thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU.

[noproblemos]

Thanks for the story OBLeft.

[plgolfer]

Thanks for sharing. That must have been golf instruction nirvanaaaa!

[Yoda]

Thank you, OB, for posting about our time together. The first few pitch shots I saw you hit told me that considerable work had already been done, and I was delighted when you told me you had learned much of that technique from our site.

Your love of the game was evident from the start, and you were a true joy to work with. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of helping you improve your game.

[rangebal3]

I'm brand new to the site and am very excited about the excellent instruction content in the gallery section. My pursuit of ball striking improvement has probably detoured as far away from "the truth" that is probably possible and still get the ball in the air going somewhere near the target. My swing has been analogous to a Rubic's Cube, i.e. change one component that affects the other and end up with a zero sum game.

Anyway, TGM sure looks like a vehicle to take away alot of my confusion and provide me a "blueprint" for constructing a better swing. I will be much more satisfied as a golfer if my poor shots become a function of not exercising the correct swing mechanics versus where I've been for too long; not having a clear understanding of what to do. As a result, I feel like I've discovered gold and appreciate your willingness to provide this content for free allowing me the best chance I think I will have to improve and enjoy golf even more. You are to be commended for your generosity. I hit balls at noon today, and am pretty excited about the results. Thank you.

[Yoda]

...I feel like I've discovered gold and appreciate your willingness to provide this content for free allowing me the best chance I think I will have to improve and enjoy golf even more. You are to be commended for your generosity.

Thanks, rangebal3. Given our current -- -- constraints of time and money, we've done our best to deliver content that will help you improve your game. As far as commending me for my generosity, I appreciate your compliment but am reminded of what Bobby Jones said when commended for 'not cheating.' Said he...

"You might as well commend me for not robbing banks."

Well, that's the way I feel about teaching.

I really have little choice in the matter...

It's what I am compelled to do.

[O.B.Left]

It has been a few months now and as I re read this I feal I should make a small correction to the above.

I am not addicted to hinging. I am merely a frequent hinger, especially green side. Not a binge hinger or an over hinger.

I am however now addicted to lag. If you havent already, try to find some and when you do sustain it through impact. But be careful. That stuff does some wierd things to your game. Suddenly the ball flies straight and far without any extra effort. Almost less effort it seems. Then that little voice says "wow, imagine if you took all that lag AND added some effort...imagine how far the thing would go then..." Thats when the problems start.

I cant find it all the time but it seems to be the missing ingrediant when Im playing poorly. The better I play the more I seem to sustain it through impact. Or at least that the way it seems right now.

Another new thing for me courtesy of LBG is the natural draw that comes with swinging the driver. I think I had unknowingly gotten into switting a little fade out there at the expense of some distance. The natural horizontal hinging that comes with swinging has given me back my draw without any excessive wrist rolling or swive that can lead to a hook.

Thanks again

O.B.Left