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I have found that I hit the ball further with the NHA pattern than with the SD pattern. In the NHA pattern, on the downswing, you should drop your arms to the ball (or if you cannot do that, then "shake the sugar"). BM has said many times, though, that you can get only 85% of distance with a...

If you use the NHA pattern, and find yourself needing to draw the ball, how do you modify the pattern to produce the draw? Thanks for any help!

Both SD and NHA reference Nicklaus as a model. Did Nicklaus combine the backswing of NHA with the down- and through- swing of SD? That is not a pattern that i have seen discussed. I understand the Soft Fade pattern is a SD backswing with a NHA down- and through-swing.

I am working on the SD pattern and have trouble shifting my weight fully to my left side. Though BM talked about the Carry in NHA 2.0, could I use it with SD to help with my pivot and weight shift?

In which video does BM talk about the tumble?

Can someone tell me what effect the flying elbow has on a swing? I am working on the SD pattern, and I hit the ball much more consistently when I allow my right elbow to lift away from my body on the back swing. Trying to figure it out on my own, the only thing that I can come up with is that...

As a result of JThompson's thread, I have found a Trackman within driving distance of Charlotte (Auld Golf, Kannapolis). As I get ready to schedule a session, I want to ask those with experience on a Trackman for any advice on preparing for a Trackman session. What should I do, other than have...

Does anyone know of a teacher in the Charlotte area that uses a Trackman and knows what to do with it? All this discussion of the virtues of a Trackman convince me that it is the way to go, but NO is a long way from Charlotte. I also understand that Trackman is the best. However, can one...

A local club fitter uses a P3ProSwing Analyzer to give lessons. Is anyone familiar with this technology, and is it worth spending the money to have a lesson on it? Thanks for your comments. RP

When using the soft draw pattern with short irons, will the plane line that is traced point left of the target line in order to accommodate the D-plane? In the soft draw video, BM says that the plane line should point about 1 yard right of the target. I assume that is for mid to long irons and...

This comment made a light go on for me. Or at least I think that I did! For sometime I have thought that all one needed was to trace the plane line with a flat left wrist and have the clubface pointed in the right direction for the shot shape you wanted. Reading this quotation suggested to me...

I have been working on the Soft Draw pattern, and until yesterday, I could not get the draw in the "soft draw." I was hitting the ball fairly straight, but always with a little fade at the end; sometimes with a little push fade. Well, two days ago, I watched SD again. This time, BM's...

Did anyone see Alexis Thompson in the Women's Amateur? She seems to have a nice Soft Draw pattern.

Swinging left seems to help me flip less. Is that a common result? Somewhere along the line, I learned to swing "out to right field," which also caused me to stop my pivot. With that pattern, I had to flip to get the clubface squared. As I focus on swinging left, or simply staying on-plane...

I have asked this question before but did not get a response. It is on-topic here. When I have tried the various types of TGM hinging, particularly so-called horizontal hinging and angled hinging, I get different ball flights. I understand Brian's argument and am not challenging it. I accept...

"This modern research includes the D-Plane, which proves that the "Plane Line" does not provide for direct correlation to ball flight; findings by Jorgensen, Nesbit and Zick that show that to get beyond an 85% mathematical limit in power generation, the golfer must apply pulling and pushing...

Is it possible to do a no-shift stroke on the elbow plane? If so, what would be the argument for doing so? And how would it relate to a Hardy One-Plane swing? As a recent student of TGM, I have only come to understand the Three Imperatives; and as a consequence of working on a FLW and tracing...

Recently I was thumbing through Joe Dante's *Four Magic Moves" and came upon an illustration of axis tilt where he suggests imagining a "T" on your back. According to Dante, you should lead the downswing by moving the bottom of the T (your hips) to the left. I decided to hit a few balls with...

I understand that you should swing through the back left quarter of the ball out toward right of target. Does this hold on all swings from the basic to the total swing, from chipping to a full swing? If one does not swing out toward right of target, and instead tries to hit the back of the...

I have viewed "Confessions of a Former Flipper" and am learning to swing with a flat left wrist. It has been hard! Recently, when I try to keep my right wrist bent on short pitch shots, I have been hitting the ball with the club face fanned wide open. When I am practicing this shot, should I...