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Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf |  | Author: Ben Hogan
Publisher: Fireside
Category: Book
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Rating:  204 reviews
Sales Rank: 4391
Media: Paperback
Edition: Illustrated.
Pages: 127
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0671612972
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352
EAN: 9780671612979
ASIN: 0671612972
Publication Date: September 20, 1985
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Amazon.com Review
Ben Hogan's premise in this 1957 classic is driven home in bold letters: "THE AVERAGE GOLFER IS ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF BUILDING A REPEATING SWING AND BREAKING 80." Religions are founded on less, and Hogan's detailed analyses and illustrated demonstrations of grip, stance, posture, and the two basic components of the swing make up a sacred book. Though its very simplicity seems dated, this is the tome of technique that should serve as the foundation of every golf library.
Product Description
The building blocks of winning golf -- from one of the masters of the game. Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 -- if one applies oneself patiently and intelligently. With the techniques revealed in this classic book, you can learn how to make your game work from tee to green, step-by-step and stroke by stroke. In each chapter, a different tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations -- as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend. Whether you're a novice player or an experienced pro, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons is a must-have reference for anyone who knows that fundamentals are where champions begin.
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 great book February 2, 2010
LVLIF (ORANGE COUNTY, CA)
Fast easy reading. Great instructions and insights into the game of golf from one of the greatest.
 Ben Hogans five lessons February 2, 2010
Surfnmrf (NY)
I found the book to be very helpfull, the price was right and the shipping was ontime.
I am a beginner and find it confusing to have so many differant view points on golf.In every direction you turn. Ben hogans teachings are of the basic fundamentals and start off right from the grip to the stance.I believe when you are talented and practise 8 hours a day there is almost no right or wrong in any sport. Just look at (Charles Barkley)
This book gets some of the real basic fundamentals for the rest of us on the right track. And when I have a chance I need to buy another because I spilled coffee on mine :)
Why, why, why ??!! January 29, 2010
Duke of Hazards
Why didn't I start with this book 3 years ago? I would have saved myself so many headaches. Book is worth every cent if just for the first chapter on GRIP, which is infintely better at describing a correct grip than any other text, photos or images I've seen in books, videos, the web. Mr. Hogan, somehow, knows exactly the correct words to use to describe 'feelings' and pressure points... it goes on to the full swing from there. He is VERY detailed in his descriptions, yet manages to convey the images and positions with words the first time you read it (unlike any other golf texts I've come across... you know, the ones where you have to read them a few times and struggle to figure out what, exactly, the person is trying to describe).
A must read, don't wait.
A book which is a must for every golfer January 28, 2010
finnishredder (Finland)
This book is absolutely great. Things that Hogan has discovered a half a century (and more) ago are still very valid. This book has offered me more explanations on the fundaments of golf than eny other golf pro, magazine or video I've bumped into. Hogan explains things very clearly and makes good arguments on what should be done and what leads to different kind of solutions. A must buy for all golfers. Amen.
Essential reading for the serious golfer January 20, 2010
Sean P. Budlong (New York suburbs)
When I went to my first pro, he mentioned this book, and I've found it to be my best guide to learning the swing. I also recommend Tour Tempo: Golf's Last Secret Finally Revealed and Swing Like a Pro, and, of course, many of the instructional videos on YouTube. Hogan's lessons, probably like all the swing examples you're going to come across, are deceptively simple. At the end, he tells you that you can learn the fundamentals in about 6 months. Well, I've been working on them for three years, and it's just in the last couple of weeks that I've felt that I really have the basic essentials of a decent swing. Hogan also says, early in the book, that the average person who learns the fundamentals that he teaches in his five lessons can then go and break 80. It seemed like a stretch to me when I first read that, but I believed him. Now, I'm quite sure he's right. I feel as though I'll be able to shoot in the 70's this coming season, and this wouldn't be a prospect at all without Hogan's book. If you're serious about learning the proper swing and willing to do all the arduous practice, you have to read and study this book. It took me a long time to understand fully many of his teaching points. He's so clear that I thought I understood, but I really didn't, not until I had put in months and months (totalling, now, three years) of practice. I consider myself a slow learner, with no aptitude at all for this game, or any other game that requires good coordination. So most people can probably learn what he teaches in about the six months he says it takes, if you practice seriously.
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