I was wondering what some of the senior members had to say about Tommy stating that hitting is less powerful and results in more fades, he said Trevino went to more of a swing and increased his distance.

I also find it strange that Tommy called what he taught a pull type movement vs a push, but his videos are all over Peter Croker's website and Croker definately teaches a pushing method.

Ted does alright.

It's an individual thing mostly, I think.

youre right, I saw that vid clip of him hitting a PW incredibly far. Birdie_man, have your tried both swinging and hitting?
I know everyones different, but Ive toyed with hitting and just crushed some balls, right on the screws, would go out and try it the next day and couldnt hit squat.

thanks

I can Hit.....and do Hit short irons and punch shots.....a lot of ppl do when they are hitting punches- whether they know it or not....

....but my "full swing" does go to the End.....Swinger with everything 6 or 7 iron and longer (unless hitting Punch shot....3/4 swing).

Still learning tho.

always learning that for sure....I just need to get my hands on the book, but I should probably be a patient and wait for the next edition.

If anyone has anymore video's or letters from Tom T. I would love to have a look ! The guy was a great communicator. I believe Yoda and Tom differ on some things but the messages seem to be similar,imo.
The 2 thing's I'm struggling with is Tom say's to throw the club from the top while keeping the right hip back. But he says in one video you MUST keep the left hip turning thru the whole downswing....well it's hard to keep the right hip still while your turning the left. Can someone lift the fog on this. The second thing is he puts his left hand in a kocked posistion for pitch shots on the video,did he also set them this way for full shots ?

The recommendation on keeping the right hip still is a drill. Tommy is getting Lee to feel the Magic of the Right Forearm in that piece of the video...for the advanced player of Tommy's approach, one knows that recommendation is really a drill to a get a feel for the right forearm starting the downswing instead of the lower body starting the downswing...the hips and shoulders will respond to the action of the right forearm.

Tommy used a standard overlapping grip for his full swing and the rest of his shots...the grip (in his left hand) that Tommy takes with the club for chip shots in the "letter series" video is another drill...to get a feel for the flat left wrist.

DG