I spoke with Don Shaw today- he is one of the originals from the first class with Ben Doyle and worked with Homer longer than anyone, since they lived close to each other.
Among other things, we talked about what can be learned from the Pros. We agreed that little can be learned and mentioned that tour pros do not need to study TGM like ‘we’ do because of their natural abilities. Don said, they are artists but we are technicians-we need to know what the swing does to perform well - the pro, the artist doesn’t. "Anyone can pick up your camera and take a snapshot but the picture will not have the soul of an artist- pros are like that."
They do come running when it breaks down and are lost for a few weeks- pros should know more about their swing but few do. They would feel less lost if they did but.. they aren't techncians.
Don is still an AI on a local driving range. He seems to have a modest business and had many stories about Homer. I asked him if he still teaches TGM (reporters can assume answers) to his students. “Sure, whether they know it or not.”
Don stresses the Three Imperatives as the single most important instruction, “A stationary head would be nice, but without the Three nothings works.” Don mentioned that you really have to teach LAG and the pressure points behind the Lag to most golfers, especially #3pp. It seemed in our conversation that Lag is a foreign concept to many and needs to be taught.
We are so lucky to have found the big yellow garage.
Got to love the machine and all its practitioners. I'll be speaking with him again for a story I'm working on.
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