[Yoda]

"You can't steer air."

--Lynn Blake

He never forgot that, by the way.

From afar over the past 18 months, I've watched Ted and Richard work their magic. Teacher and Student, each committed to a defined system of alignments, and each with a total trust of the other. What they have achieved is nothing short of amazing.

I encourage those currently engaged in the alchemy of golf instruction to re-read the second sentence above:

Student and Teacher, each committed to a defined system of alignments, and each with a total trust of the other.

Some think of the Student-Teacher relationship as a reversion to grade school: The dominant Teacher sends, and the subservient Student receives. Learning may or may not take place. That is not the way Ted Fort teaches. Instead . . .

Teacher and Student are adult equals. One with a superior knowledge of Golf Stroke Mechanics, and the other seeking to learn same. But the road to Golfing Perfection varies from student to student, and the Teacher's ability -- and willingness -- to explore those individual pathways defines his art. Those necessary efforts will be stifled if the Student does not trust -- and thus enable -- his Teacher to open and explore those pathways with him. Such Student resistance will quickly close promising doors and leave others unopened. Conversely, when the Teacher knows that his basic and exploratory efforts will be met with trust and 'can do', the fear of rejection evaporates, and the doors of opportunity open wide.

Attitude matters.

As in any quest, the treasure is seldom found straightaway. But, where two are bound together in sound principles and a search for truth, the answer always awaits.

This is what Ted and Richard have done.

Trusted Teacher and Trusted Student.

From the grandstand, I cheer.