[Quitesure]

Thank you so much for replying Quitesure & YODA!

Quitesure: How did your lesson with Yoda go? I am sooooo envious. I dream of basic motion on the Cuscowilla range. Chip, Pitch, Punch, Punch with Swivel, Full Motion. Build, Build, Build, Build! I get a lot of funny looks doing basic motion on the range when I first get there. But they can hear those compressions after a while! Steady driving pressures! haahaaha Please report back and tell me (us) how the lesson went. I hope it didn't rain on you guys, but I'm sure it was a blast even if it did. If you're ever in SD, please let me know -- I'd love to play.

Yoda: Wow! Thank you for the welcome and generous offer! If you're ever in So Cal, I will definitely buy you an excellent mexican lunch if you would oblige! I would be beyond honored to meet you in any case. The most likely scenario is making an eventual pilgrimage to Cuscowilla. It's on my short list of things to do when I am no longer a student. I have close family in Atlanta so it's a very feasible trip for me when my funds allow.

I can't tell you enough how much I've learned from you without being able to ask questions and or practice in your presence. Your terminology is so consistent!!!!! It's amazing how immersing one's self in a foreign language is the best way to learn. When I first watched your videos, I didn't understand most of the concepts. Because you are so precise in your use of terminology, it is possible to decode TGM through immersion. It makes me hate almost every Golf Digest/Magazine tip I've ever read. In some instances, I believe those tips amount to professional malpractice. Maybe there is a possible lawsuit?? Just kidding.

Ok, my goals:

1) Pass CA Bar
2) Get Job
3) Compress balls at Cuscowilla with Mr. Blake

Thank you all for reading

Here are some notes I took after the lesson that I don't think will make sense to anyone but Yoda, Kathy and me:

RIght left right left
Lag drag takeaway on plane
Watch club parallel to ground parallel to line
Watch load: clubneeds to remain vertical on start down
Start down waggle: pump drill to begin karate chop of left forearm to baseline
Arms pass body, easy on the pivot, left foot remains fixed and planted
Easy on the hip slide: more turn than slide
Swing is mirror image of itself on the left side; "trick" the computer by reversing the swing
Being on plane for every stroke is magical
Don't forget to roll the right hand after impact, but don't overdo it
For putting: club in lifeline of left hand, roll left hand turn right hand
Arms 45degrees, bend down low
For chipping, use 8 iron for putt-chip
For pitching, basic motion ball slightly back of stance
For putting, back center of cup for putts inside 10 feet, bottom center of cup for putts inside 20 feet, 10 percent rule for longer putts
Watch putter backswing, don't come from the outside
Clock drills, tiger hits 48 putts inside 3 feet before swinging a club

It all meant so much to us in Yoda's splendid lesson bay. Really can't wait to play!