[innercityteacher]

What I learned so far and can reproduce on the driving range with consistency:

1) Even with my artificial hip, front leg with metalrod which is 1.5 inches shorter than trail leg, I can SWING "in my sleep" and hit a range ball 150 yards with an 8 iron down the middle.

2) It's more fun to hit. I had a hard time understanding the right arm fan because I got caught in the idea of the elbow pull back as defined in Jim Hardy's books. I wasn't getting any zip on the ball and then I rememberd the "tracing the plane" discussions (though I did not really understand the concept). I was resigned to swinging but decided that TGM is logical and I was just missing a simple set of concepts. Then Yoda's right hand position of "holding up a falling wall," clicked in! I started from the hand position and slowly traced the plane down and the club seemed to want to fire down on its own! I realized it was the same motion I used in college to throw a side arm frisbee.

3) The right arm fan to me seems like an elbow pivot as the elbow is anchored to my back hip. AND I HAVE ALL DAY TO HIT THE SNOT OUT OF THE BALL!!

4) I can even rehearse the elbow pivot and right arm extension over the ball as a type of waggle to see exactly what the club face will do at contact.

5) My ball position is a good two inches back from a person with normal posture.

6) The closer I get my right shoulder to the ball before firing my right arm, the further the ball will fly!

7) The right hand wedge must be maintained.

Address hands helps me feel more powerful as a starting point than fixed impact hands since the the shorter distance and quicker "backswing" is so smooth and the plane is so apparent as the club moves up plane, down plane and up again. (The pdf's are awesome, Kevin!)

9) It's ok to stand at my car window and watch how steady my tripod is as I practice the right arm fan and extension in slow motion for twenty minutes.

10) With a steady head I do not have to worry about the where the ball goes.

11) Every shot will react to my aim point.

12) Steep aim points = draws and full extension close to my body well past my front foot, holding my right hand wedge = long and straight shots.

13) Teeing the ball up higher, and full horiz. extension = 230 yards with a range ball and no body fatigue through twisting.

14) There is a "scientific golf teacher" who has ripped off "punch elbow" from TGM and regularly claims the book is "mostly useless." However, he teaches his E2E swing as a "revolutionary new scientific breakthrough" so he can sell his clubs. I was fooled by this guy and bought his clubs but could not use his clubs until learning Mr. Hardy's swing and finally TGM. He calls lots of teachers 'shams and charlatans" when he has, in fact, stolen TGM insights to call them his own!

15) I love elbow-controlled putting!

16) And, to paraphrase Gayle Sayres " I love TGM!"


Patrick

Alignment Golf, and it's FANTASTIC!

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/index.p...ypage.tpl.html

Kevin