[Mike O]

Aye President,, ready when you are ! I am preparing all the torture tools. I am happy to report my latest addition, a hydraulic golf ball crusher.
Now that's the kind of attitude we need on the team! Other members take note!


Amen!

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The beauty of TGM, in my opinion is the involvement of the translation of Mechanic to feel.

For example, Our INTENTION is to direct the pressure point 3 Down the plane. whist maintaining it.
Just realize that 1) intention, 2) what's visually happening and 3) feel are all separate categories- a subtle but eventually important distinction for you. I would say that the visual goal say looking at someone through a video camera would be to have the clubshaft always maintain it's relationship to the plane line- whether the intention of #3 is to move down plane is a separate issue. Food for thought.

So how our elbow is placed, how the grip is taken , How our body support the move, our tempo , change in direction all have to move in the certain way so that this "amount" pressure point is directed down the plane in a certain direction.. WITHOUT LOOKING, plainly with that intention and FEEL alone , the rest automatically happens resulting in way superior execution and compression. example how it works, Flatter plane will have a pressure more below the shaft, steeper plane more above the shaft.. The feel ( and also visual equivalent also reproduces mechanic )thus REPRODUCE MECHANIC. and ready to be adjusted with different shots at hand . ..That one of the many true magic of TGM. besides flying wedge, extensor action etc....

However, what is often neglected in studying TGM is that , The alignment of setup( Pivot controlled, and non pivot controlled), Path of club will yield different ball flight tendencies. For example.. If we tilt more at address, there is tendency of Push or under plane...But again, that knowledge is highly dependent on the experience of the applicator , in the facet of application, model knowledge, bio mechanics. There are many ways to shape a shot, some simpler and some more difficult.

Sorry for this Overly passionate need to discuss this thought.... I felt compelled to discuss my love for TGM.

See my comments above.