[innercityteacher]

Again, I'm amazed at the seamless nature of TGM insights and the comprehensive grasp of bio-mechanical factors that HK must have had. That small bump or shift forward really does allow for a series of revelations:

1) How down is down - my swing or hit now really hits through the ball and flexes the shaft, often.

2) How much of an increase in ball flight is possible through hitting down - I'm amazed at the "extra gear" in ball flight made possible. I have HT (high trajectory) clubs. I started laughing out loud when my very high 9 iron added 2 stories straight up before beginning to come down - amazing!

3) How much power is in the right arm and how easy it is to use it given the right set-up and keeping the right wrist back cracking a 220 yard 3 wood is not a big deal with a stab of # 3 PP. right at the ball or by obliterating the ball and plane with a sharp flywheel spin.

I know there are lots of other insights and I'm going exploring on the forums of the past!


YBGF

So I'm golfing the other day and I forgot to Hula. I was too busy trying to practice a drill to keep my right shoulder tracing the plane. I was also struck by the desire to lower my hcp. to single digits (11.5) these days. I was frustrated.

Slight shift to left, Pivot back, and come down on the Elbow Plane. Isn't that S&T (Before coming to TGM, I had been trying S&T)?

I straightened my longer right leg and my shorter left leg accepted the weight shift and I dropped my right elbow by firing my back hip. I did not miss another shot yesterday or today. (I played 2 new course, par 71's, lots of slopes, no clue on the greens, shot 82/80).

As a teacher, I don't like "Cliff Notes." Why not enjoy the real book and get all the insight. But, lots of my kids read only graphic novels (like Daryl) and so "Cliff Notes" in their hands fills me with optimism and joy.

TGM is wonderful and I'm going to Cuscowilla once I save up my ruples. But isn't the S&T DVD set and book really simply the "Cliff Notes" version of about 5% of TGM? I was abused, respectfully,by the guys I played with for being boring because I was hitting fairways and greens.

I felt great about that.

Is S&T "Pivot Controlled Hands?" I searched through several posts from the past and I know there are serious reservations about it. Couldn't the insight from TGM help create a more effective S&T? For example, I really monitored # 3 PP while sliding my back hip forward, and hit some awesome drives and nice approaches. I controlled my ball flight and direction well by monitoring my FLW.

Maybe S&T is weak for "normally" constructed people but really good for golfers with physical limitations, due to it's simplified dictates?

Ideas?



YBGF