Ben Hogan's Magic Elbow - The Best Ball Striking Tip I've Ever Received
4 golfers recommended it · 2024–2025
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains Ben Hogan's trail elbow idea and how it improves ball striking.
Why golfers recommend it
- Trail elbow per Hogan, benefit a ton
- Playlist of videos for hips and posture
- Shorten backswing, helpful video
- Swing plane analysis GIF
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
5 comments from Reddit
u/kw2026 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Swing over my head (Round 2)”
Looks like John Daly if he was an amateur LOL But real talk, check what Hogan says about the trail elbow. This video I think would benefit you a ton, even though it’s kinda boring ▶ this video Getting the trail elbow down will get you to control the face more, idk how this went straight but it somehow did. Just focus on trail elbow for a bit though
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u/isthatapencil 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “utter inability to hit the golf ball, particularly long irons ”
This is a bit long but he gets it: ▶ this video This is very inspiring: Hogan showing his own swing: ▶ this video See how his trail arm is in tight and the hip turn pulls his upper body around so powerfully. His book, Five Lessons, details it extremely well. At first it feels awkward, like you’re in a straitjacket, until you realize how much power you can apply because you feel such control of the club. I hope you …
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u/TeddaMan2 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “fixing my swing”
[i.redd.it] In the GIF I have added a red line representing the functional swing. This is a line drawn through the club hosel and your trail elbow. 3D measurements have shown that most elite golfers swing close to this plane when the club-head is below their head height. The preference is to be at or slightly above this line in the backswing and at or slightly below this line in the downswing. In your case you have …
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u/Supra5469 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Critique my swing thanks!”
Shorten the backswing no need to go past parallel. Here’s another video I think will help you a lot. ▶ this video
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u/TaineLikesCameras 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “utter inability to hit the golf ball, particularly long irons ”
currently -need to use the hips to start the downswing, currently looks like my shoulders start it ▶ this video ▶ this video -definitely standing too close to the ball ▶ this video -need to hit through the ball, not at the ball ▶ this video -shift my weight to my left foot more, which will help me hit down on the ball and get more height ▶ this video ▶ this video -clear hips at impact ▶ this video -downswing release …
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