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Gian came to see me in New Orleans for a Three-Day version of the "Manzella Special," which is a standard two day + one extra 2.5 hour session on the 3rd day. He has been playing golf for only 5 years, an is playing college golf. He made good contact before, but had miss tendencies consistent...

Myself, and fellow Manzella Academy Instructor and best pals, Mike Finney and Chris Hamburger, are going on a top-secret research trip at the end of this month. BirdieMan was asking for details.... All I can say is we will come back with THE answers to a few of our most important questions...

I have played Pebble Beach and Cypress Point, and it's hard to find any golf course prettier than those. I have played Old Memorial, Caves Valley, and Oakmont, and it would be hard to find any courses run better than they are. I have hit balls at Quail Lodge, the PGA Learning Center, and Big...

Here are the first available days for Louisville, Kentucky for 2009: April 14 - April 19 April 29 - May 6This winter, I have done an "Instruction Special" in New Orleans that includes:Two Hours of Instruction, an 18-hole Playing Lesson, Lunch, and Two Additional Hours of Instruction. Regular...

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My comments will be in the large, serif, typeface. Like this. —Brian Focus: Smash Factor Trackman Newsletter • May 2008 In the analysis of a golf shot, “smash factor” is referred to increasingly in the golfing community. This in-depth interview with Fredrik Tuxen – CTO at ISG and the inventor...

We had a thread that was taking about the features and data of the two leading Launch Monitors. I have spent a lot of time on TrackMan, and if I had the money right now, I'd buy one. Using someone else's will have to do for now. Flight Scope is a good product as well, and one of their sales...

This was my 25th consecutive PGA Merchandise Show. This was the first one where myself and many others said they didn't see any thing new. (Notwithstanding Martin Chuck's Tour Striker of course ;)) TrackMan rules. Sam Putt Lab? Ditto. Ping's nFlight fitting, the best. They were all there...

The action that allows someone to "stay in their posture" (a phrase a do not like) is the shifting of their center-of-gravity toward the left heel. Their is simply no way a golfer performing a late "fit in" move, or any other shift toward the ball of the left foot, can stay bent toward the...

I placed two current threads in the freezer until I have time to moderate them. I am in Orlando for "The Show." Thanks, Brian

I'm going to the "Show." No, I haven't been called up to the Major Leagues to throw my 75 MPH not-so-fastball. I'm going to the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show. That'll make it 25 in a row, which should get me a pin, or early access, or a kick in the hind end. Especially because I attend the...

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The largest take home, lump sum payment in a lottery in the USA is $93 million. Since we are dreaming, let's say you won, and the take home was $100 million. What would you do with the money? One of the things that IRK me, is I have never heard of anyone who won, doing anything good with the...

Derek Bartos, aka "lookingtolearn" was the winner of the Manzella-isms contest with 45. Here they are: Manzella neutral Twistaway Wedding ring up Movie screen Swinging under the stick Throw the drunk Rock em sock em robots Hitting the box Pop out Soft left wrist Counterfall Toss Underhanded...

1. The clubface just doesn't rotate anywhere NEAR as much as anyone thought. Nobody can even Horizontal Hinge on purpose, and that isn't that much rotation. Lots of near "vertical hinge action" happening in some really pretty good golf swings. 2. The ball is on the face less than .75 on most...

The Biggest Lie Ever Told in Golf Instruction History by Brian Manzella "If you stay centered, or even lean and shift toward your left side a bit on the backswing, the lowest point in your swing will be further forward than if you shift and lean to the right." Baloney! That's the biggest lie...

Below is first episode of a new "podcast" I will be doing called: "Conversations with an Italian" :D In this episode, we talk with our long time friend Don Villavaso. Donald was in many different businesses as a younger man, including the "phonograph record business," and building the...

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Hope everyone has a great 2009! Bmanz:)

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