TGM Terminolgy

[Yoda]

Scrolling through a certain thread on another Forum, I found this from efnef, a long-time LBG Member. Frankly, it made me jealous! This is way to good to be kept under wraps, so I've lifted it and hand-carried it to its rightful home. This exerpt from a longer post addresses the oft-maligned language that Homer Kelley invented to properly define and explain his concepts of G.O.L.F. Thanks, efnef, for your insights. Great stuff!

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"Well, I don't understand all of the jargon and would love to see a TGM for dummies, myself. But I do understand the concept of using a jargon, or standardized language for teaching. For example, everyone in the plumbing industry knows a 4 inch centerset from an 8 inch widespread (these terms describe two of the more common faucet/fitting types and the appropriate drilling points in a sink/wall/counter to mount them and secure the water supplies). In health care, as another example, everyone knows that an ORIF is an open reduction internal fixation (a repair of a bone fracture achieved by making and incision, repairing/resetting the fractured bone, and then closing the insision with no externally placed hardware)."

"I think Homer was shooting for a precise/concise/uniform language that could be understood by all trained in it. For example the term, EXTENSOR ACTION, (6-B-1-D, the location in the book), describes the steady effort to straighten the bent right arm. Without going into detail, its effect on both the left and right arms is to maintain the structural integrity of the swing (eliminating "wobble", and preventing collapse of the swing)."

"Anywhoo, I ramble on. Homer never "forbade" any changes, or anyone writing their own take on his book. From what I have been told, he was well aware that the study of the game was an ongoing process. He published his own changes in 6 editions, and had extensive notes for a 7th edition at the time of his death."