[Dariusz J.]

Mike


Finally, Dariusz also wrote-: "Hogan delivered his clubface square already before entering the impact zone and maintained it square long after impact what is one of very suspected "culprits" of his overhuman accuracy and repeatability."

That sentence implies that Hogan's clubface was square to the clubhead arc well before impact. Surely, that cannot be true with respect to TGM teaching, which implies that the clubface must be slightly open at the time of first ball contact, and square at the exact moment of ball-clubface separation for the ball to go straight? That TGM concept means that the clubface must approach the ball with an open clubface in the few inches prior to impact, and that it cannot already be square to the clubhead arc before entering the impact zone.

Jeff.

Jeff, my friend, you need to understand one basic thing - when a clubface is moving squarely to the swing arc it will be very very sligtly open in relation to the ball (or to the target line) at first contact, because the swing arc goes like this. I am surprised you thought that square-to-the arc means a square to the target line position at impact. The swing arc goes from inside to the inside and the ball is lying in front of you.
Thus, it is not against any teaching principles (I do hope also not against TGM principles) because it would mean that such teaching principles ought to be changed as soon as possible.

As regards your other post - my old and fat body has a lot of physical limitations as well. However, I can verify if I can be more consistant (on my level of playing) with one swing concept comparing to the other.
Thus, I do not see any reasons why you should resist to dig in the real dirt, not only in the dirt from the library.

Cheers