Why that would be like challenging Bing Crosby to a singing contest,wouldn't it 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 practice golf morning 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 fighting eye play Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you? Ben Hogan athlete sports funny If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard. Ben Hogan would-be golf trying 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 skills exercise memories Selecting a stroke is like selecting a wife. To each his own. Ben Hogan strokes wife golf Like most professional golfers, I have a tendency to remember my poor shots a shade more vividly than the good ones. Ben Hogan shade golf remember I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games. Ben Hogan persistence games golf Shoot a lower score than everybody else. Ben Hogan score sports When you see an opportunity, you practice and work, at least from sunup to sundown. Ben Hogan practice opportunity 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 practice morning people When I practiced, I practiced to get it right. Ben Hogan Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there. Ben Hogan class golf people 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 swings golf believe 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 waiting golf morning 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 balls way moving I play with friends, but we don't play friendly games. Ben Hogan games golf funny 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 games play golf I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees. Ben Hogan knees monsters golf I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course. Ben Hogan step new game time
