Yoda's Ground School Yellow Paper (Hit the DIRT!!!!)

12 piece bucket
Thanks to Martee for the tech. assist. Golf Clap.

Thanks to Yoda for showing me this over flap jacks . . . shirt's still got the surup stain (amongst others).

Let the education commence . . . .



Martee
Amazing the amount of information that is contained in theses drawings, particularly the first one. (I have my own personal cracker barrel art work, a treasure to behold if I must say so....)

The explanation that accompanies the diagrams bring TGM alive and in both common terms and TGM terms.

I know that the Plane of the Shoulder Turn, at the top was key, turn the shoulders on the back stroke, down the plane on the Down stroke.
dcg1952
The cool part was how he starts out by drawing nothing but a circle. Then, with concise and easy-to-understand language, at a pace that fits the individual student, he adds 1 piece at a time. The finished product is as posted. A TGM Masterpiece created with a few Sharpies. Those of us that own one refer to it often to reinforce the basics. Seriously considering framing mine. Thanks Yoda. (And nice of you, Colonel, to post for others to see. And, by the way, enjoy your slightly insane portion of the site.) Dr Dave

----------------------------------------------------------------There is no body cavity that can't be reached with a good strong arm and a 14 gauge needle.
hcw
Originally Posted by dcg1952 There is no body cavity that can't be reached with a good strong arm and a 14 gauge needle.
ahhh, the Fat Man...GOMERs goto GROUND!
hcw
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket Thanks to Martee for the tech. assist. Golf Clap.

Thanks to Yoda for showing me this over flap jacks . . . shirt's still got the surup stain (amongst others).

Let the education commence . . . .
in reality, about how far apart are the impact plane line and the low point plane line usually?...also is the sweetspot plane line between them?

-hcw
Martee
Originally Posted by hcw in reality, about how far apart are the impact plane line and the low point plane line usually?...also is the sweetspot plane line between them?

-hcw
Starting with the ball located at Low Point, all three of these lines will appear as one. The further back the ball is located from Low Point, the wider the separation becomes between the lines. So the distance of separation is variable for a single club by ball location to low point. The distance is also different between clubs.

Yes the Sweet Spot Plane Line is inbetween them.

Diagram 2-C-1#1 gives a good view of this from down the line.
drewitgolf
The true Three Dimensional Impact: Down, Out (flip the first picture over), and Forward to Low Point .

Picture number two, 10-13-A .

Seeing is believing.
wolfman
What are the words at the top right of the first diagram: above radius, tangent and chord?

Thanks for posting
drewitgolf
Originally Posted by wolfman What are the words at the top right of the first diagram: above radius, tangent and chord?

Thanks for posting
Circumference-the line bounding the circle of its length
hcw
Originally Posted by Martee Starting with the ball located at Low Point, all three of these lines will appear as one. The further back the ball is located from Low Point, the wider the separation becomes between the lines. So the distance of separation is variable for a single club by ball location to low point. The distance is also different between clubs.

Yes the Sweet Spot Plane Line is inbetween them.

Diagram 2-C-1#1 gives a good view of this from down the line.
thanks, that description helped a LOT!

-hcw
Yoda
Originally Posted by hcw
in reality, about how far apart are the impact plane line and the low point plane line usually?...also is the sweetspot plane line between them?
We're talking about a Clubhead Orbit with a Radius (Left Arm and Club) of about five feet (and a Diameter of twice that). How much "down" is left in such a Stroke as the Clubhead bottoms out at Impact? If the Ball is located precisely at Low Point, the answer is 'none,' and the Impact and Low Point Plane Lines combine as one. And even if the Ball is positioned prior to Low Point, i.e., Up Plane, the answer is 'not much.' But, just as there is a tide in your morning coffee, it's there, and if you don't go all the way down, the Ball will tell you about it.

Regarding the Sweetspot Plane Line...

By definition in 2-F, both the Impact Plane Line and Low Point Plane Line are Sweetspot Plane Lines. It is the Sweetspot -- the Club's Longitudinal Center of Gravity -- that is orbiting On Plane (and hence 'On Line') through Impact and Low Point.
hcw
Originally Posted by Yoda We're talking about a Clubhead Orbit with a Radius (Left Arm and Club) of about five feet (and a Diameter of twice that). How much "down" is left in such a Stroke as the Clubhead bottoms out at Impact? If the Ball is located precisely at Low Point, the answer is 'none,' and the Impact and Low Point Plane Lines combine as one. And even if the Ball is positioned prior to Low Point, i.e., Up Plane, the answer is 'not much.' But, just as there is a tide in your morning coffee, it's there, and if you don't go all the way down, the Ball will tell you about it.

Regarding the Sweetspot Plane Line...

By definition in 2-F, both the Impact Plane Line and Low Point Plane Line are Sweetspot Plane Lines. It is the Sweetspot -- the Club's Longitudinal Center of Gravity -- that is orbiting On Plane (and hence 'On Line') through Impact and Low Point.

hmmm...maybe what i am thinking about is impact, separation, and lowpoint plane lines?

-hcw