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comdpa · #67 06-17-2007, 08:42 PM

Dana,

What you have said is spot-on.
As an accomplished TGM teacher (see http://justintanggolf.blogspot.com) who can quote the book chapter and verse with the best of them, that is something that I steer away from.

Though most TGM devotees on this site would beg to differ, most students really do not care what book you are teaching them from, whether its TGM or MGT. What they truly care about is whether you personally care about their games and whether you are able to get them results.

If you truly understood TGM, the delivery will not be very difficult.
Let's put things in perspective. If I were an oncologist, opening up a textbook on oncology would be mind-numbing at the first.

However with more time spent in the text, the terms and definitions will become more and more comfortable.

When a patient comes for a consultation, do I then give him the essence as simply as possible (translate) or do I tell him what's in the book verbatim?

If you truly knew something, you would be able to simplify it without making it simplistic. There is a difference and Dana Dahlquist knows it. Trust me.

Mr. Kelley put it this way...if he could do it all over again, he would just do three things.

1. Set his flying wedges.
2. Take it up and down the plane.
3. Add a hinge action.

Originally Posted by cpwindow4

I am going to add one thing. For me, I always have people come in for as much time as possible for there first lesson. If they are really looking for a swing (change if needed).
I will also give them as much video examples of great players, showing what they do. BTW the three TGM hot points are always hidden with this lesson.However the terms used are very basic. If I used my M**** terms with the player, such as windows of ball flight. It would be sloppy on my part.
The best thing we could do as teachers is develop a player develop there trust so that they can sit down with us in the future over lunch and golf swing talk.(bring your laptop)

The yellow book to many is a big fence to most. We as teachers have to show the golfing world how to climb to the top of it....