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I'm curious about the story that brought you to TGM and why you stuck with it.
We all have a story, it would be interesting to hear the common threads.

Bagger

I took up golf just under 10 years ago and from the start wanted to do things properly. At the time the Leadbetter swing was all the rage. Not Knowing any better I went down that route and ended up having a lot of lessons with Leadbetter's partner Denis Pugh. It did not work for me and I felt there was a huge hole in knowledge that I needed filling. I was not getting real info from the coaches when I asked them questions but knew somewhere out there there must be answers. Because I was not getting what I wanted from coaches I tried to work out what pros were doing by myself watching them and studying their swing's frame by frame. I noticed there were different actions that all seemed to work. So something was wrong with the idea that the single method being sold as the way. I experimented a lot but without good results because I could not find real help despite my best efforts to find people who could help me. My friend and playing partner David Hawkins (hawks92) is very big into golf equipment and told me about Golfopinions.com. Chuck Evans was the moderator there and I found his posts very interesting. They were very specific and unlike any of the ideas I had come across before. Chuck went on to form his own website and I followed him there . Phillygolf gave me some really good advice and I started to feel I was on to something. Brian then turned up at Golfopinions and made his thoughts clear on how poorly golf instruction was being served and ruffled a few feathers. Having been through loads of bad coaching I agreed with him. Everything he said was consistent with my real life experience findings. I read all of his posts and followed him to FGI after Golfopinions gave him the chop. The same thing happened to him at FGI and he set up his website. I had a good feeling about Brian from the start and the more I read his posts the more certain I became that this guy knew his stuff. I decided to follow all his advice and ask a ton of questions and my ball striking got a lot better but although pieces of the puzzle were coming together there were missing bits. I got the book read it a couple of times and did not like it at first. I am on my 17th reading now and have a better idea but nowhere near the understanding I want . The Ben Doyle video helped a lot. Then Yoda turned up and things really started to liven up. I liked his style and the generous way he was happy to share his information. When the Canton trio of Blake, Doyle and Manzella decided to put together a golf school I decided to leave England and go to the States for it. At some point I wanted to meet all 3 of these guys this was a one off opportunity that I could not miss and I was not disappointed. The school was fantastic for me and at the end of it for the first time ever I had a clear idea of what I should be doing. I did a lot of filming there to keep a record.. Watching Michael Finney swing gave me the visual image I needed. We have the same kind of body type. The coaching I got from Lynn, Brian and Ben was fantastic . Not only were they good coaches but I really felt that they wanted to help me. At no point did I feel I was being patronised and being seen as a meal ticket. I liked them all as people. Ted Fort was the real surprise . I did not really know much about him. He is a great coach and with Yoda behind him is destined for the top. I will be going to more schools for sure. As far as I am concerned TGM is where it is at and the more I learn the more certain I become. One thing that concerns me is that it is not being properly represented. It was only by chance I stumbled on TGM and if I started playing golf from scratch it would be unlikely that I would have stumbled on it. This has to be addressed. The fact that the original thread's question has been posed is a clear indication that something is wrong. I have put in a lot of effort in golf . Much of it wasted . Had I got the right info early I would have saved myself a lot of suffering. There are a lot of lost golfing souls out there that need sorting out. The TGM organisation must get it's act together otherwise the legacy of Homer Kelley's life's work will be short changed. .