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Hey, Golf Teachers of the world… Do you have the Answer or just the Antidote? There will always be competing ideas in the golf instruction business. It is no different from any other business that sells ideas or training of any kind. Whether it is the “head centered pivot” vs. the “spine...

I had a great session with a private group and a 5 1/2 hour session on the range and the course with a really super guy who got a lot better. Today, I will freeze, but I have a three hour session, followed by a two and two "ones." Then I'll work some with our own Jim_0068. When I thaw out...

ColtsFan, This lack of factual knowledge of Mr. Hogan's real history, is not your fault. Lots of folks have no idea about the man, or his history. As for these photos: They were taken in 1948 at Augusta National, and in the three years which ended in 1948, Ben Hogan won 30 tournaments. 30...

Ryder Cup Prediction If Woods has a winning record and the rookies spilt or better... USA wins. Simple as that. Those putts that Colin keeps making in these Ryder Cups, HAVE TO start missing. Maybe, this will be the year that the EUROs stink it up. But: If Woods has a winning record and...

Once apon a time in a land (that seems so) far away, there was a little community of teachers. They all had at least two things in common, and they all also could make nice looking swings. They knew what a good pivot looked like and they knew what didn't. Anyhoo, enough dreaming.... This is a...

SOLD OUT! — Brian Manzella Tour Stop - Long Island, New York (October 18, 19 & 20) I will make a decison on this "Tour stop" by Thursday. Location: Rock Hill Golf and Country Club 105 Clancy Road Manorville, NY 11949 Teaching Home of Michael Jacobs, GSED Dates: October 18, 19 & 20 If you...

Now that I have found a very good example of a "Centered Head Pivot"—Jim Hardy student Olin Browne, I have posted his swing, and that of Payne Stewart, to compare and contrast the "Centered Head Pivot,' with a "Point Between the Shoulders-type Pivot." My opinion on this is very simple, I like...

Me and my wife Lisa will be in the Windy City from September 26th through the 29th. My "Tour Stop" is SOLD OUT for Tuesday the 26th and Wednesday the 27th. I will be teaching at a private facility on those dates. But, I am available for a few hours on Thursday the 28th. I will be teaching...

Isn't it funny? The guy is probably the best ever, but if he doesn't fit your model, he "really swings different sometimes," or it is "bad camera angles." Please. The guy is the best, and he doesn't put his head in the middle of his stance, and he sure doesn't use it as a tripod. He turns...

My personal opinion. I have checked with noted TGM experts besides myself. They agree. Here ya go:

This is a sequence of Lee trevino when he hit it "as good as he ever did." The first two years on the Senior Tour. Here it is:

This was a pretty good little job of writing and explaining, if I do say so myself. I never got any credit for doing that with the Juniors. None. Zero. Nada. So what? By doing the clinics, I got better at doing this so I can help the WHOLE WORLD play better. Me and Mike Finney did one like...

Here yet another young golfer with a pivot I like. So much to like....and THAT'S the truth.

A modern, flexible example of many of Brian Manzella's pivot teaching preferences. In the first pic, Adam sets up NICELY behind the ball, not trapping himself by setting up too far forward. In the second pivot, he rotates around a point between his shoulders and actually, his whole spine...

I will be traveling early tomorrow and won't be able to post much. I'll try to give reports from the trip and keep up with the site in the evenings. :)

These are two pictures of me that I posed today. I am not the biggest fan of posed pictures, but I wanted to get them as close to exactly right as possible. With the help of my student Adam Mallory, I did just that. The picture on the left is a Top of the Backswing with the Center of my Head...

Here is one for the books: http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/gregthehat.mov

http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/shutornot.m4v

Here is yet another video of a pretty good player, pivoting the WAY I teach. :) Of course, that head-in-the-precise-middle-of-your-feet-thingy might work for somebody. Here is the higher quality Quicktime movie: http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/hogangridline.mov

The traffic in and out of New Orleans is bad. Real bad. But that's good. Because that means there is action in the Cresent City. The city is coming back. A great portion of it never left. But if you live in Peoria, you think New Orleans is done. Why does the media do such a poor job? The...