Collin Morikawa Quotes

The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact.

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

I love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swing weight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer. It also makes it difficult to hit the ball high enough for all situations.

But if an iron doesn't work, or if it doesn't feel good, I will switch it out.

I think, obviously, there's a bunch of technology with TrackMan, and all of the different launch monitors, that help tell you what is best. But, for me, it's a lot about what is going to come out from that initial window of hitting that ball.

There are a plenty of shots that I have been amazed by, but a lot of these shots are played because you have worn an iron mask. Take away the protection, and let me see if they play them. Don't forget that the past players did not have any protection.

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.

A golf ball is like a clock. Always hit it at 6 o'clock and make it go toward 12 o'clock. But make sure you're in the same time zone.

Spin is a tricky thing. When you're trying to avoid it - say, on a tee shot, where sidespin puts you in the trees - it's easy to make it happen.

When I was in high school, there's no doubt I was trying to swing like Tiger Woods when he first came on tour.

I like using a 75-percent swing for wedge shots instead of full force.

I've stated my position, and that is that we do not need a contraption to play the game of golf. I would hope that we'd play under one set of rules, and those rules would include a ban on the long putter hooked to the body in some way, shape or form.

When you're hitting a fairway wood, you've got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first instinct is probably to give it a little more power because you're worried about coming up short.

Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots.

The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.

The top golfers in the world are like Formula One cars when it comes to their swings.

I was the first to win a major with a belly putter, and I've spent hours practicing that way, so I hope they don't ban anchoring.

My point is, there's no sense trying to squeeze something out of your swing if you can let your clubs do the shotmaking for you.

I caddied for a guy who was a very good player, and he gave me a set of clubs, just a starter set: 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron, putter and driver. I just loved it. How I developed my swing was to just grab a club and start banging balls.

A big part of managing a golf course is managing your swing on the course. A lot of guys can go out and hit a golf ball, but they have no idea how to manage what they do with the ball. I've won as many golf tournaments hitting the ball badly as I have hitting the ball well.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent.

When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.

With shorter clubs, your ball position should be just back of middle, to really promote hitting the ball first on a downward strike.

The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.