HH,
Be careful with Tommy's videos. There'a a lot of good stuff, but he seems almost disdainful of a hitting stroke. If you want to learn to hit, get dowels and an impact bag. The Izzo one is really cheap.
Btw, ever play out on the Island?
HH,
Be careful with Tommy's videos. There'a a lot of good stuff, but he seems almost disdainful of a hitting stroke. If you want to learn to hit, get dowels and an impact bag. The Izzo one is really cheap.
Btw, ever play out on the Island?
Now, Now.
The TT videos are outstanding. No one, certainly not many, understood the Hit Pattern as taught by Yoda. The Hit stroke was either a punch shot, which it can be, or a shot for big heavy set, barrel chested men. Once the Hit pattern was explored, it became more than a speciality shot. Lynn's foot print in TGM.
The best thing I discovered about the TT tapes (thanks to Dr. Annikan) is how wonderful, in either pattern, it is to straighten that right arm via the unfolding elbow. That unfolding action makes sure the hands still trace the plane line to its aiming point/adjusted hands position. Once the right arm is straight the role of the arms is complete and the hand swivel and pivot finishes the stroke.
The difference is (if I remember your story correctly) that you were already a good golfer, whereas I suck. I'm sure you read my original post- I'm not making that stuff up. 7 iron 135 carry! I mean, WTF is up with that? That's woeful, by anyone's standards.
(Actually, with all of those mistakes it's a wonder I can regularly shoot in the 90s!)
My first ace was with a 9 iron from 110 yards. Now, I'd hit it 40 yards over the same green. So, don't worry about the distance problem. It can change.
Not all that come to us are 0 handicaps. If you look in the "Amazing Changes" you'll find elliskit that came from Nashville. All those changes happened in a few hours. Thanks to Homer and Lynn, I'm much better at helping people.
The TT videos are outstanding. No one, certainly not many, understood the Hit Pattern as taught by Yoda. The Hit stroke was either a punch shot, which it can be, or a shot for big heavy set, barrel chested men. Once the Hit pattern was explored, it became more than a speciality shot. Lynn's foot print in TGM.
The best thing I discovered about the TT tapes (thanks to Dr. Annikan) is how wonderful, in either pattern, it is to straighten that right arm via the unfolding elbow. That unfolding action makes sure the hands still trace the plane line to its aiming point/adjusted hands position. Once the right arm is straight the role of the arms is complete and the hand swivel and pivot finishes the stroke.
Lots to learn from the TT vids.
I agree. But I still find more to absorb(as a hitter) in the Doyle videos. And I am in no way barrel-chested!
Welcome to a fascinating lifelong quest !
Advise to the housebound snowbirds. Dig below the snow and get several handfuls of grass clippings. Place these on a mat or carpet sample and practise with a downward motion of a wedge scrubbing each tiny blade off over and over ad nauseum. Remember repetition is the mother of learning and come golf season that ball will loom very large and easy to compress !
Another great drill, weather permitting, is to go out in your backyard or field with your wedge and whack some weeds.
Remember, they are your enemy-so be sure to hit down to the roots to extract them totally. Great excercise, better than beating a tire carcass, impact bag or your dog.
Happy weed whacking-
See you on the course
Now again, I'm still hopeless at golf- but a light went on when I hit that shot. One of those "oh...so THAT'S what they mean by 'out'!" I was hooked, for good, last Wednesday at Dyker, while hitting balls alone in the freezing cold. It was the moment where I said "that's it, I'm gonna stay with this way of learning golf, gonna COMMIT to it. And I will. And as I improve and become an 80s shooter (I have modest goals) I'm gonna remember guys like you and DukeNasty who intoduced me to the world of TGM--- AS TAUGHT BY TED AND LYNN!
Twan,
That light that went on is what got most of us into the teachings of Mr. Kelley as taught by Mr. Blake and Fort. I remember playing Dyker in the 60's (1960's not degrees)....There was an old car near the fence on one of the holes and the fairways were hard as a rock....
The great thing about TGM is it is a constant. Nothing changes, except your overall knowledge of the golf stroke and your own application of it......so you build on what you know. Overtime you just improve, how fast is dependent on whether you interpret the book and your needs correctly or how well the AI does that for you. With much conventional instruction you have no ultimate idea of what you are trying to achieve or what you need to change to improve. You get a 'technique' per lesson and sometimes they are contradictory. I had made a vow in 2003.. no more lessons. Ted changed that for me.
Try hard to make the trip down. LaGuardia to Atlanta ought to be an easy trip, and I promise it will take a bunch of time off your already scheduled golf game improvement journey. Ever run into Chris Sturge at Dyker?
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