EdZ
I hope you don't mind. I just printed this and will take it to this afternoon's practice.

I wish I were smarter quite often!
 

OB and Daryl and Lynn, Kevin and Jerry, I'm sorry I have been such an idiot for so long!

Guess who finally figured out that the FLW should be a FLW at TOP DURRRRRRR!!!!! Reading the Forums tipped me off!
:sad2:

When my FLW is FLW everywhere, and my head is still, my FLW UNCOCKS WITH A TIP OF THE LEFT SHOULDER AND THE CLUB GOES ZOOM AND THE BALL GOES PRETTY FAR IN THE AIR!!!!

I started reading about Mike Austin in the Forums here, and I ordered the "Pause -N-Go" orange thingy (PNGOT) from NZ and it made my BRW BEND AND NOT COCK! DURRRRRRRR!!

And the PNGOT showed me the perfect (for me) TGM grip pressure which was a lot stronger in my FLW and more loose in my BRW. And I saw the Baseline of the Plane and my club handle at top pointing at the BLP!!! And I bumped my hip and my hands fell DOWN and the ball went on a "climbing the hill " trajectory and landed softly with I think an Automatic Snap Release!

Though It was 40 degrees, and our club champ shot an 85, I held him off for most of the round with a 92 and my 10.9 strokes. More later.

OM GOSH! (continued)
 

Now sports fans in the free world, unlike those sports fans in non-democratic areas, you might wonder how ICT managed to get a 10.9 GHIN rating not knowing these things. :confused1

Good question. Extensor Action was sometimes perfect for me and though I didn't understand why, there have been days when I hit my two hybrids (thanks JerryG and KevCarter) from 200-169 yards on the green or very close to the green. LET ME STRESS THAT MANY OF THE THINGS I DID NOT UNDERSTAND DID NOT CANCEL THE LITTLE FACTS I DID UNDERSTAND. MY STIFF EA OVERRODE MY IGNORANCE AND ALLOWED ME A CORRECT IMPACT, THAT IS A MORE CORRECT IMPACT. And some days my putts went in and my chips were very good, again, heavy EA gave me great confidence to know my club face would impact the ball at just the right place. I can't tell you how often I could bump and run a ball within a few feet of a pin by using a stiff EA with a 9 iron or PW from 110 yards and in.

This year, my heavy bulls eye putter covers lots of my errors by simply getting the ball to the whole powering through breaks.

The PNGOT did not explain any of this to me, let me stress. The Mike Austin descendants may not even know about TGM (though I would bet they did). But their little device from NZ kept my BRW and FLW intact in the back swing. Lynn Blake Golf explained those terms to me and what to do with the FLW and BRW.

Something else. When I see Lynn pretty soon, I'm sure he will have genuine insight as to my compensations and power leaks.

With my new insights, I have gone to the range and did the right-left-right MacDonald drills and hit shots that shot low and crested high before softly landing. That was Swinging. I hit my Titleist Z-Backs further than my cavity backs by a club. (But man do they hurt when I miss!).

My Z-Back 4 iron was 170 yards perfect trajectory into a 3 club wind with dead range balls. I think Lynn might possibly have 40 tips or so on how to get a little closer to the 260 yard range that a pro has for a 4-iron! :)

So I'm just beginning to find the opening notes of the TGM song. :laughing1

One other thing. Now that I could see the Baseline of the Plane and knew I was on it at Top, I thought that I should try RFT and that magic bag.

I RFT'd with light EA to shoulder level on plane. Guess what? If you fire your right hand at the ball, the club hits it and the ball goes where you aimed! I did it repeatedly. My distance was shorter than Swinging, but I need Lynn's help on that, too.

I have questions of course.

1) Is it necessary or good to lag the club back looking at the ball for both Swinging and Hitting?

2) When Swinging, it seems like RFT works great. But if I keep my weight on my left foot and do a Ben Hogan move as described by VJ, that seems to work pretty well, too. How do I really, really, really, throw the club head down hard!?

I plant my left foot, turn my belly button, pop my elbow and bump my hip and they all work but my power is limited. I'm psyched about the ball flight and the dependability of the trajectory, but if there are too many compensations, there is no power.

The driver is better too. Proper pressure on the wedges which are on plane mean I can snap that driver and there is a real acceleration and a snap coming off the club face.

Anyway, I feel like I'm where I need to be to get real profit from spending time with Lynn. At least I'll have an idea of what FLW/BRW really means.

ICT

Asked and answered in the Forums
 

The question is, how do I throw most effectively?



[Originally posted by Yoda

Correctly executed, DDL, the Aiming Point Concept (6-E-2) produces alignments identical with those of the Impact Hand Location Concept (7-8 ). The former is the indirect equivalent of the latter (6-E-1). But as Homer says, "When in doubt, there is always the Impact Fix Hand Location procedure" (6-E-2).

Note: The as-yet-unpublished 7th Edition of The Golfing Machine includes a revision to 6-E-1. In the 5th sentence (6th Edition page 82), change 'Flat Left Wrist' to 'Impact Hand Location.'
__________________[/quote]


So, the first thing I want to zero in on is how to make the most effective Throw, for Swinging, or Drive for Hitting.

ICT

Three and Four Barrels of Fun!
 

[quote=innercityteacher;83602]The question is, how do I throw most effectively?






The most effective ways to Throw and Drive!



ICT

Repeat after me and I'll begin.
 

The question is, how do I Throw and Drive most effectively?





The most effective ways to Throw and Drive!



ICT

Another Patrick from Philly?
 

Staying tuned the Forums!

ICT

I've seen the infomercial for PNGOT some time ago and while I was attracted by the fact it would teach that the right wrist does not cock, the video also pictures a flipping of the wrist at or just post impact (bent left wrist) that some Mike Austeen followers promote but is pretty much as un-TGM as it gets as fair as I understand.

I was thinking it would be nice to have something like that combined with a concept like "The Key" or "Set & Lock" although it could become too constraining.

Feeling the FLW/BRW
 

Hi Etzwane. My "aha " moment with the PNGOT (lol) was seeing how messed up my wedges were on my backswing. :naughty:

Once I corrected those wrist positions, lots of good things happened. Now, my ball flies like a real golf shot, like an inverted fish hook.

I'll show it to Lynn in a couple of weeks and get his guidance. You might be correct, I'm not Lynn or any of our talented friends. This is the start of my 13th month here, so... When I shoot multiple par/sub par rounds, I'll feel like I know something.

It's been cold here on the weekends, really cold but sunny and windy. My club champion can really bomb the ball but I am usually (last two rounds) only 30 yards behind him and the ball comes off my driver with a much sharper trajectory. Last season, I was about 50 yards behind him.

Today on the range, I recalled Harvey Pennick's "magic move" and stepped left and brought my back elbow to my side. My FLW uncocked and the driver screeched as the balls carried 200 yards straight before the first bounce. I finished with a pretty cool pose, too! :eyes:

Keep asking questions/sharing ideas. I'm learning with them! Thanks!
:salut:

ICT

Some WONDERFUL thoughts Patrick. I fear you may be tying yourself up in knots with a little too much detail. Never fear, you are close to becoming untied in Cuscowilla!

Lynn will simplify this stuff to the point you won't believe it's the same principles you are discussing, until you see the results. All this study you are doing is really going to help get Lynn's ideas programmed to the computer. I am counting the days for you buddy, I may be as excited for your trip as you are!!!

On the flat left wrist... remember, we are learning the "geometrically" flat left wrist at top. The stronger your grip, the more the left wrist will appear to be cupped at the top. Think Fred Couples. The weaker your grip, the more bowed it may appear at top. Think early Tiger woods...

Your chubby buddy.

Agreed, with this tool you probably cannot cock the right wrist and destroy the wedges that way. I would be careful with the associated video that seems to promote a kind of underhand wrist throw around impact (breaks the flat left wrist).

The Gateway
 

I was speaking with JerryG over the weekend trying to get ready for my first GAP (Greater Area Philadelphia) match. He was explaining the importance of the BRW in Hitting.

I tried to use the BRW last night and it reminded me of the TALY training device. I reviewed those films and used the TALY device to get the FLW/BRW.

I set-up with the FLW/BRW, today, did an RFT to the top and Pivoted down all day. I kept my FLW structure by raising my left wrist and keeping my right elbow and wrist bent. My # 4 PP was stuck on my side just like on this tape below.

http://youtu.be/R_niCpfKbG4

At one point, I was 6 holes up in the match, before my opponent kicked it into his 3rd gear. We tied the match with pars on the 18th hole.

I shot an 85 without sinking one important putt!

Thanks JerryG , Taly, TGM, and LBG!

ICT

Nice job guys!!!

Titleist
 

Of course, I was using Kevin's clubs! Guess what? The "Z-Backs" don't hurt when your FLW and BRW are stable! :)

ICT

First Night, eerste nacht, Erste Nacht
 

For those that have not visited Cuscowilla, I have to tell you that it is a long, long way from West Philadelphia!

It is amazing! I am in one of the Lodge Villa's and though I have been in many places in this world, this is easily among the nicest, most tranquil, and most serene!

I just spoke with Lynn on the phone, after stopping at a Waffle House along the way (a pilgrim must go to Mecca), andI will be able to observe him fine tuning two pros and one professional teaching pro in addition to taking my own lessons.

I am so excited! Thanks HP! :golfcart:

ICT

What's your room number?

http://www.cuscowilla.com/rent-lake-villa.php
http://www.cuscowilla.com/rent-lodge-villa.php
http://www.cuscowilla.com/lytepix.php

Ha!
 

Are you here, Air?

429 B Ravenna Lodge Villa

This is already a little exciting. Good luck, City!
I cannot wait to read all about it. Be sure to call later.
g

Good luck City. Have a great time.

Questions
 

The only useful thing about my post below is the fact that I accurately quoted TGM and showed Lynn's fine instruction!!! My conclusions are simply wrong. Please ignore them!



Sorry, using 7th edition

1) 10-19-C (197) "Rope Handle Technique of a Swinger...start the Club down as if it were being drawn from a quiver like an arrow-feathered end first. Maintain this motion until the until the Release switches ends."

I have been struggling to find power for over a year and just read this section this week! :crybaby: It seems counter-intuitive to pull the club away from target as a way of gathering speed but this is exactly what I experience in pulling the arrow from the quiver! This is the greatest amount of power I have ever experienced in any golf technique! No need to worry about the Forward or Release Swivel with this move! The Club Throws out and around so powerfully that I literally have to stop myself from tumbling forward by bracing my tripod purposefully.

a) I would like Lynn to tell/show me why we say "DOWN, OUT, and FORWARD" when this feels so "AWAY, OUT, DOWN AND FORWARD?"

b) I know "Throwing At the Plane" is a real THROW AT THE BALL and not the evil "THROW AWAY." But does the "ARROW TECHNIQUE" produce more "THROW AT" than "THROW AWAY?"

c) How come pros don't seem to pull the Arrow away from the target as much as I am pulling away? Does this mean I have misunderstood this technique?

d) The Hitter's Drive Loading (195) is an "Axe Handle" push of the shaft but the picture of the "C" seems to have a much longer "ARROW TECHNIQUE" away from the target. Am I over analyzing the picture. Again, there seems to be power to spare with that motion.

e) Is there a relationship between the "ARROW TECHNIQUE" AND 10-20-A? Is this what THE HAND THROW really is?

f) Are all other "THROWS" simply degrees of lesser "Educated Hands?" (198 and 199)

g) Is "the sharp initial acceleration of the Shoulder Turn against the # 4 Pressure Point Loading motion of the Left Arm" simply a different feel to achieve the mechanics of 10-20 -A and likewise all the other Throws?

h) THE HAND THROW OR "ARROW TECHNIQUE" seems to allow a full "Tracing of the Base Line of the Plane." Full width in tracing the BLP and full width in the Down Stroke?

I can find one major flaw in all this and I'm afraid it is a fatal one. Though I keep my Bent Right Wrist using this "ARROW TECHNIQUE" I use up my Right Elbow Straightening almost instantaneously! Lynn's Hitting tapes show the Right Elbow BENT through Impact until Both Arms Straight. Unless the Pivot and Hula motions carry the club into the Impact zone faster than the elbow straightens.


:dontknow:

I bet Lynn knows!!!



http://youtu.be/jqNlEy0pNBc

http://youtu.be/vVx6DPCIhd8

Maybe, I was not using the Right Forearm to Un-cock the Vertical Left Wrist before and the "ARROW TECHNIQUE" gives real power to the Right Forearm Throwing the Vertical Left Wrist (VLW) out and through the Finish Swivel? I was using the Pivot to Un-cock the VLW instead of employing the Throw so there was no power. With an active Pivot and Hula, and a real Throw, I have all the power in the world?

ICT

I recently had 431 D. Very nice. :thumleft:

Keep that mind open Patrick, and you will have an incredible week. I can't wait to hear all about it!!!

Grip and Balance
 

Grip and Balance.

I watched a very talented golfer take a lesson from Lynn this morning and he was not only phenomenal on the putting green, but he put a clinic on at the short game station and the proceeded to crush balls with every type of club on the range.

His motion was effortless and his left wrist was flat.

I thought it would be years before I could do something like that. Instead it was two hours!!! :laughing9

The gentleman from North Carolina was humble and personable. He quietly hit the ball so hard that the ball shook in terror as it left . It seemed to hit second gear at 225 yards and then exploded two or three stories higher until I lost sight of it.

His motion was so subtle! How could I ever do that? :(

ICT

Grip and Balance
 

Grip and BalanceLynn asked me if I wanted a bandaid or a real cure. Give me the Alignments!

I had some perverted notion of Impact Fix! It was wrong. Lynn showed me the value of Mid-Body Hands with Standard Address. Bent Left Wrist and Straight Right Wrist.

All of the sudden, my club was square to the ball and hit the ball before taking turf. My Basic Motion tattled on me though! I was terribly wooden in my heels and my shoulders were rocking and blocking. I had swaying hips not turning hips . I had no balance! :crybaby:

Two hours later, my golf shots were showing an inverted fish hook shape and my driver was carrying 200 hards with only two thoughts in my mind: "Standard Address" and "Heels lift in Balance!"

My club head speed increased by at least 100% as I stayed in balance!

What did Lynn show me?

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=4435

ICT

Balance and "Freely Moving Beneath Yourself"
 

I don't know how to place the pictures of Exercises 1-4 in this text. I need some help with that, but as soon as I got my left heel up and right hip STRAIGHT BACK, my shoulders flattened out and I had gained tremendous whip on the club!

Lynn demonstrated how balance actually allowed the feet and arms to move in a coordinated fashion! Because my body was so quiet, I was able easily view the ball and watch the club firing through with what seemed to be an incredibly quiet body and almost perfectly still head. \\:D/

Almost an hour later, as Lynn was logically layering connections with the machine I sort of got lost. Without saying anything to Lynn, I quieted my body and simply maintained my balance with heels up and down and the ball began to yelp off the club face! 7 iron, wedge, driver it made no difference. :laughing1

March on my right heel left heel comes up. March on my left heel and right heel comes up as I step and face the shot! :notworthy I had so much balance, I was able to simply hold my "arrow through the ear" position indicating great Balance, Swivel, and Extensor Action. And then I would simply let the club slide down through my hands.

More to come!


ICT

From Can't to Can In Two Hours
 

Patrick and I had a very good day.

:)

Prior to our individual session, he watched for two hours as I worked with two very talented professional players. That experience resulted in more than a few "Aha!" moments.

Later, when we began our two-hour mano-a-mano, he demonstrated a wonderful understanding of the Basic Motion. Through his time and diligent study on our website, he had mastered the Flat Left Wrist with the Club below his hands. Terrific!

However, he needed a major grip adjustment that would enable all future progress. He made the change immediately and never looked back. That done, we went to work on his Pivot, learning and doing several drills that would forever rid him of his "cement legs and feet" that was inhibiting his natural, athletic motion.

Summarizing, we began with his grip (his connection to the club) and then went immediately to his feet (his connection with the ground).

We progressed rapidly through the short clubs -- turf finally began to fly! -- and ended with his driver. Using the same motion we had been working on from the beginning, he proceeded to nail shot after shot down the length of the range. His swing would have brought a smile to the face of Sam "Oily" Snead.

Proud of you, ICT!

Tomorrow, we build on that progress. Using the same concepts (but with several deliberate 'tweaks'), we'll attack the short game and learn a myriad of scoring shots. This is, after all, in the vernacular of the PGA TOUR pro . . .

Money.

:salut:

I've got photos and a video I'll post soon in this thread.

Stay tuned!

:golfcart2:

Told ya. :laughing9 :laughing9 :laughing9

I am so excited for you Patrick!!! :salut: :salut: :salut:

:golf: :golfcart: :golf: :golfcart: :golf: :golfcart: :golf:

Right - Left - Right - Left - Right - Left

Right - you are! :headbang:

I hate to say it Air, but I am very jealous of you and Patrick right now... :salut:

I was working on my own on the range today for the first time in a very long time. Concentrated on Mr. Yoda's teaching as I remember it. Right - Left - Right - Left -- no more pressure on the left foot at the top with driver, lift that left heel and turn the right hip pocket back and into that braced right leg and fall towards the target. Finally felt some "pop" again after a few years of not playing. I'm excited again. Right back to watching YODA's most basic videos and going to let it sink in for good. I finally get how you can shift your weight properly and stay centered in the tripod. Huge breakthrough for me, and it just felt like it did when I used to be able to play...

Kevin

Why do we chase rainbows when we have the head dude in green standing right there at the end of it just waiting to tell us Homer's truth?

Kevin

Hooray for ICT!!! I almost have tears in my eyes as I read this stuff-----almost.

ICe T .................Ice Ice Baby.

Hey man you got Pronger down there with you or something?

ICT and Yoda At Cuscowilla
 

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOP8B1Z8NlM

:golf:

Nice set of Stations........that'll work. Well, it did for Knudson and Hogan anyways.

Great stuff!!
Now I cannot wait until June to see this stuff in person. Go get 'em kid!

If I can do it...
 

Thanks everyone! Thanks Lynn! As you can see, I am carrying extra weight and still, Lynn's simple Alignment-centered approach really worked well.

The fabulous golfer Lynn worked with on the range, not me, was tall and slender. I am not. Nevertheless, Lynn's expert eye and encyclopedic knowledge of G.O.L.F. allowed me to experience two hours of very powerful drills that each built on the other and covered all three zones!

Lynn is humble, funny and interesting as he moves a person along the Machine. The rest of today was spent simply practicing the MacDonald drills and programming the Computer to value Standard Address and Balance above all G.O.L.F. virtues. It is still startling to me how a little marching move with heels up in Balance, can Lag the club up on Plane and Down, Out, and Forward again at great speed. :shock: :sunny:

Thanks Lynn, again.

ICT

Defining the space
 

As Lynn reported, I was fortunate enough to watch two fine pros on the putting green hard at work. Lynn had laid out his dowels to form a guideline and right angle for a 6' and 12' putt. At one point, one of the pros had slammed in 4/5 putts from both ranges.

Easy? How would you do with an uphill left to right breaker?

As the putting lesson went on, the concepts of "Defining the Space," Speed, Rhythm, and the Computer were revealed. Imagine a practice putting green with only holes and no markers and you are there. Maybe your at St. Andrew's or Augusta. Maybe you are a golf coach or instructor or at a inter-club match and visiting this strange course.

("Maybe it's the First World. Maybe it's the Third World. Maybe it's your first time around." Paul Simon)

Anyway, Define the Space and your Computer, if you trust it, will program a certain Rhythm and if you trust it, a proper putting distance will flow out of you as if by magic. Imagine you are having a catch with your kids or anyone. You have never thrown a ball that exact distance and yet, you casually flip the ball in a relaxed fashion to that person! The Space was defined and your Computer produced a backward and forward pendulum.

On this imaginary green, define the distance by imagining an image at your target hole. Use anything, like the proverbial green "Aim Point" line. Define the space further. Maybe imagine a red brick wall dividing that line in two (high side from low side).

Use it on the whole course! Thanks guys!


ICT

Great ICT, happy to see you're enjoying every moment of G.O.L.F. there !

A Putting/Chipping we will go!
 

Building a sound putt, in Lynn's world of TGM, means building a solid chip since the putting stroke is used for both.

Lynn patiently laid out his neon green and orange dowels on a straight putt today, and set up a track slightly wider than my putter blade.

Then he showed me where the sweet spot on my putter really was. It was nowhere near where I suspected on my Titleist Bullseye. :naughty:

And then we got to church. You know that finger game for kids? "Here is the church. Here is the steeple and out come the people!" By placing my hands on the putter with flat wrists, I could zero out all power accumulators except my right shoulder! I locked my arms at a 45 degree angle and bent way over. I needed to sole the blade too, by standing closer to the ball. Of course, this placed my eyes over the line of the putt! Then I proceeded to rock my shoulders and bring the blade up and down the Base Line of the Plane. :)

Once I stopped my arms from running on and once my clamps were locked onto the grip, I hit putts that truly went straight! :laughing9

That same foundation was then used for "putting my chips" using various clubs. Same setup which putt the 9 iron more up on it's toe. This technique gave me excellent distance control and easily allowed me to putt those chips out of tight lies and divots while keeping the same putting rhythm and stroke!

I figured that this lesson by itself would bring me much closer to par than ever before since 50% of all strokes are made within 100 yards of the green. :golf:

Lynn is an excellent teacher and a first class human being. The 2 hour lesson flew by and was very profitable.

ICT