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. Elkins has since left The Golfing Machine Company to focus on managing his Atlanta-based teaching facility full-time. 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 150 Golfing Machine Authorized Instructors (AIs) around the world. B. J. Hathaway, Authorized Instructor in Augusta, GA states, "every golf instructor who is serious about being a swing specialist should go through the TGM training".
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.
| “ | Kelley was not a competitive golfer or even a teacher until later in life, but his book showed us how science could be applied to golf. The same laws that govern the universe also govern golf | ” |
| – Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer on Homer Kelley's The Golfing Machine | ||
Some past and present winners on the PGA Tour showed strong interest in TGM in view of improving their game, for example Steve Elkington, Bobby Clampett, and Mac O'Grady. Canadian Tour winner John Erickson was a devoted student of TGM under the guidance of Ben Doyle and Greg Mc Hatton. LPGA superstar player Annika Sörenstam and (her coach Pia Nilsson - First Lady AI) have acknowledged the influence of The Golfing Machine upon her excellent career.
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