There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
BEN HOGANI’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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There are no shortcuts in the quest for perfection.
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You never fight your eye when you look at a hole. If it looks one way, play it that way. Don’t make a big deal out of an easy shot.
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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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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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I liked to win, but more than anything, I loved to play the way I wanted to play
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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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Control is the main thing, and the tee shot is the most important shot in golf. You’ve got to hit the fairway before you have a good chance of putting the ball close to the pin. You can be the greatest iron player in the world, but if you’re in the boondocks it won’t do you any good.
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This is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.
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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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I don’t like the glamour. I just like the game.
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I never played a round when I didn’t learn something new about the game.
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I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again.
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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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