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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.

Tom Tomasello. GSED