Geez, that is a wonderful swing analysis based on TGM terminology!

Lynn, Can you give me your thoughts on Elkington's followthrough? To me he is above plane. When I play this type of shot my tendency is to end up in a similar type position but have been working on my basic and aquired motions with all hinge actions being on plane. I am looking forward to your's and vj's short game videos to give me a better idea what I SHOULD be doing around the green.

Thanks Yoda for that detailed analysis. As usual nothing but top-flight. Once again you have given us much to study and absorb.

Wow! That is a terrific piece of analysis. Concise and has one heck of a lot of info.

This will make for a good study.

Thanks...

Encore!
 

Thanks, Tobell, Comdpa, Strav and Martee. I do think this is a worthwhile TGM Study, so I fleshed out certain parts and added additional references this morning. Consequently, early readers may wish to review it again.

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Yoda,

Oh great one, I'm a little confused. I don't even pretend to know as much about TGM as you do. In fact, I'm just a rank beginner myself.

But I thought that one of the main dangers of TGM was trying to mix in components of swinging with hitting and vice versa.

That being said, Elkington has a very early wrist cock in this pictures that is vindicative of swinging style.

But a swinger should turn the shoulders around a pivot point instead of using arms on downswing, right?

Looks like both swinging on takeaway but more of hitting on downswing. Either way there is very little shoulder turn.

Oops!
 

Sorry, just noticed the front on view. It shows that Mr. Elkington does indeed have a good shoulder turn on the follow through. Please forgive my ignorance.

So I'm assuming that this is a shot around the green performed by a swinger. Hmmm, how it differ for a hitter? I'm assuming less wrist cock off the takeaway, but what else if anything should be different.

Nice explaination Lynn, most instructors meerly describe his swing as rythmical etc. etc. You have explained why in pointing out the components and variations used to achieve his pattern and their relationships within the stroke.

We would all rather hear this than the garbage tv announcers get away with saying.

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Great explanation Lynn! Very educational.

Chris

The Break and Lock
 

Steve plays nearly all chips and pitches with most of the weight on the left foot to ensure a descending blow.
For the higher shots around the green, he uses what he calls the Break and Lock, or the Break/Don’t Break. This method is powered primarily by the shoulders, with a very small hip rotation.
In his words, he breaks or cocks the wrists on the backswing, then powers them forward with the shoulders and hips without uncocking on the downswing or even after the hit. He also maintains that the right hand should never pass the left.
The shoulders in his Break and Lock swing turn a little more parallel to the ground than in the full swing. This gives the club a shallower path and ensures good, crisp contact. (From Five Fundamentals.)