The Golfing Machine

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Golf in the Kingdom is a widely debated book but for golfers who do like it, it is known as classic. It takes a very different approach than most of the other ones on this list. If you’re a casual golfer who isn’t looking to change up your swing and try to understand every part of the game, I wouldn’t recommend this book. But if you’re willing to go down the rabbit hole of mechanics, trigonometry, geometry, and more, then this book is for you. If golfers only play and practice once a week, there is no reason from them to try and overhaul their golf swing. Yes, there are certain things that they must do from day 1 to be more fundamentally correct, but golfers who don’t play or practice often limit an instructor’s plan of action. This is the reason why I ask all my students up front how much time the can realistically play and practice — it gives me a direction to go in instructionally. The Golfing Machine is a recipe book; that’s kind of the way I look at it. There’s a bunch of different ingredients that are there, but ultimately it tells you how to make the cake. That’s just kind of the way I describe it. With our Christian Science faith so strongly based on science, it isn’t any wonder that Homer – a man who was a scientist and inventor at heart – applied his faith into his written work as The Golfing Machine. Christian Science teaches us that “pure science is built upon self-evident truths. Exact science is knowledge, so arranged that prediction and verification by experiment are possible. Application Science is a knowledge of phenomena as explained, accounted for or produced by means of powers, causes or laws. Christian Science fulfils every demand of these definitions – it is a provable, definitive and demonstrable truth.” And, when the same approach was applied by Homer to the golf swing, the result was the same – a scientific system based on verifiable truths that are proven, definitive and demonstrable. Just as with The Golfing Machine, Christian Science Founder Mary Baker Eddy writes, “To mortal sense, Christian Science seems abstract but the process is simple and the results are sure if the Science is understood.”

And finally, understand that YOU CANNOT HIT UP ON A GOLF BALL. The ball is sitting on the ground so the clubhead has to be moving down and through impact. I think one of the best ways to think of this is to remember this club is “a wedge.” So, your simple objective is to wedge the club between the ball and the ground. The loft of the wedge WILL make the ball go up, and the bounce of the sole of the wedge will prevent the club from digging. If you’re looking for another touching and emotional story, Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story is sure to pull on your heartstrings. This is the story of Tom Watson’s longtime caddie Bruce Edwards, who sadly passed away from Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2004, at only 49-years old. Teachers are hindered by student’s attitudes, physiology, practice time and desire — it is up to the student to listen, absorb and apply the information given in the classroom (the lesson tee) in the best way for them personally. Sometimes this take two seconds, two minutes or two weeks, but if students review the lesson tape they are given they will see what the instructor is trying to do over the long haul. And if they have questions, they need to ask! That is what teachers are there for in the first place!How can someone who has no physiological understanding of the game stand on the practice tee and actually try to feel what they are doing biomechanically? I don’t know the first thing about throwing a shot-put physically, so why would I try to go to the practice shot-putting field and try to trust what I “feel?” Give your “feel” to a competent instructor and then you can trust what feels right versus wrong. But if you’re looking for a casual read to learn more about the golf swing, this book isn’t for you. This instruction book isn’t for the faint of heart. Instead, make sure you read our best golf books to get some easier to understand principles to master your swing. Finally, Homer talks about the concept of "educated hands," which explains that no matter who you are, and what type of swing you are implementing, the key to good golf is to teach your body (specifically your hands, wrists, and forearms) the correct way to move throughout the golf swing. You should know how to "feel" different types of golf swing motions. He uses chapter 4 to explain this concept. Homer’s vision was to create an Authorized Instructor network, so instructors could share the knowledge contained in his book and ensure its proper instruction for golfers worldwide. Up to his death in 1983, Homer worked diligently to realize that vision.” Tom is TPI Certified- Level 1, Golf Level 2, Level 2- Power, and Level 2- Fitness and believes that you cannot reach your maximum potential as a player with out some focus on your physiology.

Just like many of you, I’ve taken lessons and or listened to someone who I believed could help me better my ball striking. But like most golfers, I have sometimes tried accomplish more than I actually needed to at times. And I’ve been guilty of doing the same in my teaching as well.To start, let's get an overview of the structure that Homer Kelley laid out to explain the concepts in The Golfing Machine. Structure of The Golfing Machine It will then go straight if the club face has closed to square to the start line at ball separation.

I also tell my students that their scores and consistency will be totally correlated to the amount of play and practice they do. I can’t move mountains, and there are only a few non-practicing good players. Don’t try and beat the odds — take baby steps. The Centrifugal Force Swing, uses Centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the body around a stable axis and multiplied by levers created by the golf club and the players hands and arms. The force is stored and released into the ball during impact as a linear thrust that propels the ball toward your target. It will then move to the right if the club face is open and remains open to the start line through ball separation. REMEMBER. Only hold onto the club as firmly as needed to keep it from falling out of your grip. Both left and right hand grip pressure must be light to allow for a sensitive feel and to prevent tension in your arms and torso.

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The right grip position with proper pressure, especially on the three pressure points, play a massive role in the rest of the golf swing. Again, this is one of the concepts that I think most golfers can agree on, as it’s the only part of your body touching the golf club. He also created a certification system for teachers that has three levels, ranging from a G.S.E.B. (Golf Stroke Engineering Bachelor) to a G.S.E.D. (Golf Stroke Engineering Doctorate). An instructor earned a degree by passing a take-home written test of more than 50 questions based on the book and then getting a recommendation from a previously certified Golfing Machine instructor who vouched for his teaching ability.” What is the Golf Machine book?

RECAP: A golfer is a programmable machine that has 24 basic components, regardless of what the swing looks like. Based on the laws of physics, there are "optimal" ways to swing a golf club, primarily classified as either "swinging" or "hitting." He uses chapter 2 to explain these laws of physics, chapters 7 and 10 to explain all the components of a golf swing, and chapter 12 to classify all these components into either a "hitting motion" or "swinging motion." What are "Educated Hands"? A lot of fans try to read it, but most people don’t understand it. It takes time and a lot of effort, but it’s worth it. Chapter 1 - This chapter outlines Homer's overall theory of the golf swing and the way that he believes a student should learn it. He discusses how golf should be mastered step by step, and without a clear understanding of each step, a golfer will be plagued by frustration forever. He also states in this chapter that golf was never meant to be a "simple" game: "Demanding golf instruction be kept simple does not make it simple - only incomplete and ineffective." He later explains (in a vague manner) the "machine concept" behind the book. The student must approach instruction as a step-by-step process. The only real short cuts are more and more know-how. A careless beginning can be disastrous. It’s premature to expect the complete results of instruction before the last factor is fitted in, understood, and mastered. If there were a bible for golfers, this would be it as it’s the highest-selling golf book ever published. I think one of the main reasons this book has been so successful is because Harvey found a way to make golf simple, despite the game being extremely challenging.Between Watson and Edwards, they won a total of eight majors together and had an unbreakable bond both on and off the course. The author tells the complete story of Edwards’ unbelievable life and gets him to open up about the secrets of the game that only a life-long caddie would know. Another emotionally charged but epic book! During World War II Homer landed a job at Boeing, the country’s foremost manufacturer of aircraft. There, working in the engineering department, Homer found a home for his inventive spirit; there he created solutions to problems that seemed to elude others. He also became an instructor, teaching Boeing engineers how to apply the problem solving skills that came so naturally to him. From there, he worked for the Navy and continued to apply his ability to invent and problem solve until the naval base closed. To say The Golfing Machine was ahead of its time when first published in 1969 is an understatement. It was revolutionary - Homer Kelley had single-handedly transformed golf instruction. Fifty years later his work is still considered a must-read for serious golfers and instructors everywhere. What’s crazy is that even though it was published in 2001, the content is still more relevant than ever. His book proves that while technology and gadgets always change, the fundamentals always in golf stay the same. This one of the best golf books for beginners and highly recommend it to anyone who’s played the game. A "Hitter" creates club head acceleration and impact speed through the muscular force of extending the right arm. This thrusting of the right arm is a pushing motion against the club shaft. Maximum force is applied to the golf ball by applying right arm thrust to fully extend the left arm and club shaft and release the stored energy during impact. In simple terms,