At the range yesterday, minding my own business you know doing my basic, acquired and full motion thang. Well, every few balls I hit the guy practicing to the side of me stops looks over at me with a puzzled look, then goes back to what he was doing. On the third installment of what is eating Gilbert Grape I asked "May I help you?" He laughed looking a little embarressed, and repleid "No, I was just wondering what you were hitting over there...sounds like rocks or something." I was verclemt. We chatted and talked a little golf theory. I gave a cursory explantion of the importance of maintaining a FLW/BRW etc. He said that he had been playing golf for 45 years and had not once heard it explained that way. I have played some good golf on decent golf stages and have been complimented for those performances. All accolades paled in comparison to a total stranger perplexed by the sound of compressed shots, my compressed shots!
An update:
This is not so much of an update as it is an encouragement for those out there that are wrestling with TGM concepts. In recent weeks I have hit hundreds of balls with the primary goal of understanding "where the golfing machine lives" as Yoda put it - understanding the finish swivel. Yoda stated that understanding and utilizing it will take your game to the next level. When I execute 12-3-0 #22 I hit it purer than I ever thought I could. Frankly, it is surreal! I finally and truly understand the 1st imperative - nothing disturbs that left wrist, NOTHING! For those flailing, or not flailing around in pea soup out there do not abandon the "guided struggle."
An inquiry:
On occassion I hit the ball ever so slightly towards the heel. Any suggestions as to what I should monitor?
Second Inquiry:
What is pivotal for me is keeping the right wrist bent from start to finish. Is it the limits of two dimentsional photography or do a great many tour players flatten the right wrist on the follow through?
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