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 HOGANWhy that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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
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All other things being equal, greens break to the west.
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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
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Golf is 20 percent talent and 80 percent management.
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Every day that you don’t practice is one day longer before you achieve greatness
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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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Good golf begins with a good grip.
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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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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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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Placing the ball in the right position for the next shot is eighty percent of winning golf.
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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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Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own.
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