Mike Jacobs on Acceleration

Here's our friend Mike Jacobs with a continuation of his acceleration series. Remember this is a series

For part 1 of the series go HERE

For Part 2 of the series go HERE

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Lynn Blake and Homer Kelley's Yellow Book Part 5

(Paul Bertholy and a young Lynn Blake)

Here's something Mr. Blake posted on his website:

I was a student of both Homer Kelley and Paul Bertholy. First Homer (in January 1982) and then Paul (in September 1983). To my knowledge, they never met, nor did they correspond in any way. I would be surprised if either knew of the other's exisence.

During my three days with Paul, he showed me his golfing library. In fact, he gave me two books, one of which was Golf (1927) by Bob MacDonald.Interestingly, modern-day guru Jim Hardy has credited that book as the inspiration for his Two-Plane Swing concept.

After that visit, I wrote a thank-you letter to Paul and his wife, Missy, and shared my thoughts on the experience. I'll see if I can't dig it out of the files and post it in the Clubhouse Lounge (Young Yoda thread).

If Mr. Blake didn't find the letter, I think we may have tracked down the original from Mr. Bertholy's archives.

Here's the next video installment, simply click on the image to re-directed to the video.

From MP4

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Lynn Blake and Homer Kelley's Yellow Book Part 4

We'd like to welcome our newest follower, BamBam. Welcome aboard and thanks for your support!

Homer Kelley's 3rd Master Class (Steve Snyder is on the Left, Gregg McHatton is in the middle, Mike Holder is on the right, standing behind Homer is John Fey, Mr. Blake took the photo)

In terms of Mr. McHatton, those of you who follow this blog need no introduction. If you do, simply search the blog and there are plenty of instructional pieces by Gregg (who is also my Guru) and you can go HERE to listen to my interview with him.

From Wikipedia:
Mike Holder (born August 17, 1948) is the current athletic director for Oklahoma State University, succeeding Harry Birdwell on September 16, 2005. His previous position was head coach of the men's golf program where he served for 32 years.
Holder was born in Odessa, Texas. He obtained a bachelor's degree in marketing from Oklahoma State while also playing under Labron Harris on the men's golf team. As a player, he won the individual Big Eight championship in 1970 while leading his team to the team championship and earned third-team All-American honors. After completing his MBA at OSU in 1973, he took over for his former coach and enjoyed tremendous success there. His teams won 25 conference championships and eight national championships.
Holder also was the main force behind the construction of Karsten Creek which was completed in 1994. It now serves as the home of the Oklahoma State men's and women's golf teams and hosted the 2003 NCAA championship. His main focus as athletic director now is the construction of an "Athletic Village" that will house most of the athletic facilities in one area of campus.

If you are interested in Mr. Blake's credentials simply go Here

We haven't been able to research Messrs. Snyder and Fey, if anybody has any info on these Gentlemen shoot me an email. I'd be interested in learning about them.

Here's the next installment, simply click on the image to be redirected to the video.

From Lynn and Rick

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Lynn Blake and Homer Kelley's Yellow Book Part 3

Here we go again!

simply click on the image below to be redirected to the video.



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Lynn Blake and Homer Kelley's Yellow Book Part 2

Kevin Carter mentioned brands of TGM, I don't think there is such a thing. I probably mis-phrased my thoughts, it's more appropriate to say something like "Different Teaching Styles" and some have found preferred stroke patterns that they model their base from. I don't think Mr. Doyle teaches hitting and in my opinion Mr. McHatton is the model for pure swinging. Whereas Mr. Blake teaches both swinging and hitting. This is not to create any controversy, simply to point out some differences. Again, instead of speculating we will ask Mr. Blake. I have to believe there are different schools of thought, many out there were influenced by Tomasello and I'm sure others were influenced by Mr. Sloan and still others by Mr. Doyle.

Here we have Ben Hogan and Lynn Blake's swing sequence. I'd say they're pretty close.

Here's Part 2 of Mr. Blake's sessions with Rick and Josh. Simply click on the image below and the video will start.

Part 3 tomorrow

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Lynn Blake and Homer Kelley's Yellow Book Part 1

Last summer Gotham Golf Friend and Follower, Rick Nielsen PGA, GSEM, decided he needed to strengthen his knowledge of The Golfing Machine. After lurking daily on Lynn Blake Golf Forums, I suggested he visit Mr. Blake to get a different perspective. After doing his due diligence Rick decided to take a trip down to "The Swamp"and experience Mr. Blake's tutelage first hand.

Mr. Nielsen like myself is a student of the West Coast Pivot TGM, whose primary influence come from Mr. Ben Doyle and Mr. Gregg Mchatton.
Mr. Blake teaches TGM by the book verse and chapter. I believe Mr. Blake to be without equal when it comes to knowledge of TGM.

So Rick and his son Josh set out on a pilgrimage to "The Swamp" to meet Mr. Blake.

Now sit back and enjoy as "The Yankees visit the Swamp"

Part 2 Tomorrow

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Mini Tour

My Partner and I are organizing a Professional Tour in the NYC metro area. Our first tournament will be a media day tournament.

This event is an introductory tournament for players to experience the NPGT at a low entry fee. With a full field of 60 players, the purse will be a minimum $5,000 with a 1st place payout of $1,500.

The event is open to Amateurs with a valid USGA Handicap of 6 or less.

• Amateurs will be paid with Gift Certificates not to exceed $750 (in accordance to USGA rules)

• Registration is $115, which includes carts, green fees and lunch. $50 of the registration fee will be applied to the Prize Pool

• There will be an optional $50 skins pool (more like a birdie pool)

The schedule is as follows:


Tuesday August 31, 2010 at Marine Park in Brooklyn NY


11:30 Lunch to be followed by Golf


To register please go to:


WWW.National ProTour.com

Simply click on the Marine Park NY Event.


Here you can secure your spot with a credit card.


Remember there is a season ending National Open Championship to be held in Las Vegas with a purse of $160,000.


Any questions, please call Ralph Perez at (718) 757-1418

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Swing Videos

I need a couple of volunteers to send me footage of their swings. The guys at fixyourgame.com will do an analysis for us. Ray M. has already volunteered. I need one more.

Below are the guidelines:




Video Tips to Maximize the Effectiveness of Fixyourgame.com:

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Film your swing or putting stroke from two angles, one from behind the player (filming down the target line), and one facing the player (perpendicular to the target line).
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Get a close up shot of the grip, if possible.
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Hit 6-8 shots from each angle, using a mid iron (6, 7, or 8 iron), unless there is a specific club that you want to work on.
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You do not have to be at a driving range, or golf course, you can film your swing hitting wiffle balls in your back yard if desired! Be sure to film your swing while hitting shots, though. We all know that practice swings can be dramatically different than the swing with a ball present.
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Use a tripod, if available. Tripods are not required, but do provide for a more stable video.
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Videos do not have to be more than 4-6 minutes in length.
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Videos from cell phones, digital still cameras, and camcorders are supported.
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All common video files are supported, including .mpeg, .mov, .avi, .mov, and .mp4
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Below are videos submitted to Fixyourgame.com that are examples of ideal video submissions:






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Upcoming Interviews

If anybody has any questions they'd like to ask the following individuals:

Martin Chuck PGA and CPGA teaching professional and inventor of the Tour Striker


Jesse Ortiz Master Club Designer formerly of Orlimar and currently with Bobby Jones Golf



Doug Ferreri, the last link to Paul Bertholy

Blake Burleson, Author of, The One Plane Cut Swing "Hogan's Secret Angle"

David Lee of "Gravity Golf"





Simply shoot me an email, the sooner the better. As I said before, we will continue to bring you the "Best Golf Content" on the net.

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Q&A with Shawn Clement part 3

Here's the end of our Q&A with Shawn Clement.



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Q&A with Shawn Clement part 2

Today we continue with our Q&A with Shawn Clement.




For those who want to download the MP3, go HERE for instructions on how to do it.



Continued Tomorrow

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Q&A with Shawn Clement part 1

Today we're going to get to know a little about one of cyberspace's most popular instructors, Mr. Shawn Clement.

First a taste of his Youtube instruction:

And here's the Q&A




For those who want to download the MP3 go HERE for instructions on how to do it.


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Swining Left II

Here's Gregg with a detailed explanation of "Swinging Left"

By the way, even though this seems like "all the rage", this material is 10 years old.

Note that if your wrists remain supple and relaxed, the swivel takes care of itself as long as you continue to pivot.

We will continue this next week

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Swinging Left

During the Open Championship when Curtis Strange, Tom Watson and Paul Azinger were analyzing and comparing Louis Oosthusin and Paul Casey's swings. Curtis had this to say:

The most important element is the left arm staying on your side and "Swinging Left"

Paul Azinger and Tom Watson wholeheartedly agreed. Today we will begin a video series explaining how to properly "Swing Left". The reason I say properly, is because there is a lot of misinformation out there on what "Swinging left" entails. If you don't have strong enough core muscles, you're in for an experience. Unfortunately my Casio's volume wasn't on during these sessions. But I'm sure you'll get the idea.

Note how Gregg doesn't swivel until his hands are shoulder high on the forward swing. A sign of a true Centripetal release. This leads to the Ben Hogan/Hunter Mahan long right arm. Another thing to note is that the swivel occurs as a result of the continuation of the pivot, long after the ball is gone.

Watch the Hogan model's finish

And as we all know, nobody swung more left than Hogan

To Be Continued

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For Ray Mcloughlin in Ireland

Here you go.

I can't seem to capture his eagle putt on 18 yesterday.

So here's a Link to it.

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Mike Jacobs and Flight Scope on Acceleration Part 2

Toady we continue with Mike Jacobs and his acceleration analysis.

I can't wait for Part 3, eliminating over-acceleration.
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Hogan 1960 Masters

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Congratulations to Geoff Mangum

We want to congratulate our friend Geoff Mangum on his student Jin Jeong's performance in the Open Championship.
According to Henrik Stenson,

"He's an extremely strong putter and can win as an Amateur"

Jin with his British Amateur Trophy

Way to go guys!

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Pivot Thrust Revisited

Today we have Martin Chuck with a drill to support impact with your pivot. I have supplemented Martin's video with a video of Gregg Mchatton performing a drill we use to accomplish a similar condition.

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Mike Jacobs and Flight Scope on Acceleration

I was going to post something else today, but I came across this video posted by our good friend Mike Jacobs. Mike is the head Professional at Rock Hill Golf and Country Club and is also the Director of Instruction of Mike Jacobs Explosive Golf School. The Mangum videos were filmed at Rock Hill.

In this video Mike has incorporated new technologies to show us what a proper acceleration profile should be. Yesterday's post and the comments by Jim and myself tie in directly to what Mike is presenting here.

I'd also like to thank Mike for his hospitality last week and for bending my putter. I've made a lot of money since!

Sadlowski on "Power"

Here is our friend and World Long Drive Champion Jaime Sadlowski with a tip on Power.

Jaime and I

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Another one of Lake's Boys

This is from John Dochety's Youtube page. These Boys in Tennessee Got LAG!

To Hear my interview with John go HERE

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Geoff Mangum Part 9

Back to Putting with Geoff Mangum



If anybody in the Tri-State area is interested in participating in a Mangum putting school, shoot me an email. If there are enough people interested we'll put one together.


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Hogan quelques ralentis

I'm quessing it translates into Slow Motion Hogan. I think it's awesome.
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Shawn Clement

If anybody has a question they'd like to ask Shawn Clement, shoot me an email: include your name and location.

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Hogan at Carnoustie

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Geoff Mangum Part 8

We'd like to welcome our newest followers, Paul Van De Loo and Martin Chuck. If you'd like to become a follower of Gotham Golf Blog, go Here

Here we go again.

We'll wrap this up next week.

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Geoff Mangum Part 7

Here you are. The background noise got a little louder, so forgive me for not consulting Air Traffic Control.




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Geoff Mangum Part 6

Here's the next installment. In case you're wondering about the music, there's some kind of Wedding or Bar Mitzvah going on in the Club House behind us.

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Geoff Mangum Part 5

Today we continue with Putting Guru Geoff Mangum. Now we'll start getting into the meat of the subject. One of our loyal followers emailed me and asked if Geoff could really putt, just watch the first stroke he takes!

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Geoff Mangum Part 4

Continued Tomorrow

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Sweet Redemption

Congratulations Justin!




Way to Bounce Back Kid!

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Gravity Golf Drills

This is for those who want to follow along with Jim M's posts about the drills. Here we have Danny Lee, David Lee's son performing the Gravity Golf Drills.





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Payne

That free flowing swing, that is still a thing of beauty!

I really love the tempo.

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Putting with Geoff Mangum. Part 3

We'll continue on Monday

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Putting with Geoff Mangum. Part 2

More tomorrow,


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