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 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.
More Ben Hogan Quotes
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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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Golf is not a game of good shots. It’s a game of bad shots.
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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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I’m glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.
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Hit the ball up to the hole… You meet a better class of people up there.
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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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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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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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Jesus Christ can’t hit a golf ball straight. It’s virtually impossible – at best it’s an accident.
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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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Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn’t it
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I see no reason that a golf course cannot be played in 18 birdies. Just because no one has ever done that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
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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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Certainly, if you can’t manage your game, you can’t play tournament golf.
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Every day you miss playing or practicing is one day longer it takes to be good.
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