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I know this advice was in the context of GSEB training...how much does memorizing chapter names etc apply to real world teaching though?

I am not implying you don't teach well, just wondering how useful that sort of information is, I mean I know what extensor action is, but no idea what chapter number is, that doesn't stop me using it though?

Hey mate,

The point is not memorizing the chapters, verses etc.

However, they are absolutely essential in helping you categorize what belongs where - the first thing I teach my university students in memorizing mathematical formulas.

You most certainly can teach 'extensor action' etc without knowing where it comes from (6-B-1-D by the way). However when it comes to more 'involved' stuff like 12-3-0, having a frame that you categorize stuff into will go a long way.

Its far easier to memorize:

1. Finish Swivel
2. Left Wrist Alignment
3. Hand Location
4. Clubshaft Position
5. Balance (Body Position),

if you knew that they belonged to 12-3-0, under Section 12, the Finish.

Lynn personally told me when all these are internalized, teaching becomes an art form.

Experientially, when I look at my student swinging for the first time, his/her swing is being referenced against 1-L, 12-3-0, 3 Imperatives, Essentials etc etc.

This may sound like a whole lot going on in my head, but trust me, its something like 2 seconds because all this have been internalized, much like the mathematical operations we have been taught as kids.

We just do it...