Two best training aids ever:

[jim_0068]

Besides the dowels (which we will always just assume as awesome ) are:

1) any kind of plane laser

2) a tac-tic to monitor the FLW

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You really don't need anything other than those two combined with your dowel work to become an UNBELIEVABLE ballstriker, and when i say UNBELIEVABLE i really mean it.

You'll soon start to realize what "tour compression" is and what it's like hitting ball in front of a crowd at the range i promise

[Bob Chestang]

How do you use the laser. Where do I read about how to?
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Check out Mark Evershed's website at www.t-g-s.com for a set of training aids with the TGM golfer in mind. Mark studied with TGM instructor Tom Tomasello.

DG

[DES]

Jim -

Are you familiar with a product called "WristFirm"? It's not cheap but I got one a while back. It keeps your left wrist firm, and thus enables you to keep the right wrist bent. Now what happens when I take it off in a month or two, I don't know. I know I'm not there yet and when I do more than chips, etc., the wrists all fall apart - with it off. Instead of just clicking, it keeps the wrist firm. So . . . maybe one could start with the "wristfirm" and move to the "tac-tic" and then move to nothing???

I can tell you it really works on keeping the left wrist firm. I hit about 100 chip shots today and it's impossible for the left wrist to bend . . . and hence the right wrist stays bent. Been using about 2-3 weeks.

http://www.WRISTFIRM.COM


Dave

[Yoda]

Besides the dowels (which we will always just assume as awesome)...

a Tac-Tic to monitor the FLW

Jim,

The Tac-Tic has helped many golfers overcome the biggest alignment disruption in Golf...the Bent Left Wrist through Impact. Could you share with our readers exactly what it is and your own experience with it? Thanks!

[jim_0068]

WOW...that wristfirm thing looks like it could be very dangerous to hit balls with. I'm not sure how it functions (mechanically) but i'd be afraid of injuring something.

Yoda:

www.tac-tic.com

It is a very simple small device that doesn't lie and lets you know whether you have that FLW or not. You can't fool it. Brian Manzella had me work with one when i went to see him. We worked on keeping it flat all the way throughout the swing.

My left wrist was bent and i kept the face very open through impact so i swung WAAY left to compensate. So once i learned to a proper FLW and hit the ball down/out i didn't have enough swivel. So i practiced with it until i could consistently hit ball after ball without the left wrist flattening.

This really helped me learn clubFACE control and now i don't keep the left wrist flat throughout the entire swing as it does put a lot of pressure on the left arm.

Also i think this is one of the best aids to learn how to really control your wedge shots. I've noticed that the steeper the swing gets the easier it is to sneak in double cocking and a bent left wrist. The MINUTE you do that your distance control just goes OUT THE WINDOW. All of a sudden your normal 90-100 sand wedge shot becomes 80 and you're like WTF?

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As far as the plane lasers, there is a video of Chuck demonstrating it on his website in the video section. You can simple tape two flashlights together (back to back) and make sure that one of the lights always points at the plane line unless you are parallel to it. This will really get you "on plane." However it is my opinion you don't need to follow it to the "T." At first it will help you learn where to be but i've sinced move my backswing a little off where the laser should be pointing BUT the reason i did is it put ME in the position that allowed me the EASIEST WAY TO DRIVE THE RIGHT SHOULDER DOWNPLANE which is where it alllll matters!

Yoda, how'd i do?

[Yoda]

Yoda, how'd i do?

You did great, Jim. Thanks!

I bought a Wrist Tac-Tic at the PGA Merchandise Show and one for the Left Elbow as well. With the Elbow version, the 'click' indicates a loss of Extensor Action. I'm looking forward to seeing students apply both very soon!

[jim_0068]

i GUARRANTEE you it is the best investment since your dowels

[krpainter]

I agree with Jim about the use of tac-tic. I currently have the elbow one and have ordered the wrist version. They are pretty simple training devices, but IMO, simple is the way to go. I have more training devices than ole Tin Cup could store in his RV. I used to think that was the way to go before I recently discovered TGM.

One thing I discovered about training devices is that they don't in themselves fix anything. You can't expect to start working with something and all the sudden wake up with an incredible swing. The "generic" type swing aids just have never helped me.

I have found they are only useful if you are working on 1 particular thing, like having a flat left wrist. Then they can provide useful feedback during your practise sessions. I think the simpler to use the better...

The tac-tic elbow is great for working on making sure you have extensor action. I have always had a problem with my left arm breaking down at the top of the backswing. When I first got the elbow tac-tic it would click if this happened. The only problem is it is very difficult to "will yourself" to keep your left arm straight. Once I discovered TGM and extensor action it has become much easier to keep my left arm straight by not focusing on it, but instead focus on the right arm. By applying PP1 and using the visual from the book that the right arm wants to straighten (extensor action) it applies the necessary pressure to keep my left arm straight at the top, through impact and all the way to the follow through.

I think by using the dowels with the impact bag, and using the tac-tic wrist thing at the range, I will be able to make equal process with having the long sought after FLW....

Keith

[6bmike]

Lynn,

Do they still sell the tic-tac with the Ben Doyle instruction tape? Needless to say, Ben uses the tic-tac in many different ways. I'll bring it along in April if you don't have it. I'll watch it tonight and report on what he does with it.


Another point: I feel that the right bent wrist is responsible for the flat left wrist and not the other way around. If I remember, Ben used the tac on his right hand to have an audio sense of the right bending.

mike