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Old 01-18-2006, 11:16 AM
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Down comes the Tower of Babble
Originally Posted by Hunter

An interesting note: John called me Sunday morning before the forth round. He said "I'm hitting it on the button but I can't make a putt. I'm leaving everything short, any suggestions". I said "use your Horizontal Hinge just like you do in your swing for maximum compression". He when out and shot 66. He called back Monday morning and said "it worked".

I love The Golfing Machine.

I look forward to John having a very successful year.

Hunter
TGM gets a bad rap for it's terminology. But for students who have taken time to learn the definitions, and appreciate their precision, it makes communications so much easier.

Imagine the above telephone conversation with a teacher not versed in TGM.
"Well John, you just need to think past the hole. Hit it a little harder. Try to "release" the putter a bit more"

But instead, this was precise communication using well defined terminology. Rob didn't want to throw off the precision already present in Johns motion. John didn't have to change the effort in his stroke, he simply changed the hinge action from angled to horizontal. A slight turn and roll of the left wrist and boom, the putts start dropping.

This is the precision of The Golfing Machine and why it works so well. The teacher knew how to give the right information, and the student immediately translated without ambiguity.

Nicely done! You guys should be pumped for the next Tournament!

Bagger
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