Homer Kelley's "Status Quo"

[Michael Jacobs]

Gave a lesson the other day and wanted to share the ideas with the bunch:

Had a classic TGM student - over accelerating and the whole nine yards that was trying to execute a hitting procedure - I still to this day cannot believe how many students are showing up wanting to hit :
Reminded me of one Homer's best ideas in his works --- When I did my studying of the Golfing Machine I did a complete research Studied editions 1-6each and everyone carefully and after spending a week with Sally in Seattle it brought to a better understanding of edition development. Edition development is a key element of Golfing MAchine study that a lot out there are missing..... here is one of Homer's best from an early Edition to help those who over accelerate:


The correct clubhead Lag pressure feel is a deadweight - a STATUS QUO - a deliberate, unvarying STEADY AS SHE GOES - an unrevoked, unreversed, stable, permanent inertia. Exactly like dragging a wet mop through impact. Using the Pivot (swinging) instead of Arm throw (hitting) to maintain Lag Pressure, reduces the possibility of losing Lag Pressure by either "Running out of RIght Arm" or by starting down too sharply.

I feel It is very important for people who are over acclerating and have leakage to learn to swing first before learning to hit, Learn to let your pivot do the work then after that if you want to exxperiment with more "high maintence" procedures you can.

 

[Ringer]

This is interesting because I have been fiddling around a lot between two different swings. One I use a lot more pivot and just do everything I can do catch my arms up to my turn. I'm very flexible and must do this "catching up".

I was experimenting with a "hit" proceedure recently and found some success with it, but oddly it felt much much weaker despite appearing to have the lag being held longer into the forward swing.

Your post has given me some good information to ponder.

 

[KOC]

Drag Loading and Drive Loading

From an audio file that can be found in Peter’s web, Mr. Homer Kelley said that Hitting is more difficult…He also said that there is no need to use two procedures interchangeably…until you mastered both…

Greg McHatlon also said in his video that Mr. HK doesn’t like Swinging as everything will be line up by itself, too easy...

So, any idea Why Mr. Homer Kelly took Hitting as his ship captain?

 

[Steve Khatib]

Gave a lesson the other day and wanted to share the ideas with the bunch:

Had a classic TGM student - over accelerating and the whole nine yards that was trying to execute a hitting procedure - I still to this day cannot believe how many students are showing up wanting to hit :
Reminded me of one Homer's best ideas in his works --- When I did my studying of the Golfing Machine I did a complete research Studied editions 1-6each and everyone carefully and after spending a week with Sally in Seattle it brought to a better understanding of edition development. Edition development is a key element of Golfing MAchine study that a lot out there are missing..... here is one of Homer's best from an early Edition to help those who over accelerate:


The correct clubhead Lag pressure feel is a deadweight - a STATUS QUO - a deliberate, unvarying STEADY AS SHE GOES - an unrevoked, unreversed, stable, permanent inertia. Exactly like dragging a wet mop through impact. Using the Pivot (swinging) instead of Arm throw (hitting) to maintain Lag Pressure, reduces the possibility of losing Lag Pressure by either "Running out of RIght Arm" or by starting down too sharply.

I feel It is very important for people who are over acclerating and have leakage to learn to swing first before learning to hit, Learn to let your pivot do the work then after that if you want to exxperiment with more "high maintence" procedures you can.

True, I agree and see the same the issues also.

Yet it is misunderstood and thought the other way around.

 

[solarbear]

I decided to learn hitting because I liked the simplicity of what the club face is doing.

I thought your observation was interesting because when I am hitting my worst I feel like my swing becomes very arms only. To get back in sync I work on my pivot and getting it moving by doing some baseballish swings and it seems to gel instantly.

 

[Brian Manzella]

It's the clubface stupid.

I decided to learn hitting because I liked the simplicity of what the club face is doing....

I am telling ya, either you are an open and closer, or you are not. You either FEEL pushing or FEELING pulling or BOTH!

Feel.

The pivot is the key to not flipping. That was the whole point to "Confessions of a Former Flipper."

 

[solarbear]

I am telling ya, either you are an open and closer, or you are not. You either FEEL pushing or FEELING pulling or BOTH!

Feel.

The pivot is the key to not flipping. That was the whole point to "Confessions of a Former Flipper."

After some bad lessons, my swing was so ingrained and F'd up, I was pulling, pushing, twisting, and god knows what. I had to pick a pattern and stick with it. I decided on Hitting after trial and error. I just did not feel comfortable opening and closing. Since then I have made good progress. And yes, my coach got me working on my pivot as the number one issue, which lead to good results.