Ernie Els Quotes
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When you get to the tee on a really long par 5, I know what you're feeling. You want to let the shaft out on the driver and try to bomb it down there. I get the same feeling. But a big tee shot is not always the best strategy, especially on a long hole.
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Playing from deep grass is a fact of life in professional golf.
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Before you take your address, while you're still reading the putt, imagine the ball tracking on the line you've chosen and falling into the cup. If you don't believe you can make every putt, why bother trying?
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You probably don't hit as many fairway-bunker shots as you do the greenside ones, and that unfamiliarity might make you a bit nervous.
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He's been a top player for the last 10 years, and we all work on our swings, we all change things. We keep working and then we're trying to get better, and sometimes you get worse trying to get better. You've just got to give it some time, be patient for it to turn around, and when it does turn around, you feel like you can start winning again.
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You check into the hotel and see you're booked for seven nights. But you know you might be leaving in a day or two. It's exciting for the fans. But you're on edge. And you're on edge the whole round.
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Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.
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Obviously my game wasn't too good at Augusta, I had a couple of technical faults, the posture wasn't too good. It's a bit unfortunate because I was playing a lot of good golf, but when I got sick flu before The Masters, that was bad timing and I wasn't quite myself.
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I have to believe that if I keep doing what I'm doing, the results will reflect that, and I'll give myself plenty more opportunities to win.
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During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode.
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With shorter clubs, your ball position should be just back of middle, to really promote hitting the ball first on a downward strike.
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I think I would have taken a expletive load of Advil.
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If you don't believe you can make every putt, why bother trying?