It was a nice week for John in Hawaii. It was really nice because he hasn't played a competetive round since early last year due to injury.
Three weeks ago I spent a couple of days in Las Vegas with John. We worked on some very basic concepts like, Address Routine (we changed what he had been using all of his career), Flying Wedges, Hinge Action, and Tracing a Straight Plane Line (using dowels of course). John is a great student: he absorbed while I was there and applied in Hawaii.
An interesting note: John called me Sunday morning before the forth round. He said "I'm hitting it on the button but I can't make a putt. I'm leaving everything short, any suggestions". I said "use your Horizontal Hinge just like you do in your swing for maximum compression". He when out and shot 66. He called back Monday morning and said "it worked".
I love The Golfing Machine.
I look forward to John having a very successful year.
An interesting note: John called me Sunday morning before the forth round. He said "I'm hitting it on the button but I can't make a putt. I'm leaving everything short, any suggestions". I said "use your Horizontal Hinge just like you do in your swing for maximum compression". He when out and shot 66. He called back Monday morning and said "it worked".
In a relative world, this fact is relevant:
John Riegger's final round 66 tied for third low of the day.
Teacher / Student combination must have been perfect, to absorb and apply with that level of success.
Congrats to John and looking forward to hearing more about it.
Congrats to Rob. I think that is the first time I have heard of a putting tip of that nature, usually the tips or suggestions are long winded and have a number of qualifiers of maybe or try. Excellent..
An interesting note: John called me Sunday morning before the forth round. He said "I'm hitting it on the button but I can't make a putt. I'm leaving everything short, any suggestions". I said "use your Horizontal Hinge just like you do in your swing for maximum compression". He when out and shot 66. He called back Monday morning and said "it worked".
I love The Golfing Machine.
I look forward to John having a very successful year.
Hunter
TGM gets a bad rap for it's terminology. But for students who have taken time to learn the definitions, and appreciate their precision, it makes communications so much easier.
Imagine the above telephone conversation with a teacher not versed in TGM.
"Well John, you just need to think past the hole. Hit it a little harder. Try to "release" the putter a bit more"
But instead, this was precise communication using well defined terminology. Rob didn't want to throw off the precision already present in Johns motion. John didn't have to change the effort in his stroke, he simply changed the hinge action from angled to horizontal. A slight turn and roll of the left wrist and boom, the putts start dropping.
This is the precision of The Golfing Machine and why it works so well. The teacher knew how to give the right information, and the student immediately translated without ambiguity.
Nicely done! You guys should be pumped for the next Tournament!
TGM gets a bad rap for it's terminology. But for students who have taken time to learn the definitions, and appreciate their precision, it makes communications so much easier.
Nicely done! You guys should be pumped for the next Tournament!
Great post, Bagger. What other system could have produced the precision and instant communication of this long distance telephone lesson?
And that 'next tournament' is already here. John Riegger tees it up today in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Palm Desert, California. Good luck, John!
and good luck in the next tournament
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