[innercityteacher]

Those are excellent, clear descriptions of what I am learning in my lessons. There is so much to take in.

One of the nice things about the precision of TGM is that precise thoughts and observations lead to precise actions which make the golf swing easier and more powerful.

Amazingly, one insight fits tightly into another like a well designed puzzle or a machine making the sequence of movements easier and logical.


When Yoda mentions that "Because it sets up a Stroke wherein your Hands (and the Flat Right Wrist) lead the Club away from the Ball in Start Up. Similarly, the Hands (and the Flat Left Wrist) lead the Club through the Ball during Impact," he is not saying to try to do that leading down with the FLW (flat left wrist), but since the swinger spins and pulls the power package from the front, the left arm and hand will lead the right due to anatomical position.

I suspect a hitter's FLW just pulls first as well, activated as it is by the left hip influencing the left shoulder. Anyway, precise thoughts then precise golf .

It is important not to confuse the commonly used expression "wrist hinge" and what TGM calls "hinge action"

Innercity - a vertical hinge is different than cocking the left wrist. A vertical hinge has to do with how the clubface and ball meet (see chapter 2). It sounds like you are thinking of left wrist cock - a vertical motion - a seperate identity from a vertical hinge 'action'.

The left wrist cocks and uncocks (vertical motion).
The right wrist bends and arches (horizontal motion).

When the ball and clubface meet, the clubface can either close only (horizontal hinge action), close and layback (angled hinge action) or layback only (vertical hinge action).