I caddied for Mr Player last summer outside of Philadelphia. He was doing push-ups on the driving range before we teed off...at 84! Shot 73 on a very difficult course from the regular men's tees. The man is a beast and one of the most sincere genuine people i ever met. I was amazed at how fit, funny, and alert he was. A living legend! Congrats on the interview!
I’m sorry to disagree…..he’s all about himself….”look at me.” He once agreed with apartheid then when Mandela came through he was Nelson’s best friend, according to Mr Self Promoter. No I’m not an admirer. However I do respect his opinion of Hogan who was a real seeker of perfectionism and not a self publicist. I realise this comment will not get any likes but please examine how he promotes himself and PSG eg his son at the Masters 😢
@@Sevemac Everyone is a self promoter. Nothing wrong with that when you have the track record to back it up. Gary Player has also raised tens of millions of dollars in South Africa towards anti apartheid causes
I believe Ben Hogan revealed practically everything he knew in his 'Five Lessons' book. If anyone studies that book, applies the techniques, and practices diligently, they will learn to play a very respectable game of golf. I know it's true because I did it. I started out knowing absolutely nothing about golf, and today, at age 71, after a triple bypass and colon cancer, I shoot in the 70's from the white tees, and I owe it to Mr. Ben Hogan.
Man, this is GOLD! I’ve watched it many times and still catch myself smiling listening to Mr. Player talk so respectfully about Mr. Hogan. Well done Christo, well done sir. 🇨🇦
I have a BIG problem with this dude. He is more interested in chopping interviews into 5 minute segmants and hyping up his channel that getting the stories out, There are so many other channels providing MORE and better content..
How awesome. I walked beside Gary Player on several occasions as a little kid who was crazy for junior golf competition. And the aging Sam Snead. Could stand within 10 ft of Slamm’n Sam hitting from the rough. No marshals around. The most beautiful fluid effortless swing of pure contained power I ever saw. I was in 7th heaven. Sam like numerous tour pros back then had this most amazing ball flight off persimmon woods and balata balls that are impossible to imitate today. The balls would start out like cruise missiles buzzing 20 feet above the ground flying level and then at the 200 yd mark would begin to rise in a beautiful trajectory. Things of dreams. Western Open (Chicago area) and the Milwaukee Open. The odd thing was Gary had a very small gallery and Sam had virtually none by then - about 12 people milling around following him. 12 people who knew greatness. Something else of note with Mr. Player - he was so ahead of his time in terms of nutrition, health, and exercise. The man is SO HEALTHY and in shape compared to all his now feeble and dead compatriots.
Just imagine the memories Gary must carry with him. He was at the center of golf for more than ten years and has always been the preeminent ambassador of the game. I would be honored to shake his hand.
Wow Christo that was HUGE. 👏Congratulations on having the opportunity to interview and spend time with another of the world's greatest golfers. I couldn't be happier for you.🙋♂️ Takecare
Great video, i have been following you for about three years ??? time has a way of being elusive. And have have enjoyed everything of yours that i have seen, best of everything with the new channel.
stood behind him once on the driving range; caddy about 125 yds out. He hit a wedge to the left ten times; all dropped within a few yards of each other. Without looking up, he waived the caddy over to the left and dropped about nine or ten to the right within three to four yards. i was a teenager; been my hero ever since
Yes, I appreciate his candid adoration of Mr. Hogan. I idolized Hogan from the moment I fell in love with golf at 12 y.o. (1957). I have pursued his ideas since.
Saw Hogan, Littler and Bolt in a playoff for the 1960 Memphis Open. Bolt won. Never before or since seen swings like that. What an experience for a 15 year old.
He is more focused than you would believe. He told me a story about the night before the final round of the US Open that gave him his Grand Slam. Unreal...
The secret is understanding two vital elements in the golf swing. One, u must create weight on the club face during the downswing. Two, u must learn to compress the golf ball instead of hitting the golf ball. To create weight on the club face, take a couple of practice swing with just one arm to feel the club face getting heavier and heavier on the way down. Do it on the left arm and right arm. Then try both arms together. Experiment until u find the right swing speed that create the heaviest feel on the club face. U will discovered that this swing speed feels a lot slower than normal. U will understand why everybody keep telling u to swing slower. But swinging slower without creating this weight won't work either. The other element is compression. There are many good videos on youtube.
The thumbnail of Hogan for this video shows Hogan in a side bend position that looks like David Duval. I'd guess David Duval was a Hogan emulator, but to some extent, aren't we all?
The man who may give the most competent analysis of whether Hogan or Moe Norman was the best ball striker is Lee Trevino. I hope you could at least do a phone interview of him on this never ending question. I would hope Trevino could go into some depth on this and of course much depends upon the definition of "best ball striker".
I have always said,if for some reason you where condemned to watch a man hit a golf ball every day of your life,you would watch Ben Hogan.Why? You would be waiting for an imperfection, it would be a long wait.
Read a story where sam Snead carried the par 4 290yards...with his driver ,where he says he was just trying to hit with only 80percent of his strength to keep it in play....and it was so flush that ever Byron nelson commented that he has have never seen anyone hit the ball that pure and far ever....mind you the ball used to go at least 150yards less than today in those times....so to hit a 300yards drive was unheard in those days...you don’t win 82 pga tour tournaments by fluke....Sam Snead was a beast...When it comes to bombing it ,like Bryson is doing today to other players....Sam was longer than hogan any day by good 20yards....These guys would be as long as Bryson...if they would have played with modern equipment.
@@MiracleSwingExperience I don’t understand your response. Show me one guy tour pro who copies Hogan’s swing. These guys all play with bowed wrists now, and instructors want you to hit outside-in blocks.
@@dttruman I have a one hour interview with Kris Tschetter that will be available on MSE TV soon. It is cut down and in my film Mr. Hogan, but it's only. 10 minutes.
If Gary did not have to face Jack, Arnie, Lee, Weiskopf, Miller, Casper, Watson, Seve and other greats he would have as many majors as Tiger. He only needed 6 more. That era has certified legends who played with small wooden heads, crappy golf balls and non perfect golf courses. Name the guys Tiger beat to win his majors and tell me where they ended up in golf history.
Ben Hogan has a slightly bent left elbow at the top of the backswing, WAY past parallel, lifts the left heel, all things they don’t teach now. Point being like Gary Player said “ A lot of what they’re teaching today is a bunch of hogwash”. Everyone has their own swing. The only part that is the same for all great ball strikers is how they execute through the hitting zone. All pros basically look the same through that zone. But look at John Rahm’s swing compared to Hogan’s, completely opposite. Rahm barely has a backswing. So the basics of the hitting zone is what we all need to focus on. There is no way I could make my backswing look like Rahm’s, I have to be content that I go past parallel and strive to make improvements in the hitting zone.
@@MiracleSwingExperience bonjour. from Paris sorry d'or m'y pour english i'm french I want to Thank you, you have change my golf conception, i began to follow u at the beginnig i was 25 and because of u i'm crash golfeur now .thanks u for everything u do I think one of the best swing u had was Hogan trap vidéo Thanks
Gary Player called Ben Up and told Mr. Hogan that He was having trouble with his Putter,...Ben asked Gary, whose Clubs do you Play,...Gary said, Spaldings,...Ben said, then call Mr. Spalding Up and ask Him,...and Ben hung Up.
I live the OTT method of swinging the golf club. However most of your videos, we are watching you hitting golf balls. If you want more golfers to use the OTT why don’t you show the audience how far inside should you swing the golf club, on the downswing show where your hands should be in order to incorporate the OTT. I mean I believe in the OTT method but quite frankly I think your TH-cam videos are commercial teasers in order to buy your OTT MIRACLE SWING NO BUENO
Thank you Gary player for all you have done for me and the world! You taught me so long ago that “giving is living and living is giving” My thoughts are with you after the loss of your beautiful partner who never passed me without a word of encouragement.Your name continually comes up from those you have helped and elevated.the list is so long I won’t even start.my experience with you has been the same since those long ago days in Suid Africa where you had me to your house in Killarney and out fitted me with your clothes,I wore them with pride until they eventually fell literally to bits! Thank you for that incredible interview with Christo! Peter beames Ps christo Gary introduced me to hogan at Westchester in 1970 I watched him hit balls mesmerized (that is another story) He played with Gary Gardner Dickinson tommy bolt.They had switched the nines so the first hole was a par three.Hogan went first 180 with a four iron hit the flag! Bolt said “ hit a mulligan Ben you missed!” keep up the incredible work
So sad he went to his grave with most of his secrets… it’s feels like the time I learned about the burning of the library at Alexandria… the knowledge we lost
Hogan did, of course, dominate. He is the only one to win at least 10 times in a year on tour TWICE (1946 & '48). Only one to win 3 straight attempts in modern majors TWO different times (1950-51/1953). Only one to win 5X in a year on tour in years of at least 10 starts 7 straight times (1941-1953, 7th year only 6 starts) .
I caddied for Mr Player last summer outside of Philadelphia. He was doing push-ups on the driving range before we teed off...at 84! Shot 73 on a very difficult course from the regular men's tees. The man is a beast and one of the most sincere genuine people i ever met. I was amazed at how fit, funny, and alert he was. A living legend! Congrats on the interview!
He's one of the greatest men I've ever met in my life.
I’m sorry to disagree…..he’s all about himself….”look at me.” He once agreed with apartheid then when Mandela came through he was Nelson’s best friend, according to Mr Self Promoter. No I’m not an admirer. However I do respect his opinion of Hogan who was a real seeker of perfectionism and not a self publicist. I realise this comment will not get any likes but please examine how he promotes himself and PSG eg his son at the Masters 😢
@@Sevemac Everyone is a self promoter. Nothing wrong with that when you have the track record to back it up. Gary Player has also raised tens of millions of dollars in South Africa towards anti apartheid causes
@@Sevemac you sir, are a fool.
Where did he play?
I believe Ben Hogan revealed practically everything he knew in his 'Five Lessons' book. If anyone studies that book, applies the techniques, and practices diligently, they will learn to play a very respectable game of golf. I know it's true because I did it. I started out knowing absolutely nothing about golf, and today, at age 71, after a triple bypass and colon cancer, I shoot in the 70's from the white tees, and I owe it to Mr. Ben Hogan.
Great testimony. Good health too You, and keep it the short Grass!
His basics were correct . Some so simple , but after 40 years of golf i recognise the main parts today
Man, this is GOLD! I’ve watched it many times and still catch myself smiling listening to Mr. Player talk so respectfully about Mr. Hogan. Well done Christo, well done sir. 🇨🇦
You're doing a very special thing here Christo, keeping the memory of Ben Hogan alive in this way. I worship his golf swing.
I have a BIG problem with this dude. He is more interested in chopping interviews into 5 minute segmants and hyping up his channel that getting the stories out, There are so many other channels providing MORE and better content..
Ben's swing is my favourite of all time.
That was fantastic! Such a positive attitude - good for golf, good for life…
He was amazing 🤩
How awesome. I walked beside Gary Player on several occasions as a little kid who was crazy for junior golf competition. And the aging Sam Snead. Could stand within 10 ft of Slamm’n Sam hitting from the rough. No marshals around. The most beautiful fluid effortless swing of pure contained power I ever saw. I was in 7th heaven. Sam like numerous tour pros back then had this most amazing ball flight off persimmon woods and balata balls that are impossible to imitate today. The balls would start out like cruise missiles buzzing 20 feet above the ground flying level and then at the 200 yd mark would begin to rise in a beautiful trajectory. Things of dreams. Western Open (Chicago area) and the Milwaukee Open. The odd thing was Gary had a very small gallery and Sam had virtually none by then - about 12 people milling around following him. 12 people who knew greatness. Something else of note with Mr. Player - he was so ahead of his time in terms of nutrition, health, and exercise. The man is SO HEALTHY and in shape compared to all his now feeble and dead compatriots.
He’s still sharp as a tack at 85!
Ben Hogans swing....hands down my favourite of all time.
Gary Player a complete gentleman, stylish, classy and elegant. Incredible person, the best ambassador of all time for golf.
So much fun to listen to Mr. Player. Great job with the questions!
One of the all-time greats! His story should be made into a movie.
That’s for sure. What an incredible story!
@@MiracleSwingExperience why dont you ask if you can do it?
Just imagine the memories Gary must carry with him. He was at the center of golf for more than ten years and has always been the preeminent ambassador of the game. I would be honored to shake his hand.
@@jbarton1541 I want to do more with him!
Sure hope you do. Cheers from Canada.
Wow Christo that was HUGE. 👏Congratulations on having the opportunity to interview and spend time with another of the world's greatest golfers. I couldn't be happier for you.🙋♂️ Takecare
Thanks, Robbie!
Great job well done
Great video, i have been following you for about three years ??? time has a way of being elusive. And have have enjoyed everything of yours that i have seen, best of everything with the new channel.
Thank you. Hoping all's well down in the bayou!
Great interview Christo.
Thanks, Luis!
I like the video. I wish it had a part II to it.
I love stories like this. Keep up the great work
Thank you, Joe!
Outstanding!
Much appreciated.
stood behind him once on the driving range; caddy about 125 yds out. He hit a wedge to the left ten times; all dropped within a few yards of each other. Without looking up, he waived the caddy over to the left and dropped about nine or ten to the right within three to four yards. i was a teenager; been my hero ever since
Man I love Gary Player! He doesn't beat around the bush or bullshit!!
He’s very wise!
Yes, I appreciate his candid adoration of Mr. Hogan. I idolized Hogan from the moment I fell in love with golf at 12 y.o. (1957). I have pursued his ideas since.
@@geraldweissburg8618 That's incredible. What an inspiration to us all!
Nice Job, Christo. Thanks for sharing!
There's a lot more where that came from!!!
God bless Gary Player. I’ve never heard him speak, on any topic, without feeling better & more positive afterwards. Thanks for sharing.
thanks 👍 enjoyed it😲😁
That's wonderful. Thank you.
I can hear Hogan stories all day every day
Gary PLAYER!! Still a handsome lad. Great to see ya!!
He was like a movie star!!!
Saw Hogan, Littler and Bolt in a playoff for the 1960 Memphis Open. Bolt won. Never before or since seen swings like that. What an experience for a 15 year old.
what an insight into a great man so focussed
He is more focused than you would believe. He told me a story about the night before the final round of the US Open that gave him his Grand Slam. Unreal...
Where did you get the hogan print on the wall christo?
Great.
Thanks, Daniel!
The secret is understanding two vital elements in the golf swing. One, u must create weight on the club face during the downswing. Two, u must learn to compress the golf ball instead of hitting the golf ball. To create weight on the club face, take a couple of practice swing with just one arm to feel the club face getting heavier and heavier on the way down. Do it on the left arm and right arm. Then try both arms together. Experiment until u find the right swing speed that create the heaviest feel on the club face. U will discovered that this swing speed feels a lot slower than normal. U will understand why everybody keep telling u to swing slower. But swinging slower without creating this weight won't work either. The other element is compression. There are many good videos on youtube.
That should have been a much longer interview
I've got over 2 hours coming to MSE TV!
The best ball striker to date, Moe Norman, the only man that Hogan would stop to watch. Unusual swing, introverted, misunderstood, and a genius.
Subscribed 🤝 Hogan is the man. If anybody knows where I can find pic he’s got hanging on the wall, let me know.
The thumbnail of Hogan for this video shows Hogan in a side bend position that looks like David Duval. I'd guess David Duval was a Hogan emulator, but to some extent, aren't we all?
I did a swing analysis of Duval that’s very interesting 🤔
They say Imbe Park and Jason Dufner have either Moe Norman and Ben Hogan swings, can't remember which one is which?
Best of luck
"Why was he so talkative?" Classic.
Hahahahaha!
The Black Knight...1 of a kind!
A true gentleman!
Highly enjoyable
Thank you so much, P M!!!
The man who may give the most competent analysis of whether Hogan or Moe Norman
was the best ball striker is Lee Trevino. I hope you could at least do a phone interview of him on this never ending question. I would hope Trevino could go into some depth on this
and of course much depends upon the definition of "best ball striker".
I hope to. Gary Player told me Trevino was the second best.
Genius to put it mildly
I have always said,if for some reason you where condemned to watch a man hit a golf ball every day of your life,you would watch Ben Hogan.Why? You would be waiting for an imperfection, it would be a long wait.
Haha. That’s fantastic 😆
Hell if I had a swing like his I’d never get tired of hitting balls either
If you look up the word "winner" in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of Gary Player next to it.
Read a story where sam Snead carried the par 4 290yards...with his driver ,where he says he was just trying to hit with only 80percent of his strength to keep it in play....and it was so flush that ever Byron nelson commented that he has have never seen anyone hit the ball that pure and far ever....mind you the ball used to go at least 150yards less than today in those times....so to hit a 300yards drive was unheard in those days...you don’t win 82 pga tour tournaments by fluke....Sam Snead was a beast...When it comes to bombing it ,like Bryson is doing today to other players....Sam was longer than hogan any day by good 20yards....These guys would be as long as Bryson...if they would have played with modern equipment.
Perfect practice makes perfect and Ben P R A C T I C E D.
Man I wish I could have seem that man hit balls
And yet not a single contemporary pro golfer copies this swing.
RIght?????
@@MiracleSwingExperience I don’t understand your response. Show me one guy tour pro who copies Hogan’s swing. These guys all play with bowed wrists now, and instructors want you to hit outside-in blocks.
@@slicksalmon6948 I’m 100% in agreement, hence I am saying “right”. Rickie is similar. No cupped wrists out there really.
@@MiracleSwingExperience Right. I agree. Ricky is the only guy who is close.
@@MiracleSwingExperience so if youre in agreement why all the question marks
Living Mount Rushmore....Gary, Lee, Jack, Tiger!!!!
I gotta interview Lee, and Tiger!!!
@@MiracleSwingExperience I think if you get to interview Lee, it will be a highlight of your life. He is such a great storyteller!
I’m shocked Mr. Player has a house in Pennsylvania? Do u know why ?
. 0:01 1:52 2:04 2:22
Hogan was the most respected, Palmer was the most loved, Player was the most underated & Nicklaus was the most feared.
Gary Player doesn’t have 18 Majors,Was that a misprint,Otherwise great interview and great content as usual….
He does. 9 pga and 9 champions tour. Grandslam in both tours.
9 reg. PGA MAJORS AND 9 CHAMPION MAJORS
We all k ow Ben's history and record but I always wonder what Gary thought about Moe Norman
Why don't you have a sit down with Kris Tschetter, she was suppose to be a protege of Hogan (I heard) and she is always talking about him.
You may have missed it but she is in this video. I had the opportunity to do a full length interview with her in Mr. Hogan!
@@MiracleSwingExperience I meant a real sitdown, that lasts 20-30 minutes. Then show the full length interview, OK
@@dttruman I have a one hour interview with Kris Tschetter that will be available on MSE TV soon. It is cut down and in my film Mr. Hogan, but it's only. 10 minutes.
If Gary did not have to face Jack, Arnie, Lee, Weiskopf, Miller, Casper, Watson, Seve and other greats he would have as many majors as Tiger. He only needed 6 more. That era has certified legends who played with small wooden heads, crappy golf balls and non perfect golf courses. Name the guys Tiger beat to win his majors and tell me where they ended up in golf history.
You “invented the best sight for golf instruction”. You invented TH-cam!!?
Haha. Hyperbole
Still looks in tremendous nic .
He's in fantastic shape.
Video starts at 3.35
Ben Hogan has a slightly bent left elbow at the top of the backswing, WAY past parallel, lifts the left heel, all things they don’t teach now. Point being like Gary Player said “ A lot of what they’re teaching today is a bunch of hogwash”. Everyone has their own swing. The only part that is the same for all great ball strikers is how they execute through the hitting zone. All pros basically look the same through that zone. But look at John Rahm’s swing compared to Hogan’s, completely opposite. Rahm barely has a backswing. So the basics of the hitting zone is what we all need to focus on. There is no way I could make my backswing look like Rahm’s, I have to be content that I go past parallel and strive to make improvements in the hitting zone.
BH secret?
The secret is : there is no secret! except working hard
For sure. I think anything you discover that you’ve never been told before is like a secret.
@@MiracleSwingExperience bonjour. from Paris sorry d'or m'y pour english i'm french
I want to Thank you, you have change my golf conception, i began to follow u at the beginnig i was 25 and because of u i'm crash golfeur now .thanks u for everything u do
I think one of the best swing u had was Hogan trap vidéo
Thanks
@@manmonkey6805 That’s outstanding!!! So happy to hear from you! Keep up the great work!
Pronation is the secret !
@@glenngouldification hogan pronates and supinates a TON
Like “they” say, putt for dough!
Seriously!
If Hogan was a good putter, he'd have twice as many wins.
Hogan was a very good putter in the 40's. After the accident he gradually lost eyesight in his dominant eye.
Gary Player called Ben Up and told Mr. Hogan that He was having trouble with his Putter,...Ben asked Gary, whose Clubs do you Play,...Gary said, Spaldings,...Ben said, then call Mr. Spalding Up and ask Him,...and Ben hung Up.
Slazenger not Spalding
@@MarvinAikens-wo8ky Spalding!
Wow, Player's face looks like Jack Nicklaus now!
How's that??? LOL
@@MiracleSwingExperience In his eyes and face--they look similar--
Modern players are goin back to the hogan/jones swing because its the most consistent injury free swing.
Hey Dustin, we agree 100%, have you looked at our new Over The Top Miracle Swing course and community? miracleswingexperience.com/membership/offer
I live the OTT method of swinging the golf club. However most of your videos, we are watching you hitting golf balls. If you want more golfers to use the OTT why don’t you show the audience how far inside should you swing the golf club, on the downswing show where your hands should be in order to incorporate the OTT. I mean I believe in the OTT method but quite frankly I think your TH-cam videos are commercial teasers in order to buy your OTT MIRACLE SWING NO BUENO
First .. maybe
Well done 👍🏻
Thank you Gary player for all you have done for me and the world! You taught me so long ago that “giving is living and living is giving” My thoughts are with you after the loss of your beautiful partner who never passed me without a word of encouragement.Your name continually comes up from those you have helped and elevated.the list is so long I won’t even start.my experience with you has been the same since those long ago days in Suid Africa where you had me to your house in Killarney and out fitted me with your clothes,I wore them with pride until they eventually fell literally to bits! Thank you for that incredible interview with Christo!
Peter beames
Ps christo Gary introduced me to hogan at Westchester in 1970 I watched him hit balls mesmerized (that is another story) He played with Gary Gardner Dickinson tommy bolt.They had switched the nines so the first hole was a par three.Hogan went first 180 with a four iron hit the flag! Bolt said “ hit a mulligan Ben you missed!” keep up the incredible work
The right knee, that's the secret.
Mike Austin was the best to ever hit a golf ball. Gary Player should know better than say Hogan , when Austin helped little ole Gary
Tiger is the best ball Stryker ever.
And GP was and is the biggest bullshitter
So sad he went to his grave with most of his secrets… it’s feels like the time I learned about the burning of the library at Alexandria… the knowledge we lost
If hogan could have putted he would have dominated.
What a great man he was!
Hogan did, of course, dominate. He is the only one to win at least 10 times in a year on tour TWICE (1946 & '48). Only one to win 3 straight attempts in modern majors TWO different times (1950-51/1953). Only one to win 5X in a year on tour in years of at least 10 starts 7 straight times (1941-1953, 7th year only 6 starts) .