[KevCarter]

My first post, so please be gentle. I started playing about 30 years ago, while in my mid twenties. I was lucky to start out wtih lessons from a TGM certified instructor who had taken some lessons from Ben while going to college in the US (I'm from Canada). After about a year and some really great improvements (I was about an 8 hcp in a year), my instructor started trying to get ready to try qualifying school and took some lessons from a local pro who had a great reputation for producing stars. Anyways, the pro was a Ballard disciple and wanted my teacher to forget staying centered and get a lot more lateral movement. Unfortunately, this pretty much ruined my teacher's game and he ended up taking a club job some distance from where I live. For most of the next 3 decades, I was lucky enough to play to a very low handicap, but was extremely inconsistent to say the least. During this time, I took lessons from a variety of instructors who all seemed to struggle to explain things the way my first teacher had. I am analytical by nature and would ask what I thought were simple questions that they couldn't address. I'm not sure why, but one day it occurred to me to look at the copy of Homer's book that my first teacher had given me. To say a light went on would be a gross understatement. From there, I went to the other source of all knowledge (the internet!) and found someone who has improved my game more in 2 years than all the work I did in the previous 28 or so. Anyways, anyone looking for a GSED in Canada who is an amazing instructor, coach and all round great guy, check out Monte Harris in Kelowna, BC.

Welcome. You will find this a wonderful place to come for information when you can't speak with Mr. Harris. Lynn understands TGM like nobody else...

Kevin