Congratulations Jay Williamson!

[Yoda]

Congratulations to Jay Williamson, who today shot a 7-under-par 64, the day's best score at the Nationwide Tour's Albertsons Boise Open. Jay now is 11-under for the tournament and in a three-way tie for 7th.

Jay and I began working together Wednesday a week ago in Atlanta. He flew in from his home in St. Louis, and we spent five hours on the core concepts of TGM and the Basic Motion Curriculum. He forewarned me by telephone that he was looking for answers -- and he got them.

This is a PGA TOUR player, a gifted individual whose livelihood depends on the degree of power and precision he can bring to his game. We worked hard, and today he is featured in the lead article on the Nationwide Tour at PGATOUR.com. Read it at http://www.pgatour.com/story/9664968.

I cannot tell you how proud I am to be associated with him.

[comdpa]

Congratulations to Jay Williamson, who today shot a 7-under-par 64, the day's best score at the Nationwide Tour's Albertson's Boise Open. Jay now is 11-under for the tournament and in a three-way tie for 7th.

Jay and I began working together Wednesday a week ago in Atlanta. He flew in from his home in St. Louis, and we spent five hours on the core concepts of TGM and the Basic Motion Curriculum. He foreawarned me by telephone that he was looking for answers -- and he got them.

This is a PGA TOUR player, a gifted individual whose livelihood depends on the degree of power and precision he can bring to his game. We worked hard, and today he is featured in the lead article on the Nationwide TOUR at PGATOUR.com. Read it at http://www.pgatour.com/story/9664968

I cannot tell you how proud I am to be associated with him.

Congratulations on your achievements Lynn...better things to come!

[Yoda]

Congratulations on your achievements Lynn...

Thank you, Justin. And same to you on your new Professional Contributor status at LBG!

To your point:

No teacher has ever hit a golf ball for his student...either in practice or in competition. The teacher can only inform and explain. The student must absorb and apply. And in the world of big-league Golf, the ultimate measure of their professional relationship can only be the performance of the student. As usual, the pressure is on the player, but that fact does not relieve the teacher of his responsibilities.

Still, even the most heralded of today's 'Gurus' know their place. Consider Jack Grout, teacher of Jack Nicklaus. He never once counseled Jack on the practice tee of a professional tournament. As an instructor, that was his privilege, but despite his student's urgings, he preferred his seat in the grandstand behind the players. He had been a respectable tournament player in his day, but that tee now belonged to others.

It is true that Jack Grout and Jack Nicklaus had as their foundation the luxury of a personal and professional relationship of many years. In today's fast-paced and jet-setted Golf World, the practice tee of the PGA TOUR is often the only -- and most effective -- place for student and teacher to interact. And so they do. But the message remains the same...

The Instructor informs and explains.

The Student absorbs and applies.

And each earns their own reward.

[Uppndownn]

Congratulations to the student and the teacher.
IMO more visibility on the "big stage" will catapult this site to bigger and better things. Not that it is in need of much catapulting. Success breeds success.

[BlackjackNY]

Lynn,
If I may ask, how did you hook up with Jay? And congrats to him, he tied for 8th place!

[Yoda]

Lynn,

If I may ask, how did you hook up with Jay [Williamson]? And congrats to him, he tied for 8th place!

Jay had seen Brian Gay's impressive results this year and asked him who he was working with. Brian referred me, and here we are!

[6bmike]

It spreads like wildfire, doesn't it?

I'm going to watch the GC re-run in a few mins. Hope Jay gets some TV time.

[bray]

I had the pleasure of being at "The Swamp" a week ago Wednesday when Jay was down. I was working with Ted Fort and decided to walk down to say Hi to Lynn. While I stood there for a few minutes waiting to say a quick hello and go back to hitting balls. I was impressed with the nuggets of information Yoda was giving Jay from the get go.

I'm sure Jay learned a lot, as I heard some great quotes just in the couple minutes I was standing there.

"The Swamp" is a cool place you never know who you'll run into there and games are being made more precise daily.

I look forward to saying Hi again here soon, Yoda.

Sorting Through the Instructors Textbook.

B-Ray

[Yoda]

I had the pleasure of being at "The Swamp" a week ago Wednesday when Jay was down. I was working with Ted Fort and decided to walk down to say Hi to Lynn. While I stood there for a few minutes waiting to say a quick hello and go back to hitting balls. I was impressed with the nuggets of information Yoda was giving Jay from the get go.

I'm sure Jay learned a lot, as I heard some great quotes just in the couple minutes I was standing there.

"The Swamp" is a cool place you never know who you'll run into there and games are being made more precise daily.

I look forward to saying Hi again here soon, Yoda.

Thanks for treking all the way down to the lower end of the tee, Brandon. Next time I hope to see you hit a few. Ted tells me you've made a lot of progress, and I want to see it first-hand!