Alex Sloan is a dear friend. I call him "Coach", and I sincerely mean it with all fondness. Alex is not, I repeat NOT in any imminent danger as far as his health is concerned. Yes, he has a condition, but he is being treated and he is able to do things like teach and play golf and go to church, etc. All the concern and well wishes are gratifying, but not, at this point in time, necessary. Thank you for allowing me to 'set the record straight' as it were.
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"You cannot clear up the water until you get the pigs out of the creek." Author Unknown
I might add that I spoke to Alex the other day and he is OK and delighted that I called to check on him. When I return from TGM"s Summit and PGA Show, I will update him with what went on at both events. He is a true TGM treasure as is our own LB.
Alex Sloan is a dear friend. I call him "Coach", and I sincerely mean it with all fondness. Alex is not, I repeat NOT in any imminent danger as far as his health is concerned. Yes, he has a condition, but he is being treated and he is able to do things like teach and play golf and go to church, etc. All the concern and well wishes are gratifying, but not, at this point in time, necessary. Thank you for allowing me to 'set the record straight' as it were.
This is great news, dss. We all wish Alex our best for a speedy recovery. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Regarding the wonderful photo O.B. posted . . .
Homer did much of his thinking and writing in his study. He also conducted his three GSEM (Golf Stroke Engineering Master) Classes there. [See my own photo of Homer in the LBG Gallery.] Along the way, to test his theories and solidify his conclusions, he walled off half his garage as his ball-striking G.O.L.F. laboratory.
The photo is shot toward the door of the entry of that garage. Alex is standing in Homer's pull-down Inclined Plane -- the same one used for the photographs in his book -- and he is hitting balls toward a carpet hanging about fifteen feet away on the back wall of the garage. Homer had used that same handful of balls from the beginning; they now had been worn smooth and had left only the reminder of dimples past.
Over the years, the hanging carpet had been rendered to shreds, a victim of his relentless pursuit of Golfing Truth. His "new" clubs -- a circa 1950s model -- were blades with clubfaces worn and slick leather grips. He had also constructed a simple wooden ball return -- not visible in this photo -- to return the balls to the now scooped-out hitting pad.
The fruit of Homer Kelley's genius was harvested in this Lab, and we who are privileged to his work are its beneficiaries.
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