In our January 1982 Master Class, I never once heard Homer Kelley raise his voice in anger or deliver any critique that could be considered "scathing". He talked of many competing ideas, but never did I hear an attitude of "They're wrong, and I'm right." Nor did he give the impression he was "threatened" by the work of others. He asked only that they prove their ideas (as he had his).
Regarding 'Search', he never steered us "away" from it. To the contrary, he introduced us to it. He applauded much that was good and spoke of the need for more and more research along the lines presented. Much of his relatively minor criticism was directed at the sin of omission, i.e., "They had the data, and they could have gone 'this way', but they didn't."
O.K., fair enough. But criticism to near dismissal of "Search" by TGM devotees is recurrent. Gummer is critical in his book, making unfair comparisons between TGM and "Search". And Ive seen other TGM devotees take a "TGM VS. Search" stance. It IS overly defensive. "Search" remains the most extensive collection of golf research findings ever assembled. Every serious "student of the game" would benefit from intimate familiarity with its findings.
I make it a point to study the many classic texts of golf instruction.....of which TGM certainly is. Simply put, "the more you know, the more you know".
Yoda, your videos have been instrumental in my understanding of several key TGM concepts. Thank You, Sir.
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