[Delaware Golf]

Tom was a good teacher. He was constantly learning, and would occasionally put the EMPHASIS on a new idea, or concept that he learned about TGM.

It is debatable whether the standard procedure he usually taught was HITTING. SWINGING, or COMBO, but I think he was actuually very close to much of what is taught here on this forum. He liked to emphasize "THE MAGIC OF THE RIGHT FOREARM," and portions of the book that refered to this. He also liked a RIGHT FOREARM RELEASE TRIGGER, but did show me rhe Left Wrist Trigger also.

During his Advance Schools, he went over several different procedures, and many Short Game shots. He knew more than just one procedure.

Lagster,

With Tommy, I only see consistency with teaching a Magic of the Right Forearm procedure (not a flavor of the month approach)...he taught it to Mark Evershed in the 1984/1985. I'm sure he taught it to Jodie Mudd in that time frame too (I have video of Jodie from the 1991 US Open, the downstroke action and finish look exactly like Tomasello). I have a 1988 video of Tommy, again teaching a Magic of the Right Forearm swing...in the 1989 Australia video we have Tommy teaching Australian PGA professionals a right forearm swing....in the 1991 Golf Illustrated interview, Right Forearm again...in 1992, it's the right forearm again with Lee Deitrick, in late 1993 Tommy's at it again teaching DG the Magic of the Right Forearm...and I believe Coophitter studied with Tommy in the 1992/1993 too, and again a Magic of the Right Forearm instruction. No sign of deviation. In fact, I believe the 1988 video clearly shows an instructor demonstrating mastery of an approach (a system of teaching with defined drills to achieve proper execution)...a Magic of the Right Forearm approach.

DG