[ChrisNZ]

I am new to this forum and are still yet to read TGM so maybe my comment will be redundant.

One problem with golf instruction seems to be an ambiguity of terms. From reviews I have read to date TGM seeems very technical which I think sounds great as this simplifies rather than complicates things. Julian

Hi Julian,

to quote the golfing machine on simplicity "Treating a complex subject or action as though it were simple, multiplies its complexity because of the difficulty in systematizing missing or unknown factors or elements. Demanding that golf instruction be kept simple does not make it simple-only incomplete and ineffective. Unless this is recognized, golf remains a vague, frustrating, infuriating form of exertion."

TGM is pretty careful with it's definitions: wrist cock equates to radial abduction, an uncocked wrist is in pretty much maximum ulnaward abduction. TGM also defines a level wrist - for me at least, this isn't the natural levelness of my wrist (it feels slightly uncocked) - I believe the check (at least when your wrist is flat) is that the area between your wrist and the knuckle where your thumb connects your hand (I could do with anatomical terms here!) is in a straight line with your forearm.

The key for TGM is that (for a usual stroke) your left wrist cocks on the backswing, returns to level at impact, and uncocks past impact. The left wrist never bends or arches (extends or flexes). Your right wrist never cocks, it stays level throughout, bends (extension?), and stays bent, at least until both arms are straight past impact.

My point in starting this thread was whether once you have extension in your right wrist, radial abduction is so limited that right wrist cock would amount to forearm rotation. I think Mike O is probably right though, that you can cock a bent right wrist minimally before your forearm starts to rotate (by the way, I didn't want to know this in order to do it, more wanted to knw it in order to check I wasn't doing it!!)

On a side note (and sorry for the long post) - I especially want to welcome Julian because he is my brother. Julian contacted me a fortnight ago, in despair (I don't think that is too stronger word) about his golf game. He even mentioned those unthinkable words "I'm considering giving the game away". Faced with this situation, I rushed him a CDRom with some of the videos from this site (I hope its OK to use the videos this way - obviously it was an emergency!!!). I told him to watch the Tomasello Myrtle Beach tape in particular, because this has helped me so much. End result - for the two last nines Julian has played (nine hole rounds due to young twins in the family), he has wiped about ten strokes off what he was scoring! Also, he has been 'converted' to the magic of the golfing machine!

Welcome aboard bro! ,
Chris