Any idea who this is?

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scandres

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I'm sure Brian will know, and no it's not me.

He has had tremendous success while working with well known Tour Pros such as:

Gene Littler (1965-1969) Became #1 on the PGA Tour
Craig Staddler (1965-1969) Wins the World Junior 1969
Fred Couples (1980-1981) Qualified for PGA Tour school
Mark Weibe (1984-1992) Wins 2 PGA Tour Events
Sandy Lyle (1988) Wins six PGA Tournaments, the Masters, and achieves #1 in world status
Tom Kite (1984-1997) Wins six PGA Tour events
Curits Strange (1989) Wins US Open
Greg Norman (1989-1991) Achieved #1 in the world / He was his first US golf instructor
Pat Perez (1989-1997) Wins World Junior, PGA National Jr., Calif. State Jr. Champion & High School CIF Champion
Ben Crane (1998-2002) Wins three PGA Tour Tournaments
JJ Henry (2004)

He currently works with numerous aspiring golfers at many levels of their development. He is very proud to claim that every student that he has worked with having a desire to succeed at the PGA Tour Qualifying event has done so.
 
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quote:Originally posted by glcoach

The Harmon guy that just passed away?
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"He CURRENTLY</u> works with numerous aspiring golfers at many levels of their development. He is very proud to claim that every student that he has worked with having a desire to succeed at the PGA Tour Qualifying event has done so."
 
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MizunoJoe

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quote:Originally posted by shootin4par

"He is very proud to claim that every student that he has worked with having a desire to succeed at the PGA Tour Qualifying event has done so."
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Has he ever had a student try and fail at Q school? [8)]
 
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scandres

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Bill Porter Jr., Ben Doyle, Brian Manzella, Carl Welty, Jim Suttie, Jimmy Ballard,
Johnny Meyers, Marion Heck, Phil Ritson, Phil Galvano Sr.
 
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MizunoJoe

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quote:Originally posted by scandres

Bill Porter Jr., Ben Doyle, Brian Manzella, Carl Welty, Jim Suttie, Jimmy Ballard,
Johnny Meyers, Marion Heck, Phil Ritson, Phil Galvano Sr.
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Jimmy says "you don't cock the wrist, that's an angle, and you don't want angles". In view of that absurd statement, perhaps you could explain how he could possibly be so good.

It's one thing for Brian to leniently give Ballard B grades for his presentations, but to rank him in the top 10! [:0]
 
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scandres

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MJ,
You're spot on, a lot of what Jimmy teaches is very questionable. Jimmy is good for a certain type of player and poison for others. He makes my list because of his motivational skills which are unmatched, and for the fact that he's gotten results that are also pretty amazing. He has some really good stuff, have you worked with him?
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jap4s

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No question Ballard is one of the top teachers in the business. Look at how many players Ballard and his method improved.
 
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MizunoJoe

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quote:Originally posted by scandres

MJ,
You're spot on, a lot of what Jimmy teaches is very questionable. Jimmy is good for a certain type of player and poison for others. He makes my list because of his motivational skills which are unmatched, and for the fact that he's gotten results that are also pretty amazing. He has some really good stuff, have you worked with him?
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Yes, when Ballard and Colbert teamed up in the 80s, I took the Ballard poison from his top assistant(or so he said) at Colbert's Meadowbrook CC in Broken Arrow, Ok. In fact, I have the tape, which I occasionally watch for the laughs - he had me stooped over the ball with a wide stance and severely bent left arm with the right arm ABOVE the left a la Calvin Peete - from there I proceeded to hit the first shank of my golfing career, which you can clearly hear on the tape. Even more amusing was the "secret" video he showed me of Hogan "moving his head 6" on the BS" - except his head didn't move a millimeter that I could see. Where else could you get such comedy for only $100, which was a lot of $$$ in the mid 80s.
 
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I was back home visiting my Dad last month and he broke out his collection of frame by frame golf swing pictures, including several from when I was between 8 and 13 years old. Somewhere in the middle of this time period my Dad (a PGA pro) started taking lessons from Jimmy Ballard and then eventually assisted him at some golf schools. I drank the Kool-Aid. What do the pictures show? Pre-Jimmy: A PERFECTLY flat left wrist through to at least follow-through. Post-Jimmy: A HORRIBLE flip, way earl y release and hyperactive right-leg drive. And Jimmy's comments to me when I saw him in person? "You have a great swing kid, just don't roll (referring to my flat backswing where the club got way behind me right off the bat). My game? I was a nifty little player pre-Jimmy and post-Jimmy I am still trying to recover. However, having seen him up close and personal, I do agree that he is very charismatic and for SOME players (ones with educated hands) he can do some good work. But for the myself and other friends and family members, he was a disaster.
 
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MizunoJoe

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I do give Ballard an A++ for consistency - on golfspan.com, he is still selling the same old BS from the 80s, BUT, he has added some new wrinkles like, "the clubface is controlled by the left elbow". This will turn any student who actually listens to everything he says, into a major league flipper.
 
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Brian Manzella

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Ballard—overall—has been a big plus for the golfing world.

He had the ANTIDOTE for th disease of late 60's mid 70's pop-instruction.

But, to heck with all of that, I MADE A TOP 10 TEACHER LIST!!!!!

I think I'll put it on my new cards....

Brian Manzella, PGA, GSED, Top 10 teacher on scandres' list
 
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quote:Originally posted by brianman

Ballard—overall—has been a big plus for the golfing world.

He had the ANTIDOTE for the disease of late 60's mid 70's pop-instruction.
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What's this disease/cure for the disease?
 
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