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.
BEN HOGANI don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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