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 HOGANThere’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 HOGANWhen I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
BEN HOGANI 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.
BEN HOGANWhy that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
BEN HOGANI hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’s like a rattlesnake in your pocket.
BEN HOGANI liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
BEN HOGANThe most important shot in golf is the next one.
BEN HOGANAll other things being equal, greens break to the west.
BEN HOGANIf we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
BEN HOGANI don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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.
BEN HOGANI could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
BEN HOGANThe 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 HOGANThere is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
BEN HOGANReverse 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 HOGANCertainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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