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Clay,


Jim flick (in GD article, I think) mentioned that the great Jack Nicklaus maintained that he (Nicklaus) had never observed a good player address the ball with a closed clubface (what most people think is square.) Nicklaus angled the clubface open himself (although he advocates in his instructional volumes that we the golfing public keep it square - but in reality closed etc. Obviously he (JN) is referring to what HK articulated in 2-J-1 when discussing Impact Alignments. My point? As great as Jack Nicklaus is he failed "us" in his explanation. Paul Azinger and Tom Watson were discussing the use of the "right side" in a very generalized, and perhaps personal way. Some can derive benefit from it, most will misinterpret because it was not well articulated in the first place. The teacher by definition has the gift of communication, with a vernacular that comes as close as possible in describing reality. Zinger was dealing in "seems as if", a very subjective approach. If you do not understand that then you are not seeking the truth as it relates to golf. TGM does not support The Way, but it does teach you to correctly identify, quantify and communicate with undeniable precision My Way. In my estimation nobody did a better job at describing "what is" as it relates to the golf stroke. It seems as if some people bristle at the hint of objectivity and absolutes. In reality, most people are just too bone idle lazy to learn the vocab, and just think Homer used an english dictionary.

I for one am very happy that Yoda stays true to Homer's intention. If you really want to "understand" and appreciate snow...speak to an eskimo! If you want to understand the golf stroke...listen to Lynn.