Guru, your my last hope. Have been playing again for about three years after a long lay off and have made big changes to my swing, all good so far BUT every time I get under pressure at around 100m I block my wedge right. ( can’t cut/slice to save myself). Current coach has me keeping club head outside my hands on takeaway BUT IT keeps coming back HELP

Welcome to the forum Baz37.

First up I would like to aim you at the Golf School tab above and then drill down to the Instruction area. Read ALL of the articles from oldest to newest. OK this might seem a pain in the butt however there is a theme in there that will start to gel in your head (I hope)

i could tell you what its likely you are doing but a self discovery will make it stick harder. The answer is in the articles for sure and if you miss it in there, please please ask again and we will then help you find the root cause.

This is NOT a buck pass, its an opportunity for you to learn a heap that you can then take to your lesson box with you:)

I have read most of these articles over the past 12 months. Will give it another go ( not sure about the torches ) and see if i can pick up on what you are hoping I find. Thanks.

You are welcome baz and we will get to the bottom of this with you.

...BUT every time I get under pressure at around 100m I block my wedge right. ( can’t cut/slice to save myself). Current coach has me keeping club head outside my hands on takeaway BUT IT keeps coming back HELP

My first thought would be to check your wedges lie angle. Check that the club is not to flat.

try playing something different than wedge

From 100 I ofte hitting 7 and 8 iron punches…I have practiced this shot and its dead easy to hit

once you get your ball striking back then go back to the wedges….

Hitting a shot under pressure? This thread is starting to go somewhere now. We have all heard the words, “will the swing hold up under pressure?”

Nope, not mine. That’s why it’s back under construction with my pro. I can par our 9 hole course occassionally by myself. Come medal day and I can hack with the best of them.

It’s a funny game – when I’m scared I’ll lose a ball with a bad tee shot, that’s what happens. I should make bets that I can’t hit a fairway during a round of golf. I’ll probably shoot in the 60’s!

Pressure is left brain induced. Put it on a holding pattern and you can get away from it long enough to make your swing just fine.

visualizing a shot tends to promote that shot to happen, focus on what you want to have happen, not what you don’t.

Visual work is in the planning side of things, all left side. Its where you look, think, talk to yourself what the job at hand is. Then you have to let go and let the right side of the nut do the job. The right side does not keep talking to itself to say to this or do not do that.
You already planned that. Let it happen.

Are you possibly over-accelerating your hands down to the impact position (hands moving too fast) and thereby not allowing your clubshaft to keep up with your hands. According to the TGM principle of the “endless belt”, the hand speed must not get faster after the hands round the corner (right hip zone) – otherwise the club cannot catch up to the hands by impact. If the hands slow down prior to impact, the clubhead can catch up to the hands by impact and the clubface can close and result in a square clubface at the time of ball separation.

Punch shots are a hitting action, which is an acceptable alternative approach – but you should still learn how to execute a swinging-style pitching wedge shot, which depends on centrifugal force (angular momentum of the club) to release the club. When the club is released via angular momentum, the principle of the “endless belt” applies.

Jeff.

Thanks for all your advice. I probably should have added I’m a leftie playing golf right handed so spend half my life trying to get right side into the action. I’m thinking its mental though, I’m thinking what not to do and then going ahead and doing it.
Hitting a less lofted club “easy” tends to result in a pull. Wedges are steel shafts, other irons X20’s are graphite soft/regular but the push does not happen on the practice fairway so who knows.
Once again thanks all, maybe I’ll just “go nuts” and be happy.
Baz

Search the forums for Clear Keys. If it is mental then these will clear your noodle up fast.

Yeh thanks, I’m working on a clear key from a Monty Python movie. Its a mechanical fault ( in/out, open club face I think ) brought about by a mental problem….ah nuts.
Baz

Baz, I too am a leftie playing righthand golf – and I hear ya. A focus on darts article on the release actions is a good read to make sure you have the correct release happening – practice them over 10-20m shots at first. Also I find I will come inside on the backswing when I get too quick. Rhythm and tempo for me is the key – and picking the club and swing that will be at 3/4 pace for the shot. Keep punchin’ fellow leftyrighter.

Are you possibly over-accelerating your hands down to the impact position (hands moving too fast) and thereby not allowing your clubshaft to keep up with your hands. According to the TGM principle of the “endless belt”, the hand speed must not get faster after the hands round the corner (right hip zone) – otherwise the club cannot catch up to the hands by impact. If the hands slow down prior to impact, the clubhead can catch up to the hands by impact and the clubface can close and result in a square clubface at the time of ball separation.

Punch shots are a hitting action, which is an acceptable alternative approach – but you should still learn how to execute a swinging-style pitching wedge shot, which depends on centrifugal force (angular momentum of the club) to release the club. When the club is released via angular momentum, the principle of the “endless belt” applies.

Jeff.

Jeff-

Great to hear that you have embraced TGM teachings after watching the Tomasello DVDs. I expected no less given your committment to learning everything you can about this great game. From your posts it is clear that you now have a thorough understanding of Homer’s teachings. Thanks for keeping an open mind and going the extra mile of studying those 22 hours of DVDs. I look forward to reading your upcoming posts.

finster869

Your’e right! The Tomasello DVDs was the tipping point and turned me into an avid TGM addict. I am studying the TGM book in depth ( I have already read the whole book 3 times in the past two weeks), and I hope to eventually write a multi-chapter “TGM for dummies” type-paper for my website.

Jeff.

Jeff,
I can’t work you out mate, here I am explaining T.G.M using a biomechanical vest.
And know your T.G.M addict, welcome aboard mate, hopefully you will understand my work more you learn T.G.M and see we were on the same page

Jeff-

Welcome to the TGM family!!! Can’t wait to you see your TGM for dummies type paper. I am sure it will help spread Homer’s TGM work to those turned off by the complexity of the “manual” type writing style.

Biomechanic

How can i possibly understand your work if you have never supplied any information on your methodology, your results, and your results-interpretation.

Jeff.

finster869

Your’e right! The Tomasello DVDs was the tipping point and turned me into an avid TGM addict. I am studying the TGM book in depth ( I have already read the whole book 3 times in the past two weeks), and I hope to eventually write a multi-chapter “TGM for dummies” type-paper for my website.

Jeff.

Jeff,

Your monumental arrogance never ceases to amaze me!!!!!!

What in the name of the Almighty makes you think that you are capable of, with a couple of cursory readings of Homer Kelley’s 28 years of diligent research, producing a synopsis (TGM for Dummies) for all golfdom to understand.

At best, as with all other “Jeffisms”, we will only get your jaundiced view of who ever’s work you are currently corrupting. This you have very competently demonstrated so far throughout your “new” career as a self-appointed purveyor of all golfing wisdom.

If you seriously think you are capable of assimilating Homer’s work to the degree that you might be capable of passing this wisdom on to the unsuspecting golfing public, at least have the decency to contact Joe Daniels first and get yourself authorised as competent to do so.

On reflection, you might prefer that I speak with Joe on your behalf and clear the way for you to inflict your version of Homer Kelley’s TGM wisdom on the rest of us.

Jeff,
Zenolink and T.G.M put two together,
Jeff when you understand loading fully and how to use loading you will understand, but jeff literature is bull sh..t , you can write as much literature as you like until you start using biomechanic technology how can you validate the theories without putting it to practice. How do we know T.G.M works we proved by putting it into practice, people playing golf using golf machine.
My theories are put into practice and used every day. not literature

Baz, I too am a leftie playing righthand golf – and I hear ya. A focus on darts article on the release actions is a good read to make sure you have the correct release happening – practice them over 10-20m shots at first. Also I find I will come inside on the backswing when I get too quick. Rhythm and tempo for me is the key – and picking the club and swing that will be at 3/4 pace for the shot. Keep punchin’ fellow leftyrighter.

Mate, I think your onto something with coming inside on the backswing, I think I must be doing this ( more so under pressure ) as this is a long term fault with all my game that I thought I had got rid of. Maybe that’s what coach is on about in keeping the clubhead outside my hands on backswing.
Boy do these tech guys go after each other.
Thanks for your interest, appreciate it.
Baz

Boy do these tech guys go after each other.
Thanks for your interest, appreciate it.
Baz

yes we do . . . we don’t have journals for other people to test out ideas on. So this is what happens.

Keep working on those hands, and learn about your divots and ball flight. Try and get your divots going towards the target, you do that and the battle is almost won.

If you want to get into TGM – have a good read of “hinge actions”, you can also google this. “AJ Boner” did some good stuff on this also.

Have a top Easter.