The average golfer’s problem is not so much the lack of ability as it is lack of knowledge about what he should be doing
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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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I have found the game to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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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 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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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.
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I play with friends, but we don’t play friendly games.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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