Learning TGM

I just wanted to say how excited I am to finally start applying some TGM basics to my golf swing. I cant tell you how this has impacted my understanding of how the golf swing is supposed to work. As a 5 HC my ball striking was good but after applying some TGM techniques it has improved dramatically. Im happy to find websites like this that are dedicated to this way of teaching. I wish the teaching world would incorporate more TGM in there teachings. Then finally, the average golfers HC would go down.

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Originally Posted by macgolf I just wanted to say how excited I am to finally start applying some TGM basics to my golf swing. I cant tell you how this has impacted my understanding of how the golf swing is supposed to work. As a 5 HC my ball striking was good but after applying some TGM techniques it has improved dramatically. Im happy to find websites like this that are dedicated to this way of teaching. I wish the teaching world would incorporate more TGM in there teachings. Then finally, the average golfers HC would go down.

best
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I started last March with a 21 hcp. and now am down to an 11.5. If I had it to do over again, I would have gone through the basic motion progressions, acquired motion and total motion with an exaggerated # 3 PP, and slowly increased the speed with which I sustained the feeling of the lag.

Every bit of information you gather here is in service to that one concept:sustain the lag. Being on this website is a little like having a bunch of uncles tell you how cool it is to "kiss a girl," (I'm using a metaphor for doing something else with a girl out of respect for the man that owns and operates this place) when you are a complete virgin (I'm not ripping Daryl here because some things are just over the top). Anyway...you don't understand love until you have experienced it, just like sustaining the lag until you have directed it through the ball and down to Australia or China.

YBGF

Originally Posted by innercityteacher I started last March with a 21 hcp. and now am down to an 11.5. If I had it to do over again, I would have gone through the basic motion progressions, acquired motion and total motion with an exaggerated # 3 PP, and slowly increased the speed with which I sustained the feeling of the lag.

Every bit of information you gather here is in service to that one concept:sustain the lag. Being on this website is a little like having a bunch of uncles tell you how cool it is to "kiss a girl," (I'm using a metaphor for doing something else with a girl out of respect for the man that owns and operates this place) when you are a complete virgin (I'm not ripping Daryl here because some things are just over the top). Anyway...you don't understand love until you have experienced it, just like sustaining the lag until you have directed it through the ball and down to Australia or China.

YBGF

I'm brand new here and still trying to grasp any concepts , so, with that in mind - When you say exaggerated #3 PP what do you mean exactly?

I'm glad to hear that you started with Basic and Acquired motions. Thats where I am starting so I now know I'm on the right track!


Thanks!

Originally Posted by JesseV I'm brand new here and still trying to grasp any concepts , so, with that in mind - When you say exaggerated #3 PP what do you mean exactly?

I'm glad to hear that you started with Basic and Acquired motions. Thats where I am starting so I now know I'm on the right track!


Thanks!

Hi Jesse V!

If you are right handed, here is how you get your left hand bottom 3 fingers (# 2 PP), your right hand heel over your left thumb (# 1 PP), and your right index/trigger finger all aft of the club shaft at Standard Address (do you have a yellow book?).

Please find the videos Lynn posted on my thread and elsewhere. Make sure your grip is correct and you can see 2.5 knuckles looking down at your FLW. At Mid-Body Hands, you should be able to "drink water by bending both thumbs up as if they were the rims of cups.

All 3 PP's will be ready at Standard address and # 4 PP, left arm against left side will be loaded as you Right heel back lifting up on your left toes and then reverse. You should feel the LAG going back and in reverse.

When you are clear on all this let us know.

ICT

Originally Posted by innercityteacher Hi Jesse V!

If you are right handed, here is how you get your left hand bottom 3 fingers (# 2 PP), your right hand heel over your left thumb (# 1 PP), and your right index/trigger finger all aft of the club shaft at Standard Address (do you have a yellow book?).

Please find the videos Lynn posted on my thread and elsewhere. Make sure your grip is correct and you can see 2.5 knuckles looking down at your FLW. At Mid-Body Hands, you should be able to "drink water by bending both thumbs up as if they were the rims of cups.

All 3 PP's will be ready at Standard address and # 4 PP, left arm against left side will be loaded as you Right heel back lifting up on your left toes and then reverse. You should feel the LAG going back and in reverse.

When you are clear on all this let us know.

ICT

Yep, I'm right handed, don't have a yellow book yet, will order one pay day. LOL Durn economy!!!!!!

I understand a little about Power Points(?) Accumulators(?)I understand FLW, Flat Left Wrist, understand mid-body hands, understand the drink water. Learned that from yours and Cathy's vids.

I surmise right heel back is the start of back swing and pivot to right, so I should feel weight transfer back to right heel on start of back swing? Lifting on left toes, is a lifting of the left heel off the ground. Lifting the left heel on to my toes is Greek to me, I've never felt comfortable lifting my left heel off the ground. Is lifting left heel a must move? How much should I lift it?

I've tried it and think it would help me with weight transfer and start of down swing. Like I said I just never felt comfortable doing it, however, with bad back and lack of hip/shoulder rotation it may be something I should start doing.... What do you think?

Do I have everything correct so far?

I just wanted to add my encouragement to guys like jkpassage and JessieV. I found this site a year ago last January. I had gone through a pretty big health scare and decided that life was too short to spend doing something I enjoy so much so poorly. So I began to explore the web and before long I found myself here. I was a lurker for some time trying to become familiar with lingo and concepts of TGM. But with reading the forum posts and watching the videos here and ordering the Alignment Golf DVD I began to understand the message. I had fought my way down to a 15 HDCP before I got started here and by the end of last season by doing my best to apply what I had learned here am now an 8. Over the winter, and it was a tough one here in New England, I had plenty of time to practice basic motion, keeping a flat left wrist and feeling lag. I cannot believe how very different it feels when I strike the ball now as compared to only a year ago when I started this. So be persistent and ask questions, it will come together for you too I know it.

Originally Posted by paspilot I just wanted to add my encouragement to guys like jkpassage and JessieV. I found this site a year ago last January. I had gone through a pretty big health scare and decided that life was too short to spend doing something I enjoy so much so poorly. So I began to explore the web and before long I found myself here. I was a lurker for some time trying to become familiar with lingo and concepts of TGM. But with reading the forum posts and watching the videos here and ordering the Alignment Golf DVD I began to understand the message. I had fought my way down to a 15 HDCP before I got started here and by the end of last season by doing my best to apply what I had learned here am now an 8. Over the winter, and it was a tough one here in New England, I had plenty of time to practice basic motion, keeping a flat left wrist and feeling lag. I cannot believe how very different it feels when I strike the ball now as compared to only a year ago when I started this. So be persistent and ask questions, it will come together for you too I know it.

Have you contacted

drewitgolf
Lynn Blake Certified Senior Instructor

go here!

http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/thread8083.html

That young man is sort of close to you and has been recognized by your whole region as having "mad skills!" Short of seeing Lynn, I would PM (private message) him ASAP!

ICT

I'm so new here, yet in a week of practice and applying the concepts I understand and have learned here I am already making progress. I can't believe how little I actually understood about the golf swing, I suppose for some it just comes naturally. For me I like to know the why and the how, I've definitely found that here.

Whats impressive is the focus on the fundamentals. I was having trouble with my grip, so many have talked about Hogans book and his explanation of the grip, so I pulled it off the shelf, dusted it off and lo and behold, I now feel better knowing that I am improving my grip, a fundamental that was a weak area for me and one that I had been very lax in focusing on.

Also the basic motion drills, wow, in just a week I can already see my impact improving. Its not great, and I have a long way to go, but after struggling with impact and flipping the club, not knowing how to correct and improve this area of my swing I was becoming quite frustrated. I knew the what, just not the how, thanks to Yoda and his videos, I am learning the how!

Thanks again to everyone here, Thank You to Yoda and his videos and teachings, ICT for his encouragement, and everyone for their input and comments. I have learned so much from each and everyone of you.

Thanks for the help, I'm practicing hard and hope to be able to take these new found fundamentals to the course in the next few weeks. Will there be ups and downs? Sure... Golf is not a game of perfect - Bob Rotella and so many others. Still, I know I'm on the right path!

My never ending quest continues and after much frustration and anger I feel I'm on my way to becoming the golfer I want to be. I look forward to improving and joining each of you in the quest for a great golf swing!

Originally Posted by paspilot I just wanted to add my encouragement to guys like jkpassage and JessieV. I found this site a year ago last January. I had gone through a pretty big health scare and decided that life was too short to spend doing something I enjoy so much so poorly. So I began to explore the web and before long I found myself here. I was a lurker for some time trying to become familiar with lingo and concepts of TGM. But with reading the forum posts and watching the videos here and ordering the Alignment Golf DVD I began to understand the message. I had fought my way down to a 15 HDCP before I got started here and by the end of last season by doing my best to apply what I had learned here am now an 8. Over the winter, and it was a tough one here in New England, I had plenty of time to practice basic motion, keeping a flat left wrist and feeling lag. I cannot believe how very different it feels when I strike the ball now as compared to only a year ago when I started this. So be persistent and ask questions, it will come together for you too I know it.

Thanks for the encouragement paspilot - I'm working hard, I've only found this site about 8 or 9 days ago. So you know the amount of work I have ahead of me to improve. Whats cool is with the support of Yoda,and folks like you, ICT, O.B., Air and so many others I know I will improve.

Its stories like yours and ICT's that motivate me to try even harder to become better at this great game that we love. After some health issues of my own, after hearing yours and ICT's bio's I know I can become a better golfer! I might not ever play the Champions tour like I wanted too, but I will enjoy this game so much more and have so much more fun playing it!

Thanks again!

Originally Posted by JesseV Thanks for the encouragement paspilot - I'm working hard, I've only found this site about 8 or 9 days ago. So you know the amount of work I have ahead of me to improve. Whats cool is with the support of Yoda,and folks like you, ICT, O.B., Air and so many others I know I will improve.

Its stories like yours and ICT's that motivate me to try even harder to become better at this great game that we love. After some health issues of my own, after hearing yours and ICT's bio's I know I can become a better golfer! I might not ever play the Champions tour like I wanted too, but I will enjoy this game so much more and have so much more fun playing it!

Thanks again!

Some 8-9 months ago I feared that this was some sort of sect. But now I know that it is more like one happy family who supports eachother and feels joy and encouragement over all the success that is made. And we all know whom we have to thank for making this possible...

Originally Posted by macgolf I just wanted to say how excited I am to finally start applying some TGM basics to my golf swing. I cant tell you how this has impacted my understanding of how the golf swing is supposed to work. As a 5 HC my ball striking was good but after applying some TGM techniques it has improved dramatically. Im happy to find websites like this that are dedicated to this way of teaching. I wish the teaching world would incorporate more TGM in there teachings. Then finally, the average golfers HC would go down.

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I had (and continue to have) a similar experience macgolf. What specifically was of use to you?

May I politely say that it is rather discouraging to hear of some 5hc player grouse about his swing? I want to hear of you 30+ handicappers (like me) who don't have a clue yet about playing good golf but have found a little (or a lot of) success applying the principles of TGM and Alignment Golf. I still can't do basic motion correctly and I have no one around who can help me. The AG dvd's don't really help much either. I need to know where or who to turn to in order to shorten the learning curve.

Meanwhile, macgolf (you 5hc) and innercityteacher (you 11.5hc), hats off to you for a job well done. Jeff P.

Originally Posted by jkpassage May I politely say that it is rather discouraging to hear of some 5hc player grouse about his swing? I want to hear of you 30+ handicappers (like me) who don't have a clue yet about playing good golf but have found a little (or a lot of) success applying the principles of TGM and Alignment Golf. I still can't do basic motion correctly and I have no one around who can help me. The AG dvd's don't really help much either. I need to know where or who to turn to in order to shorten the learning curve.

Meanwhile, macgolf (you 5hc) and innercityteacher (you 11.5hc), hats off to you for a job well done. Jeff P.

In solidarity with you I can give you moral support with my 21,5. I'm not sure I have had any breakthrough yet to brag about, but I'm getting more focused on the Flat Left Wrist (and the bent right wrist) and I'm trying to get lag into my swing. If I get something going I'll be sure to tell you more.

Originally Posted by jkpassage May I politely say that it is rather discouraging to hear of some 5hc player grouse about his swing? I want to hear of you 30+ handicappers (like me) who don't have a clue yet about playing good golf but have found a little (or a lot of) success applying the principles of TGM and Alignment Golf. I still can't do basic motion correctly and I have no one around who can help me. The AG dvd's don't really help much either. I need to know where or who to turn to in order to shorten the learning curve.

Meanwhile, macgolf (you 5hc) and innercityteacher (you 11.5hc), hats off to you for a job well done. Jeff P.

You've come to the right place! What part of Indiana? Listen, pm us, KevCarter, Daryl, OB Left, JerryG, Yoda, me....we will send you secret decoder rings, tell you what kind of beer we drink and chips we need and cheeseburgers!!! WE WILL visit you!

I'm driving to Iowa this summer, I think for my 30th college reunion which means I'll go through Indiana, Bollingbrook, and then to MN on my way back home to PA.

I think I have a new goal; to golf with a TGM'r in every state in the Union. Maybe a little TGM passport action?

Read KevCarter, Daryl, OB, JerryG, Yoda.....did you get the DVD's?

I think the first grader's are getting to me. I'm losing my mind!!!


YBGF

Originally Posted by innercityteacher You've come to the right place! What part of Indiana? Listen, pm us, KevCarter, Daryl, OB Left, JerryG, Yoda, me....we will send you secret decoder rings, tell you what kind of beer we drink and chips we need and cheeseburgers!!! WE WILL visit you!

I'm driving to Iowa this summer, I think for my 30th college reunion which means I'll go through Indiana, Bollingbrook, and then to MN on my way back home to PA.

I think I have a new goal; to golf with a TGM'r in every state in the Union. Maybe a little TGM passport action?

Read KevCarter, Daryl, OB, JerryG, Yoda.....did you get the DVD's?

I think the first grader's are getting to me. I'm losing my mind!!!


YBGF

Let me know if you ever pass through Columbus and can spare a few hours. The Ohio State University Scarlet course was designed by Alister MacKenzie and refurbished by Jack Nicklaus in 2005-2006. It's a beautiful and challenging course for even the best in the world (the Nationwide Tour plays there, they routinely go really deep and the winners have shot -10, -11, -5, and -6).

Also, I try to stick with 4th graders and up

Originally Posted by jkpassage May I politely say that it is rather discouraging to hear of some 5hc player grouse about his swing? I want to hear of you 30+ handicappers (like me) who don't have a clue yet about playing good golf but have found a little (or a lot of) success applying the principles of TGM and Alignment Golf. I still can't do basic motion correctly and I have no one around who can help me. The AG dvd's don't really help much either. I need to know where or who to turn to in order to shorten the learning curve.

Meanwhile, macgolf (you 5hc) and innercityteacher (you 11.5hc), hats off to you for a job well done. Jeff P.

Basic motion is pretty easy if you have a decend ground-up connection. Perhaps you need to pay more attention to the lower part of your body. And perhaps you can post a video of your stroke and some of us can provide some (hopefully) guiding comments.