This is post #1. I am a decent golfer (+0.3 hdcp), but am VERY new to TGM. I'm not really sure where to start so I have been jumping around on the different threads. The first question that comes to mind is...how do you know if your a hitter or a swinger? Is this an okay place to start? Please advise.
This is post #1. I am a decent golfer (+0.3 hdcp), but am VERY new to TGM. I'm not really sure where to start so I have been jumping around on the different threads. The first question that comes to mind is...how do you know if your a hitter or a swinger? Is this an okay place to start? Please advise.
Welcome aboard, exgolfpro. Thanks for joining our little Swamp Party! I must warn you: You can get hooked -- bad choice of words there! -- on this stuff pretty quick, so if you haven't already bought the book, I'd recommend you do so ASAP. Then hold onto your hat...You will never look at golf the same way again!
I used to have the book, but lost it in the great flood of my basement 3 yrs ago. I should have a new copy by next weekend. I would say in my normal everyday swing, I don't have an active right arm. In fact, if I have a fault, it is NOT ever letting the clubhead pass the hands thru impact. Thus (thus?), the clubface points right of the target resulting in a lot of pushes.
Thanks for the invite. I have been on 4gea for a year or 2 and always enjoy what you and others have said about TGM. I've visited this site a little in the past few weeks and as I get more comfortable with the terminology, plan on being here more often. Thanks again.
You're likely to be a "swinger", if you can comfortably swing a rope with a driver headcover tied to the opposite end across a flat plane.
__________________ Yani Tseng, Go! Go! Go! Yani Tseng Did It Again! YOU load and sustain the "LAG", during which the "LAW" releases it, ideally beyond impact.
"Sustain (Yang/陽) the lag (Yin/陰)" is "the unification of Ying and Yang" (陰陽合一).
The "LAW" creates the "effect", which is the "motion" or "feel", with the "cause", which is the "intent" or "command".
"Lag" is the secret of golf, passion is the secret of life.
Think as a golfer, execute like a robot.
Rotate, twist, spin, turn. Bend the shaft.
I used to have the book, but lost it in the great flood of my basement 3 yrs ago. I should have a new copy by next weekend. I would say in my normal everyday swing, I don't have an active right arm. In fact, if I have a fault, it is NOT ever letting the clubhead pass the hands thru impact. Thus (thus?), the clubface points right of the target resulting in a lot of pushes.
Hands always lead, from putter to driver. You might be arching which could lead to the tendencay of a push shot.
Also, sounds like you're a swinger. At the core:
if you pull, you're swinging
if you push, you're hitting
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I'm not a TGM or PGA certified Pro, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night
Thanks for the invite. I have been on 4gea for a year or 2 and always enjoy what you and others have said about TGM. I've visited this site a little in the past few weeks and as I get more comfortable with the terminology, plan on being here more often. Thanks again.
Welcome to the journey of a lifetime! We're glad you're here.
If you arch your wrist meaning that the wrist bone is now in front of your hand it will lead to push shots. That may not be your problem, but it is a possibility
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I'm not a TGM or PGA certified Pro, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night
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