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10-19-2009, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by drewitgolf
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About 200 yards. Hogan was not a counter of yards, but believed in playing the shot at hand by the feel he dug out of the dirt.
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Hmm? I wonder if that was his normal distance? Does anyone know his clubs/distance? I don't think I've ever seen a chart or heard anyone talk about it. Odd. |
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10-19-2009, 12:08 PM
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The long and short of it
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Originally Posted by Daryl
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Hmm? I wonder if that was his normal distance? Does anyone know his clubs/distance? I don't think I've ever seen a chart or heard anyone talk about it. Odd.
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Page 15 in Hogan's first book "Power Golf":
Driver, Regular 265, Maximum 300, Minimum 235
One Iron, Regular 195, maximum 220, Minimum 185
Five Iron, Regular 155, Maximum 180, Minimum 145
Nine Iron, Regualr 115, Maximum 140, Minimum 105
All clubs are listed on page 15, but remember that the manufacturing concept of "diminishing lofts" has turned these clubs numbers useless. The PW of today was the eight iron of Hogan's time.
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10-19-2009, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by drewitgolf
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Page 15 in Hogan's first book "Power Golf":
Driver, Regular 265, Maximum 300, Minimum 235
One Iron, Regular 195, maximum 220, Minimum 185
Five Iron, Regular 155, Maximum 180, Minimum 145
Nine Iron, Regualr 115, Maximum 140, Minimum 105
All clubs are listed on page 15, but remember that the manufacturing concept of "diminishing lofts" has turned these clubs numbers useless. The PW of today was the eight iron of Hogan's time.
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His yardages, after adjusting for Ball type, loft, etc. seem only moderate or average or normal. So, he wasn't considered a slugger then? |
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10-19-2009, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
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His yardages, after adjusting for Ball type, loft, etc. seem only moderate or average or normal. So, he wasn't considered a slugger then?
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He was never considered short off the tee. While he was never long like Jimmy Thomson or Sam Snead, Hogan was long when he had to be or wanted to be. His objective was always about predicting outcome from the best vantage point, thinking three shots ahead, so he could put food on the table instead of eating oranges from the side of the road.
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10-19-2009, 03:27 PM
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There is a stat I will never forget seeing when I was in high school. This was sometime between 1971 to 1975. The AVERAGE drive on tour was 242 yards. About where they hit 3 irons today! Based upon this stat, Mr. Hogan was actually pretty long, unless he was exaggerating his yardages like all the experts on the golf forums. 
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10-19-2009, 04:02 PM
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Out to Launch
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Originally Posted by KevCarter
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There is a stat I will never forget seeing when I was in high school. This was sometime between 1971 to 1975. The AVERAGE drive on tour was 242 yards. About where they hit 3 irons today! Based upon this stat, Mr. Hogan was actually pretty long, unless he was exaggerating his yardages like all the experts on the golf forums.
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Kevin,
I always get a kick out of putting people on a Launch Monitor. I always ask them how far they hit their driver. After I look at the numbers, there is always a major gap in where they think they are (ego driven) compared to where they really are (ball speed).
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10-19-2009, 06:46 PM
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Little bit of todays practice with extra... I even got a face on for you Daryl so you can make fun of me some more... I am so nice!
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10-19-2009, 06:54 PM
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I was always getting in trouble with the lunch monitor at school too Kev. We've got a lot in common you and I.
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10-19-2009, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BurleyGolf
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Little bit of todays practice with extra...
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You're doing the wrong things. But you do them exceptionally well.
Last edited by Daryl : 10-19-2009 at 08:12 PM.
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10-19-2009, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
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You're doing the wrong things. But you do them exceptionally well.
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Lol..Thanks that Awesome!
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