[JerryG]

Patrick. Reading your description of the lesson just makes me think how lucky you are to find such a knowledgeable teacher.
Kev and I met at a range/practice area yesterday and started out chipping using hinges. We pretty well would just chip and giggle as the ball did WHAT WE WANTED IT TO DO! The consequent shot patterns would not have hit many ducks, but we had a lot of tap-ins.
One of Kev's veteran PGA teaching pro friends swung by and they reacquainted while I chipped some more. Later, as we were finishing up on the range Kev gave him a very quick intro to TGM. I'll bet he's hunting in LBG today.
There is a bit of a difference in the way Kev and I operate on the range. I move the ball usually in directions intended. Kev crushes it in intended directions. It is fun to watch. Pretty good for a guy that had pretty well given up on golf. Now he is playing G.O.L.F. It is nice to see joy on his face again.