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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.

Ben Hogan

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
BEN HOGAN

Air Golf Sports
Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
BEN HOGAN

Games Golf Sports
I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
BEN HOGAN

Games Glamour Golf
Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
BEN HOGAN

Ball Golf Jesus
I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGAN

Golf Hate Pockets
All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
BEN HOGAN

Break Golf West
A shot that goes in the cup is pure luck, but a shot to within two feet of the flag is skill.
BEN HOGAN

Golf Luck Skills Two
Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don’t you?
BEN HOGAN

Athlete Funny Sports
I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
BEN HOGAN

Funny Games Golf
When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
BEN HOGAN

Game Golf Practice Right
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 HOGAN

Golf Hair Swings
Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones.
BEN HOGAN

Golf Poor Remember Shade Tendency
May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
BEN HOGAN

Golf Lying Water
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 HOGAN

Exercise Memories Skill
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 HOGAN

Golf Iron Player
Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
BEN HOGAN

Day Good Missing One

Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.

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