TGM:The imperfect search for the Perfect Swing

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What does it take to be #1 in ball striking? Or win major championships? Why do players with imperfect golf swings hit the ball great? I'd like to hear your responses!

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[awpisano]

@jimmcleanuniversity Still haven't answered my question about Mario's posts. I'm still waiting as we all are...

[JimMcLeanUniversity]

@awpisano It was labeled as spam I guess. I just hit unspam. Not sure why that would have happened. Certainly enjoy seeing everyone's comments.

[cmartingolf]

I didn't read the entire list of comments, but I'm surprised about this post. It certainly elicited a series of comments. You took a stand against TGM. While I'm not an AI, the information in the book has helped me as both a player and a teacher and I don't understand where you say, "it has to be perfect?" You clearly have been influenced by the "teacher" applying his "pattern" of the book and not the actual content. Most of my teaching is founded in TGM. I dont teach them "perfect" only better

[JimMcLeanUniversity]

@cmartingolf As I stated in the video, I learned from Homer and the many TGM teachers that have worked for me. Have read the book many times. There were mistakes in the book and many have applied the book in a single pattern.

[golfrealitybymario]

this is your attempt to discredit the book with that response? are you attempting to discredit yourself in so doing? if not, then why in the past have you sought out some of the most knowledgable Golfing Machine instructors including the author himself, Mr. Kelley, the first authorized instructor of the Golfing Machine, Ben Doyle, and how can we forget the seminar that you attended with Mac O'Grady!

[JimMcLeanUniversity]

@golfrealitybymario I have learned a lot from all those teachers. Some of them do teach a swing but that is not to say that you can't learn from that swing.

[dillingerexcape87]

all those players do the essential moves that are taught in TGM without actually following TGM. the all have flat left wrists/forward leaning clubshafts imparting descending blows on the ball. They all have tons of lag in their swing. all these elements that ALL good players have in their swings are taught in TGM, whether or not these pros know that they are doing them

[TheNYgolfer]

HUH??? TGM 101 ....there is NO ONE WAY!!! So there is NO PERFECT WAY!!! Read the book you overpriced method teacher!!

[AlexCzervic]

Jim your rambling like you did in your "slot" book. What a useless piece of crap that was and so is this video. Bought and sold it used for 50 cents, but I'll never get that hour of my life back.

Where did you get that perfection baloney regarding TGM? The real power of TGM is the flexibility.

[secretogolf]

Jim - I am not asking this to be a wise guy.In your interview with Sam Snead it seemed you couldn't agree as to how he started his downswing.You felt it was a shift and hip turn and he said it was his arm pulling down with his weight shift and turn simultaneously.Then the tape was cut.How did it all end?

Thanks

[secretogolf]

They all reach proper impact position in a way they are comfortable with.This is the goal of TGM.Never mind The style in which Homer Kelley writes or communicates,he is an engineer and therefor takes a very micro/analytical view in how he exp.concepts. TGM intructors have narrowed concepts presented in the book so that they are pretty basic and easy to understand.TGM gives choices such as Hitting and Swinging,# of power sources and which to use. Ive never heard of an instructor give choices.

[sifurick123]

I believe the top golfer can accomplish this because they have highly attuned sense of hand eye coordination . I suspect that they could probably play other sports well. I don't mean to imply that they could reach super stardom in other sports. The top golfer in their interviews always mention other sport they played well they simply decided to pursue golf.

[claytronica23]

Very interesting discussion here. I won't weigh in on specifics, but I agree with Jim's general premise: There's no single perfect swing, nor does there have to be. I happen to LOVE much of what I've learned from TGM, and I also found Clampett's emphasis on impact position to be spot-on. Truth is, amateurs just about never get their hands in front of the ball and get no compression - so I don't mind simply calling THAT the holy grail for most of us mortals - and all other tweaking can follow.

[silowhore]

because people bodies and minds are unique

[iacas]

@flowerdrop1 His comments do not "relate to how instructors teach from the book." He's clear in what he says. And wrong.

[tigermaples]

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