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When I started this crazy game, I like most people came over the top and sliced the ball. I corrected the over the top move and now sometimes drop under plane. In addition to sometimes dropping under plane, I also learned to really hinge and roll my left arm. I actually think about leading the...

I have a tendency to let my left leg and knee collapse and slide into impact. I notice most professional golfers seem to have a relatively straight left leg at impact. So, my question is, is a straight left leg recommended or necessary from a TGM point of view? Thanks

I'm playing Bethpage Black on Friday. We're gluttons for punishment so we'll probably play the tips. Anyone here play it and can give me some good tips. I'm wondering if on some of the long par fours you're almost better off playing for bogey and just making sure your'e in the fairway... thanks

I was reading my TGM last night and was reading the section regarding Quitting. My question is, what is this? For a swinger and a hitter, how does one avoid quitting? Which I interpret as an activity that can lead to a loss of lag. I need some help in this area.. Thanks

Recently, I have been having a problem losing lag, in particular with my driver, my right wrist was flattening too early and I was hitting what I would call leakage hooks where the toe was passing the heel. I tried everything to fix the problem and finally by accident fixed the problem by...

Maybe it's years of engraining the "catch raindrops with your left hand on the follow through, or years or learning to roll your left arm into impact, but I cannot maintain an angled hinge. I always revert to a horizontal hinge, resulting in a left ball flight. How have others of you ingrained...

ok, thanks to Brian and others I've done a great job of maintaining secondary axis tilt. One problem, now I have a tendency to hang back too long and flip the club, resulting in a hook. Anybody have a good drill of advice to make sure I get my weight transitioned back to the left side??? When I...

I am by definition a hitter, make no mistake about it , I generate all my power from the right side naturally. I love the hitting motion with my irons and maintain an angled hinge with right forearm thrust. Problem is, I just don't feel I can generate any power that way with the woods. My...

Lately I've been spending a lot of time practicing but I'm struggling with something. To quote a gentleman who goes by the name of Yoda... The Left Hand controlling the Clubface; The Right Hand controlling the Clubhead; and The Right Forefinger and Forearm controlling the Clubshaft. From...

A friend of mine was trying to convince me this weekend that a person should intentially cock the wrist at the top of the backswing. I make no effort to cock the wrist and just make sure that as I take the hands up that I maintain a bent right wrist. So the question is is a wrist cock something...

Played four rounds of golf this weekend and it wasn't pretty. I'm an 8 handicap and threw up rounds of 92/90/87/and 84. Struggled with a hook at times and just feel like I'm not making a good transition to the left side for a balanced follow through. It seems I have a tendency to hang back ,the...

I'm a natural hitter, my miss is typically a hook. My question is does anyone have any good drills for avoiding left forearm roll. I'm driving with the right thumb pad and get good lag, but oftentimes I tend to over-roll my left forearm(A swingers motion) into impact, which creates a closed...

In order to strike the ball well, must the body(hips) and hands be in sync. Lately, I've been hooking quite a bit and it seems to me that I'm so focused on my hands that my hips aren't rotating enough. When I focus on making sure I'm rotating my hips toward the target I seem to get a much better...

I know this has been an age old debate, but I have a question relative to ball position. For some time I've worked on maintaining one ball position. What has happened lately is that I have been hooking the ball severly, even with my short irons. However, when I move the short irons back in my...

Lately, I have a tendency to drop my arms too much when I initiate the downswing, causing me to get under plane, which results in a lot of hooks and blocks. I have kind of a furyk esque swing, I take the club up and out on the backswing and then drop it back in on the downswing. Anybody else...

I was wondering how many of you have tried, or what kind of success you have had with focusing on just swinging the arms. A friend of mine said he's had big success with just focusing on the arm action(elbow to hands) portion of the swing. In particular just making sure the elbow gets back to...

Ok guys, I focused on getting more of a neutral grip, similar to Brian's. Maybe I just have slower hands, but I kept hitting high fades, and could not turn the ball left. Divots straight, making solid contact, ball jets off and starts drifting right. Really struggled with the fairway woods. My...

At setup when placing your hands in the impact position(hands forward) should the club be slightly hooded or square?? I often have a tendency to have my irons go left even though my divot is straight. I think I just may be getting a closed clubface at impact and should I consider opening the...

Brian, I've followed your advice and guidance for sometime with pretty good success. I have recently made a change to get the club more in my fingers and out of the palm. What I have found is that I'm now struggling not to hook the ball. The grip feels much better, and the tension in my arms is...

I'm struggling a bit blocking the ball to the right. I'm a "hitter", but feel right now, Like my left hand is regripping the club on the downswing, making my left wrist want to cup, rather than staying flat. Any good drills or ideas as to how to get that left hand out of play. Thanks