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LBG At Orange County National -- Details
Lynn Blake Golf Academy
Orange County National Winter Garden, Florida November 11-13, 2005 The Program The Workshop features comprehensive training in the principles and procedures of Homer Kelley's landmark text, The Golfing Machine®. In an intense three-day training regimen, you will be led step-by-step to the most effective, efficient golf stroke you are capable of producing at this time. We will begin with understanding the three Core Concepts and proceed to build your stroke in three stages: Basic Motion, Acquired Motion and Total Motion. In addition to the Full Stroke, you will learn Short Game Basics and specialty shots that will dramatically enhance your ability to score. You will receive a personalized Video Analysis on CD that will highlight those areas that need work. Finally, you will be given a program to implement on your own for continuous progress and a lifetime of better golf. Fee and Payment Instructions The tuition fee is $1,495 and includes all instruction, materials and related facility fees. Students are responsible for their own transportation, room and board. Payment is due immediately upon registration and may be made by either personal check or Paypal. Checks should be made payable to Lynn Blake Golf and mailed to 200 Galleria Parkway, Suite 560, Atlanta, GA 30339. All fees paid are fully-refundable prior to November 1st and non-refundable thereafter. Please direct any questions by email to lynn@lynnblakegolf.com or by telephone to 770-527-3841. Instructors <img border="1" align="left" src="/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2&" style="margin-right:10px;"> Lynn Blake, GSED In the summer of 1980, Lynn was an avid amateur golfer who had hit the wall in his study of The Golfing Machine®. His only recourse was to telephone the author, Homer Kelley. Thus began the student-teacher relationship that was to last until Mr. Kelley's death in February 1983. More calls followed over the next 18 months, with Homer patiently explaining the science and principles behind his great work, and Lynn eagerly absorbing his lessons. The instruction reached its pinnacle in January 1982 when Homer invited Lynn to attend his weeklong Golf Stroke Engineering Master Class. The invitation was extended to a select group of only five -- one each from the North, South, East, West and Midwest. It was to be the second of only three Master classes Mr. Kelley lived to conduct, and Lynn was one of only twelve to graduate from these classes. In the 32 months following his Master Instructor designation -- and while continuing his financial business -- Lynn conducted more than forty golf schools in six states. He personally taught more than 600 students and several thousand more in promotional seminars. He also individually trained 28 PGA professionals in the same system Homer taught him. In October 1984, though his golf business was successful by any definition, he returned full-time to his financial world. Twenty years later, Lynn has returned as an authoritative voice of The Golfing Machine®. Other than the work of Homer Kelley himself, his body of work since January 10, 2004, is unprecedented in its history. In April 2004, Lynn conducted his inaugural 'comeback' Workshop for both professionals and amateurs at the PGA TOUR Academy in St. Augustine, Florida. Over the next eighteen months, ten more sold-out Workshops followed at major resort and private club locations in seven states from coast-to-coast and also in Germany. In addition, he has taught numerous Private Workshops for an international clientele including several of the nation's most respected PGA teaching professionals. In March 2006, he will be a main platform speaker for a full half day before more than 600 professionals of the Swedish PGA. On the PGA TOUR, he was last seen at the 2005 Buick Open, where he worked for three days with Brian Watts, a thirteen-time winner on the Japanese Tour and who tied for first in the 1998 British Open, losing the playoff to Mark O'Meara. Of his recent accomplishments, he is most proud of LynnBlakeGolf.com, a website he feels is destined to revolutionize the world of conventional golf instruction. In association with his students Michael Clark and Michael Lance, the website was formed in January 2005. With extensive archives and a growing Video Gallery, it now boasts more than 1,000 Registered Members who have contributed almost 12,000 posts to its Forums. Lynn is a prolific writer for the site, logging more than 1,200 posts since its founding. <img border="1" align="left" src="/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16" style="margin-right:10px;"> Ted Fort, GSEB Ted Fort was elected to membership in the PGA of America in June of 1996. In his first year, the Georgia PGA Section named him Assistant Professional of the Year. He earned the designation Golf Stroke Engineering Bachelor (GSEB) from The Golfing Machine, LLC, in 2004. Ted's lesson book is filled weekly with satisfied students making serious progress and their referrals. On the Professional Tours, he presently works with Lori West, an 18-year veteran of the LPGA Tour, whose first victory came in 2002 on the Women's Senior Golf Tour. She followed that performance with a second victory in 2003. In addition, Ted works with Brian Nash, the 2000 National Long Drive Champion and Pinnacle Long Drive Team Member. Brian's personal best is a 418 yard drive. Facilities Our host is Orange County National, one of Florida's finest golf complexes www.ocngolf.com and winner of many prestigious awards www.ocngolf.com/page/1-73.htm . Located just outside Orlando in Winter Garden and minutes from Walt Disney World, Orange County National features one of the world's most comprehensive practice facilities. Check it out at www.ocngolf.com/page/1-3648.htm . Our Workshop will take advantage of the 42-acre circular practice ground -- one mile in circumference! -- with nine target greens, two putting greens and three chipping greens. With a combination of perfect turf and high quality practice balls, there is no better place to get our work done. Travel Directions www.ocngolf.com/page/1-25.htm Local Lodging We recommend staying on the grounds at The Lodge. www.ocngolf.com/page/1-13.htm But, make your reservations early, as these rooms are limited and fill quickly. One of the main advantages is no morning travel hassle getting to and from the Lesson Tee: Just roll out of bed and take a few steps to a hot breakfast in the 22,000 square foot Clubhouse www.ocngolf.com/page/1-12.htm . Then breeze through a 5,000 square foot Golf Shop www.ocngolf.com/page/1-23.htm ; hop in your cart and go! Practice and play until dark. Ted and I are with you all the way! Schedule and Course Outline Friday, November 11th 8 a.m. Registration and Stroke Videos 9 a.m. – 12:00 noon The Golfing Machine®/ Core Concepts The Line of Compression The Star System and The Triad Inclined Plane / Geometry of the Circle and Delivery Lines Pivot Swing Center Tripod Delivery Path and Aiming Point Angular Motion / Power Package Concepts The Flying Wedges (Structure and Extensor Action) The Flail Endless Belt Effect Hitting (Drive Out) Vs. Swinging (Throw Out) Hinge Action / Clubface Motions and Feels Rhythm 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 5:00 Basic Motion Curriculum Grip Address Alignments – Tripod, Flying Wedges, Extensor Action Address Routine Body Power: Momentum Transfer vs. Launching Pad Basic Motion / One Accumulator -- Chipping Clubhead Lag Three Hinge Actions Loading Action and Release – Hitting vs. Swinging Acquired Motion / Three Accumulators – Pitching Saturday, November 12th 8 a.m. –12:00 Chipping and Pitching Specialty Pitches – Cut & Lob Bunker Play Putting 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 5:00 Total Motion Sunday, November 13th 8 a.m. –12:00 Total Motion / Individual Video Analysis 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 4:00 Total Motion & Special Interests |
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My buddy Cliff P and I from NY are in! (I'm the non-technical one:)...the two of us are also big Manzella fans, having taken a few lessons in years past from Brian in KY...looking forward. Paul |
See You At Orange County National!
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Yoda here -- not V. J. Trolio -- I'm posting from the computer in his learning center at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi. Glad to hear that you and Cliff are 'in' for Orange County National. Ted and I can hardly wait: It's going to be a great school! V.J. and I just finished filming one terrific Short Game DVD and can't wait to get it ready for everybody! Tomorrow, we take it to the Putting Green -- as co-inventor of The Putting Arc®, V.J. knows more than a little something about Putting -- and then to the Practice Ground for the Long Game. When we're finished, there should be five or six DVDs in this series. And I promise, there is nothing like it in the Game! See you and Cliff in Orlando! |
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Sounds great...would be great to take home the DVD's to reinforce what I'm sure will be a fruitful 3 days with yourself and Ted...two questions: a) what hotels do you recommend (OCN is booked) and b) how many other students at this stage? Paul |
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OCN should be fine. Just 40 mph here in Orlando. Nothing major. Maybe a tree or two, but can't see any other damage. Hotels might be a pain though. It's a couple weeks away, but I know hotels are booked with evacuee's.
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For those looking for hotels. OCN is in the disney area, but the course is out in the sticks. I would look in I-4 US route 192 area. Also known as Kissimee. Look for anything near Disney.
You can also look for winter garden, fl. Not too many hotels out there. Disney area is your best bet. |
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some towns around there. If you don't mind driving a half hour or so.
Ocoee 15-20 minutes apopka 20-30 apopka is a little out of the way, but with the evacuee's you might have to stay out that way. you can take the turnpike right down to the back way to the couse. I could show you. I would google map ocn and see the towns around there. Most don't have hotels, but if you do find something I can give you an idea of time and best way to get to the course. PM me if you have any questions. |
http://travel.travelocity.com/hotel/...OTEL_FRONTDOOR
this should work...the one plaza international drive is cheap and not too far. about 10 minutes from disney. |
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I have checked out some hotels reasonably close to Disney/OCN -Try Radisson Resort Parkway-Orlando Disney Maingate-$107.00 .Travelodge Maingate East$57.00.Seralago Hotel & suites $59.00.You should find them all on expedia.com;)
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PJH, OCN is a bit "out in the sticks" you willneed a car but shouldn't be too bad traffic wise -except Friday morning.
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Anyone else out there attending?
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As Wanole's and Neil's posts have suggested -- thanks guys! -- there are plenty of inexpensive rooms available. You'll just have to drive a bit since OCN is definitely 'out' there. It's the price paid for high season and enough land to have one of the finest practice (and play) facilities in the world. |
It's worth the drive even when Lynn isn't there. :)
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Countdown is on...also, if anyone else is arriving a day early or staying a day later, my buddy and I are playing both days, so if you have an interest, let me know.
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good luck @ocn
for those who are attending ...you need to do a mental evacuation of all the instructional bird cage liner thats been rattling around up in there for years...cause the dynamic duo are going to fill you up with the finest and only material you'll ever need.period.
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Not a good idea to compare one round to another! Here's why... This excerpt is from top statistician Don Wheeler's text "Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos" "While it is simple and easy to compare one number with another number, such comparisons are limited and weak. They are limited because of the amount of data used, and they are weak because both of the numbers are subject to the variation that is inevitably present in real world data. Since both the current value and the earlier value are subject to this random variation, it will always be difficult to determine just how much of the difference between the values is due to random variation, and how much, if any, of the difference is due to real changes." Don Wheeler's mentor was W. Edwards Deming another top statistician who made major contributions through statistical (SPC, Statistical Process Control) and management techniques with Japanese industry after World War II that improved the Japanese economy back in the early 1950's. Just look to the automobile industry (Japanese manufacturing excellence) from the mid-70s through current impacts (major use of SPC)... "...good intentions are not enough"...quote from W. Edwards Deming "Out of the Crisis".... DG |
[quote=Delaware Golf]Not a good idea to compare one round to another! Here's why...
This excerpt is from top statistician Don Wheeler's text "Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos" "While it is simple and easy to compare one number with another number, such comparisons are limited and weak. They are limited because of the amount of data used, and they are weak because both of the numbers are subject to the variation that is inevitably present in real world data. Since both the current value and the earlier value are subject to this random variation, it will always be difficult to determine just how much of the difference between the values is due to random variation, and how much, if any, of the difference is due to real changes." Don Wheeler's mentor was W. Edwards Deming another top statistician who made major contributions through statistical (SPC, Statistical Process Control) and management techniques with Japanese industry after World War II that improved the Japanese economy back in the early 1950's. Just look to the automobile industry from the mid-70s through current impacts (major use of SPC)... "...good intentions are not enough"...quote from W. Edwards Deming "Out of the Crisis".... DG[/QUOTE Was not meant to be taken literally:rolleyes: |
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Just in from OCN...not much time or energy to do a detailed account, but will come back in a couple days to report on our trip...let me just leave you with this:
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Well, here goes...I will start with stating that I am probably the least likely individual to attend the OCN Academy and had every reason not to: not a big believer in overly technical teachings, new to TGM, turned off by the Homer Kelley book for all the obvious reasons and, for those of us who live in the NE, we go into hibernation for the next 3-4 months and thought that a golf lesson at the start of winter was about as logical as a ski lesson in July.=;
But my buddy Cliff persisted and glad he did, because I can honestly say that for a guy who's taken more than my fair share of lessons, this was one of the best golfing "experiences" I've ever had. I say golf experience, because in my view, we not only learned a dramatically different way of compressing a golf ball, but also learned so much more about the game of golf. As a jaded New Yorker, I expected a bunch from Lynn and he delivered in spades. Just by way of background, we had four golfers in our group and they were about as diverse as you could fathom: one club pro (Rick), who was one terrific individual and almost served as a second instructor in that he knew TGM well and had a swing to die for; then there was an Asian lady, Kim=P~ , that joined us after day one of the Academy and hit the ball very well (she could drive the ball 200yds with only about 85lbs of torque on her small frame), then there was my buddy Cliff, who plays to about an 8 and is a solid all around player, but sometimes a pain in the arse (had to say that cuz I know he'll read this:D ; and of course myself, who plays to about a 13. Let me start with Lynn. Lynn is passionate, bright, personable and is genuinely concerned with getting each of his students to "get" TGM. Never was I, or any of the other students made to feel silly about asking a question or not being able to get in a certain position. Lynn also knows the golf swing cold and has a VERY good eye for detecting even the most minor flaws in one's swing and IMMEDIATELY figuring out the cure. There were numerous times when Lynn was looking after someone else's swing, and out of the corner of his eye, be checking out mine and saying "hey, Paul try that swing without moving your right hip to the outside". As an aside, the guy hits the ball a ton and his swing is like poetry in motion. The golf facility at OCN is also second to none. They had everything we could have possibly asked for and the place is a magnet for aspiring and seasoned golf pros. We saw 3 or 4 of the Korean LPGA players tooling their swings, saw a batch of mini tour players and then one of the highlights of our trip, Larry Ziegler, PGA Senior Tour player, gave my buddy Cliff about a 15 min lesson and showed us a variety of shots and how to hit those shots. I won't take you through what each day comprised of, but will tell you that by the middle of the third day, each of us were hitting a golf ball like we never had before...total compression, when done correctly and for a guy who's always been short his golf buddies, I nailed a couple drives like never before and hit my irons with so much more authority and zip. Did it happen every time? Absoultely not, but I went from being able to create lag and cream a drive once every 25 shots before Lynn (aka an accident:rolleyes: ), do that 1 out of 5 times by day two, then do that 2 or 3 times out of 5 by day three...my hope is that if I work on what it is I need to work on through the winter, I'll get to 3 or 4 times out of 5 when the season begins...THAT'S HUGE!!, AND THAT'S THE POWER OF TGM! I will also say that the social side of this trip was almost worth the price of admission. We had a blast with Lynn each night at the local Houlihans with Lynn having his usual Martini to take the edge off and my buddy Cliff draining Lynn for every ounce of golf knowledge. On the final night, Lynn brings his computer into Houlihans to give us a full video analysis of each of our swings...now that's dedication! This guy literally spent from 8:00 a.m. till 10:00 each night with us and never showed the slightest sign of fatigue. Then Lynn, knowing that we were staying an extra day to golf, offers to spend the day with us, at no charge, to help our games just a bit more...amazing. I played 9 holes after the Academy and I was probably about as nervous on my first hole as any pro on any given Sunday, thinking that I'd top a drive or hurt myself with trying to combine all my new knowledge. But, I creamed it, and I nailed a bunch more drives like I never had before and crisped my irons. Yup, the magic wore off a bit after a few holes, but can only blame myself in that my old swing was dueling my new swing in my "incubator" and my worst shots were shots I attribute to me consciously going back to my old swing for my pitches and thinking that I still don't have 100% faith that I can execute on all the new teachings. This was truly a grand experience...I can't say enough good things about Lynn and my fellow students (Rick: hope you're reading this!) and I can't wait for the start of a new season to put it all together. Thanks Lynn |
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As I write, I wish I could stretch that smile on Mr. Green a whole lot wider, 'cause that's what I'm feelin' right now. It truly was a grand time with a truly great bunch -- four guys and a gal -- at a world-class facility and with a common mission: To make that Ball behave. And behave it did! Not just once in a while, but toward the end, time after time. Is this the end? No. Quoting Churchill, it is, at best, the "end of the beginning." The beginning of a journey toward Golfing Perfection. The journey of a lifetime...and one without end. A journey to be savored and enjoyed with friends. Friends old and new. Friends in Golf. Friends for life. |
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