Learning and Applying TGM w/disabilities by a 21 hcp.

[O.B.Left]

Those old bullseye putters were sweet. Never owned one but "ah yes I remember them well". Didnt look like it but they were all sweetspot.

[HungryBear]

Those old bullseye putters were sweet. Never owned one but "ah yes I remember them well". Didnt look like it but they were all sweetspot.

Yes But! You can't pick up the ball or get it out of the hole with that putter. All the edges are rounded so they would not cut the company's ball as made back then. ( thats a "thin skin" comment on the acushnet, titleist, balata, situation of the day).

HB

[JerryG]

Yes But! You can't pick up the ball or get it out of the hole with that putter. All the edges are rounded so they would not cut the company's ball as made back then. ( thats a "thin skin" comment on the acushnet, titleist, balata, situation of the day).

HB

good point, Bear. I use a Bullseye from time to time, but I really like my 8802 style putters so I can get that lip under it and flip the pellet to the other hand.

[innercityteacher]

good point, Bear. I use a Bullseye from time to time, but I really like my 8802 style putters so I can get that lip under it and flip the pellet to the other hand.

Now, I know very little about these clubs I'm trying except that Kev Carter thinks they are pretty good.

The clubs are a lot lighter than the perimeter weighted Callaway knock-offs I have been playing for 5 years (extended by 1.5 " each and the thickest possible grips). The Titleists Z's set up to the ball very clearly. My ball position is sharply back unless my stance is much narrower. The clubs have only one direction, DOWN.

These clubs seem to really bite down and really seem to emphasize LAG pressure on # 3 PP. Once I feel the pressure engage, I drive my shoulder, hip or elbow DOWN, or I pull/drive the axe handle down, and the clubs is down and through before I know it except for a really loud, flat "Klack-ZZZ" sound. The clubs seem very light, and almost dare a person to see how powerfully they can be sent DOWN and UP and Around!.

There is no doubt as to the direction of the shot. If I stay on PLANE, the ball goes straight and high! There was plenty of light at 4:30 p.m. tonight, but the ball just got smaller a lot faster! My Callaway knock-offs are "high trajectory" but these Z's are every bit as high in ball flight, unless I want to punch the ball low.

Punching the ball low seems much easier. As a matter of fact, the ball seems to do whatever my #3 PP makes it do! LOL

So that's why people play this kind of club!

I'm playing tomorrow to celebrate Veterans' Day! Supposed to be 60 degrees. Probably a comfortable 70 degrees in Heaven where all those who made the ultimate sacrifice are playing on perfect courses drinking their choice of beers, daiquiris or pink lemonades! God Bless them and all those who protect our civilizations!

May all those who make war on the unprepared, especially women and children, meet all our armed forces real soon with the full comfort of the imbecile god they claim to worshipl Let's see their jerk-off god put out the fire that burns in the hearts of those we call brave and salute, tomorrow.

As a matter of fact, as a former cleric with an artificial hip, I would gladly welcome any of those "priests" with glasses into a closed room with little old me. I have several meditations to introduce them to concerning how GOD feels about making war on the defenseless and unsuspecting in HIS name. I promise I'd explain it to them slowly, using very small words. Of course, such clerics spend a lot of time in caves, hiding, because they are cowards, after all, and don't get out much, TOO BAD. But if any of you "clerics" decide to grow a pair and crawl out of the holes you live, breath, and soil yourselves in, I'd be happy to show you what a properly educated Chicago Catholic school boy knows about true spirituality. Better forget about the 70 virgins fella, and think about the 700 nurses you'll need.

That'll probably never happen, though.

But maybe we can play POTUS straight up on a golf course! He'll need a teleprompter, a sense of humor, and a lot of cash!


ICT

[innercityteacher]

I deny any allegations of being "harsh". Ya know, in Philadelphia, between two Italians, that's considered "Pillow Talk". forgetaboudit.

I think that "Innercityteacher" is the alter-ego of this guy who lives in Cody, Wyoming. His name is Chad Ostopowitz, a Real estate Broker who divorced two years ago from his wife of 3 years, Betty-Anne, a full time teacher at a grade-school in a city nearby. I think the Leg Injury is true, but it stems from a demolition derby he lost 6 years ago. About 18 months ago, he moved from his studio apartment above a liquor store, into a foreclosed (due to the economic crisis) one Bedroom condo on a golf course. His doctor suggested golf as a form of rehabilitation.

From what I can gather, he's doing better and has a girlfriend, Gloria, who waits tables part-time at the Golf-course "Grille" where he teaches "line-Dancing" classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have recently adopted dog. My sources say it's a Schnauzer named "Bingo".

Some of this is speculation.

When I first started TGM, I had a "Frozen, Bent Right Wrist, and I would sweep or punch the heck out of the ball. I moved onto other parts of the book and sort of well forgot about the FBRW.

I picked up lots of things but EA seemed most important. The three or four times I shot sub 80's was when my EA felt perfect.

I went on to other components and forgot about the FBRW picking up more on EA, instead

In the last three days, my posse here have reminded me of FBRW. Kevin and jerry and I had been talking about LAG and the # 3 PP. I had throwing the # 3 PP to my top and hitting the ball pretty well. Good direction and distance.

However, an old problem arose. Back in the day when I first stared golfing, I wore out Faldo's "Golf: The Winning Way." Once, on two holes, I shot back-to -back birdies! All I had to do was, ready for a laugh: straight - arm my right wrist back, turn my belly, separate my left knee from my right and hold my finish!!!

I couldn't keep al those points in my head and shot an 88!

Fast Forward to two weeks ago, about 15 years later. BRW will lead to RFT and then Pivot and Swing or Hit! Better? A little. I know the whys of all the moves and I understand a lot of the inter-relatedness of the pieces. And, I'm consistently sub 84 at my local course. Better.

But sports fans let's be real. Shooting the odd 77 sucks! It's like getting a lap dance from a bald, 500 lb,, buck-toothed girl from somewhere. You know what I mean!!!

Now, Daryl had told me about thinking too much but I didn't think it could be avoided. He and OB had alternately expressed concern about too much BRW. Daryl had suggested maintaining the left palm moving to the ball during the swing. OB had been very instructive in one-armed BRW drills.

So, coming out of winter hibernation, I've been to the range four days in a row. I have been squeezing the pee-pee out my handles. The problem is your left wrist has cock and un-cock. Daryl's advice was for keeping the left palm moving to the the ball (FLAT LEFT WRIST HOLLA AT YOUR BOYYYYYYY!). Where are the balloons???? It seems to me that keeping a Frozen Bent Right Wrist makes that much easier and it is a very effective move which seems to help keep the Plane intact. Duhhhh, ya think?

And there it was. FBRW/Flat Left Wrist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm going to say this slowly to myself so even I can understand it. IF A GOLFER MONITORS HIS HANDS AND KEEPS HIS FLW/FBRW (WEDGES) INTACT, YOUR ONLY OTHER PROBLEM IS HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? HOLLA!!!!!!!!!


"In closing, I'd like to thank the Academy....."



I hit every club flush. I did the JB Holmes imitation (Pivot up holding frozen Impact Fix and Pivot down like a mother!!!!) I saw it hit the tree line on the fly plus 250 in the air. I mixed swinging and hitting components like crazy. Have you heard about bending the right elbow which cocks the left wrist while the FBRW allows you to Pivot from a trapeze and leave groove marks in the face of the ball? It's heavy and it's simple.


ICT

[tim chapman]

But sports fans let's be real. Shooting the odd 77 sucks! It's like getting a lap dance from a bald, 500 lb,, buck-toothed girl from Iowa. You know what I mean!!!

Now, Daryl had told me about thinking too much but I didn't think it could be avoided. He and OB had alternately expressed concern about too much BRW. Daryl had suggested maintaining the left palm moving to the ball during the swing. OB had been very instructive in one-armed BRW drills.

So, coming out of winter hibernation, I've been to the range four days in a row. I have been squeezing the pee-pee out my handles. The problem is your left wrist has cock and un-cock. Daryl's advice was for keeping the left palm moving to the the ball (FLAT LEFT WRIST HOLLA AT YOUR BOYYYYYYY!). Where are the balloons???? It seems to me that keeping a Frozen Bent Right Wrist makes that much easier and it is a very effective move which seems to help keep the Plane intact. Duhhhh, ya think?

And there it was. FBRW/Flat Left Wrist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm going to say this slowly to myself so even I can understand it. IF A GOLFER MONITORS HIS HANDS AND KEEPS HIS FLW/FBRW (WEDGES) INTACT, YOUR ONLY OTHER PROBLEM IS HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? HOLLA!!!!!!!!!


"In closing, I'd like to thank the Academy....."



I hit every club flush. I did the JB Holmes imitation (Pivot up holding frozen Impact Fix and Pivot down like a mother!!!!) I saw it hit the tree line on the fly plus 250 in the air. I mixed swinging and hitting components like crazy. Have you heard about bending the right elbow which cocks the left wrist while the FBRW allows you to Pivot from a trapeze and leave groove marks in the face of the ball? It's heavy and it's simple.


ICT

c'mon ICT you will never get the job done without a bit of drive, please try and muster a little enthusiasm for it or give it up !



ps translated as 'i love how enthusiastic you are for your golf game !'

[KevCarter]

I hit every club flush. I did the JB Holmes imitation (Pivot up holding frozen Impact Fix and Pivot down like a mother!!!!) I saw it hit the tree line on the fly plus 250 in the air. I mixed swinging and hitting components like crazy. Have you heard about bending the right elbow which cocks the left wrist while the FBRW allows you to Pivot from a trapeze and leave groove marks in the face of the ball? It's heavy and it's simple.


ICT

Great job CITY!

Kevin

[innercityteacher]

c'mon ICT you will never get the job done without a bit of drive, please try and muster a little enthusiasm for it or give it up !



ps translated as 'i love how enthusiastic you are for your golf game !'

As Lynn noted in 1970 (that's what the time stamp says above the caption):


The bottom line is that, as usual, Homer said exactly what he meant in termsthat were unmistakably clear. Through Impact, your Left Wrist must be Flat,Level and Vertical, and your Right Wrist must be Bent, Level andVertical. The best way to achieve this Ideal Impact Alignment is topermit during the Stroke only Left Wrist Vertical and RotationalMotions and Right Wrist Rotational Motions. And the way youdo that is to Lock your Left Wrist in its Flat Condition and Freezeyour Right Wrist into its Bent and Level condition early in theStroke and then maintain those conditions until the end of the Follow-Through.

Interestingly, I have thus far not mentioned Grip Pressure. That isbecause, within limits, Gripping ‘light’ or ‘tight’ is the player’s option. Whatmatters is that the essential Wrist Conditions be maintained throughout theStroke. And that requires a highly developed kinesthetic sense of WristAlignments, not necessarily a tight Grip.

That said, the Hands are best viewed as strong, Educated Clamps attaching theClub to the Arms. Per 1-L #3, there should be “no wobble in the Clubshaftattachment.” The player with Uneducated Hands might do well with a lighter GripPressure because he may then be less likely to ‘horse’ the Club out of thecorrect alignments that Centrifugal Force is trying its best to produce.

The skilled player, on the other hand, can use the tighter Grip Pressureto give his Educated Hands a more complete control of the Clubthroughout the Stroke. The Tight Grip is especially effective as resistanceagainst the terrific forces of Impact Deceleration. Remember, per IsaacNewton’s Third Law (2-C-0), the Ball hits the Club just as hard as the Clubhits the Ball. Said another way, and summing up this entire discussion…

Impact is a place for Science, not “Seems as ifs.”


It is great to hang with thoughtful, perceptive people! For those interested in this # 1 priority before Basic Motion, imo, search "frozen!"

Holla at your boyyyyyyy!

[innercityteacher]

As Lynn noted in 1970 (that's what the time stamp says above the caption):


The bottom line is that, as usual, Homer said exactly what he meant in termsthat were unmistakably clear. Through Impact, your Left Wrist must be Flat,Level and Vertical, and your Right Wrist must be Bent, Level andVertical. The best way to achieve this Ideal Impact Alignment is topermit during the Stroke only Left Wrist Vertical and RotationalMotions and Right Wrist Rotational Motions. And the way youdo that is to Lock your Left Wrist in its Flat Condition and Freezeyour Right Wrist into its Bent and Level condition early in theStroke and then maintain those conditions until the end of the Follow-Through.

Interestingly, I have thus far not mentioned Grip Pressure. That isbecause, within limits, Gripping ‘light’ or ‘tight’ is the player’s option. Whatmatters is that the essential Wrist Conditions be maintained throughout theStroke. And that requires a highly developed kinesthetic sense of WristAlignments, not necessarily a tight Grip.

That said, the Hands are best viewed as strong, Educated Clamps attaching theClub to the Arms. Per 1-L #3, there should be “no wobble in the Clubshaftattachment.” The player with Uneducated Hands might do well with a lighter GripPressure because he may then be less likely to ‘horse’ the Club out of thecorrect alignments that Centrifugal Force is trying its best to produce.

The skilled player, on the other hand, can use the tighter Grip Pressureto give his Educated Hands a more complete control of the Clubthroughout the Stroke. The Tight Grip is especially effective as resistanceagainst the terrific forces of Impact Deceleration. Remember, per IsaacNewton’s Third Law (2-C-0), the Ball hits the Club just as hard as the Clubhits the Ball. Said another way, and summing up this entire discussion…

Impact is a place for Science, not “Seems as ifs.”


It is great to hang with thoughtful, perceptive people! For those interested in this # 1 priority before Basic Motion, imo, search "frozen!"

Holla at your boyyyyyyy!

When I stand left with Hula, I am usually closed in my stance. "Wrongo, bongo breath! As Lynn says:


Yoda,

When I take my stance with the impact fix alignments is my back at an incline, or do I stand straight up? And is the bending and straightening of the elbow along the line the right forearm makes on the horizontal plane?

I'm afraid that I'm not getting this part



For purposes of the drill on the Horizontal Plane, stand erect. But...be surethat you are your Weight is left and that your Hips and Shoulders are Open.This will allow you to move the Right Forearm Flying Wedge back and throughfreely. When you transfer the drill to the Inclined Plane of Motion, imitatethe pictures in 9-1-1 #2 and #3 for Waist Bend / Spine Angle.

Also, remember that the entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Elbow,the Forearm, the Bent Right Wrist, the No. 3 Pressure Point andthe Rigid Extension, i. e., the dowel -- will remain on the HorizontalPlane throughout. The Big Deal is to set the Right Wrist in a Rigid Bent RightWrist Condition and then hold it throughout the 'Backstroke' and'Throughstroke.'



ICT

[innercityteacher]

Great job CITY!

Kevin

I will think of each of you as I do my first ever "Paxon Hollow Thanksgiving Scramble!"

Sleet and 45 degrees as the high is predicted. I have:

long underwear laid out
snow pants
a heavy sweater
a fleece pullover
waterproof golf shoes and wooly socks
4 "10 hour" chemical hand warmers
a fleece hood

I will be Hitting, I think, and playing Lynn's "Driver" video while sipping a little adult beverage. "Another perfect shot...another perfect shot!" Is that what Lynn keeps saying? "Same as the last. Same as the last...,"imitating Moe Norman.


God Bless Everyone!

ICT