I still think Hogan had the best pass thru the ball I have ever seen.....but I’m an old timer. I suppose younger FReepers do not even know or care about a great golfer from the distant past. How ‘bout you Frantzie....ever get the chance to follow Bantam Ben around in his prime for 18?
One Canadian kid on youtube who is very good goes through and does Ben's swing as well as Mo (Canadian savant) and others. Talking about Ben's secret that it's “in the dirt” etc.
Personally - I think Ben may have been the greatest. No man - no man ever had his body destroyed in a car wreck where he almost died and still played amazing golf while in pain due to a broken body.
His accident was 1940/50s car safety and medical technology. Dove in front of his wife a second before they hit the bus to save her.
I really need to spend the time to go through and find some video of his full rounds.
Texas turned out a lot of gentlemen golfers who grew up poor and became great like Ben and Byron Nelson. I think the only one who comes close to Ben might be Jack or Bobby Jones. When I was little Jack was on but TVs were terrible. You could not see too much. Jack would just crush the ball.
As a purist - Ben Hogan swing was just incredible. Other good ones are Freddy Couples or Ernine Els the big easy plus others.