Recent content by swingobsessed

I am currently a 5 handicap and play cavity back irons (Taylor Made R7). I think these are referred to as “game improvement irons”. My question is when do you know when it is time to move to a players iron, and why would you do that? I was under the impression that players irons are less...

There was a day when I waited excitedly each month for the new Gold Digest or Golf Magazine. I still get them, but it is hard to enjoy them anymore after all I have learned from this forum. I won’t go into details, but for reasons most of you know I find it hard to trust anything I find in...

I am a former flipper. I have got rid of most of my flip, but video shows I am struggling to get rid of the last bit of it. I thought it was gone because I am hitting my five iron about 200 and driver about 290 with high ball flight, so I don't know how I am doing that with a flip, but...

I am using the Soft Draw pattern, and overall the results are great. However, I am hitting about 1/2 of my shots with very low ball flight (mostly with the longer clubs, but sometimes with the shorter ones). I would say the low ones are half of my regular ball height. So my question is what...

In the laser thread many discussed all of the negatives about practicing plane with lasers. I am just curious if anyone out there has any effective methods to practice keeping the club on plane. Obviously a qualified instructor like Brian is best, but what other methods are there to use...

I am trying to understand why a person would use a neutral grip (or Manzella neutral) over a strong grip or vice versa. Theoretically wouldn't it be easier to use a strong grip and just bring that down into the ball with little hand rotation (or roll) as opposed to all of the rotation (or the...

I have read several times that the left hand is only supposed to cock and uncock, and that the right hand is only supposed to bend back and forward. However, I cannot bend my right hand back and forth without making the left hand bend back and forth. It was my understanding that the left hand...

I have an issue that really makes playing or practicing miserable, so any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I will be hitting quarter and half wedge shots perfect for about a half hour and then all of the sudden I will just start hitting them all right. Way right. I have battled...

I drove down to Louisville with a buddy yesterday for a two hour lesson with Brian. It was by far the best money I have ever spent on anything golf related and the best lesson I have ever received by a mile. It isn’t even close. I went in hitting my short irons very well, but I was having...

Do any right handed golfers get pain in their right hip from the golf swing? I get some chronic pain in my right hip. That leads to pain on the outside of my right knee and sometimes my right shin. I have done some research, and I am pretty sure this is all related. I am just curious if...

What does everyone think of Allen Doyle's Swing? It fascinates me every time I see him play. Would this be a good swing of an amateur to imitate? Here is an interesting quote from an online article (http://www.ussenioropen.com/2005/news/interviews/allen-doyle-7-31-05.html): Q. Could you...

What exactly is extensor action and how is it applied correctly? I am relatively new to TGM and I keep seeing it in different posts, but I am not entirely clear on what it means.

I bought these lessons at a certain national chain before I found this forum. They have been worthless except for the video I get from them. I would appreciate some feedback from the Manzella Academy or anyone else that has some ideas. I have been working hard on the Manzella videos (I have...

I have been working hard to lag the club and have a flat left wrist at impact. Sometimes I am extending my left wrist down too much (instead of rolling it I think) and the club comes in at a much steeper angle than address. I think this is because I am coming out of my posture too soon and...

Many times I don't have time to get to the range before dark so I was considering buying a quality hitting mat with a net; however, I am concerned if I will gain anything by hitting balls into a net. For instance when hitting into a net you can't really tell if a shot that takes off straight...