Homer Kelley
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American 'Homer Kelley (1907 – 1983) was the author of The Golfing Machine, one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the golf swing.
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Sports Illustrated
In May 2005 Sports Illustrated released the results of asking a cross section of Golf Magazine'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".
[edit] 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 Joe Daniels and Danny Elkins with Chuck Evans [1] as the Director of Instruction & Education. (Both Elkins and Evans have since left the Golfing Machine Company) Daniels now operate a teaching curriculum for advanced 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 150 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 target 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 "experts" in the book and are somewhat high-profile: Chuck Evans, Martin Hall, Chuck Cook, and Ben Doyle just to name a few.
Some past and present players on the PGA TOUR have a strong interest in TGM in view of improving their game, for example Steve Elkington [2], Bobby Clampett, Mac OGrady, many Swedish players like Annika Sorenstam (her coach Pia Nilsson - First Lady Ai).
[edit] 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 – their applications get complicated. The Principle of Golf is the “Line of Compression.” The Mechanics of Golf is the production and manipulation of the “Line of Compression.” The Secret of Golf is sustaining the "Line of Compression." Precision is recognizing and reconciling minute differentiations.
