Body Type and TGM
 

A few years ago, prior to discovering TGM, I read a book "The LAWS OF GOLF." The premise was that certain body types should/would swing the club in certain ways based upon ones physique. For those of you that are authorized instructors or have more yellow book knowledge than I do (that pretty much includes everybody on this forum!), do you look at a new student and assume they will be a swinger vs hitter based upon their body build?? Just curious.

My impression
 

I read the same book about a year ago too. I am new too but my impression from my playing partners is that my wide, strong friends hit and my taller, thinner friends swing. I get the impression from speaking to them that it comes naturally. I am a swinger by nature (didn't know that until TGM).

Don't know how it works. It is interesting however.

Actually the authors are quite familar with TGM.

In fact IMO their writing style is very TGMish, you need to jump around, can be a hard read, can be a slow read.

They definitely believe that there is more than one swing style/method.

The basis for their book can be seen in TGM, Structure (1-D) along with the options and personalization.

I think it is one of the better golf books out there.

Mr. Kelley gave pretty good guidelines for A.Is to follow.

If flexible and/or quick, SWING.

If inflexible and/or strong, HIT.

Per the Preface: "Hitting and Swinging seem equally efficient. The difference is in the players. If strong -Hit. If quick - Swing. If both - do either. Or both."

Per 12-1-0: "...most useful to the stronger players."

Per 12-2-0: "...most useful to the more flexible players."

I have a student who is flexible and strong, he gets better results swinging.

So far, following this rule of thumb, I get pretty good results with my students.

TGM-light. The book borrows many ideas from the Swing and Hit patterns. It was a marketing idea to sell books, ie/X-Factor,Plane Truth, any book by Tiger.

cdmpa,

change quick to strong.

Sorting Through the Instructor's Textbook.

B-Ray

Thanks for pointing out the typographical error!
I have made the necessary changes as well as provide the references from which they come from. :smile:

I have this book and even a tape or two somewhere, I think. Some good ideas in there and I discovered I'm more of a hybrid. I'm big (but about 30 pounds smaller than I was) strong and very flexible. I'm so flexible that it is a big factor in my inability to consistently swing the club.