Last year I was really frustrated around December and wanted to see improvement this year. I saw TGM discussed on a forum that I frequent and looked into it. Saw some things that really made sense to me and took some lessons from Yoda and YodasLuke in February...after that I was hooked. Yoda and YodasLuke are just the nicest guys and they have a passion for TGM...this is because they know it works in describing and understanding the golf stroke.
I have made a lot of improvment this year...not completely where I want to be, but I am heading in the right direction.
a little over a year ago i decided to "find my own swing"...started experimenting in my garage hitting foam practice balls and seeing how the went off a 2-foot side X 8-foot tall board about 15-feet away...also started searching the internet for golf info and read about this moe norman guy...found a forum (SAGF) about swings like his and read a bunch (w/little useful info)...kept pounding balls trying to figure out what made them go where...a post on SAGF lead me to a debate on brian's site started by a SAGF-stalwart and i just started following the yellow-book road from there...like many others i found this little green guy whose posts made more sense than anything else i had read...read more about TGM and Mr. Kelley (and chuckled that he apparently did much of the research for TGM in his garage)..bought the book last january to be able to follow the references and have read it through twice...various circumstances kept me from playing much golf this summer and/or making it to an LBG affair, but i am striking the ball better, but need more practice time for consistancy and playing time for scoring...in reference to another thread i don't post much unless it's a non-TGM-technical topic like this one since i don't feel i have any expertise, but i'm having fun and making progress...don't have the time to browse tons of sites, but this is by far my first choice for usefull info (written and video)...thanks to everyone who puts so much effort into it...my wife and i don't usally exchange christmas gifts (just buy for the kids), but a LBG-DVD sounds pretty good this year...cheers!
I just started following the yellow-book road from there...like many others i found this little green guy whose posts made more sense than anything else i had read...
...don't have the time to browse tons of sites, but this is by far my first choice for useful info (written and video)...thanks to everyone who puts so much effort into it...my wife and i don't usually exchange christmas gifts (just buy for the kids), but a LBG-DVD sounds pretty good this year...cheers!
Thanks for this, hcw. Your post personalizes the mission, and I appreciate it.
Gave up the game tad over two years ago out of frustration, had been stuck on the same handicap for years and wasn't doing anything about it. About six months later I started logging into internet golf forums and came across Manzella on FGI. His talk of mashing the ball hit the right note. I'd always hit it best shots when trying to keep the ball under an obstruction, punching down and through the ball. My normal full swing lacked even a portion of that powerfull feeling. Started to work on my swing and eventually got the itch to test myself out on the course. Now I mostly lurk here and sometimes at Brian's site.
Went out for my first round in four months a few days ago. Had been doing some mirror work and other indoor drills during the interval. Ended up with 3 over. Even better, I wasn't searching for a swing, I knew exactly what I wanted to be doing, even after such a long break. Thanks TGM and big thanks to Yoda et al
Likewise David Lavelle- a forgotten early advocate of TGM.
Chuck's early site with PhillyGolf exploding questions in my head and followed Manzella from FGI exile to his are to other sources.
TY Mike...
I thought perhaps maybe more would have been following me and Randy!.......
Oh well...
And David was almost my first eposure as well.....
Bottomline...I am an Athlete....and I sucked at golf!!!!....and so....the journey began!!!!!!!
...cheers!
Hybrid Mode
