If You Had PGA Teaching Pros for 90 minutes...

I will be making a presentation on The Golfing Machine to the Rhode Island/ New England PGA this Fall. I have 90 minutes to make an Impact and change the way golf instruction is viewed in New England. What do you think I should present???

Originally Posted by drewitgolf I will be making a presentation on The Golfing Machine to the Rhode Island/ New England PGA this Fall. I have 90 minutes to make an Impact and change the way golf instruction is viewed in New England. What do you think I should present???

2 words . . . Geometry of the Circle . . .

Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket 2 words . . . Geometry of the Circle . . .

Absolutely, I start every lesson with the Geometry of the Circle. What else?

Originally Posted by drewitgolf Absolutely, I start every lesson with the Geometry of the Circle. What else?

good man!

90 mins? Thats tough. Sell sizzle? I'd explain that there are two different physics in moving a club- A Swingers pulling throw- out and a Hitter's pushing drive- down- and how sometimes current instruction mixes the two actions into the same instruction.

In the true Jedi nature, Swinger's "Trust the Force" and

Like the X-Files, Hitter's Trust Nothing. Control freaks, they are, yes.

Originally Posted by drewitgolf Absolutely, I start every lesson with the Geometry of the Circle. What else?

Just stick with the basics - otherwise they will all get lost

To name a few,

What Lag pressure really is....

Plane line tracing....

Extensor Action....

- Things like the essentials and imperatives should be stressed and explained in depth - try not to talk about too wide a range of subjects....

I vote for aiming point!

Keep the mind in the hands.........the hands are easier to moniter than the clubhead.

I think that would open some eyes in a hurry!

UPP

Geometry of the circle
Imperatives and essentials, especially lag pressure and balance

Flying wedges! Especially a 'level' right wrist and how the right forearm cocks the left wrist.

Of course, I would personally use the EdZ drills to show all of the above and perhaps an axe handle and rope, a broom and a mop!

To tie it all together - Impact fix and impact hand location/aiming point!

Originally Posted by EdZ Geometry of the circle
Imperatives and essentials, especially lag pressure and balance

Flying wedges! Especially a 'level' right wrist and how the right forearm cocks the left wrist.

Of course, I would personally use the EdZ drills to show all of the above and perhaps an axe handle and rope, a broom and a mop!

To tie it all together - Impact fix and impact hand location/aiming point!

Danger- danger. Got to keep it very very simple. Don't lose them. Got to show those guys that it is in reach to teach.

Originally Posted by 6bmike Danger- danger. Got to keep it very very simple. Don't lose them. Got to show those guys that it is in reach to teach.

True - but I think you can show the flying wedges and the concepts of the imperatives and essentials with common terms that wouldn't turn folks off.

"Support" of impact for example!

Many in the audience will be experienced instructors who are invested in their own methodology. I suggest starting with 1-L Machine Concept.

Explain viewing the body as a machine concept and the three functions Clubshaft, Clubhead, and Clubface. Allow this to lead into Plane, Pressure Points, and Flat Left Wrist. I believe these concepts will arouse interest without threatening points of view.

Next cover the imperatives and essentials. To back it all up - Geometry of the circle!

Good Luck

In my humble opinion the bent right wrist is the most important aspect of the golf stroke.Without it you have nothing...all the power is gone before impact and this leads to throw away.This to me is the primary reason for another great problem...over acceleration.The body does this to compensate for the loss of power storage which is cause by straightening the right wrist before impact.

In essence the Golf stroke is all about power storage...The bent right wrist allows the golfer to do exactly that.

To me that is the bottom line.

Not a problem, Mike. These are all wonderful ideas and I appreciate all of them. I don't have a problem, presenting them in a simplified, organized manner. I do it on the lesson tee every day. The last thing I want to do is intimidate them. I am interested in what everyone would do if they were in my golf shoes; no wrong answers.

Originally Posted by drewitgolf I will be making a presentation on The Golfing Machine to the Rhode Island/ New England PGA this Fall. I have 90 minutes to make an Impact and change the way golf instruction is viewed in New England. What do you think I should present???

How about including the progression from Basic to Acquired to Total motion? Seems to me that would be very accessible and is a great way to start out students. It would be a great example that would be instantly applicable within each pro's own teaching.

So many cool topics could be used.

I don't think there are many teaching pros that have heard the message around hinge action.

They see it every day, but don't know how to describe or effectively harness its potential.

I think Golf geometry pertaining on How to stop casting and steering in 90 mins would be great for almost any golfer.

Well first of all, do not wear a Yankee Cap at the presentation.

I would bring with you a qualified golfer and make him your student that you rehearsed with prior to the event.

Bring dowels for stance and plane line. Show how extensor action brings the power package to the top and shows the shoulders how to turn.

Cover all the imperatives and some common faults that students do.

You have to captivate the audience, so demonstration is key......

First,"sustain the line of compression" and then "sustain the lag" to "sustain the line of compression". Also, the TGM's "ball flight law".

Originally Posted by ThinkingPlus How about including the progression from Basic to Acquired to Total motion? Seems to me that would be very accessible and is a great way to start out students. It would be a great example that would be instantly applicable within each pro's own teaching.

As someone who is an experience golfer but TGM newbie this would clearly get my vote. This is one of the toughest things to fully comprehend, but fairly easy to digest. I believe a lot of non-TGM teaching pros would benefit substantially from a better understanding of this concept.

Originally Posted by drewitgolf I will be making a presentation on The Golfing Machine to the Rhode Island/ New England PGA this Fall. I have 90 minutes to make an Impact and change the way golf instruction is viewed in New England. What do you think I should present???

The computer...and the psychology of learning - how you help your students learn faster.

Every PGA guy that I talk to about this will be wide-eyed in amazement.

Steph (Defender of the Machine), that is exactly what we did in Level 2 training and an easy way to start a student in the right direction.

Bagger, You are correct. Hinge Action along with Angular Motion and an Incline Plane is what we hang our TGM Hats on. Demonstrating the different Hinge Actions and their feels reallly don't exist outside of TGM world.

Nuke, I am sure this will come up. Snares, it is what most PGA Teaching Pros have to help their students with. That is why they are in business. It is how they make a living. Excellent.

Sorry Rich, no Yankee Hats ! But, I will bring Dowels (Warp Speed Signature Series, $19.95 each). I will do my best Bob Hope to keep them entertained. It is not only the message, but how it is presented. I agree.

BTS, The Line of Compression, Sustaining it is the Secret of Golf and a great place to begin.

Compda, Chapter 14 is also one of my favorites and one of the most overlooked chapters. I bet these Pro's have never heard of the Incubator before. The Programming Routine should be required reading each time we open the book; Precision In-Precision Out.

Drew,

Just tell them what you know in language that they can understand not language that they would have to learn.

1. Tell them you are going to show the first 60 seconds of the Snead/Toski video. Give background.

2. As Yoda did with us - invite them to bring not only their ears to bear on this video, but also their eyes and (trained) intellect.

3. Show the video.

4. Impress upon them ‘How important is it to learn that the #1 Swing Thought of the greatest Golf Mind of all time -- Homer Kelley -- has just been validated by one of the greatest Golf Performers of all time -- Sam Snead’

5. Introduce Geometry of the Circle, Basic Motion, Right Forearm Tracing or whatever you consider most appropriate at this point.

6. Question Time.

hi drew , hoping also to do a g.o.l.f. presentation in Germany, have you got any video from your presentation? etc cheers sustain the lag

Sorry Mark. No videos of the presentation .

I suggest going to video section of LBG. Lots of "Yellow" Nuggets can be found there.

Thanks for the sage advice Burner. One of my favorite quotes came from the Italian Astronomer and Physicist Galileo: "You can't teach a man anything, you can only help him discover it within himself." I'll give it my best shot.

Strav, Homer and Sam would make a great combination. I will have to watch the video again. Sam's actions speak volumes and shows TGM in action. Snead just didn't know it at the time, or did he? A great way to validate.
Leaving time for questions is a must. I hope there are many. I am sure that the conversation will "spill over" into the 19th Hole. At least I hope so .