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The 24 Components of a Golf Swingįor starters, Homer said that EVERY golf swing is comprised of 24 components. When trying to understand this framework for understanding the golf swing, I think it is useful to identify which chapters serve which purpose. Eventually, the golfer can integrate each part of his/her golf swing into a comprehensive motion that (ideally) looks something like this (I’m a big fan of Jason Day’s swing if you couldn’t tell): He also believed that categorizing each specific moment of the golf swing was important for a golfer because it allowed the golfer to isolate the problem areas, and work on each area independently. Essentially, Homer Kelley believed that each “human-shaped golfer” represents a machine that can perform many movements and can be programmed to repeat these movements over and over again with enough practice. Anderson explained TGM quite well in his satirical video earlier in this post, but I will do my best to provide additional insight. To start, let’s get an overview of the structure that Homer Kelley laid out to explain the concepts in The Golfing Machine. It is not for the faint-hearted, but for the SERIOUS GOLFER.
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While reading, you will literally feel as if you are running in an endless circle with blisters growing on your feet the longer you run. Below is just a sample page which shows just how complicated the reading is, and how many cross-references to other parts of the book you will be dealing with while reading it: In the text, he specifically mentions that he aims not to repeat information, and therefore cross-references abundantly throughout the book. Homer Kelley was a smart man, and his work illustrates this. After reading the book 3 times, watching several related videos on YouTube, and implementing the concepts into my own game, I can finally understand this satirical video! I hope the same for you.īefore getting into the contents of the book, I would like to mention that The Golfing Machine (TGM for short) is a systematic way of understanding the golf swing. I strongly recommend to those looking for serious improvement to struggle through this masterpiece of golfing wisdom. briefly mentions are unbelievably useful in building an effective and repeatable golf swing. If all goes as planned, you successfully make it through The Golfing Machine, and review it several times, you should be able to understand every single word of the following (humorous) video:Īlthough the above video sounds absolutely ridiculous, the concepts that J.C. In this post, I intend to clear some of the misunderstandings related to The Golfing Machine, answer some common questions, and provide additional resources to those who would like to take their education further by reading this beast on their own! By no means will this post explain the concepts within the Golfing Machine (I have partially done this in my instructional series), but will provide you with a basic understanding, and method for tackling this book on your own. The ambiguity associated with this book is widespread, and in order to understand the foreign dialect of English that Homer Kelley writes in, you will find yourself digging deep into internet forums, watching hundreds of YouTube videos, and most likely beating your head against a wall in agony. ” Several instructors across the globe have their GSEB or GSED certifications, tour players have mentioned it, and nearly every instructor (regardless of what they claim) teach at least some of the golfing machine concepts to their students. If you have been in the golfing industry/world for long enough, surely you have stumbled across the title “ The Golfing Machine. If you have clicked on this post, you are either in great pain from attempting to read Homer Kelley’s book, or you are about to be in great pain from reading it.