Golf Digest - Distance was a lot different in 1945. 👀 Take a look at what it would have been like if Ben Hogan had access to a TrackMan during his prime:
Ben Hogan - An illustration from the January 10, 1949 issue of Time Magazine on how far Ben Hogan would typically hit his different clubs. Interesting to note the following on this
![Pete Pappas al Twitter: "A holiday reminder from Ben Hogan: precision above all else. Hogan's club yardages. Truly amazing stuff. #benhogan https://t.co/yu7PdBd2Bm" / Twitter Pete Pappas al Twitter: "A holiday reminder from Ben Hogan: precision above all else. Hogan's club yardages. Truly amazing stuff. #benhogan https://t.co/yu7PdBd2Bm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWxYtKdW4AAY4A3.jpg)
Pete Pappas al Twitter: "A holiday reminder from Ben Hogan: precision above all else. Hogan's club yardages. Truly amazing stuff. #benhogan https://t.co/yu7PdBd2Bm" / Twitter
![And Ben Hogan says, 'What distance is it up there?' and I said, 'I don't know the hell. That's the way we play in Ireland'" - News - Irish Golf Desk And Ben Hogan says, 'What distance is it up there?' and I said, 'I don't know the hell. That's the way we play in Ireland'" - News - Irish Golf Desk](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52780078e4b0782c048f31cb/1429807310302-IG6SVW07IVNC03WMQN3J/image-asset.jpeg)
And Ben Hogan says, 'What distance is it up there?' and I said, 'I don't know the hell. That's the way we play in Ireland'" - News - Irish Golf Desk
![How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com](https://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2022/hogan3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.640.suffix/1667919976093.jpeg)
How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com
![How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com](https://www.golfdigest.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2022/hogan1.jpg)
How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com
![How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com How far did Ben Hogan and Sam Snead drive the ball? Unearthed study reveals. | Instruction | GolfDigest.com](https://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2022/sneadhogan.png.rend.hgtvcom.1280.1920.suffix/1667918489109.png)