched your YouTube videos. And I guess there’s another thing you and I disagree about and that’s whether you improved Jonah’s swing. I assume you believe you have, since you put it up as an example. I think his impact position is actually worse. I’m not alone in that, by the way.
Finally, why would I have to put up anything for you to follow? I haven’t once made any claims about my own swing like you have. Nor have I made any claims that I can teach people to swing, let alone swing like Hogan. Those were all your claims so you should expect to be questioned on them and asked for the proof by people who would pay you money for this information. I, on the other hand, don’t have to offer any proof since I don’t have any claims to back up.
Christo Garcia
May 31, 2016 at 4:33 pm
I listened to Dave because I am respectful, unlike yourself. And, just as I suspected you’re all talk, with nothing to back it up.
Wit
May 31, 2016 at 7:53 pm
If you had any substance at all as a decent human being, you wouldn’t have to defend yourself here. You’ve been called out, and you know it. You are as fake as they come, and you know you should provide your videos for free, and that you shouldn’t be making money off of your attempt that making your swing better. You’re not a teacher, a PGA pro, or any of that. Why don’t you just leave Hogan alone. It’s obviously not working for you, because if it worked that well you’d be at least on some Tour by now. And that’s sick part – that you’re trying to make money off of it when you’ve achieved nothing, except to wave your hands around trying to get innocent people’s attention and making them believe that the secret is attainable. Go away
John
May 31, 2016 at 9:44 pm
What am I supposed to back up? You’re saying that I need YouTube followers like you have to “back it up”?? I’m not making any claims about my abilities or trying to get people to by my teaching aid – that’s your deal. What do I need to back up and how would I?
I really don’t think I’ve been disrespectful at all. I’ve been polite, professional, and respectful throughout this entire conversation. Just because I don’t agree that you and Dave are good teachers means I’m disrespectful?? I don’t agree at all. In fact, you saying that I’m “all talk” is beginning to get disrespectful. I haven’t been personal about this and you hadn’t either until now. I’ve only said that I reviewed your videos and don’t think that you swing like Hogan and that what you taught to Jonah was wrong. Please give me an example of where I was disrespectful.
P.S. I disagree with the comment made that your should provide free videos. That’s absurd and, like I said earlier, the work and quality you put in is commendable. Certainly you should be paid for that if people want it. Whether I think what you’re teaching is right and whether you should ask for money for it are completely separate things.
Golf Unfiltered
Jan 7, 2017 at 4:14 pm
Hey, Fonseca here. Can’t believe I’ve only stumbled upon this thread just now. At any rate, I can assure you I have a substantial knowledge of the golf swing, much like Christo. As any golfer would know, just because you know what to do on the course or in the swing doesn’t mean you score well. I recommend not assuming what I do or do not know when it comes to anything golf related. Or, as an alternative, assume I know more than you (because I probably do).
Car
May 29, 2016 at 5:18 pm
And trying to take money off innocent people’s hands with it. That’s the problem
The Truth
May 30, 2016 at 12:38 am
“Trying to make money off of innocent people” LOL. Nobody is holding a gun to their heads, they are seeking and purchasing advice from him voluntarily. Go back to your bureaocrat cubicle parasite.
Rac
May 30, 2016 at 2:58 am
Its says “trying to TAKE money off” not make. Go back to elementary school and learn to pay attention
Hacksaw Duggan
May 30, 2016 at 1:23 pm
Hey Poindexter go back to school. LOL. If it wasn’t for the profit motive, none of the freedoms and technologies that you enjoy today would exist. Learn some economics, oh yeah I forgot you’re a Liberal, you ignore reality.
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 6:43 pm
I’m disappointed that you would attack the reviewer personally by insulting his game – a low blow. How many golf writers, and bloggers are scratch players? I helped his game and that means a lot to me.
Also, I make it clear that I will never look exactly like Mr. Hogan and I state that his swing was “one of a kind.” I have endeavored to learn how he leveraged the club and I’m satisfied that I am doing something similar. I am proud to be working with Doug Sanders, Kris Tschetter, and Terry Koehler at the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company since they all personally worked with Mr. Hogan.
You said that I am incapable of teaching others and yet I have over 9 million views and I’ve received thousands of personal notes of gratitude from golfers around the world. I am enjoying correspondence with a number of professionals on tours such as the European Tour and Asian Tour as well pros here in America.
I appreciate that you commend my videos and call them entertaining. I am an award-winning TV and film producer. Productions cost a lot of money, therefore, I do not feel there is anything wrong with charging for DVD’s that I’ve produced. You simply don’t have to buy them if you don’t want the content.
Above all, I wish you well with your game. Hit ’em long, and hit ’em straight!
John
Jun 1, 2016 at 9:23 am
BTW… Saying that Fonseca is a double-digit handicap is only an insult if you think it’s insulting to have a double-digit handicap. I don’t think a persons handicap is an insult. I think it might say something about their ability to evaluate a swing or someone’s ability to teach the swing but it’s not an insult to them. Why would you think it’s insulting and a low blow to refer to someone’s handicap???
Also, you absolutely do say that you swing like Ben Hogan. You have a video called “How I learned to swing like Hogan”. And your web site says “Learn to swing like Hogan”, as though you can teach people to swing like Hogan.
James Carlson
Jun 12, 2016 at 9:35 pm
This video was created to discuss con artists who rip off people with Cash to Gold schemes, but it still seems pretty appropriate and I feel like you’ll enjoy it nonetheless Christo!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QQUg4XozVI8
mhendon
May 29, 2016 at 9:06 pm
I applaud you Christo keep up the good work.
farmer
May 29, 2016 at 12:54 pm
If a player dedicates 5+ years to improving their swing, with instruction, that player is going to get better. Has nothing to do with unlocking the Hogan “secret”, wearing pleated pants or the cap.
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 1:31 pm
I spent two years working with one of the most famous teachers in the world and it did not help me. I spent a lot of money on new golf clubs as well. However, focusing on the swing of Ben Hogan got me where I wanted. And, it’s true it had nothing to do with the cap or pleated pants. That just made it more fun!
Hogan & Garcia Fan
May 30, 2016 at 8:32 pm
I am a Ben Hogan fan. I’ve read his books and many others about his swing and the secret. The bottom line is he was spot on and so are you. I have watched your You Tube videos and what you have accomplished in swing development is tremendous. The motion is fluid, athletic and no doubt efficient. I applaud you and I continue to be encouraged to pursue swing perfection in spite of my limited abilities. Best wishes!
The Truth
May 29, 2016 at 10:03 am
2nd best golf swing on youtube behind Peter Finch. A close second though, beautiful swing.
John
May 29, 2016 at 11:10 am
You can’t be serious! You’re trying to be funny, right?
Blank
May 29, 2016 at 2:34 am
I met this guy and he’s a total jerk. So fake. Typical Hollywood-LA type who just wants to be famous, doesn’t really have time to talk to you in person, he just wants you to watch his videos on YouTube and subscribe and buy his stuff so he can get rich and just play hobby golf. Don’t feed the dude. He has a personality of a blank salesman
Zach
May 29, 2016 at 3:44 pm
I have met Christo in person a few times and he has never been anything but polite and gracious. I don’t believe you really met him. Our maybe you did and you’re just lying about him.
Eric Mcglashing
May 29, 2016 at 5:01 pm
I have not had the pleasure of meeting Christo in person. However I have sent him several emails and he has always taken the time to respond. No way I believe your nasty and obviously untrue comments. I imagine he is nothing but a true gentlemen.
Blank
May 29, 2016 at 5:22 pm
He promised to send me info on his stuff, I gave him me email and card, he was going to send me a sample disc and other materials on other projects he was working on and I never heard from his again – except that as he was leaving our cordial conversation he repeatedly said I should check his YouTube page, check the YouTube page. I actually initiated the conversation when I mentioned I had seen him on there and thought it could interesting, at which his ears perked up and is why we got into a conversation about it.
Not a nice man.
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Hello Blank. I would like to apologize if I misplaced your card or I did not follow up after you met me on the course. I run into many folks on the course that are nice enough to introduce themselves. I appreciate that you mentioned that our conversation was “cordial” and it seems that your are upset that I didn’t follow up with you. Well, I’m here now and if you would like to send me an email at [email protected] I will certainly write you back. My apologies.
Rac
May 30, 2016 at 3:00 am
You’re as fake all the actors and wannabes in L.A.
Really Rac?
May 30, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Sounds like you hold a grudge. You should forgive and try not to be so harsh.
M Smizzy
May 29, 2016 at 12:15 am
Took me 10. Sorry it took u so long.
Smizzy
cgasucks
May 28, 2016 at 10:34 pm
He is the real deal. I’ve been following Christo’s Youtube Channel for the past 4 years and see him break 80..and then 70 while gaining distance on his clubs..
oikos1
May 28, 2016 at 11:56 pm
Are you kidding? He’s posted two rounds with “Be Better Golf” and hasn’t broken 40+. He’s an average hack at best who can produce a good show…
ders
May 29, 2016 at 12:38 am
It would be fine if he was just a guy trying to learn and have fun. Breaking 80 or 70 one time would be considered a great success but thats not what its about anymore. He neglects to mention it in this article, but he has found the secret to the Hogan swing and will sell it to you for $50. If you want to be a teaching pro, there is an established career path to follow. If he has truly improved as much as he says he has, it won’t be that difficult.
Fake
May 29, 2016 at 11:52 am
Exactly. All this guy wants is money and he’ll sell you his secret. He is so totally fake.
Jake
May 28, 2016 at 9:08 pm
Not recommended for the average golfer who doesnt have the time to beat 1000 s of balls .Christo how many hours have you spent on the range working on your swing? Just to put things into reality 99 percent of golfers don t have the time to put in the hours so try for a more simple fix.Well done on your progress so far.
Christo Garcia
May 28, 2016 at 9:54 pm
I would usually hit a large bucket twice a week and play one round every couple of weeks. I put in a ton of time off the course studying, watching videos, and visualizing what I wanted to do.
M smizzy
May 28, 2016 at 8:47 pm
Awesome journey and video. Keep up the great journey. Just curious did u do any work/have issues with flexibility/mobility or/and do some strength training?
Thanks
smizzy
Christo Garcia
May 29, 2016 at 1:42 pm
Today I am actually working a great deal off the course on my strength and flexibility but through most of my work I avoided the gym. I gained a lot of length in my back swing by simply figuring out a slightly different way to turn that changed everything. I discuss that in my latest YouTube video.
Max
May 28, 2016 at 4:02 pm
Love the YouTube channel. Makes me want to go out and play. He has some fun videos on Miura and Hogan irons that are sure to be of interest to WRXers.
Steve Wozeniak
May 28, 2016 at 11:17 am
Your close Christo,
But you still have a wipe in your swing that can easily be fixed……first of all, go ahead and throw away Power Golf, Hogan understood that this book was garbage after he started working on the correct information with Sam Byrd a former Yankee and PGA Tour winner of over 20 events, 6 official. While still working with him he came out with his correct book, Power Golf, but he did not give it all to you, just ask Jackie Burke!!!! Let me know if you want to fix it…..keep working!!!
Steve Wozeniak PGA Director of Instruction
http://www.stevewozeniak.com
Dick Moser
May 28, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Steve, Is Hogan’s book “Five Lessons” ok? Since you did not think The book “Power Golf” was accurate, I was just wondering. Thanks!
Steve Wozeniak
May 28, 2016 at 6:55 pm
Yep sorry no way to edit a post on here…..
Power Golf – bad……He was dead at address and got worse from there!!!!
Five Lessons – great…..He learned how to set up correctly and how the arms and body work together correctly……
He just left a crucial part out, on purpose he was still competing in the 50’s and did not want to give it all away!!!!!
Brandon
May 28, 2016 at 9:46 pm
Which part was that?
oikos1
May 29, 2016 at 12:01 am
Well of course you would know the “Hogan Secret”. Why not just tell us? No way average hacks could replicate it anyway…
Christo Garcia
May 28, 2016 at 9:57 pm
Thank you, Mr. Wozeniak. I’d love to learn more! I’ll look you up on your website. Cheers!
Paul Scheuer
May 29, 2016 at 10:19 am
Oh boy.
http://www.stevewozeniak.com/2014/04/swinging-left-is-for-amateurs-2/