The 2nd Cut Newsletter: Edition #49
Ben Hogan on Practice, Nelly Korda's Swing, Front Leg Action, Stat of the Week
“Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.”
— Ben Hogan
📰 Edition #49 📰
Welcome back to The 2nd Cut Newsletter!
📫 In today’s Newsletter 📫 :
Ben Hogan on Practice, Nelly Korda's Swing, Front Leg Action, Stat of the Week
Check out last week’s Deep Dive:3 Releases: The Short Game System
Overview: "3 Releases: The Short Game System" by Dan Grieves is a comprehensive guide focused on improving golfers' short game through a systematic approach. Dan emphasizes the importance of mastering three key types of releases: Release 1: Chip and Run
Ben Hogan
Jon Martin of Go Golf wrote about Ben Hogan’s practice habits in his latest post. You can see the snippet below. Click the link for the whole post. LINK
Here’s a clip of Hogan explaining his swing and, specifically, the movement of the lower body at the top of the swing. LINK
Hogan’s swing is a thing of beauty that stands the test of time.
🐦 Tweets of the Week 🐦
This is a good clip from Kerrod Gray on what the front leg does in the swing and how to rotate and pivot properly.
Only a golfer could understand this. So true!
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I’m on a bit of a swing kick after the Hogan stuff. Here’s another LKD film study of Nelly Korda’s swing. Her swing really is a work of art.
🔢 Stat(s) of the Week 🔢
Ingrain this in your brain. Golf is hard. Getting the ball on the green and avoiding trouble is a good result. Don’t beat yourself up for something that is, by definition, better than the average result!
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Til next time.
