What I have found about TGM

[brownman]

I think A big light bulb has just been turned on.
Whats so special about TGM,

I have been able to work on my swing more systematically by simply working on A PART OF THE MACHINE and then putting M/C back together,ensuring firing order is in right sequence.

Best part is ,I now have a good idea exactly where to go to make repairs.

[okie]

Anyone who has ever disassembled something to see how it "ticks" can relate! Fun, aint it. A pitfall for me has been the tendency (once I have recognized my go to pattern) to constantly plug different variations in Right now I alternate between right anchor and standard knee action...from shot to shot! I think the point you make still stands in that we have hands to pivot selected the component variations.

While I am on the subject of knee action are there relative strengths and weaknesses between 10-16-A and 10-16-C? Homer refers to 10-16-A as "...involves extremes of action in both directions." is that him waving us off? Looked like Homer employed standard knee action himself.

Flashback: When Okie was a spritely 14 year old with the glint of optimism in his eye he "naturally" performed a standard knee action (because when I did it I stopped hitting it thin) A well meaning teaching pro told me it was WRONG! He had just come back from working with Leadbetter, so he was solid gold. He even showed me pictures of Hogan to prove his point! So I worked on the right anchor bit. I must have hit thousands of balls with one thought "the right knee must not budge" I can do right anchor in my sleep (thousands of range balls can attest) but my 14 year old computer found a workable component variation all by itself. Unfortunately, it was filed under "you don't look like no Hogan. little Okie!"

If we have youngsters out there. Don't change something unless you know it is incompatible. How do you know that? Study THE book! You must know WHAT you are doing. Homer gave us 24 cubby holes in which to put our workable preference. Your preferences must be workable...the ball don't tell no lies!

Another knee question: Tiger uses right anchor, correct? But he still sits like a standard action, is he just bobbing? To "fix" it (just to get Bucket going!) would we encourage him to straighten the right knee a bit on the backswing, or set his head lower at address per impact fix? Amazing that his technique is not near flawless...yet!

[golfguru]

Good stuff Brownman. Its great to drive a car well, but when it breaks down if you know which bits broken then either you can fix it or at least not get ripped off when you see the mechanic