Originally Posted by brianmontgomery2000
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Yep, system versus method. I think that is both its obvious strength but also its ultimate downfall -- it takes a lot of work and study to understand the system and then you still have to put your pattern(s) together and then you have to be able to execute it. I think most methods do the first two parts for you.
Downside to methods are, however, you better hope the pattern they teach fits you!
So, TGM is ultimately for those willing to work on multiple fronts...
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During Christmas break from school, I went a little crazy and started to read the promotional material and view DVD's from Mr. Greg McHatton (Swinger with TGM pedigree), and I'm reading Gravity Golf (Swingers with TGM backgrounds whether they realize it or not), SwingMachine Golf (Swingers who are somehow related to TGM), the Somax institue and "Secrets in the Dirt," which are TGM guys.
My swing lacks power. Mr. Mchatton, as a Swinger, focuses on Hips. So do the Gravity Golf guys and so do the BEn Doyle folks, imho. I'm not sure what the SwingMachine stuff is.
What I've noticed is that with passive arms and hands, my hips cause my arms and hands to really fly up in the air. The Gravity Golf guys seem to be playing "above the rim" so to speak!
Maybe I'll pick up a few yards in distance being really loose and Swinging from my heels and hips. They brag about Jack Nicklaus and Freddy Couples. They remind me of Greg McHatton, too.
Anyway, I see TGM elements everywhere and I do want to teach golf after teaching school in about ten years, so all of this is prolegomena to my last career. I'm excited about seeing Lynn in April and while I'm putzing around I will do some of the hip exercises recommended by the Somax people but will not buy there $275 machine!
I need to lose weight. I'm losing a few pounds on Weight Watchers. I have to check with my doc about the hip exercises but nothing they list (leg lifts) seem too wild.
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