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The remarkable true story of a lone genius whose quest to unlock the science behind the perfect swing changed golf forever
In 1939, Homer Kelley played golf for the first time and scored 116. Frustrated, he did not play again for six months; when he did he carded a 77. Determined to understand why he was able to shave nearly 40 strokes off his score, Kelley spent three decades of trial and error to unlock the answer and to recapture that one wonderful day when golf was easy and enjoyable. In 1969, Kelley self- published his findings in The Golfing Machine: The Computer Age Approach to Golfing Perfection.
The bestselling instruction books of the day required golfers to conform their swings to the author's ideals, but Homer Kelley configured swings to fit every golfer. He found an enthusiastic disciple in a Seattle teaching pro named Ben Doyle, who in turn found an eager student in 13-year-old prodigy Bobby Clampett. Clampett's initial success in amateur golf shined a bright spotlight on Homer Kelley and The Golfing Machine, but when the young star suffered a painfully public collapse and faltered as a pro, critics were quick to blast Kelley and his complex and controversial ideas. With exclusive access to Homer Kelley's archives, author Scott Gummer paints a fascinating picture of the man behind the machine, the ultimate outsider who changed the game once and for all of us.
In 1939, Homer Kelley played golf for the first time and scored 116. Frustrated, he did not play again for six months; when he did he carded a 77. Determined to understand why he was able to shave nearly 40 strokes off his score, Kelley spent three decades of trial and error to unlock the answer and to recapture that one wonderful day when golf was easy and enjoyable. In 1969, Kelley self- published his findings in The Golfing Machine: The Computer Age Approach to Golfing Perfection.
The bestselling instruction books of the day required golfers to conform their swings to the author's ideals, but Homer Kelley configured swings to fit every golfer. He found an enthusiastic disciple in a Seattle teaching pro named Ben Doyle, who in turn found an eager student in 13-year-old prodigy Bobby Clampett. Clampett's initial success in amateur golf shined a bright spotlight on Homer Kelley and The Golfing Machine, but when the young star suffered a painfully public collapse and faltered as a pro, critics were quick to blast Kelley and his complex and controversial ideas. With exclusive access to Homer Kelley's archives, author Scott Gummer paints a fascinating picture of the man behind the machine, the ultimate outsider who changed the game once and for all of us.
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Scott Gummer has written for more than forty different magazines, including Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, LIFE, Fortune, Departures, Golf Digest, GOLF, and Travel + Leisure Golf. He is also the author of The Seventh at St. Andrews. He lives, works, and plays a middling game of golf in the California wine country.
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14 人中、13人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
It's a biography, not cliff notes.
2009/8/3
形式:ハードカバー
As an authorized instructor of The Golfing Machine it was interesting learning the history behind Homer Kelley and his quest to solve the mysteries of the golf swing. If you're interested in the trials and tribulations of Homer's 28 year journey you will find this book interesting. If you're looking for cliff notes to better understand his book The Golfing Machine this book will be of little help. I'm giving this book 4 stars because it gives us light into Homer Kelley and who he was. Had this book dealt more with Homer's research and how he was able to probe deeper and deeper into the mechanics of the golf swing or had it even contained pictures I would have given it 5 stars. In all fairness I don't hold this as a flaw in Mr. Gummer's book because Homer worked on this project alone and the only records we have are his book and the notes he left behind.
What I find interesting is some of the criticisms Mr. Gummer's book is receiving. Case in point, Mr. Steen Winther's review; Mr. Winther has a book for sale here at Amazon titled The Scientific Truth of the Golf Swing. I have read this book and in spite of its title there is very little science to be found in any of its pages. The book is nothing more than Mr. Winther's notes from several golf books he's read and web sites he's visited. Then there are his numerous mistakes such as not being able to correctly illustrate an open and closed stance and claiming the club bends toe up in the downswing. What I found most interesting about Mr. Winther's review is not only is it hypocritical but it came just two days after the release of Mr. Gummer's book and is not a review of his book but rather a bashing of Homer Kelley and his book The Golfing Machine.
My suggestion when considering these book reviews is to consider the motive, agenda and personal bias behind the person doing the reviewing.
What I find interesting is some of the criticisms Mr. Gummer's book is receiving. Case in point, Mr. Steen Winther's review; Mr. Winther has a book for sale here at Amazon titled The Scientific Truth of the Golf Swing. I have read this book and in spite of its title there is very little science to be found in any of its pages. The book is nothing more than Mr. Winther's notes from several golf books he's read and web sites he's visited. Then there are his numerous mistakes such as not being able to correctly illustrate an open and closed stance and claiming the club bends toe up in the downswing. What I found most interesting about Mr. Winther's review is not only is it hypocritical but it came just two days after the release of Mr. Gummer's book and is not a review of his book but rather a bashing of Homer Kelley and his book The Golfing Machine.
My suggestion when considering these book reviews is to consider the motive, agenda and personal bias behind the person doing the reviewing.
2 人中、2人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Great history on Golf Machine
2010/8/9
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A "page turner" which I couldn't put down. My close friend who is great teacher has worked with Ben Doyle for years told me to the order the book which I'm glad I did. Amazing story. The story of Bobby Clampett filled in a lot of blanks about him, everyone who followed golf in the late 70's and early 80's will recall this major talent. His fall was blamed on the Golfing Machine and now I realize this wasn't the case at all. Loved the book, but if you are looking for book on golf instruction DON'T buy it, if you're looking for background and the evolution of the Homer Kelley's Golf Machine this a must read.
1 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Very interesting read
2010/12/30
形式:ハードカバー
I really enjoyed this book. I have read Bobby Clampett's "Impact Zone", and this history of Homer Kelley's quest really brought some background details, and connected some of the dots of Bobby Clampett's experiences. If you have read and enjoyed the "Impact Zone", I would suspect you would enjoy this as well. However, if you are looking for a detailed description into the actual "Golfing Machine" text, you won't find it here. This is, as stated, a biography of Homer Kelley, as well as providing details on the people who helped make his work on the Golfing Machine successful. Very well done, in my opinion.
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