TGM Help please
 

TGM Gurus,

New member here, curently reading the book. Only a bit confusing. :-).
I believe that there is a lot of good information here, and I am struggling enough with my game that I am willing to deconstruct my current bad moves and learn correct ones. My question is, from all the information in the book and on this forum, if you were to go to the range after/during reading it, what would be the first thing you would work on? I don't want to just go and flail away as I usually do, but want purposeful practice.

Unfortunately there is no AI in MA where I reside, but if I can get going with this I could envision traveling for a lesson.

Thanks for your help.

If you follow the format there is one subject most important to learn and another section on preferred leaning. One you need to understand the hands chapter and how they work. Given that I would followed the preferred learning style of basic motion to acquired motion to full motion. I would obtain Brians confession of a flipper video and his building blocks video which you can download from that from the video. This should get you started. If you do not understand Brians videos which are very excellent get help through the forum. No matter how any instructor tells you to do a physical action it is easy to misunderstand what they mean. Make sure you play them back more than once especially when he warns you to not make moves that would be cheating and establish bad habits.

Dave

My suggestion to you, bmctigue, would be to first utilize the wealth of information on THIS web site since you are already here! Head into the Gallery section and find the area where Lynn is giving a lesson to Collin Neeman. Basically you have, thanks to the Neeman's generosity, a typical Yoda lesson starting with Basic Motion curriculum all the way to hitting fades, draws, etc. Then hit the Tom Tomasello video series and study those. Then hit the Ben Doyle videos and watch the first Authorized Instructor of The Golfing machine do his thing. Then watch the video clips of Ted Fort demonstrating hitting technique. Watch the video of Lynn hitting driver while all bundled up in the cold weather where he shows hitting and swinging. And then you should watch.......you get the point.
Be sure to ask lots of questions in the forum---that's why this place exists! Have fun

Responders.

Thanks much all. Great advice. I have viewed some of the videos and that is what convinces me I am in the right place. The compression drill in the Ben Doyle video (hitting the tire) is awsome. Produces very crisp contact, which I have been lacking.

So in the spirit of walking before running I am trying to approach it with some sense of order. I think I just need more of a roadmap here so I don't go trying everything at once or willy-nilly.

Thanks for the advice Davel on hand action for starters as I am a major flipper. Left wrist bends back after impact from momentum of whatever crazy plane the club is on. Got BM's video. It was actually downloading as I read your reply.

Always open to others advice. Thanks.

Try a read in the sequence in my signature, and the linked drills. A good starting point to help tie the pieces together.

Pay close attention to the concepts in 1-L and 2-0 A and B.

I believe Homer would advocate the first wobbly point.

Phillygolf,
Could you elaborate a bit? I don't recall the term "wobbly point." Do you mean most obvious fault? IE wrist control, staying on plane, etc.? (If so, those are certainly my "wobbly points!)

Thanks.

Try...
 

Try:

1-J, the 2nd page,
3-B, last para and
1-L-3.

See what you can make out of it and revert! :)

Thanks comdpa
Will do