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I feel the need to educate the golf world on these two important concepts: The "D" Plane and... The "U" Plane The "D" Plane is the concept defined by Physicist Dr. Theodore Jorgensen in his book "The Physics of Golf." Simply explained, it is the plane (A flat surface that can tilt any which...

A friend of mine sent me an email with a link to a question and answer by another "Golfing Machine" book literalist. The question was what they thought about the D-Plane ball flight explanation. The answer was: 1. They like what Homer said better 2. I just coined some phrase He is my...

I used to use many different training aids in my teaching. But for the last several years—and when you have been teaching golf 27 years, "last several" means a decade—I basically just stopped using them altogether. If they help another teacher teach better, good for them. But, why don't I use...

....more details to follow... Available for private lessons from 3pm-7pm on Thursday, June 18th Two-Day Golf School with Brian Manzella & Michael Jacobs, Friday, June 19th & Saturday, June 20th six golfers maximum - 3 to 1 teacher student ratio 7 hours of instruction each day, including 18...

Michael Jacobs and I are pleased to announce the release of our new DVD: 10 Things Every Golfer Should Know This video covers 10 items that we feel every golfer—of every level—should know, in order to be able to play their best golf. It is not a typical Manzella "Pattern" video, nor is...

BLOG: Scott Gummer's "Homer Kelley's Golfing Machine" Book Review - by Brian Manzella I just got finished reading Scott Gummer's "Homer Kelley's Golfing Machine." I give it a solid "B," but really, I like to give it an A /over/ a C-. The A- is for the part of the story up to Homer's passing...

For The First Time Ever by Brian Manzella For the first time in golf history, maybe in any sport’s history, the best two players in that sport are being held back by the methodology of their current instructors. Tiger Woods looks like a poorly cast actor, portraying Ben Hogan in a...

"Alex Limco" is a forum member who is trying to improve his game. He is having problems with the "Twistaway" and says doing it hurts his wrist. HE also says—at first—he didn't realize that when he Twisted, he needed a flat left wrist. I hope the following clears the "Twistaway" up for everyone...

Cabrera, Perry, Campbell, Katayama, Mickelson, Flesch, Woods, Stricker, Mahan, O'Hair, Furyk, Villegas, Clark, Ogilvy, Hamilton. That's the top 15 finishers and ties in the 2009 Masters. Let's look at these names from a golf swing perspective. Except for the more unusual swings of Jim Furyk...

Baddeley also posted his best placing, one stroke further back in a share of 17th place after a 69, indicating his recent coaching switch is already paying off. "The swing changes are working quick," said Baddeley, who has returned to his boyhood coach Dale Lynch, after nearly eight years...

From Dictionary.com: teach   [teech] taught, teach⋅ing 1. to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. From BrianManzella.com Teaching Golf Getting a student to perform a series of tasks with a golf club. A couple of examples of these tasks are...

When you have a garden, you have to weed & feed, you have to clip & trim. You need to mulch. If you have a house you have to cut the grass, mop the floors, vacuum, and constantly pick up. When you run a web forum, especially a golf related one, you have constant upkeep. This is one of...

Kevin Shields in Pittsburgh. And now... Chris Hamburger in Louisville. Which means for an extra $75 an hour, they can have me in Louisville on Trackman. More to follow.

Everyday, at the Brian Manzella Golf Academy, we try to get a little bit smarter. Everyday, we try to get a little bit closer to our goals. This past week in Phoenix, we got a lot smarter and a lot closer. Accompanied by my Manzella Academy Senior Instructors, Mike Finney and Tom Bartlett, we...

THIS AIN'T NO APRIL FOOLS...THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!! This is our own Tom Bartlett, two months into his golfing comeback, playing with yours truly at the Blackstone Country Club in Phoenix Arizona, on the 18th hole. The hole is a level, straightaway 538-yard par 5, with an slightly elevated tee...

Today, a poster said this can be a negative place. No indeed. This website is—in my very humble opinion—The Most Positive Website in Golf. Now, why do I say that? Because, we believe that there is ALWAYS a better way, ALWAYS a way to get better at what we do, and always a way for you to get...

We are in the middle of our top secret research trip. I will report back soon. Day One was OFF THE CHARTS....:eek::cool::D:)

Here are two new FREE videos available, showing your host, BManz, filmed at the PGA Learning Center in December of last year. Retaining hip turn into the downswing: Starting the Club Downward - AOL Video Also... How not to "Pop Out" http://www.pga.com/instruction/ Go to the videos...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MANZELLA LANDS AT ENGLISH TURN Brian Manzella announces the new home base for his Brian Manzella Golf Academy at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. Manzella, a New Orleans resident and native, has operated his Academy out of Louisville...