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The Golfing Machine
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The most recent Q&As are listed below.
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How can I begin using The Golfing Machine to benefit my short game? |
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Keith G., Seattle, WA |
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Mr. Kelley writes in Chapter 12-5-1 Basic Motion to learn a two-foot stroke. This stroke is made without using your Pivot (Feet, Knees, Hips or Shoulders). When you can learn to make this stroke using only your Power Package your “short” game as well as your longer strokes will improve. |
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Joe Daniels, GSED |
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Why is The Golfing Machine considered “Golf My Way”? |
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Stan D., Long Beach, CA |
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Mr. Kelley professed that to have a repeating golf stroke one must only learn three things:
- A Flat Left Wrist
- A Clubhead Lag Pressure Point
- A Straight Plane Line
With these Three Imperatives (Chapter 2-0) accounted for in your stroke you can apply any of the variations you choose. Understand that whether you continue to be more precise and efficient will depend on your desire to learn which components can be replaced and refitted to work more efficiently together -- see Chapter 3-0. |
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Joe Daniels, GSED |
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I have read many different views on hitting and swinging. Can you tell me how The Golfing Machine distinguishes between the two? |
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Gary K., Anchorage, AK |
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Actually, the difference between hitting and swinging depends on each individual person. Each of us has a different sensation while moving the golf club during the downstroke. Per Chapter 1-F, if the sensation is pulling then that defines swinging; while those who feel as if they are pushing are defined as hitting. Your Authorized Instructor can assist you in learning the proper alignments for hitting or swinging. |
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Joe Daniels, GSED |
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What separates the Authorized Instructors of The Golfing Machine from other Instructors? |
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Greg N., Fresno, CA |
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Mr. Kelley knew that his system, The Golfing Machine, needed a group of Professional Golf Instructors who had been trained to identify golf stroke problems. We continue to train the Authorized Instructor base with the information he left us and they are quite well versed in explaining, educating and demonstrating the concepts from “The Golfing Machine” text. We are the only group of golf instructors who use a textbook based on plane geometry and simple physics. |
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Joe Daniels, GSED |
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Why is the flat left wrist the number one alignment? |
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Tim S., St. Louis, MO |
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The Flat Left Wrist is not only the number one alignment but also the First Imperative (Chapter 2-0). When the Left Wrist is allowed to bend (Chapter 4-A-2) during the impact interval, control of the Clubface becomes difficult, if not impossible. This is because, as the Left Wrist bends, we have moved the center of the swing from the Left Shoulder to the Left Wrist. Now, the Left Wrist is moving in a circle around the lower Left Arm, and therefore, we have two circles: one circle is from the Left Shoulder to the Left Wrist, and the other is from the Left Wrist to the Clubhead. Mr. Kelley demands that the Left Wrist maintain its Flat condition and straight alignment, which allows the whole Left Arm and Clubshaft to move around the Left Shoulder – which creates only one circle and allows for better control over the Clubhead and Clubface. |
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Joe Daniels, GSED |
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The last way to describe my game is “machine-like” - how can you help my game? |
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Charlotte B., Eugene, OR |
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It can sound like a tremendous undertaking to adopt the “Machine Concept”, but the ideas involved are very simple and the system is designed to help immediately. Even though your current game maybe erratic, a little bit of know-how can go a long way. One of the themes in The Golfing Machine is that the system is intended to simplify itself - every little bit you learn goes toward simplifying your game, thus making it more repeatable, consistent and dependable. Our Authorized Instructors are, in fact, translators for their students, helping them identify the most efficient route to real improvement. |
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Doug DuChateau, GSEM |
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I know my grip is wrong but if I grip it right, I can’t hit the ball as far or as straight as I do now. |
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The most progressive aspect of The Golfing Machine is the flexibility of the
System. The Golfing Machine does not identify grip types as “right” versus “wrong”. It does, however, identify all of the possible grip types and combinations, explain how each of them operates and defines performance characteristics for each of them – see 7-2. The particular advantages and disadvantages of each grip are also discussed. There is no one best grip for everyone. As Homer puts it, “Everything is a trade-off.” Knowing exactly what you are trading is crucial to making the right choice, whether it is the Grip, or any other aspect of the golf swing. |
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Doug DuChateau, GSEM |
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What’s the #1 thing I need to do to get better? |
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B. Echstadt, Kalamazoo, MI |
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The Golfing Machine identifies the bottom-line: “…without the Key of Educated Hands (Chapters 4 & 5), more information only means more confusion.” Educated Hands are the foundation of G.O.L.F., and as Homer says, “Regardless of the amount of technical know-how and practice, uneducated hands can nullify it all and never even be suspected.”
There are many individual aspects to achieving Educated Hands, and it must be viewed as an ongoing process. Learning to monitor the Clubshaft, Clubhead, and Clubface (also known as the Three Functions) through the hands is one aspect of their education. Knowing the feel and look of the Three Hinge Motions (“No-Roll,” “Half-Roll” and “Full Roll”) and their differences is another key part of educating the hands. The total Curriculum for the Hands is made up of many elements, all of which lead to immediate improvement on the course. |
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Doug DuChateau, GSEM |
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What should the first move from the top feel like? |
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J. Parveo, Santa Barbara, CA |
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The Golfing Machine sets itself apart through one simple difference - Flexibility. The answer to this question is not a mandatory procedure, but a list of options. The Start Down can be quick, lazy or slow. The Start Down can feel like driving an axe or a baseball bat, it can feel like pulling an arrow out of a quiver or swinging a rope, or like cracking a whip. Through defining what it feels like to you, you can define which “type” you are. TGM identifies the Start Down through a component called “Lag Loading“, the three options, or “Variations” for Lag Loading are Drive Loading (the axe handle), Drag Loading (the rope handle) and Float Loading (the “Flick” referred to in 10-19). The Authorized Instructor’s job is to determine just which of these most accurately applies to the students own style, and learn more detail about that particular procedure alone. |
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Doug DuChateau, GSEM |
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