Seriously guys .. Do you know why TGM is written?

[hg]

People stop smokin' cold turkey . . . Man I smoked a bean pod a couple of times. And then I tried to roll up some turkey off of a turkey samich . . . after I finally got it lit . . . it was freakin' HORRIBLE!!!

What kind of moron would START smokin' cold turkey in the first place is what I want to know!!!

try warming it up a little in the micro before smoking...much better flavor

[12 piece bucket]

try warming it up a little in the micro before smoking...much better flavor

Yeah but then it would WARM turkey and not COLD turkey . . . there's just no way to start smokin' cold turkey. I'm convinced.

[nuke99]

Bah! Instead of talking about the important points you all are making fun of my English!..

I have bad friends.

[12 piece bucket]

Bah! Instead of talking about the important points you all are making fun of my English!..

I have bad friends.

Oh stop it! You made a good post. We're just jokin'.

I think Mr. K ambitiously tried to catalog all strokes as well as the principals that govern a truly effective stroke.

I think you and RWH have raised an interesting point . . .

Is TGM the best way to LEARN golf? Most people have never heard of TGM. Most of the elite players in the world probably don't have a clue about TGM or even what they actually do.

So the question is what is the best WAY TO LEARN GOLF? I think we have the BEST information without question with what Mr. K gave us . . . but the question is how to APPLY it . . .

[rwh]

Is TGM the best way to LEARN golf? Most people have never heard of TGM. Most of the elite players in the world probably don't have a clue about TGM or even what they actually do.

So the question is what is the best WAY TO LEARN GOLF? I think we have the BEST information without question with what Mr. K gave us . . . but the question is how to APPLY it . . .

Now we're getting somewhere.

[12 piece bucket]

Now we're getting somewhere.

You were a big time "book" guy for a while right?

What happened in your experience to change from "nose in book" to "head in game?"

I absolutely LOVE the Machine and I think it has helped me tremendously . . . however I think there is a REASON that some people get it without the book . . . I think that REASON (or whatever it is . . . instincts) is innate in all of us. Some people just LEARN golf more effectively or quicker or something.

There are WAY WAY more people that don't have clue about this stuff that can flat play golf than those that know the book and can actually DO IT.

There are many that succeed in the game INSPITE OF INFERIOR INSTRUCTION than what we have with TGM.

The riddle is WHY IS THAT? What is going on in those peoples' LEARNING process? How do we better access our innate ability to LEARN precise movements required to effectively control the distance and direction of a golf ball?

[rwh]

You were a big time "book" guy for a while right?

What happened in your experience to change from "nose in book" to "head in game?"

I absolutely LOVE the Machine and I think it has helped me tremendously . . . however I think there is a REASON that some people get it without the book . . . I think that REASON (or whatever it is . . . instincts) is innate in all of us. Some people just LEARN golf more effectively or quicker or something.

There are WAY WAY more people that don't have clue about this stuff that can flat play golf than those that know the book and can actually DO IT.

There are many that succeed in the game INSPITE OF INFERIOR INSTRUCTION than what we have with TGM.

The riddle is WHY IS THAT? What is going on in those peoples' LEARNING process? How do we better access our innate ability to LEARN precise movements required to effectively control the distance and direction of a golf ball?

You said it best, Bucket -- there are way many more people who don't know the book that can flat out play than do know the book. So what does that tell us? In my opinion, it tells us that there is nothing unique in that book that is necessary for someone to learn how to play good golf. For me, I decided the book was way too much work and very unnessesary for me enjoy the game.

Bucket, I don't know the answer to your question, other than to say I'm convinced that both sides are at fault -- most students don't know how to "learn" and most teachers don't know how to teach.

[Mathew]

You were a big time "book" guy for a while right?

What happened in your experience to change from "nose in book" to "head in game?"

I absolutely LOVE the Machine and I think it has helped me tremendously . . . however I think there is a REASON that some people get it without the book . . . I think that REASON (or whatever it is . . . instincts) is innate in all of us. Some people just LEARN golf more effectively or quicker or something.

There are WAY WAY more people that don't have clue about this stuff that can flat play golf than those that know the book and can actually DO IT.

There are many that succeed in the game INSPITE OF INFERIOR INSTRUCTION than what we have with TGM.

The riddle is WHY IS THAT? What is going on in those peoples' LEARNING process? How do we better access our innate ability to LEARN precise movements required to effectively control the distance and direction of a golf ball?

Ahhhh, the difference between knowing and doing.

Ideally you must develop a near daily program that enables to train to the best of your ability. One thing I don't think people do in golf enough is equate the game to a sport. Its a sport that includes fitness and flexability, rigourous training routines tailored around the specific individual.

It doesn't matter what you know - its how you apply it!

Good golfers generally just experiment and pick up things they know help usually under the guidance of the teacher but they are out there actually practicing and eventually they will get a very good level of play. No one ever got better just by reading a book - even if it is as great as The Golfing machine®.

[bts]

Making a golf swing is simple and easy.

Making a golf swing precisely is simple, but not easy.

Making a golf swing to hit a ball is not simple, nor easy.

Making a golf swing to hit a ball precisely, you know what it is!

Swing, don't hit!