Yoda On ESPN Radio

Originally Posted by Yoda Those of you who log in directly to the Forums may have missed this Home Page announcement:

I will be a call in guest on ESPN radio 1280 this Saturday, November 27, at 11:25 EST. For details and to listen 'live' on the ESPN site, go to the lead article on our Home Page.

For those unable to listen in, we will be posting the interview here.

Is that a common courtesy they extend their guests? Are you allowed to set any part of the agenda?

No matter how a person feels about Stack and Tilt, I thought that the marketing of it was clever. The two men, like yourself, were personable, and did not point to a select few prominent golfers as models. As you know, they pointed out that their inspiration came from almost ALL notable players of the past. As a salesperson for AMEX long ago, I would point out that almost ALL thoughtful people are interested in creating a cash reserve for a rainy day and increasing their rate of return. My next question was, "Is Wednesday or Thursday better for you to review your plans?"


I strongly believe that ALL notable golfers employ the strategies described in TGM otherwise I would not spend so much time here. Moreover, I can prove my beliefs to any objective and impartial listener. Since TGM is encyclopedic, we are not saying that we invented a style of play. We are saying that TGM helps any golfer, ANY GOLFER ADD POWER AND PRECISION AND PRECISION TO THEIR STROKE. We have facts in the form of official PGA statistics and enough anecdotal evidence to fill years of long winter days and nights around a fire with golfing friends. In short, if TGM were a person running for elected office, that person would win A LOT!

In a funny way, due to the technical design of TGM, it always under promises and over delivers!

So, during the radio interview, will those "people" let you mention that TGM can be clearly seen in great golfers ranging from Bobby Jones to Brian Gay from Trevino (this site should do more in Spanish and Chinese when we get a few spare years of time) to Tiger Woods?

Will they allow you to suggest that not seeing and understanding the simple, logical insights offered in TGM doesn't mean that a person cannot see them? A person who does not understand a foreign language, but needs to conclude a business deal abroad, simply hires a respected translator to decipher the language. Golf mechanics are a foreign language like golf rules. You and this site are the translator and the easy, most effective simplification of golf mechanics!

Holla!


ICT

Originally Posted by innercityteacher Is that a common courtesy they extend their guests? Are you allowed to set any part of the agenda?

No matter how a person feels about Stack and Tilt, I thought that the marketing of it was clever. The two men, like yourself, were personable, and did not point to a select few prominent golfers as models. As you know, they pointed out that their inspiration came from almost ALL notable players of the past. As a salesperson for AMEX long ago, I would point out that almost ALL thoughtful people are interested in creating a cash reserve for a rainy day and increasing their rate of return. My next question was, "Is Wednesday or Thursday better for you to review your plans?"


I strongly believe that ALL notable golfers employ the strategies described in TGM otherwise I would not spend so much time here. Moreover, I can prove my beliefs to any objective and impartial listener. Since TGM is encyclopedic, we are not saying that we invented a style of play. We are saying that TGM helps any golfer, ANY GOLFER ADD POWER AND PRECISION AND PRECISION TO THEIR STROKE. We have facts in the form of official PGA statistics and enough anecdotal evidence to fill years of long winter days and nights around a fire with golfing friends. In short, if TGM were a person running for elected office, that person would win A LOT!

In a funny way, due to the technical design of TGM, it always under promises and over delivers!

So, during the radio interview, will those "people" let you mention that TGM can be clearly seen in great golfers ranging from Bobby Jones to Brian Gay from Trevino (this site should do more in Spanish and Chinese when we get a few spare years of time) to Tiger Woods?

Will they allow you to suggest that not seeing and understanding the simple, logical insights offered in TGM doesn't mean that a person cannot see them? A person who does not understand a foreign language, but needs to conclude a business deal abroad, simply hires a respected translator to decipher the language. Golf mechanics are a foreign language like golf rules. You and this site are the translator and the easy, most effective simplification of golf mechanics!

Holla!


ICT

Hi City,

Where did that reply come from? Did I miss something?

Kevin

Originally Posted by KevCarter Hi City,

Where did that reply come from? Did I miss something?

Kevin

Sometimes interviewers just bring there own stuff that they want to say. I wanted to encourage Lynn, not that he needs it, to give the interviewer the facts about how great TGM and this site is!

I was also hoping that the interviewer might actually do research in advance of the interview. That's what I would do. I'd try to get a handle on the subject I was bringing to my audience. If the interviewer looks at Lynn's site by way of doing research, i'd like that person to understand that this is a much better "mousetrap," and that they should be persuaded to treat Mr. Blake with respect and enthusiasm!

I was taking a shot, Kevin. And the next time I'm in one of the MPLS's airports, I will be passing out your business card even if I have to make one, myself this winter, bragging on you and how people should run, or limp (like me), to your club and take thousands of lessons from you and refer thousands of their friends to you! I think people do not realize that good things are actually great things and ought to be celebrated right now for the greater good.

The Bible says "strengthen the things that remain..." in Aramaic. This is the Near North side of Chicago translation.

If I made a mistake in doing so, I didn't mean to. I was just really excited, again, about how this site has helped me play better golf and has given me great personal enjoyment.

Someday, I will teach TGM as a summer job. The world is a small place. Every time Lynn wins, and you win, and Ted and Jeff win, and every time my hcp. comes down, and every time Jerry shows a kid Basic Motion, civilization wins.

ICT

Thanks man. You didn't goof. I was just looking for something that wasn't there. Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean everybody isn't out to get me.

You CAN be a teacher. Look at Jerry, one of the best coaches around and he just doesn't know it yet! He learned the same way you are!

Sorry for the thread jack. I can't wait to hear YODA!

Originally Posted by KevCarter Thanks man. You didn't goof. I was just looking for something that wasn't there. Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean everybody isn't out to get me.

You CAN be a teacher. Look at Jerry, one of the best coaches around and he just doesn't know it yet! He learned the same way you are!

Sorry for the thread jack. I can't wait to hear YODA!

...is turkey making me really sleepy much more quickly? Kevin, you never have to ever apologize to me, bro. Blame it on the turkey or the Bossa nova. Or, blame it on "The Girl From Ipanema," Win McMurray.

Anyway, I do ramble and greatly enjoy getting to my sometimes obscure points of conversation, so I think "Hell, it could be my fault."

ICT

Break a leg, Yoda. I look forward to the session.

Originally Posted by Yoda There are three telephone interviews posted now on our Home Page, including one from ESPN Radio the week after Brian Gay won by ten at Harbour Town and the Verizon Classic. In two of the three instances (ESPN and Gotham City Golf Blog) I was offered the opportunity to screen and reject questions. I refused on both occasions.

Why?

Because I believe listeners should get the 'real deal', not over processed, homogenized answers to 'softball' questions. Also, it seems to be the way I work best. At the very least, it reduces 'stage fright' to an acceptable minimum.



Regarding promoting my own agenda, that has not been an issue. The interviewers, at least thus far, have leaned over backwards to help in promoting me, my teaching operations, and our work at LynnBlakeGolf.com. In each of the three interviews, I made extensive mention of The Golfing Machine and my association with its author, Homer Kelley. That experience is, after all, part of my very being, and thus hard for me (or an interviewer) to ignore.

At the same time, TGM is not my brand, and I do not feel compelled to promote it except as it manifests itself naturally in a discussion of my work.

We'll see how it turns out tomorrow.

I have to say that my understanding of the book would not be possible or as clear, without LynnBlakeGolf.com

ICT

Originally Posted by innercityteacher I have to say that my understanding of the book would not be possible or as clear, without LynnBlakeGolf.com

ICT

I second that!