I believe to become a real authority on the latest Tomasello videos; I recommend one would have to go through the material with a sequence similar to this checklist:
Viewing #1: Take a new copy of the 6th or 7th edition and take notes per Tom Tomasello's instruction.
Viewing #2: Take notes of all beneficial/interesting comments/procedures from Tommy or the golfers on the video.
Viewing #3: Confirm/check your notes from viewing #1; make sure you have every detail in your notes. Write down anything you missed.
Viewing #4: Same as #3 per viewing #2.
I believe this is minimum one can do to get a real handle on the TOTAL SCOPE from all of the material on this DVD set.
I have purchased the Tomasello DVDs and a I have just purchased a copy of the 7th edition of TGM. I plan to follow your advice.
My question - how comprehensive is the Tomasello DVD 5-day lesson? If I want to maximise my knowledge of the TGM system, do I need to take an additional course (eg. GSEB I/II course offered bythegolfingmachine.com) to supplement the knowledge that I obtain from the Tomasello DVDs?
I have purchased the Tomasello DVDs and a I have just purchased a copy of the 7th edition of TGM. I plan to follow your advice.
My question - how comprehensive is the Tomasello DVD 5-day lesson? If I want to maximise my knowledge of the TGM system, do I need to take an additional course (eg. GSEB I/II course offered bythegolfingmachine.com) to supplement the knowledge that I obtain from the Tomasello DVDs?
Jeff.
Jeff,
I would study with Lynn/Ted and take the GSEB I/II course if you can afford it. All TGM education is good. There is something to learn from everybody. As Tom Tomasello said at the end of his Golf Illustrated interview..."the learning is never ending. The amount of time and dedication the golfer puts in determines how far he or she can go". If you can work with a local authorized instructor of TGM who has video analysis skills...that would be a really big help too.
The AI that I work with studied with TGM GSEDs Alex Sloan, Ben Doyle, Greg McHatton and George Kelnhofer. At one point, he talked about going to see Lynn too.
DG
Last edited by Delaware Golf : 03-08-2008 at 11:42 AM.
At about the 37 minute mark, on DVD 11, TT has the class read from a 1 page handout that he says summarizes what he feels are the most important things you need to learn from the little yellow book. Has anybody transcribed it to a written document? If so, would you mind sharing?
Last edited by finster869 : 03-23-2008 at 08:14 AM.
At about the 37 minute mark, on DVD 11, TT has the class read from a 1 page handout that he says summarizes what he feels are the most important things you need to learn from the little yellow book. Has anybody transcribed it to a written document? If so, would you mind sharing?
Basic Fundamentals of The Golfing Machine
The mechanical definition of a Golf Stroke is - The Hinge Action of an Angular Motion on an Inclined Plane i.e. a gyroscopic motion on a slanted Plane with Clubface control.
The golf stroke has two basic elements. Its geometry and its physics
Geometrically the golf stroke consists of the circle, orbiting Clubhead, the adjustable radius, Left arm and club and a chord to the ground.
Regarding the physics of rotation the swinger pulls the club, centrifugal force powers it while the hitter pushes the club – Right Arm muscular thrust, powers it.
• The Star System Triad.
The player uses the three Imperatives
Flat Left Wrist – Lag pressure Point – Straight Plane Line to control the three functions
The Inclined Plane controls the Clubshaft
The Flat Left Wrist controls the Clubface and
The Pressure Points control the Clubhead through the three stations – Address, Top and Finish.
The Triad is accomplished while observing the three Essentials.
The Stationary Head, Balance and Rhythm
• Club function to control clubface
The major concept to understand is Hinge Action.
The Imperative to accomplish - the Flat Left Wrist executes the desired Hinge Motion – Horizontal, Vertical or Angular.
• Club function to control the Clubhead
The Major concept to understand – Centrifugal force – The law of the Flail - Clubhead Lag Pressure Point.
The Imperative to accomplish -The hands sensing the lagging Clubhead through the Pressure Points.
• Club function to control the Clubshaft –
Major concept to understand – The Inclined Plane of motion of the orbiting Clubhead.
The Imperative to accomplish – Straight Line Plane. Tracing the straight line baseline of the inclined Plane through the Right Forearm and the Lag Pressure Point. Generally an Imperative.
Control of the Clubface and the Clubshaft are for direction - control of the Clubhead is for Power.
Thanks Howard for making this series available - it really is great to see TT discussing TGM with passion and humour.
Interestingly I found the NON-TGM sections of his teaching as fascinating as the TGM bits... he had a varied life with alot of learning through experience... quite alot of truths or "LAWS" !
There may be one or two areas where he has taken an interpretation of TGM in his own style but there is an awful lot of good standard stuff that is orthodox TGM interpretation and very clearly expressed.
Like he says - if the words don't give you a picture then you do not understand it... That is why this and LBG videos can provide so many lightbulb moments...fog clears etc...
Many times (at least in the first four DVD's), the camera doesn't show what TT is demonstrating to the audience. The dialog is good, but as TT says, pictures are most important, and at many points, they are missing.
Many times (at least in the first four DVD's), the camera doesn't show what TT is demonstrating to the audience. The dialog is good, but as TT says, pictures are most important, and at many points, they are missing.
Maybe you are missing the point a bit - the video was never intended to have such a wide audience...it looks like one of the class members just recorded it for himself as a way of reminding himself after the lesson ended... production values do not come into it...it was all personal for the guy at the class...at least that is the way I see it...
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