Like all of you, I too found Lynn Blake a.k.a. Yoda. Whether you knew about TGM or not beforehand, you all can appreciate the gifted communicator and altogether brilliant Mr. Blake. All of you who contribute to this site are really cool people. I've learned so much just following the rigorous discussions on the golf swing. There are some very smart people on this board.
I did not know anything about TGM before discovering Lynn Blake in an accidental YouTube-related click on "Left Wrist Uncocking". This was about 9 months ago. There I learned Downward, Outward, and Forward & "Three Dimensional Impact" Wow! He was hilarious too. Lynn is seriously one of those people I just love hearing talk. And you know what, next time at the range, "the ball started actin' a WHOLE lot diff'rent!"
Since then, I've watched and read obsessively and have taken on a Hitter pattern due to lower scores than with a Tomasello-esque swinging pattern.
Before Lynn, I would score in the high 80s - low 90s nineties. I'm a law student in San Diego and it's my spring break. I am determined to become an excellent golfer so I've been hitting it. I feel that I can do it or have fun trying. Yesterday, I shot 80 at Sycuan Oak Glen from the back tees. I played Torrey South today for the first time and I shot an 88 from the blues with some of them BS three putts ahaahaha. (That place really delivers...gorgeous, difficult, well maintained, and ghosts of US Open and Farmers.
I feel that I am developing "Structure" which means that I am on the road to greater consistency. Amazing. I've never taken a lesson because I don't want to end up paying a quack to ruin me forever. I will definitely see Lynn as soon as my finances and schedule allow.
Most importantly, the whole TGM journey thing really deepened my appreciation and enjoyment of golf. This is one cult that I will gladly join. Thank you all for such a lively discussion. I think I have found the "truth" about golf, which is similar to eh greater truth of life itself: "there is no one way to slice the apple". If any of you make it to the San Diego area, send me a PM and I'd love to play a round and talk TGM. No one knows WTF I'm talking about normally so it would be cool to actually discuss TGM with a fellow Blake-aficionado on the course. Even if you don't want to golf with a semi-random person from the internet, I am totally happy to give you guys the inside scoop on how to maximize value and excellence in SD course choices
I will definitely post more when my knowledge level rises to a sufficient level. But just know that I read and enjoy almost all of your excellent posts here, and just wanted to give my heart-felt appreciation to Yoda & y'all.
P.S., sorry for the long post, I've been thinking of what to write for a while and I think one of the best aspects of this forum is the attention span of the members here. This was a nice respite from worrying about the July bar exam!
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