Requesting Guidance...

[BC85]

Well, I received the "Alignment Golf" DVDs yesterday and watched all of them last night. I identified some areas (extensor action and pivot) that I believed I needed to work on. Unfortunately, even after spending 7 hours today hitting golf balls, I was unable to make any progress (which I assume is due to incorrect execution).

I feel quite lost and confused at the moment. I was hoping that "Alignment Golf" was going to be the key to understanding how to build my swing pattern. However, I don't understand how to progress from basic motion, to acquired motion, to total motion. In addition, I don't understand how to identify what mechanics I am performing incorrectly. I know that mechanics are meant to produce feel and feel is meant to reproduce mechanics, but if I don't know how to perform the mechanics in the first place then it means very little.

Ultimately, it has been a frustrating 24 hours and I am sick of seeing out-to-in left pointing divots. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

[KevCarter]

BC85,

It's a long road, and worth every minute of the travel if you want to develop a swing for the rest of your life. No quick fixes, and no band-aids.

IMHO, TGM is the key to learning how to develop a stroke, and Alignment Golf is the key to learning TGM. You will need to add an instructor who understands TGM to the equation for faster progress. What you are learning from the videos will be a huge help in understanding what your teacher is looking for...

Kevin

Well, I received the "Alignment Golf" DVDs yesterday and watched all of them last night. I identified some areas (extensor action and pivot) that I believed I needed to work on. Unfortunately, even after spending 7 hours today hitting golf balls, I was unable to make any progress (which I assume is due to incorrect execution).

I feel quite lost and confused at the moment. I was hoping that "Alignment Golf" was going to be the key to understanding how to build my swing pattern. However, I don't understand how to progress from basic motion, to acquired motion, to total motion. In addition, I don't understand how to identify what mechanics I am performing incorrectly. I know that mechanics are meant to produce feel and feel is meant to reproduce mechanics, but if I don't know how to perform the mechanics in the first place then it means very little.

Ultimately, it has been a frustrating 24 hours and I am sick of seeing out-to-in left pointing divots. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

[BC85]

Thanks for the reassurance, Kevin. I am going to make another thread in the appropriate "Emergency Room" section (as I've since learnt that this thread was incorrectly placed) and see what other TGM enthusiasts think about my current pattern. I really appreciate all the help you have given me.

[KevCarter]

Thanks for the reassurance, Kevin. I am going to make another thread in the appropriate "Emergency Room" section (as I've since learnt that this thread was incorrectly placed) and see what other TGM enthusiasts think about my current pattern. I really appreciate all the help you have given me.

Anytime my friend!

[david sandridge]

The DVD is great. At age 71 and over 20 years experience of and on with TGM I can't emphasize enough the importance of an instructor. Unfortunately you can't do it yourself no matter how high you IQ. You brain lies to you. The golf machine is filled with illusions and a endless assortment of "feels". However you need the basic "textbook" knowledge to get the most out of a lesson with an authorized instructor. You need to be able to speak the language. I would go see someone for several hours, the rewards will be beyound your expectations. I know Paul Hart and Paul Smith are wonderful at what they do. Go see one of em no matter the cost.

[mb6606]

The DVD is great. At age 71 and over 20 years experience of and on with TGM I can't emphasize enough the importance of an instructor. Unfortunately you can't do it yourself no matter how high you IQ. You brain lies to you. The golf machine is filled with illusions and a endless assortment of "feels". However you need the basic "textbook" knowledge to get the most out of a lesson with an authorized instructor. You need to be able to speak the language. I would go see someone for several hours, the rewards will be beyound your expectations. I know Paul Hart and Paul Smith are wonderful at what they do. Go see one of em no matter the cost.

You really think TGM is that difficult to learn/implement?

[Daryl]

You really think TGM is that difficult to learn/implement?

I have to agree with David Sandridge.

[innercityteacher]

Well, I received the "Alignment Golf" DVDs yesterday and watched all of them last night. I identified some areas (extensor action and pivot) that I believed I needed to work on. Unfortunately, even after spending 7 hours today hitting golf balls, I was unable to make any progress (which I assume is due to incorrect execution).

I feel quite lost and confused at the moment. I was hoping that "Alignment Golf" was going to be the key to understanding how to build my swing pattern. However, I don't understand how to progress from basic motion, to acquired motion, to total motion. In addition, I don't understand how to identify what mechanics I am performing incorrectly. I know that mechanics are meant to produce feel and feel is meant to reproduce mechanics, but if I don't know how to perform the mechanics in the first place then it means very little.

Ultimately, it has been a frustrating 24 hours and I am sick of seeing out-to-in left pointing divots. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.

BC and David you both remind me of me, in a good way.

It took me about 3000 balls and 7 rounds of golf to understand Extensor Action or about three weeks of using it everywhere. Now, I can regularly hit chips and shots and putts at the pin. In the last three rounds, I have chipped in 6 times and had lots of "up and downs" for pars. I bet I could punch shot my way around any course with a 7 iron and a putter and shoot 80 something on most courses.

My point? The mechanics taught me the correct feel which I use all the time. It has been since March of this year that I started using the RFFW but only in the last 5 days have I locked it out and been able to hit a full swing down the middle on purpose with every club in my bag.

Learn this and have fun with it. I joke with these guys about shooting par from a 21 hcp. in one season. The damn thing is, if my body (artificial hip and short front leg, 11 hip operations) can withstand all theses changes, I'll be playing you straight up in October of this year, esp. if you don't work with this stuff. As it is, if you give me 15 strokes, my hcp. index, you'll pay for everything, all the time.

Patrick