[Yoda]

Yoda,

DO TGM trained players prefer light swingweights? I am wondering if a heavier clubhead makes it more difficult to 'slap' with the #3PP.

Thx

Swingweights, overall Clubweight and other 'balancing' factors make little difference to TGM players. That is because your normal #3 Pressure Point Pressure moves lighter Clubs faster and heavier Clubs slower (6-C-2-0). This produces a higher 'Approach Speed' (into Impact) for the lighter Clubs. However, the heavier Clubs have more mass. These two factors -- higher velocity versus more mass -- tend to cancel each other out, and this results in a nearly identical Separation Speed for both the lighter and heavier Clubs.

But this brings us to an important point: No matter what Club you are using, you must Sustain the Lag all the way through Impact. Impact is, as Homer used to say, "so terribly violent!" And the idea is to make that violent collision last as long as possible -- you want that Ball to stay on that Clubface for as long as possible -- so as to transfer as much of the Clubhead Momentum to the Ball as possible. And remember: The Ball hits the Clubface just as hard as the Clubface hits the Ball! That means that the Clubhead will slow down during Impact. Since the Ball picks up 100 percent of the Separation Speed (of the Clubhead), your job is to make sure that the inevitable Clubhead Slowdown is as little as possible. All this means that you Never Quit at Impact!

Finally, though you do 'hit the Ball with your #3 Pressure Point,' it is best to visualize a much more 'massive' action. The #3 Pressure Point is the 'Point' that is Driving your entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Forearm, Frozen Bent Right Wrist, #3 Pressure Point and the angled extension of the Club. Think of all this as one unit, and keep Driving it -- Follow-Through! -- all the way through to Both Arms Straight!

It is the 'Open Sesame' to a lifetime of Better Golf.