[Yoda]

Yoda...

You're not one of those with natural talent, not one of those who shoot in the 70's within their first year of playing. You're like the rest of us! And THAT makes the difference, because I know I can do what you do too, with proper application of the laws of geometry and physics!

Tong,

I don't want to mislead. Though hindsight proves I never had a TOUR talent, I did begin in my teens and am reasonably well-coordinated. With the gift of time and my own desire, I was a single-digit player after the first few years in the Game. The Saving Grace was that, consciously or unconsciously, I was able to (1) swing through the Ball and (2) keep my Left Wrist (reasonably) Flat.

The problem was that I was worse ten years later...after a tremendous effort based on the then conventional instruction (Reverse 'C', drive the Legs, Left Thumb on Top, Curl Under, Elbows together and tucked in, various Magic Moves, etc.).

It is this fate I would spare all who visit this site and who read me. Golf should be considered as the journey it is, but -- irrespecitve of athleticism -- with an underlying structure and defined benchmarks along the way.

And not as the enigma is was to me.