Right kev, I kinda realized that after re reading the thread title, that is definitely not my intention. Just trying to understand what exactly they are referring to when criticizing someone for being a book literalist, what exactly are they suggesting you not take literal? I guess I'm out of the loop I have only recently become aware of these claims/comments. I suppose I ought not concern myself with what these claims are, just frustrating to read things like a player is now taking lessons from an ai and then saying They hope he isn't a book literalist. Why wouldn't u take the manual that u use to teach literal?
Right kev, I kinda realized that after re reading the thread title, that is definitely not my intention. Just trying to understand what exactly they are referring to when criticizing someone for being a book literalist, what exactly are they suggesting you not take literal? I guess I'm out of the loop I have only recently become aware of these claims/comments. I suppose I ought not concern myself with what these claims are, just frustrating to read things like a player is now taking lessons from an ai and then saying They hope he isn't a book literalist. Why wouldn't u take the manual that u use to teach literal?
I agree, plus Homer Kelley left a lot of room to add our own flair. YODA does such a great job with this in combining other ideas like the MacDonald drills with TGM. I kind of enjoy the Book Literalist Moniker.
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
If reading and appreciating what the Yellow Book contains makes me a literalist, so be it. I am a literalist. Actually, I am a bit of a slow reader so I have to digest it all in small bites. It seems to make the digestion work better.
I see plenty of teachers around here who don't even know what the Yellow Book is and they seem to be teaching out of popular magazines. They'd be far better off to at least get ahold of the works of the earlier teachers.
As an aside, thanks to Yoda and Kev for making golf a whole lot of fun for me again.
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