A golf training machine that clearly demonstrates to a trainee the two optimum golf swing methods, namely the so-called "inward" swing method and the so-called "outward" swing method. The training machine is a tandem-type golf training machine that allows an instructor to work directly with a trainee positioned on the opposite side of the machine. In carrying out a training session, both the instructor and the trainee are putting toward the same target in a manner to positively convey to the trainee the differences between the two swing methods.