This remarkable story tells of a Curious genius whose lifelong Quest to unlock the science behind the perfect Golf swing has changed the game forever.
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..
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.
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.
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.
In 1969, Kelley self- published his findings in The Golfing Machine: The Computer Age Approach to Golfing Perfection .
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.
Frustrated, he did not play again for six months; when he did he carded a 77.
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.
This remarkable story tells of a Curious genius whose lifelong Quest to unlock the science behind the perfect Golf swing has changed the game forever
