Originally Posted by okie
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Push basic stroke alone has made all of the hours studying TGM worthwhile! I am waiting for George Low's book to arrive in the mail. I am curious to know how he taught it. Horton Smith may be another candidate for the push basic, tough to tell. It is tough to see the #1 Acc. do its thing, especially on short putts.
A question for you Daryl: Did you find speed to be an issue initially? The ball really jumps off the face. I basically steered my putts with a vertical hinge for 20 years! I went back to an old and lighter Wilson blade putter...which helped. I do a much better job using my right elbow to power the stroke. I can bend that elbow as deliberately as I want to (a great joint...the elbow!)
I am starting to scare the hole from all over the place! Closer to the hole I have to remember to straighten the elbow, though.
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It took me about 30 minutes to comprehend the mechanics of the Right Hand, ie. how the Right Wrist stays bent and motionless while the Right Elbow straightens (including followthru). The immediate and indisputable improvement was accuracy. A bad putt missed the hole by only an inch. Distance control on short and medium length putts became a no-brainier within minutes. Distance control on long putts is more difficult but no more difficult than the pendulum swing and I use the word "difficult" compared to short putts which are utterly simple.