Ben Hogan > Quotes

“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. ”
― Ben Hogan

“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.”
― Ben Hogan

“When a golfer has completed his left-hand grip, the V formed by the thumb and forefinger should point to his right eye.”
― Ben Hogan, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

“A well hit golf shot is a feeling that goes up the shaft, right through your hands and into your heart.”
― Ben Hogan

“There are no shortcuts on the quest for perfection.”
― Ben Hogan

“Up to a considerable point, as I see it, there’s nothing difficult about golf, nothing. I see no reason, truly, why the average golfer, if he goes about it intelligently, shouldn’t play in the 70s”
― Ben Hogan, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

“sense of organization, some thought, and a fair control of muscular action. It is, however, much less involved than this”
― Ben Hogan, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

“THE RIGHT-HAND GRIP IS A FINGER GRIP. THE TWO FINGERS WHICH SHOULD APPLY MOST OF THE PRESSURE ARE THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS.”
― Ben Hogan, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

“THE FEET SHOULD BE SET APART THE WIDTH OF THE SHOULDERS WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING A STANDARD FIVE-IRON SHOT. THEY ARE SET SOMEWHAT CLOSER TOGETHER WHEN YOU PLAY THE MORE LOFTED CLUBS, SOMEWHAT WIDER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE SHOULDERS WHEN YOU PLAY THE LONG IRONS AND THE WOODS.”
― Ben Hogan, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf