The Secret by Michael Cortson

Can anyone give me any info about this book? What is the secret?

Thanks for the link cmays!
If anybody has any questions about what I teach, fire away!

Tom Bertrand

hi tom
what do you teach
bill

I teach only Hogan. I was fortunate to work with John Schlee (a former PGA touring professional in the 60's and 70's) for 7 years back in the late 80's and early 90's in his Maximum Golf School. He was one of the few people to have private lessons from Ben Hogan from 1969-74.
He gave to John everything he knew about the golf swing and how it worked, but what he gave John that no one else could know that studies his swing and photos is what he feels on the takeaway, the backswing, the transition, and the laying off of the club. I feel as though I was handed a torch to carry on what Hogan discovered and developed.
I feel it's my mission to bring Hogan to a generation that really doesn't know his accomplishments. Not in championships, but in swing mechanics for power and accuracy. There hasn't been anybody like him since, (Tiger is close) but who has since provided us with stunning displays of tee to green accuracy?
Later,
Tom B

hi tom
looking forward to hearing more about your thoughts on hogan and his swing.
bill

Schleeman, I have the video maximum golf by your friend. I would like to find the spiral bound book. The only one I could find was WAY out of my price range. Do you have any ? Thanks Cayrbee

Hi cayrbee,

Unfortunately I only have my one copy that I've had all these years. I did have more but they get borrowed and never returned...
I've been trying to see about getting it republished in some format but I haven't had any response. I'll let you know if I see anything in the meantime.
By the way I'm John's assistant in the yellow shirt on that video.

Tom B
The Legendary Golf System

Ok, here we go again. Only $ 79.95 and I can make you into Hogan. Wow, P.T. Barnum was right.

The "Humbugs of the world" eh!

With all respect, the left wrist cocks, the right hinges.
Minor details. I like your left hand/fingers description though.

In Hogan's description of the left hand and wrist to John Schlee and even in his forward from the 1985 edition of 5 Lessons, Hogan talks about 'twisting' on the backswing or rolling the hands. Not an upcock or a backcock but a twist. There is a totally different feeling at the top of the backswing. If you 'twist' properly, the club will point to the left of your target at the top of your backswing (right handers).
In Hogan's own words, "I rolled the face of the club open away from the ball. That cupped my left wrist. Coming down, the face was moving so fast I couldn't turn it over and hook. I was rotating the club like a baseball bat, and the faster I could rotate it, the more distance I got. Training myself, I would roll the face open as fast and as far as I could. With this technique, I could hit the ball straight and farther."
What Hogan didn't go on to explain in that Forward was exactly what to do coming down. He told John that once you twisted going back, you have to 'untwist' coming down. This causes the left wrist to bow in the impact area. If you didn't 'untwist' properly, the ball would go right every time.

Confused yet?

It makes complete sense and I've been teaching it for 20 yrs now with all my students giving me the ahaa! reaction.
Try it. Power and accuracy are almost assured.



Later,
Tom B
P.S. P.T. Barnum wasn't always right.