Got this idea after giving a bit of my story to Yoda and near being knocked over by Drew's superb credentials in the TT Power thread. Some people are pretty private on the net but some might be happy to tell us more about themselves......
My real name is John and i reside in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. I'm a half fit 35 and enjoy golf, competitive cricket and top grade tennis. I am having trouble finding decent time to TGM my game due to tennis, my relationship and work at present unfortunately. I played quite a bit between 1995 and 2000 getting down to a consistent 13 hcp. I don't hit far but was pretty straight and steady for my hcp. A standard PW for me would only go 110. I work as a Material Handler in the state railway here. I've been there since 17. I've only had a couple of lessons and they have been off very average instructors. Drag the club back low and straight etc etc. My golf was mainly learnt thru Faldo and Leadbetter books and articles. I use a Zero Tolerance Spectra driver that has outperformed the likes of 580XD's for me. Ping Ti Tec 3WD, Cleveland Steel Launcher 5WD, 3 to PW are X-12's, Cleveland 588 wedges and a Ping Zing insert putter.
That's about my story and i would love to see a few others
Ok, I will give this a go (besides its Good Friday and I am at work with not much happening )
My name is Alex and I am from Glasgow, Scotland. I am attempting to be a fitter 27 (but not for long turn 28 next week) year old and have been playing golf since I was 10.
I enjoy golf along with many other sports, I may not be the best at them all but I do like competing and doing something fun. I would again like to devot more time to the game and TGM but due to work and other things have not been able to recently but with the advent of the new season, I am sure that will change.
I have received a lot of instruction throughout the years (either in book form or lessons) but only through 3 teachers. All 3 had a big influence on my game and lead me to TGM. A lot of things that they taught me have their roots in TGM e.g. Flat Left Wrist, Lag.
Currently working in IT as a Programmer but at the moment doing some Change Management work.
Average length hitter who wants to become longer and more consistent.
Alex
Ok, I'm Mike from Austin, Tx. I'm 43 with a wife and 2 great kids. I am a software development manager for a large computer company. You could say I stumbled into my latest job after company mergers and layoffs. My previous background has always been in corporate finance and I'll probably end up doing that again in the not to distant future.
I started playing golf late in life - age 30. I went several years without any lessons. I was shooting in the 80's fairly quickly - until I started playing by the Rules of Golf ! It's actually amazing how many people don't play by the rules. Anyway....I eventually got my handicap down to an 8. In the past year I've been able to whittle it down to a 6.
I started reading about TGM a little over a year ago - thanks to one of my workmates - Bagger Lance. I followed Yoda's posts on other forums and found them to be very helpful in understanding the book. Last December I made my "Pilgrimage to the Swamp" and met Yoda. I came away with a much better understanding of TGM and realized it holds the keys to my golfing future. I like the scientific approach and the fact that there are many ways to move the club.
One of the unexpected gems that came out of my trip to Marietta was my friendship with Lynn. I volunteered (as did Bagger) to help get this website and forum started. I felt like Lynn had much to offer and just needed a little help to get his platform in place.
I would like to break par in 2005. I want to win my club championship. I want to qualify for the mid-am. Modest goals for a 6 handicap, wouldn't you say?
Well, my name is Roger. I'm 32, from Cincinnati, and have played the game for about 4 years. Got introduced right at the same time as my first son was born. Having now a wife and three boys (the youngest just born early this month), has limited what time I could do to practice. Not to mention having a busy family medicine practice. I love working on my swing and the challenges that has. Got introduced to TGM from Brian's intro on the FGI website. Then Yoda came along and cemented my devotion to it for good.
Having this website has been the greatest thing for me to get to do indoor practice with dowels, mirrors, impact bag and look, look, LOOKING. You all are great help and community for me. Look me up if you are in Cincy.
I first broke 100 two years ago. This year with a newborn, I'll probably have few chances to play this year. So my goal this year is to hope to maintain the ability to score in the nineties. And have fun doing it.
As the .sig says, I'm Dave Clary, 53, retired from the USAF in 93, and now working as a civilian contractor for the US Army in Corpus Christi, Texas. I've been a life-long golf fan but I didn't start playing until five years ago. Prior to that I've gone through different stages of athletic pursuits: softball, road racing (5K to marathon), tournament raqcuetball, and USCF/NORBA bike racing. A little over five years ago I was working at a company where the Chairman/CEO was a past city champ and multiple-time club champ at the Corpus Christi Country Club. I was contemplating working on an MBA but decided that perhpas a single digit index might help more! I was taking regular lessons and practicing that first year, but then I became a quasi-parent to some young-uns while my son was doing his last cruise in the Navy. He's back but I'm more involved than ever with the grandkids which seriously limits the time I'd like to devote to golf. I've managed to get my index down to 16.7 thanks to a hot streak but I'm trending up including a couple triple-digit rounds this month. I keep a little golf diary on my personal website if anyone is interested.
I'm Steve. 43 y.o. overweight white guy. Live in Sheboygan, WI just down the road from Whistling Straits golf course - site of last years PGA. Live with my wife, 4 kids (10 years to 18 months), dog, 2 cats, and 2 gold fish.
Solo practicing podiatrist (foot doctor).
Without lessons, I played to an 8. (Started playing at 10, quit playing during all those years in colleg and residency). Then decided I could improve and shot up to 16 with lessons and reading books/magazines!
Been following TGM since the first website appeared. Read the book as suggested and threw it out. Made it back to a 12 this past year and would like to get to 8 again.
I am 39 years old. Married, no kids. Live in Tampa, FL area. I never got a handicap but I have shot between 83 and 89 the last 10 rounds or so. I started playing about 8 years ago. I have been consumed with the golf swing to the detriment of the rest of the game. Two rounds ago I had 6 3-putt bogeys. I wrote the book "How to turn a Birdie into Bogey in 3 easy putts". But I never work on putting. I am retired from the Air Force and have a full-time job working from the home but usually not in the home.
I got the Yellow Book last October and I have signed up for the Bash at Beach and hope to get the same results as the other seminars and workshops. I think the most impressive swing out there is Jeff Sluman in person. He has a very distinctive sound at impact...its almost as if the ball gets glued to the clubface. You can't see it or hear on camera.
Im Mathew 22 yo who lives in Edinburgh Scotland....
Im a bat that works nighshifts at a nursing home and sleeps all day long....
As many of you know my girlfriend lives in America who is my life and love. I plan to marry her when I have the money to do so. Jennifer and me are very alike in personality and different in others and she has one of the most beautiful souls and unique and individual minds and no one could absolutely have total love for each other more than we do.
I have always found myself being very isolated from everything and while most people read this they probably look at that in the negative light, I actually like being the outsider looking in at the world and because I have always lived that way, I constantly find that I have a gigantically different perspective from others and I don't actually think I am missing anything because the distractions that life and society brings a false illusion on what is important in life which is slipping by everyday that we are on this planet. I see people die constantly and it has made me look at how most people avoid knowing their mortality and the preciousness that occurs during our short stay here on earth and love bearing witness to the beauty in things which happen everyday that passes everyone by.
There are negatives which I have have to come to acknowledge....which I won't list ...lol but I am me .... and I have come with Jennifers help to feel happy within which is really what everything is truely about..... I can't even describe how it is almost mystical with how beautiful she is - an angel on my shoulder looking over me and allowing me to be hers....
I don't know if exactly this is what you were looking for.... but there it is
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It's actually amazing how many people don't play by the rules. Anyway....I eventually got my handicap down to an 8. In the past year I've been able to whittle it down to a 6.
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