When I practiced, I practiced to get it right. Ben Hogan More Quotes by Ben Hogan More Quotes From Ben Hogan The truth is, the first golf club I owned was an old left-handed, wooden-shafted, rib-faced mashie that a fellow gave me, and that's the club I was weaned on. During the mornings we caddies would bang the ball up and down the practice field until the members arrived and it was time to go to work. So I did all that formative practice left-handed. But I'm a natural right-hander. Ben Hogan practicegolfmorning 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. Ben Hogan fightingeyeplay Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you? Ben Hogan athletesportsfunny If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard. Ben Hogan would-begolftrying 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 Hogan skillsexercisememories Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own. Ben Hogan strokeswifegolf Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones. Ben Hogan shadegolfremember I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games. Ben Hogan persistencegamesgolf Shoot a lower score than everybody else. Ben Hogan scoresports When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown. Ben Hogan practiceopportunity You hear stories about me beating my brains out practicing, but the truth is, I was enjoying myself. I couldn't wait to get up in the morning so I could hit balls. I'd be at the practice tee at the crack of dawn, hit balls for a few hours, then take a break and get right back to it. And I still thoroughly enjoy it. When I'm hitting the ball where I want, hard and crisply - when anyone is - it's a joy that very few people experience. Ben Hogan practicemorningpeople Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there. Ben Hogan classgolfpeople 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. Ben Hogan swingsgolfbelieve I could not wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again. Ben Hogan waitinggolfmorning 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 Hogan ballswaymoving I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games. Ben Hogan gamesgolffunny Certainly, if you can't manage your game, you can't play tournament golf. 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. Ben Hogan gamesplaygolf I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees. Ben Hogan kneesmonstersgolf Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it Ben Hogan singingchallengessports I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course. Ben Hogan stepnewgametime
