Yes, you really have the wedge set up with impact fix and there is little manipulation which I definitely like but.....

as you say its definitely harder to work the right forearm takeaway, and really hard to have any fanning motion.

I kind of feel like a doctor in a lab experimenting trying to come up with the right combination,...its kind of fun from that aspect (fun, not always easy):eyes:

I like to say that my swing and my game took off once I understood what Homer Kelley meant by learning feel from mechanics. A very big chunck of that is putting the lab coat on and experimenting with things. So, you're on the right track.



3JACK

Thanks for some of your background 3Jack. I found it particularly interesting that a life threatening illness brought you back to golf...more advisedly G.O.L.F. From personal experience I can tell you that it is futile trying not to do what you love doing! That of course does not change the fact that golf like Gary Player once said is "...a game of sorrows."

Kevin,

Read through the sections, Section 2-J-1 AND 2-J-2 were pretty clear to understand, obviously implementation will take some work, but section 2-J-3-B, while I understand the concept of the cross line thrust my question is what do you use for the direction of the thrust? Its obviously down, out, forward but its my thinking that this is a little bit different than an aiming point concept as explained in Clampetts book?

gmbtempe,

While I truly love TGM, I am just learning, and around these parts, I am the village idiot. I would prefer to have one of the many experts answer your question. I will learn from their answer as well.

Kevin

Thanks for the kind words. While I was sick I often thought about two things in particular.

1) I had to get shots to help with my low blood counts at a particular clinic. The main customers in this clinic were cancer patients whose future was looking bleak, to say the very least.

2) My Grandfather, a WWII veteran who was awarded the Silver Star and was a member of Patton's 3rd Army.

I'm sure there were times when my Grandfather wanted to be in other places besides having to fight the Nazis and as bad as my condition was, I know the cancer patients would give just about anything to be in my shoes then and especially now that I'm healthy.

I can only say that I feel that I owe it to them to do the things I love doing to the fullest.




3JACK

Another milestone for me today. After a horrendous round yesterday (well, I didn't play that bad, but I had some of the worst luck you had ever seen --- even one of my playing partners said that I had worse luck on the front side than he had all year combined), I rallied back and shot (-1) 71 at a course where my lowest score was a 74. That doesn't seem much to brag about, but this course is 6,900, but almost every hole is uphill, with very small greens and tough lies. Even more gratifying is that I hit 15 greens. Such a tough course my best was only 11 GIR's (I've only played it about a dozen times). Lots of 400+ yard par 4's that are straight up hill and none of the par 5's are reachable in two.



3JACK

Nice one Richie.

On another site I frequent you are the subject of debate. Myself and another user (also on both sites) admire you and hold you up as what can be achieved by using TGM to learn golf.

On the site though there are people dismissing you because they see the US handicap system as flawed and a scratch golfer in the US would not be as capable in the UK.

I understand if that might be hurtful, what are your thoughts?

Richly deserved handicap
 

I ain't Richie, but I have an opinion on this! The USGA handicap system has flaws, but so does the R & A. What makes Richies handicap credible is not only the gross scores themselves but also that he is playing a variety of courses, meaning he shoots great golf most places he plays. I am a plus handicap where I play regularly but take me to a couple other tracks around town say Golf Club of Oklahoma (7200 yards or so...75.something rating) and I turn into a 3-5 handicaper quickly! Sounds like a little mother-country envy!

I agree okie, my point wa sthat once someone breaks par on a regular basis it doesn't matter what their handicap is or what country they live in - they can golf their ball!

The nay sayers claim that you yanks can pick and choose which rounds you submit for handicapping.

I guess they are judging people by their own poor standards!