The Beginner’s Guide to Deliberate Practice The Beginner�s Guide to Deliberate Practice The Beginner�s Guide to Deliberate Practice By James Clear | Continuous Improvement, Deliberate Practice, Self-Improvement In some circles, Ben Hogan is credited with �inventing practice.� Hogan was one of the greatest golfers of the 20th century, an accomplishment he achieved through tireless repetition. He simply loved to practice. Hogan said, �I couldn�t wait to get up in the morning so I could hit balls. I�d be at the practice tee at the crack of dawn, hit balls for a few hours, then take a break and get right back to it.� 1 For Hogan, every practice session had a purpose. He reportedly spent years breaking down each phase of the golf swing and testing new methods for each segment. The result was near perfection. He developed one of the most finely-tuned golf swings in the history of the game. His precision made him more like a su...