You only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
BEN HOGANYou only hit a straight ball by accident. The ball is going to move right or left every time you hit it, so you had better make it go one way or the other.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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The most important shot in golf is the next one.
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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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You 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.
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