There’s no set time or schedule for developing one’s skills as a professional golfer, and it certainly doesn’t come overnight. It’s a muscle-memory exercise that comes over time.
BEN HOGANPlacing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
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Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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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.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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Your name is the most important thing you own. Don’t ever do anything to disgrace or cheapen it.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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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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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard.
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