[Delaware Golf]

Originally Posted by Bagger Lance

I have asked Lynn to reply regarding RAS release, but until then can we discuss other release procedures. There are many.

Tonight I reviewed the Tomasello-Dietrick tape in which Tommy discusses the move DG references. Interestingly, he never once calls it a Right Arm Swing. The essence of it is the Uncocking (Perpendicular Motion) of the Left Wrist, thereby preventing its Bending (Horizontal Motion). This is merely Lever Extension per 2-P.

Tommy does indeed talk about the move being Right Forearm motivated (from the Top) and views it as the antidote for Right Shoulder Turn Spin-Out. But, without his specific identification, it is impossible to determine if this is Right Arm Swing or merely the beginning of the Right Forearm's normal participation in either the Punch or Pitch Major Basic Strokes. Remember, the Right Forearm is the critical factor in each of the Major Basic Strokes, and it is under that Component (7-3) that the Magic of the Right Forearm is discussed. In fact, this is the term Tommy used to identify the move.

Also, Tommy's terminology (and demonstration) is somewhat suspect in that he several times refers to the Uncocking of the Right Wrist (as well as the Left). Lever Extension is a concept of fully Uncocking the Left Wrist, not the Right (which remains Level during Release as defined by the structure of the Right Forearm Flying Wedge).

So, whether or not Tommy is actually discussing Right Arm Swing is debatable. Which is not a bad thing, so let's do it! I'll send the tape to Bagger, and we'll put it up as the lead post in a separate thread. Then, with the caveat that the discussion will be kept civil and non-personal...

Let the Games begin!

Yoda,

It's the swinging stroke just like the Australia video....there is no demonstration of a full hitting stroke on this tape.

It's kinda of interesting that Tomasello just called it swinging in the Australia video....but both videos demonstrate a swinging motion that is right arm based.


Let's keep the competition on the golf course where it belongs...even Delaware Golf had a hard time accepting what Tomasello teaches on this tape after the first go round.....after a couple of viewings, it totally made sense and validated Tom's 1991 GI interview.

The video is approximately 30 minutes long.....it's Tom Tomasello in his Deer Track studio in Myrtle Beach....this may be one of Tom's last video's, you'll see why during the beginning of the tape. I was able to study with Tom privately for three days approximately 18 months later in October of 1993....with his sick wife; it appeared Tom wasn't teaching much if at all at this point. During my lesson with Tom, he talked about achieving goals....he read an excerpt from a journal he kept on his playing and teaching....in this one entry from 1983 he talked about his playing.....every time he hit the golf course he was shooting par or better.

DG