[phillygolf]

Put your mind in your Right Forearm, keep your Head stationary, wind up and let it happen.
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Yoda

I worked with TT more than anybody on this forum and the above is the crux of what he taught. Right arm swing? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!! In Tom's swinging procedure, the left shoulder was the center of the swing...NOT THE RIGHT ELBOW!!!! His mantra was...withdraw the right hip, fold the right arm, straighten the right arm, withdraw the left hip. The right elbow NEVER was stressed as the center of the stroke...NEVER!!! In fact, the last paragraph on page 108, sixth edition, where referring to the right arm swing, Tom had me highlight it and bracket it with the words "FORGET IT".

Tom was a great ambassador of TGM and I will be eternally grateful for exposing me to such gems as the MOTIONLESS right wrist, the flying wedges, and the magic of the right forearm. He was light years ahead of most mainstream teaching then and NOW. However, that being said, I can tell you that his grasp of TGM paled in comparison to Lynn's.

With respect to Delaware, I worked with Tom before Dave's time with him, and perhaps he changed, but I doubt it strongly. I played a lot of golf with Tom and I know where he was mentally. (He was a great ball striker by the way!) Right arm participation is just as Yoda described in his analogy of the children throwing the ball... so beautifully simple. But, having the right elbow as the center of tyhe stroke makes little sense given the amount of radius power that is lost and the control that is sacrificed by the the diminished role of the flat left wrist. No offense meant, but I think that I provide an informed perspective.

EC

Eddie....you are the man! Thank you for your insight - it is invaluable.

And Yoda knew Tommy for over 20 years, Tommy playing the violin and doing his singing. If Yoda says it aint so, well, it just aint so!!!

That being said, DG...by all means, right arm swing...just take it easy making every thread a 'right arm swing' thread!!!

Patrick