[golfbulldog]

Homer Kelly was a great man. He has made a brilliant contribution to the golfing world. His work has greatly increased my understanding and application of the golf stroke. The errors we are discussing in this thread do not diminish the greatness of The Golfing Machine.

This purpose of this thread is to discuss some of the stuff Homer didn't get right. If you are convinced that Homer got every bit of the science and geometry correct, then this thread is not for you. Or if you don't care about these errors because it doesn't make a difference to your score, please go to the other sections of this site, where professional contributors such as Lynn Blake and Ted Fort are more than happy to help you with your game.

So...pleeeeease get back on topic!

Exactly!!


An area that ought to be amenable to definite physical understanding is the concept of resisting impact deceleration. It is a key part of the book and some people think that this is impossible.

Whilst the alignments that Homer puts forward to achieve resistance to deceleration would seem to be correct ( right forearm flying wedge and lagging clubhead ) - how would one set out to prove or disprove this - in such a way that all would believe!

TGM with proof of its core statements would be a very powerful tool. TGM whose core statements happen to be correct but for the wrong reasons will always be open to attack and scepticism.

Weed out the weak physics and clearly distinguish the " seems -as-ifs" from the "real feels" and TGM grows stronger. Just as Homer modified his 1st edition to improve it...

PS. Homer never hid his credentials - an employee of Boeing and instructor in their problem solving courses... a very practical man with a natural understanding of natural physics ! So what you get in the book is the fruit of such a man. But perfect...?? only if equal or better brains can fail to correct it... it is easy and fair to raise the questions but few can answer them convincingly and openly.