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Originally Posted by Daryl (Post 63960)

Not everyone saw the humor Andy R. :laughing9

I thought Chuck went "Medicus" and gave up the forum business. Putting away Hinge Action for a Hinged Club. :laughing9

Didn't he move to Florida years ago? Great guy, super knowledgeable and He can really hit the Ball.

Chuck is in Destin and is 100% Yellow Book. He contributes regularly to our Medicus forum which is also loaded with TGM video and concepts. With this and the Medicus forum together you guys have access to every TGM concept imaginable from two awesome instructors. Thanks Lynn and Chuck for leading us all down the path to better golf.

B. J. Hathaway- Medicus Golf Institute Instructor

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Originally Posted by Augusta Golf (Post 63967)

Oh, thanks for the info Augusta Golf. :) I didn't know Medicus had a TGM forum. I thought that they leaned toward Stack and Tilt.

Is Chuck with Medicus Instruction? We lost touch while he was teaching in Arizona. Hot and Dry to Hot and Sticky.

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Originally Posted by Daryl (Post 63970)

S&T is only a portion of the Medicus Golf Institute, all of what we teach is TGM. Chuck is our Executive Director of Instruction.

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Originally Posted by Augusta Golf (Post 63974)

S&T is only a portion of the Medicus Golf Institute, all of what we teach is TGM. Chuck is our Executive Director of Instruction.

Is the Golf Institute a part of the Hinged Club Company or is it a completely separate company?

What came first? The Hinged Club or the Instruction Institute?

It's a fascinating Business Model. How many Locations?

Do you notice a slowdown because of the economy? My business is down 25%

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Originally Posted by Augusta Golf (Post 63974)

Chuck is our Executive Director of Instruction.

Every time I think about Chuck, I see him standing there with a string tied around his left shoulder and his right hand holding the other end, while he demonstrates extensor action. It's burned into my brain. A great demonstration. One of the best ever in TGM.

O.B. Left, I did exactly as you explained in your right arm drill and was impressed how well it started to feel after a while. It has helped me to understand how basic motion should feel. After I got home from practicing the drill you described, my dad came by the house and wanted to got to the driving range. While at the driving range, I did nothing but what I understand acquired motion to be, while focusing on the #3 pressure point and, voila... the feeling of compressing the ball like it used to feel was back. Now I know I have a long way to go but it sure did feel good to start compressing the ball again.

I started thinking about it and think that when my swing started losing compression last year, without knowing it, I started swinging "harder" to get that feeling back and it just made me cast the clubhead even worse. Maintaining the #3 pressure point really helped with my rythm also. Going to work on basic motion again tomorrow and continue the journey.

Is the Golf Institute a part of the Hinged Club Company or is it a completely separate company?
It's all under the Medicus umbrella.

What came first? The Hinged Club or the Instruction Institute?
Medicus corporate came first.

It's a fascinating Business Model. How many Locations?
The U.S. home base in Destin

Do you notice a slowdown because of the economy? My business is down 25%

@dvdpfstr - great to hear things are going in the right direction. You're on your way, for sure. :)

Forgive me for a moment if I rave about the TGM part of the Medicus site (I haven't checked out the Medicus forum). They have a ton of Chuck's fantastic videos and excellent discussion/info in the forum. Off the top of my head, his videos of the 21 points of 1-L certainly stand out.

Chuck also has a Swinging and Hitting 30 day video/Flash course that is, to use Augusta Golf's phrase, 100% yellow book. From putting to full swing, it features drills (dowels, laser/flashlight, rackets etc..) and comprehensive training/explanations. They also provide 'live' video lessons using standard web browsers, but not for us Mac guys yet. I got around this by sending video and having Chuck send back an analysis with his commentary, etc...

Chuck makes himself available by phone and/or email in case you have questions, or whatever, along the way. Clearly, I'm a fan :laughing9 but for good reason, as many of you know, he, like Lynn, is one of the foremost experts on TGM, and like Lynn, has zero ego about it, and is only too happy to go above and beyond the call of duty to help you improve.

One "Armed" Bandit

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Originally Posted by O.B.Left (Post 63921)

Here is a suggestion. The thing that started my quest, not to get too poetic or anything. Try it out, perhaps you'll like it. Something kinda small that works for all shots however big.

Go to a mirror. Put the club in your right hand only with it down the shaft a little as per usual. The club running through the palm and not under the heal pad. Place the club on the ground in a chipping like stance and point the grip end at your left shoulder. Freeze your right hand in this degree of bend. Firm grip pressure. Now do the same for a down the line view in the mirror. Adjust your right arm and club so that the right forearm (only) is on the same plane as the club. This will take some getting used to and adjustments.

Next, with the grip pressure kind of firm in the last three fingers but kind of light in the thumb and forefinger , draw your attention to the area of the right forefinger between the knuckle and first joint. The upper section of the right forefinger on the aft of the grip. This is not tight to the grip but gently wrapped around it. This is the Lag Pressure Point, which senses the Lagging condition of the clubhead vis a vis the hands. With the club lagging there will be pressure at this point. With the club not lagging there will be no pressure there. This is the secret to golf. Wag the club around a little and feel it. Learn to nurse that Lag pressure so you can sustain it for a longer period and be able to take it right through and past an imaginary ball.

Next go to a range and hit little 10' chips beside a green with just your right arm. Put your mind on the pressure point, feel the lag. Sustain it. Give it some time, hours or days even if need be. If you keep the alignments as mentioned above and swing the right forearm with the wrist frozen you should notice some strange things. Namely, compression plus, a thought that you should chip one handed all the time, the sweet spot etc. Most importantly, with your focus centered on the Lag Pressure Point you'll notice a relationship between your loss of Lag pressure and bad shots.

I was very, very taken aback by all of this (Id been chipping for 30 years or so already and never felt anything like it) and wanted to take these alignments and this Lag Pressure into all my shots, with both hands on the club. I wanted to unlock the secrets this drill contained. It might take a life time or two.........But that is how it all started for me.

And so it goes.

Very nice O.B. and if I could add to make sure from Impact to Low Point the Clubhead continues moving "Down" and "Out". The three dimensional Impact (no need to focus on the Forward) is so important even on shorter shots. I have been using this drill for many years and always return to it.
At Cuscowilla, Lynn watched me do the drill over and over to make sure I was doing it correctly. I slept better that night when he did'nt change anything. Then again, I am sure the beers and late nights may have had something to do with my sleep as well.

Gold In Them Thar Archives

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Originally Posted by drewitgolf (Post 63995)

Here is a reprise of a great thread in the making (on the Swinger's Hand Pressure Points) that somehow was lost in the fray: http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/showt...re#post 46153. I especially enjoyed the one-two punch of Bagger's #5 and Drew's #7.

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