Homer Kelley (1907 – 1983) was the American writer of ''
The Golfing Machine'', one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the golf swing.
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's Top 100 Teachers to vote on the most influential golf swing coaches ever, and came up with a consensus top 10. Homer Kelley ranked No.6 on that list.
Quotes: ''"He applied the principles of Physics to golf and opened everyone's eyes to the seemingly infinite ways to swing the club."'' and ''"Some feel
The Golfing Machine is the most important golf book ever written, while others believe it's the most complicated"''.
About The Golfing Machine
After Homer Kelley's death, his widow sold the rights to the term and the book ''The Golfing Machine'' (often abbreviated as TGM) to Chuck Evans, Joe Daniels and Danny Elkins. Elkins has since left The Golfing Machine Company to focus on managing his
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-based teaching facility full-time and Evans operates ChuckEvansGolf.com Daniels now operates a teaching curriculum for all levels of golf instructors with several levels of certification, which was originally created somewhat informally by Homer Kelley. Therefore, "The Golfing Machine" now also refers to this program, which has produced approximately 225 Golfing Machine Authorized Instructors (AIs) around the world.
It is often reported to be difficult to understand the content of the book, which is sometimes attributed to not following the reading instructions stated in the book. As it is a book primarily targeted at expert golf instructors, it is expected that regular golfers would consult an AI rather than study the book. There are several instructors that are recognized as industry experts who regularly appear on industry lists of Top 100 Instructors, including Martin Hall, Chuck Cook, and Ben Doyle just to name a few.
Some past and present winners on the
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showed strong interest in TGM in view of improving their game, for example
Steve Elkington
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Bryson DeChambeau
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and
Mac O'Grady
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. Canadian Tour winner
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was a devoted student of TGM under the guidance of Ben Doyle and Greg Mc Hatton. LPGA superstar player
Annika Sörenstam
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and (her coach Pia Nilsson) have acknowledged the influence of The Golfing Machine upon her excellent career.
Quotes from The Golfing Machine
"Demanding that golf instruction be kept simple does not make it simple -- only incomplete and ineffective."—Introduction
''SUSTAIN THE LAG!''—Chapter 3
''Principles are simple – sdf''
See also
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Stroke mechanics (golf)
References
External links
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Homer Kelley EncyclopediaThe Golfing Machine official Website
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1907 births
1983 deaths
Golf instructors
Golf writers and broadcasters
American writers