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Old 08-17-2007, 01:47 PM
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Role of Footwork in TGM(cure for flipping)
I've been working with TGM thoughts and materials for approximately 5 years. I give Lynn, Ted, and others all the credit in the world for teaching me the flat left wrist and hitting concepts that drove me down to around a 5-6 handicap. However, I've never had that magical par round yet. I always had a problem with the occasional flip, which led to a leakage hook and the double bogey hole. Recently it finally dawned on me(I'm a bit slow) that when I slid my right heel(right handed) toward the ball to initiate the downswing, I no longer lost the bend in my right wrist. This improved footwork has dramatically improved my consistentcy, by getting my closer to the ball and allowing me to not run out of right arm.

This was an area I had never really focused on and for any of you out there still flipping, I would recommend reviewing this part of your swing.
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Old 08-18-2007, 03:21 PM
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If anybody wants to see the reference to foot action in the book, see 7-17. After reading this section, it was one of the breakthrough moments in developing my swing.
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Old 08-19-2007, 12:26 AM
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I've been working with TGM thoughts and materials for approximately 5 years. I give Lynn, Ted, and others all the credit in the world for teaching me the flat left wrist and hitting concepts that drove me down to around a 5-6 handicap. However, I've never had that magical par round yet. I always had a problem with the occasional flip, which led to a leakage hook and the double bogey hole. Recently it finally dawned on me(I'm a bit slow) that when I slid my right heel(right handed) toward the ball to initiate the downswing, I no longer lost the bend in my right wrist. This improved footwork has dramatically improved my consistentcy, by getting my closer to the ball and allowing me to not run out of right arm.

This was an area I had never really focused on and for any of you out there still flipping, I would recommend reviewing this part of your swing.
Not got the book in front of me ,but shouldn't that be a result rather than a motion ?
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Old 08-19-2007, 01:05 AM
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Not got the book in front of me ,but shouldn't that be a result rather than a motion ?
Love it! The chicken or the egg?
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:58 AM
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How do you halt the backswing motion with the feet?

I can see the knees playing a big part in this which can affect how the feet respond.
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Old 08-19-2007, 10:13 AM
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I was more concerned with starting the downswing by moving the right heel.
I can see this being the result of the hip bump but that would mean the weight has moved on to the front of the right foot .
The heel should not be lifted-but pulled.
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Old 08-19-2007, 10:11 PM
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My feeling is that when the startdown is initiated this downward force puts pressure on both feet. Upper body weight on right foot, lower body weight on left. Feeling is more toward the heels due to the forces starting down not forward. I build my axis tilt into my set up so i don't feel I need much bump, although there is some.

This feels like some kind of gear effect much like that of starting one of those toys we used to call tops. Push down... and around begins. My right foot then just responds to the chain reaction.
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Love it! The chicken or the egg?
Shut up fool.
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