[innercityteacher]

Ignorance - they see many of the all time greats shifting planes (particularly to the elbow plane) and so that is what they teach.
Shift planes - just the opposite of what Homer suggested.

Three years ago, I paid a lot of money for 8 lessons with videotaping and computer on-line lesson recording. Each lesson referenced the "X"factor, Jim McClean and a sort of "position by repetition" approach that differs greatly from the TGM I have learned from my GSEB and my friends, here.

I would be shown, each week, after one practice swing which was videotaped, the ideal "x" factor measurements of people like Stuart Appleby, or Tiger, and then "posed" in the "right" static position and videotaped in the static pose! Then I would be given 2 drills (classics) to practice, which were supposed to help me arrive at the ideal static position. I'm not sure if Jim McClean endorses Golftec, but they should be paying him something. They used his name to convince me that I didn't really want to study Moe Norman's swing.

BTW, I walked in as a 21 hcp. and on one occasion, about half-way through the 8 lessons, I was shown the concept of staying on plane. That week, I shot an 85. I was excited and told the instructor who gave me a hat. BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I DID RIGHT! WHEN I ASKED THE GUY TO SHOW ME THE LESSON AGAIN, SINCE IT YIELDED SUCH GOOD RESULTS, HE REFUSED AND TOLD ME WE HAD TO GET TO "MORE IMPORTANT" THINGS. I NEVER BROKE 92 AFTER THAT. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT I NEEDED 8 MORE LESSONS TO REALLY LEARN HOW TO GET BACK TO THAT 85 WHICH WAS CRAP, AND MY GAME SLID BACK.


In contrast, since studying TGM and being on this site with Alignment Golf I, I have shot in the 80's four out of my last eight rounds including a 39, 40, 41, 42, and four 44's in my last 6 rounds. Now, If I chip and putt, par is possible!

Patrick