It's responses like these that make me KNOW I've made the right decision. I WILL NOT turn back.

But man, do I have some WORK ahead of me.

Thanks for the support, guys.

Welcome to the forum.

"How to maintain the FLW past the ball."

Like Ted said....maintain Lag Pressure on the back of the shaft.....enough pressure and the clubhead won't take over so early.....(and if you get good at it....you will be able to make swings without it ever "taking over"...i.e. the LWrist NEVER Bends...I can hold it throughout the entire swing).

Takes practice.

This is the place for help
 

One thing I love about being a member here (and why I will buy whatever Yoda ever sells) is the open attitude toward all who seek help.

I am a member at all the current TGM sites (don't bother with GEA) and this site never shuts down a recommendation even if it is to visit another site. Everyone here is ALWAYS encouraging and helpful. It is a sure sign the administrators here are straight shooters who are trying to help.

Summer Visit
 

By the way, I am going to plan a trip for a real lesson in the summer. Yoda, do you have anything going in June or July yet?

I am saving my frequent flyer miles and pennies now.

:)

I agree. I get the gut feeling here that, in addition to making a living, Ted and Yoda want golfers to get better- period. And they KNOW that this is the best way to do it, because it's the TRUTH. I mean, this website is veritable wellspring of info! And all of the stuff on here makes me WANT to see Ted ASAP, if for no other reason than just to help me enjoy both the site and the book that much more! Also, I know of NO ONE that's seen Ted (or Yoda) that hasn't raved about them- RAVED. GOD I can't WAIT to get down to the swamp!

Swamp Time
 

Thanks for the kind comments, everybody. All of us here at LBG appreciate them.

As this business has continued to grow and grow, I've learned that my lesson book tends to blacken up about 45 days in advance. Ted's is the same way. So, while opportunities exist in March and April, they are dwindling. The month of May is more open, as is June. There is an extra special corporate event in the works for the week before the U.S. Open, but it is too early for me to announce. So, Kevin, when you're ready, drop me a PM, and we will set it up.

Meanwhile, if there is any possible way to make the Old Waverly Academy, I encourage you to reserve your spot now. Though the event is almost seven weeks away, we already are one-third filled, and I have several emails saying registrations are pending. This will be a truly great experience, and I sincerely recommend that anyone interested sign up now.

Wow... congrats on gettin out on either Dyker or Marine Park at this time of the year. Like Ted said, it is a journey... at times it has been 2 steps forward and one step back for me. I seem to do well for a stretch and then forget what got me there.. but that is another story. I'd suggest you see Ted or Lynn as soon as possible (yes...I'm a raver too). As much as the book is the 'truth' it is still hard to undertand or maybe interpret. It becomes a wonderful reference when you've had someone demonstrate what is necessary. I've seen Ted twice in the last year, and the last time I found I was still mixing components. It is easy to do, and it will save you a bunch of time if you can prevent it.

Yoda&Ted
 

Anyone thinking of going to see Yoda or Ted has just GOT TO GO!.I visited the swamp last year for 2 days.I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is prepared to put in the time and effort.Good lessons are not cheap but compare the cost of seeing a "top 100"instructor-some of whom change their philosophy every couple of years-and there is no contest.Lynn also invited me to Orange County National for an additional lesson free of charge.They are both in it for the love of teaching and are worth EVERY PENNY.I hope Waverly doesn't fill up until Ifind out next week whether I can make it !:smile:

PSheehan- we've spoken before- at GEA. You're another one whose postings (inadvertently) brought me over to the "force." The difference is (if I remember your story correctly) that you were already a good golfer, whereas I suck. I'm sure you read my original post- I'm not making that stuff up. 7 iron 135 carry! I mean, WTF is up with that? That's woeful, by anyone's standards. And I'm not talking about macho, "I can smoke my driver 290" sort of stuff, I'm talking "I have decent strength and eye/hand coordination yet hit the ball like a child!" stuff.

My distances ALONE tell me something's wrong, something's FUNDAMENTALLY wrong. Which of course it is- I'm getting almost zero compression, sustainning precous little lag, and coming from the wrong direction. (Actually, with all of those mistakes it's a wonder I can regularly shoot in the 90s!)

One of the first things that TGM taught me is to hit DOWN and (and this for me is by far the most important point on earth) OUT. The "OUT" part I never got before, not in five years of playing this incredible game, yet it's so vital, so IMPERATIVE, that without it, good golf is almost impossible.

It's what Tomassello talks about (again, all credit to Homer Kelley for teaching this guy and Lynn for providing his videos, free of charge!) when he says "out to right field, down the first base line" etc.-- not AT the target!"

I could never get this fundamental into my cranium- to me, "out to right field" is exactly where I DID NOT want to go- I was terrified of "right field." As soon as I changed just this one simple little thought I hit the ball differently than I'd ever hit it before- A high draw.

Now again, I'm still hopeless at golf- but a light went on when I hit that shot. One of those "oh...so THAT'S what they mean by 'out'!" I was hooked, for good, last Wednesday at Dyker, while hitting balls alone in the freezing cold. It was the moment where I said "that's it, I'm gonna stay with this way of learning golf, gonna COMMIT to it. And I will. And as I improve and become an 80s shooter (I have modest goals) I'm gonna remember guys like you and DukeNasty who intoduced me to the world of TGM--- AS TAUGHT BY TED AND LYNN!

Down is where the ball is, yet try to tell golfers that you hit down on the ball and they say no sweep it off the ground. You sweep dust or crush down on golf balls. And since its location is not even low point, sweep isn’t even relative. Good job hfh.

Hitting to right field is the direction of the clubhead not the delivery path of the hands. Hitters really “drive” the ball to right field. But the hands still trace the plane line- the clubhead can’t trace the plane.

Swingers hit the ball less to right field as the clubhead whirls and the hands- still on the plane line- swivels to prevent throwaway. More like right center to center field.

I may regret writing this but.... this is why I think TT “Hits” because of the active (and greatly so) right forearm to right field.

hfh- add your name to the frapper map if you can- :p