Chi Chi Rodriguez Quotes

Tee your ball high...air offers less resistance than dirt.

I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. It's not so much the different shape of the swings, more the fact that you are stationary when you hit a golf ball. In cricket you have to move forward or back, which is an instinctive timing thing.

It's got to feel good off the face, it's got to look good from on top of the ball. And then, obviously, it's got to perform. But in those iron testings, obviously, I'm just trying to hit the best shots I can.

I see things written about the golf swing that I can't believe will work except by accident .

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.

The actual distance a bad golfer is going to hit the ball with any club obviously depends on many factors, not the least of which is whether the ball was actually hit at all.

Tempo is the glue that sticks all elements of the golf swing together.

The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.

I used to turn my shoulders pretty level, which a lot of golfers think is correct. But that made my swing too shallow coming into impact, so my contact was picky, especially off the turf.

I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people.

I very rarely watch anybody swing. All I do is follow where the ball goes.

The best quick tip in golf is to focus on your rhythm and balance.

The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball.

Copy my favorite moves and my Tour-proven setup positions, and you'll start catching it on the sweet spot every time, with every club in your bag.

I can't hit a ball more than 200 yards. I have no butt. You need a butt if you're going to hit a golf ball.

A perfectly straight shot with a big club is a fluke.

If I mis-hit the golf ball, the world doesn't blow up.

When I was getting overly 'droppy,' that's when I was hitting shots left and right. That's what we were doing, so maybe if my swing was a touch flatter, I wouldn't drop the club as much.

Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.

I've got a good game plan... keep things simple with my golf swing.

It's no secret that I'm a fan of hitting a lot of balls.

So as long as my shoulders are level and I pull through with my hips, the ball should go where it's supposed to go.

My golf swing is probably the most horrendous you've ever seen. I look like I'm trying to attack the ball.

When I introduce my basketball friends to golf, I tell them to just swing halfway. The power is the easy part.

I don't swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.