quote:Originally posted by Ripper
Holeinone - I'm sure this is what I need as well. Could you please explain this without TGM terminology as I am TGM ignorant.
Ripper,
I will try to answer your question. But, first, let me encourage you to educate yourself about TGM. Read all of the posts by Brian & holeinone on this forum and by Yoda and Chuck Evans on the Chuck Evans' Forum and, also, The Golfing Machine Forum; there are other knowledgable posters, as well,and you will learn who they are. I have had lessons from Brian, Chuck Evans and Yoda and, in my opinion, their knowledge and teaching abilities far surpass anyone I know about.
(1) The
Magic of the Right Forearm includes the fact that you can always keep the club on plane when it is below your waist by having your right forearm always pointing at the plane lane (which extends infinately away from the ball in both directions). In my opinion, it is easier to concentrate on the right forearm than any other body part.
(2) Begin practicing with a chipping motion -- just a couple of feet back and through. Stay still; weight on the front leg. Move the club only with the action of the right forearm --
think of keeping your upper right arm still and vertical. You will only be using your right arm fron the elbow joint down.
Maintaining the Flying Wedges means keeping your impact alignments all the way through -- from set up to the follow through (which is only a couple of feet past the ball). The impact alignments are: flat left wrist, bent right wrist. You don'f have to strain like you're constipated to maintain the correct alignment. In fact, you can keep your wrists rather soft, as long as you just allow them to stay in their alignments and
let the right forearm do the work. Note: I understand that the mucscles that move the right forearm up and down are in the upper part of the arm. However, that doesn't mean that you have to think about using those muscles. Just think about using your right forearm and you'll be fine.
(3) Once you have that down, move to a slightly longer swing -- but no more than waist high to waist high. Same basic idea as above. Don't try to add any pivot or other "muscle". Just let your body move with the club if it wants to.
You just keep using only the right forearm and don't try to "add" any force with your wrists (i.e., maintain your Flying Wedge Alignments as above. Stay with the image that your upper right arm is staying vertical. Don't strain. Relax. You will be amazed at how far and accurately you can hit a pitching wedge with this motion.
(4) The two motions I described above are more "Hiting" procedures, but the Magic of the Right Forearm applies to both Hitting and Swinging. It is beyond the scope of this response to get into Swinging.
(5) I think a major problem in learning this motion is the incorrect idea that you have to be stiff and rigid to "maintain your angles". This, in my opinion, simply isn't true. You can be nice and relaxed and just let that right forearm go up and down. If you aren't actively trying to use your wrists, they will stay aligned.
(6) Does this work? Yesterday, I had one chip in from 30', lipped out from 20 yards and hit it to 3' from 100 yards. All three using only the the two basic (magical) right forearm motions described above.
(7) I admit it is hard to understand just trying to read the TGM Book. I couldn't do it right until taking lessons from the certified instructors I mentioned above. They are "Doctors" of instruction for a reason. If at all possible, go see one of them or another TGM authorized instructor in your area. It will be the best $$ you've spent on golf.
