There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
BEN HOGANYou continually have to ask yourself what club to play, where to aim it, whether to accept a safe par or to try to go for a birdie. You can’t play every hole the same way. I never could.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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I have always felt and said that a man who can be a champion in one era could be a champion in any other era because he has what it takes to reach the top.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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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.
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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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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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I don’t believe there is anything like a natural golf swing. A golf swing is an unnatural thing, and it has to be developed.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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