[innercityteacher]

But the RFT helps me feel balanced. I do have to open the club-face as early as my full (now flies about 130 yards) PW to guarantee a straight shot or a fade.

You're correct Etzwane. I love that simple automatic firing.

ICT

A strong single action grip, stationary head, and level left wrist allows for a much quicker vertical wrist cocking and quicker and easier movement of the club-head. Here's the obviously TGM influenced Australian golf teacher on video:

http://youtu.be/3Fma1bBv_aI

http://youtu.be/Ku-Rz-GAP5c

Add to this OB Left's fine explanation of the importance of "Alignments in Motion."

http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/thread7767-364.html

Add to that Lynn's lifelong teaching of the importance of training all three zones, Pivot, Arms and Hands.

Every item Lynn teaches is a distillation of years of thoughtful insight into G.O.L.F. I can't tell those reading this how hard Lynn works to communicate with his students. First day, grip adjustment (strong single action) and MacDonald Marching and every day Lynn just blows you away with insights you might never figure out in any other way!

Further study and practice however, as any teacher knows, is essential for mastery. In the last several weeks I have hit some good scores but in doing so I became aware of the limits of my technique.

"Effortless Power" demands solid technique. Pros and talented amateurs work hard for years mastering efficient techniques to get that "effortless power." I might shoot par someday on a hard, dry golf tract with every good bounce possible, but I simply could not hope to deliberately and realistically shoot par on a bad day and several under on a good day. My technique was limited.

In order to shoot my lowest scores, level left wrists in putting and chipping, as Lynn taught me, pretending my chips were putts, were essential.

Sure enough, as OB described and Lynn teaches, the road to consistently great golf starts with MacDonald marching for either Swinging or Hitting. The right grip allows the correct "intentionality" to take effect. "Wheel Rim" = Swinging or "Paddle Wheel" =Hitting, which is easier or most effective? Lynn says both and the trick is to do them.

Left knee to the ball, right knee to the ball gives all the power and wrist cocking a person could use and so much potential power is available!

Intending to drive the "Paddle Wheel" from true Impact Fix with a strong single action grip means the right wrist has to to be bent and frozen and the left wrist flat. Covering is almost automatic. Adding left knee and right knee allows me to feel a deeply powerful delivery DOWN, Out and Forward of the Power Package. Left wrist is vertical and Bent right wrist is frozen bent stiffening the right forearm. The right knee moving to the ball leads the Power Package DOWN and that Angle Hinge demands a manipulated closed club face but all the power needed is available TIME AFTER TIME! Instead of being fatigued after 30 balls, I felt refreshed AS LONG AS MY SET-UP WAS CORRECT.

Intending to spin the "Wheel Rim," from Mid-Body hands. Tracing is almost automatic. Left knee right knee and throwing the left wrist through the Forward Swivel feels like cracking the whip and the Horizontal Hinge really closes and really powers the ball strongly. On Sunday, I hit some of the longest drives of my life exactly where I wanted to and was 50 yards ahead of some of drives hit by my playing companions. It almost felt today like I could open my face of my driver almost 45 degrees and then a little less and really let fly at the ball and still hit a straight shot or slight fade or draw. Again, no fatigue due to the MacDonald Marching. The club felt like it was coming from well behind me with lots of extension and power. It seems like even the slightest left knee bend toward the ball fully cocks the left wrist and gives me lots of time to bend the right knee toward the ball and slower seems very balanced.

Thanks guys. The TGM system is comprehensive and is built from the ground up!

ICT