Rickie Fowler Quotes

The golf swing is very, very rhythmic. There's a certain tempo to it, just like in music.

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 think a firm grip helps you control the club and prevents it from turning in your hands. Another thing about feel is, if you make a change in your grip, it takes time for your brain to adapt.

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

I would say that my downswing mirrors the path of my backswing pretty closely.

I started changing my swing in late 1999.

I'm still learning about my swing more. I continue to learn, with the help of my hitting instructors.

A question I get asked a lot in pro-ams is how I'm able to swing the club as hard as I do. Honestly, I'm not swinging that hard. I'm using about 75 percent of my maximum effort.

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

I'm a very analytical guy, I like to study my swing, I like to study what my back foot is doing, my elbow, whatever it might be, and there's a lot of guys nowadays that are like that. That's the trend of the game, that's the way the game has gone.

I'm not someone who looks to swing the ball away majorly.

We've been trying to get my body and head moving toward the target on the downswing. I have a tendency to hang back and not release the club.

I just go out and play golf.

Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don't have to worry about losing your balance.

The difficulty is, all swing thoughts decay, like radium. What burnt up the course on Wednesday has turned to lead on Sunday. Yet it does not do to have a blank mind: the terrible hugeness of the course will rush into the vacuum and the ball will spray like a thing berserk.

One of the worst mistakes you can make in golf is trying to force the game.

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

There have been nights I've stayed up late thinking about, 'What's wrong with my swing? What do I need to fix?'

I'm obsessed with golf, so I love going to play golf.

Being 21, 22 years old... traveling the world and getting to play golf is pretty neat.

I don't play golf.

I rely on my ball striking more than anything.

I play golf but very badly.

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

Golf is a difficult game, but it's a little easier if you trust your instincts. It's too hard a game to try to play like someone else.