Recent content by d0n

I figured I'd finish my series with week8. It's been 8 weeks since I saw Brian and 7 weeks since I started a fitness regimen. The good, I've lost 25lbs and almost 4" around my waist. Regained a lot of strength too. Most importantly, I've got a ton of stamina and my heart rate has come way...

I figure I'd bust out the week 5 update for all those that are following... Week 5 sucked. Didn't get in much practice this week with the swing. I did however get 4 or 5 hours of putting in this week so that was a plus. Also got in two rounds this week. Both rounds were with higher...

Here's week 4's update. For the record, here's a link to the previous weeks progress... Week 4 was not a GREAT week on the course. I only got to play on Friday. I was only able to get in 3 range sessions for the week because of rain. This week's round was a horrid 88 that started out on a...

Two AND THREE Weeks After Working with Brian Manzella in Person I'm back with my next installment. For past installments see this thread. Two weeks after my visit to Brian, here’s where things stand… This week saw some equipment changes - I have a taste for the "custom" clubs - and I can...

A little over a week ago I went to see Brian at English Turn for a day of Instruction. This week I was able to make it to the range 4 times and play 2 rounds. I played both rounds at the same course. Prior to going to see Brian I had not played golf since January of this year. The week...

I was going to wait till this weekend to make my first update BUT I'm so excited I thought I'd share with you all... :D I got personal instruction from Brian last week on "how" to do the midsole pitch. I actually seemed to get it last week but I honestly didn't know how I was doing it. It's...

Walking Out the Door (FINAL UPDATE) I've been off the forum for awhile. I kind of gave up on playing golf. My swing went South and didn't stop at the border. At last sight, it was down somewhere around Honduras. After 6 months away from the game I figured I'd go see Brian and see what he...

After watching NHA2.0 I changed my grip to neutral in an effort to try and stop the hook I recently developed. Hit about 60 balls at the range and went and played a round with my buddies. Didn't have the best game of my life but didn't hit ANY hooks. One thing I noticed was that I could feel...

Is it possible to show off some of these patterns (soft draw, Never Hook, etc.) from the view of the golfer? Specifically the take away. I don't know if it's possible but it would be very helpful for me to be able to see from the golfers prospective what it looks like as the club goes back and...

Well we get through Gustav and now there's Ike. This one's a monster and the forecast models keep shifting further and further West each day. It's not looking good for Western Gulf Coast...

I'm on my 4th instructor in 2 years. The current one has helped me out a lot but I have a very difficult time getting in touch with him. I can't reach him when I have a question, I can't reach him when I want to schedule a lesson. Even after leaving a message he still doesn't call back. If I...

In the last couple of weeks there have been a couple threads on hitting the 3w. I too was having problems hitting a 3w off the deck. Off the tee no problem but off the deck usually led to a topped-shot. Anyways after reading those posts and the various replies I got some good ideas and...

Is there a drill or exercise or something that can help me make better contact with the ball? I'm hitting the ground before I hit the ball. I'm not hitting far behind the ball but I'm definitely starting my divot at the front of the ball. Today at the range I hit off the mat back to the...

Brian, is it possible to list all of your video's in the "Video" section of the website? I thought I had everyone until this weekend when I ran across the "Building Blocks" movie. Maybe even a sticky with a pointer to all the videos. It's not a big deal, I was just throwing out a...

Over the last few months I've been working with a couple of Brian's videos as well as Ben Doyle's. Recently I've been having a little problem with my pivot. Pretty much, I couldn't get consistent with it. I was watching Never Hook Again yesterday and Brian said something that made the pivot...