If you are in the business of teaching golf and interested in TGM, You can save yourself a lot of time by becoming an AI. Joe Daniels does a great job of presenting and demonstrating the concepts of the golfing machine. After over 20+ years of reading, rereading the yellow book, I enrolled in GSEB I & II and became an AI.
It was an eye opening experience. I could see the forest and the trees. My Understanding of TGM increased on a massive scale. Was it worth the cost? It depends on what your time is worth. In two weeks, I learned more than I had in twenty years of on and off study. (maybe my incubater is a little rusty and bent). In my case I will say YES it was.
I am a little envious of YodasLuke. He got to learn at the foot the master. Yoda communicates his vast knowledge and understanding, of Homer Kelley's work, in a clear and concise manner. His writing style conveys his enthusiam for the topic. One can only imagine how dynamic and inspring his live presentation must be.
Through this website, I continue to learn more about the forest and the trees, and am having great fun doing it. Thanks LBG count me as a loyal and devoted member of your site.
Through this website, I continue to learn more about the forest and the trees, and am having great fun doing it. Thanks LBG count me as a loyal and devoted member of your site.
Thanks, Sligo.
Your post says a lot, and you express my feelings exactly about the mechanical (but necessary) learning process as offered by TGM, LLC. Moreover, your post, especially these last lines quoted above, means a lot.
Yesterday, I went to the dentist and had an old filling removed and replaced. In the beginning, there was lots of drilling, scraping and grinding -- as usual, I had requested no anesthetic , so I got the full effect -- but in the end, with the new filling applied, there was only polishing. With this as an analogy, introductory AI training emphasizes the 'drilling, scraping and grinding' -- a necessary 'paint by the numbers' approach -- with a minimum of 'polishing'. We understand this approach and appreciate it.
Meanwhile, with the fundamentals in place or, more often, as they are being put in place . . .
The G.O.L.F. Authorized Instructor ("AI") program was established by Homer Kelley, author of the landmark textbook, The Golfing Machine. It has always required an initial certification in what is termed Golf Stroke Engineering and, in addition, an ongoing annual renewal (currently $150). The three levels of certification are Bachelor (GSEB); Master (GSEM); and Doctor (GSED).
Lynn,
I just finished watching a video web show of an instructor who instead of covering the topics on the list was to bash the way homer wrote TGM and your instruction. I know there are going to be differences in TGM instruction Men will be Men but this is not the way it should be. I just want to say that you are the real deal and offer more about TGM with your web site than any of the so called Cesar’s or Napoleons of the golf instruction world and I just want to thank you again for it.
I just finished watching a video web show of an instructor who instead of covering the topics on the list was to bash the way homer wrote TGM and your instruction. I know there are going to be differences in TGM instruction Men will be Men but this is not the way it should be. I just want to say that you are the real deal and offer more about TGM with your web site than any of the so called Cesar’s or Napoleons of the golf instruction world and I just want to thank you again for it.
I just finished watching a video web show of an instructor who instead of covering the topics on the list was to bash the way homer wrote TGM and your instruction. I know there are going to be differences in TGM instruction Men will be Men but this is not the way it should be.
I assume from your post that the "instructor" in question is an Authorized Instructor of The Golfing Machine, LLC, and publicly proclaims that fact. Hence, as an "insider", his inflammatory words carry more weight and are particularly damaging to the movement he is part of and claims to support.
The quote below does not apply directly to the situation you've described, but it does make the point:
"If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him -- speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, and the rest of the time work against him. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."
-- Elbert Hubbard
There is a not-so-fine line between being an innovative force for change within an organization (for the benefit of all) and being deliberately divisive and controversial within that same organization (for one's own purpose).
I assume from your post that the "instructor" in question is an Authorized Instructor of The Golfing Machine, LLC, and publicly proclaims that fact. Hence, as an "insider", his words carry more weight and are particularly damaging to the movement he is part of and claims to support.
The quote below does not apply directly to the situation you've described, but it does make a point:
"If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him -- speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, and the rest of the time work against him. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."
-- Elbert Hubbard
There is a not-so-fine line between being an innovative force for change within an organization (for the benefit of all) and being deliberately divisive and controversial within that same organization (for one's own purposes).
Sounds to me like that line was crossed.
Yes you are correct. He is an authorized TGM instructor G.S.E.D.
So who are we talking about, anyways? And what is his assertion? There's no reason why we can't speak freely, right?
By the way, I think we are defined by how we deal with our detractors, no matter how ridiculous they, or their assertions are. Detractors actually encourage people to become more informed about TGM, and in the end, thats what it's all about. So, I think whatever the perceived initial damage may be, it will ultimately be helpful.
IMHO, TGM is on it's way, and people like Lynn Blake and Chuck Evans will continue to enjoy steadily increasing popularity and success.
I'm all for free speech and differences of opinion but how valid is it if he has to drag someone else down to make his point?
State your POV and let your words and actions speak for themselves. Otherwise it just makes him look very insecure and petty.
just my .05 cents.
Ah, the his way and everything else is just showbiz guy. He seems like he honestly wants to help folks, thats a cool thing. I still think he's just, indirectly, advancing the cause (TGM).
, so I got the full effect -- but in the end, with the new filling applied, there was only polishing. With this as an analogy, introductory AI training emphasizes the 'drilling, scraping and grinding' -- a necessary 'paint by the numbers' approach -- with a minimum of 'polishing'. We understand this approach and appreciate it. 
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