Recent content by finncox

I was playing with a friend today who has a very "up the wall" backswing, with a slightly cupped wrist. On the way down, he has a bad habit of using a "hump the goat" move, or really overactive hips, to shallow out the club. His misses are unplayable duck hooks, or large blocks. When I got...

I checked out some video recaps of yesterday's tournament on Golf Channel's website, and was amazed to hear Chamblee say the following (paraphrasing): Tiger's problems with distance control are due in large part to working on too much forward lean at impact. The best ballstrikers in the...

Went out today and shot -1 (71) at Magnolia Grove (Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Mobile, AL). What's more, I did it with a Triple Bogey on one of the par 5's (penalty off the tee, and some bad luck trying to make up for it). One over on the front with a triple, and two under on the back...

MJ, In watching your last few Explosive Golf Show episodes, the idea of the Offset Angle really helped me understand something that (at least I think) I was doing right on the range the other day. On my good shots, I felt an effortless squaring of the clubface without roll, leading up to a...

In the recent past, we've spent a lot of time on the EPIC "Sergio and the Tumble" thread, and discussed the merits of the Tumble. To me, one of the big takeaways from this thread was how damaging a hands-out, "reverse tumble" could be to one's golf swing. Then, the "Release" videos got a lot...

Ok, here's my rant. I went to a local course yesterday and shot 85. Not disastrous for me, but not good either. What frustrates me is this: I shot 85 with three double bogeys, one triple bogey, and 38 putts. As far as iron ballstriking goes, I'm doing ok in that department. I'm just losing...

Unfortunately, I live on the Gulf Coast, and it has been raining for what feels like a month straight. So, I haven't been able to get out to the range and try out my interpretation of "The Release and Lining it Up" concepts. But, in tooling around in my house I think I had a bit of a...

Ok, so I've done a good amount of reading on various iron shafts, and I'm a little confused. Can someone give me a basic rundown of the following shafts, their launch characteristicts, spin characteristics, and comparative stiffness/feels: Project X Rifle KBS Tour KBS C Taper Also, how much...

Manzella Academy Guys and Other Experts: We talk a great deal on this forum about "Manzella Neutral" grips, and how they are ideal for some patterns, and may help encourage "tumble," etc. However, this got me thinking, at what point does a grip turn from being "neutral" or "conventional" to...

I have some clubs that are in need of repair. I've been playing two driver shafts that I like lately: 1) Aldila NV 75 Stiff; 2) UST V2 65g, Stiff I want a lower torque, stiffer tip shaft. As far as the two above, go, I like the Aldila more. I was thinking about buying another Aldila (since...

I've had such an unpredictable ride these last few months. I've had a few lessons with BManz, and I always leave the lesson striking the ball much better. However, I just can't seem to hold on to it for long afterwards. From fat shots, to slices, to shanks. You name it, I've got it. If the...

I know that the refrain often goes "Amateurs can't hit long irons because of their slower swing speed." However, I worked with Brian this weekend and had a really choppy, steep AoA coming into the ball. When we got that sorted a little, I started hitting the ball much higher, with a shallower...

Who would be a good exemplar for a "central pattern"? Sorry if this has been asked before. Also, Brian, are you ever planning to do a "central pattern" video of sorts?

Would a failure to let the lead arm separate from the chest as the club releases lead to extreme in-to-out or out-to-in path problems? Possibly due to a need for the body to make up for the arm being pinned against the chest, so you can actually get to the ball? I have had trouble lately...

I've run into this a lot this winter, as the grass has been dormant, or dead, but the areas around the greens are still soggy due to rain/watering. What's the best approach? I have managed ok, but it's really easy to come up short on pitches/chips from these kinds of lies, or stick the club in...