new to this site..I believe Im a hitter
 

Hi Im new, my name is Frank. Im a portly guy with short arms and a short backswing with an aggressive downswing. I think I am a hitter. I dont fully understand the motion. Would someone be kind enough to explain the motion in layman's terms. I am not familiar with all the terms used on this site and Im lost in reading the posts, sorry for my ignorance. If you could help me with a few drills as well I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for your patience.

Hitter
 

Hi Frank,

Sounds to me that you need Yoda. I'm a junior, but I would suggest you buy the book or see an AI OR get a good extensor action and some drive loading.

New Here!
 

I'm trying to understand the tgm motion. John or Hue on BSG referred me to this site. He explained to me what an awesome experience he had at a recent seminar with Lynn. I am a player not a teacher. I am a single digit handicapper. My swing is erratic at times. I'm just trying to find a swing that is reliable.

Brothers
 

Hi GolfChicago, and welcome aboard!

You want to improve your Game, and you've come to the right place. Everybody here wants to improve and to help others improve in the process.

As you've seen, I've done a bit of editing in this thread. That's because I know those posting and their motivations. I assure you that any perceived mean-spiritedness was just that -- perceived. Unlike some other forums, our members put their heart out...not their chin out. Cyberspace is a wonderful medium, but it is terribly devoid of the human emotion -- the twinkle of an eye or the slip of a smile -- that makes ordinary two-way conversation the multi-dimensional communication that it is.

Bottom Line: Life is tough. We all need to cut each other some slack.

Let it begin here.

Thanks I appreicate it!

Hitting for non-TGM'ers
 

In very simple terms, hitting is pushing the club with the right arm, while swinging is dragging the club. These are very quick and concise things with which I would concern myself if trying to hit:

1. Keep the body quiet.
2. Freeze the right wrist.
3. Extend the right arm throughout the total motion.
4. Start with the right forearm in line with the clubshaft. (You must see yourself in a mirror to see this alignment. The right arm is bent and the left arm is straight.)
5. Knock the %$#! out of the ball with the heel of your right hand.
6. The hitters motion should start softly but get louder through impact.
7. MOST IMPORTANTLY:

See someone that knows TGM inside and out. ;)

Golfchicago,

From your description you sound like you should be a hitter...a 4 barrel hitter at that...that's a good thing. You have come to the right website to learn that stroke motion and pattern...Yoda and Yodasluke are the experts.

I play in a golf league with four barrel hitters (I'm not sure if they know it???? :) )...for the last two years you know who the leading money winners were...the four barrel hitters.

DG

Thank you for the guidance. I'm going to work these ideas on the range.

Gestating The Hitter
 

This is really good, Ted: A common sense description of a Golf Stroke rooted in science.

The Swinger cranks up his Centrifugal Force during Start Down and then hangs on. Mother Nature does all the work in the Downstroke and Release.

The Hitter, on the other hand, must constantly be mindful of the need to Accelerate. Unlike the Swinger, whose Body Momentum Transfer virtually eliminates Release Deceleration, the Hitter must continue to Drive. After the initial period of Shoulder Acceleration, his loaded Right Triceps takes over and reaches top speed almost instantaneously. Hence the need for the 'Still' Clubshaft at the Top and the 'Slow' Start Down.

Of such stuff is the great Hitter born.

Keep bending the shaft (against the clubhead) with the hands while rotating/spining the pivot.