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Afternoons with Mr Hogan: A Boy, a Golf Legend, and the Lessons of a Lifetime [Paperback] Vasquez, Jody

Ben Hogans former ball shagger recounts firsthand stories of the golf legendandreveals, for the first time, Hogans Swing Secret, a source of mystery to golfers for more than fifty yearsBen Hogans pro golf record is legendary A fourtime PGA Player of the Year, he celebrated sixtythree tournament wins and became known as a man of few words and fewer close friends Most of what we know about Hogan has been based on myth and speculation Until nowIn the 1960s, though Hogans competitive career was over, he kept the practice habits that made him famous and remade modern competitive golf He hired seventeenyearold Jody Vasquez to help Each day, after driving to a remote part of the course at Shady Oaks Country Club, Hogan would spend hours hitting balls and Vasquez would retrieve them There, and over the course of their twentyyear friendship, Hogan taught Jody the mechanics of his famous swing and shared his thoughts on playing, practicing, and course managementunknowingly revealing much about his character, values, and beliefs, and the events that shaped themIn Afternoons with Mr Hogan, Jody Vasquez shares dozens of stories about Hogan, from the way he practiced, selected his clubs, and interacted with other star players to his littleknown humor and generosity Combining the gentle insight of Tom Kites A Fairway to Heaven which recalls Kites golf education under Harvey Penick with the sage perspective of Penicks own Little Red Book, Vasquezs tribute is funny, poignant, and full of advice for golfers of all levels