[neil]

Hello all. I am new to the forums. Looks like an interesting place with tons of info and a bunch of enthusiastic people. I like it.

I sent an email to Ted earlier today (he frequents another forum I am on)... I thought I would throw my query out there as well to those students that have used TGM to perhaps get their input as well. I recently read Hardy's Plane truth and found some of the concepts to be very interesting. I am trying to find out the differences between TGM and Single plane theory. Trying to decide which will work better and help me achieve my goals.

I must be clear... I am certainly not asking anyone to bash Hardy's Theory, nor am I questioning the validity of TGM. I am simply trying to gain an understanding of each so that I can make an informed decision as possible about which road I should travel down.

Below is the copy of the email I sent to Ted.

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Ted,

Thank you in advance for your time. I am looking to take my game to the next level. My index has been in the 0.5 to 4.0 range for quite some time (generally it is around 2.0). I would like to take it a touch lower and more importantly develop more consistency in my ball striking. I have competed in our State Am a few times and have also done well in the past in local Am events.

I want to become more consistent, and more competetive. I have taken 3 lessons in total in my life (I am 33 years old). I have always just had a mindset of "I'll figure it out on my own". I am a touch stubborn and it took me a while to learn that if I want to get my game to the next level, I am going to have to seek out the help of people that can assist me in getting there.

I am in my discovery phase for trying to find an approach that will help me get to where I want to go. TGM may be just that, Hardy's one plane may be that as well. I do not know enough about TGM to understand the difference between the two.

As I posted earlier, I am not at all questioning the validity of TGM, nor am I asking you to "bash" Hardy's theories of the one plane swing. I am just trying to gather as much info as I possibly can so I can make the best decision for what approach I need to take for my improvement process.

Looking very much to hearing back from you.

Regards,

Stags

It depends whether you want a single theory or an infinite # of variations.I don't honestly know much about the single plane theory ...but I have met Ted during a lesson with Yoda .You would not be disappointed.