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.
BEN HOGANIf a man can shoot 10 birdies, there’s no reason why he can’t shoot 18. Why can’t you birdie every hole on the course?
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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When I practiced, I practiced to get it right.
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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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There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.
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Shoot a lower score than everybody else.
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If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.
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The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.
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The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.
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I 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.
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Golf was my life. I didn’t want to give it up. So I went to work!
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When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown.
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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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May thy ball lie in green pastures, and not in still waters.
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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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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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I always outworked everybody. Work never bothered me as it bothers some people.
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