Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
BEN HOGANThe average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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I dreamed one night that I had 17 holes-in-one and one two, and when I woke up I was so goddam mad.
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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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You hear stories about me beating my brains out practising, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning, so I could hit balls. When I’m hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply, it’s a joy that very few people experience.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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People have always been telling me what I can’t do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That’s been one of my driving forces all my life.
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