DVD & Web Video:The Soft Draw Pattern 1.0 -w/Reviews

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Jim Kobylinski

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I just drove five hours here and am tired BUT NSA is VERY ORTHODOX and does also worry about path and many other things but yes the emphasis is on clubface control and the twistaway. The reality is that the twistaway is employes by many good golfers but maybe not to the degree that is shown in the video. I can explain more later.
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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colin needs more of a NSA pattern from what I've read in his posts. Remember not every pattern in the matrix is going to work for you. That's the beauty of it, something in it for everyone.
 
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lookingtolearn

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puttmad said:
No, it means the face was slightly open and the path was out-to-in.....remember the 80/20 rule?
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Well, yeah ... if you want to be that technical ;)

I was just trying to give a simple answer (I should know by now not to do that here :) ) to make sure he wasn't thinking it was a straight path and really open clubface (which many people are taught and believe, me included until a short while ago).

Plus I couldn't quite remember if everyone agreed on that principle anyway. :cool:
 
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Jim Kobylinski said:
I just drove five hours here and am tired BUT NSA is VERY ORTHODOX and does also worry about path and many other things but yes the emphasis is on clubface control and the twistaway. The reality is that the twistaway is employes by many good golfers but maybe not to the degree that is shown in the video. I can explain more later.
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Thanks, Jim.

If I could clarify just a bit:

  • I think NSA is pure genius in terms of golf instruction. If I were going to change careers and become a golf instructor, I'd rip it off first. I'm not criticising NSA in the least; I'm trying to clarify some of the differences between the patterns, not just in terms of their location on the matrix but in terms of the experience of implementing them as a golfer (whether you aspire to break 90 or aspire to get to scratch).
  • NSA teaches all sorts of fundamentals that are very orthodox. I agree completely.
  • But NSA is less of a full pattern of components that go together, and more of a series of components that fix your slice. Brian states clearly that the point of NSA is to implement each component until your slice is fixed, not to implement the entire pattern.
  • If you did implement the entire pattern and use a FULL twistaway to FULL wedding ring up, I think you'd hit the ball WAY left. Slicers need to learn this to fix their slice, but if it were a complete pattern, it would be a bit unorthodox. I agree that lots of pros implement twistaway, and full roll and axis tilt, and these are sound fundamentals, but very few players put the whole package together.
  • Thus, as a package, NSA is less orthodox than SD - Brian says as much himself.
  • And, of course you are also right that NSA is helping you with respect to path to some extent, but you could incorporate important elements of NSA (e.g. twistaway) and still swing right or left. With SD you are putting together a complete and very much integrated pattern, one which adjusts your plane to the right.

In trying to learn SD I already have the sense of how tightly connected the components are. Unlike NSA, where I could really just implement twistaway and feel a big change (and I'm one of those golfers who never really needed to get to wedding ring up), SD seems extremely integrated: all of the components fit together and you need all of them in order to make the pattern work. This explains my response to ColinMB. With NSA you can switch to a neutral grip, add twistaway, and boom, you are fixed. With SD if you change your setup, takeaway and backswing, but do NOT add the other components, you'll likely find yourself hitting a big cut, and not a soft draw. The whole package goes together, and this means it's a bigger change to your golf swing and a bit more work to put into practice and take to the course.
 
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ColinMB said:
You know I have asked the question a few times on ball flight. The question I ask is: -If the ball starts straight (driver/irons, but more pronounced with driver) and THEN goes right about a third, to halfway through ball flight.... Is that a result of an open face, or over the top?

My ball flight with the SD pattern starts straight, and fades in the manner I describe above.

At any rate, yes I agree I am going back to NSA and putting SD away for a while.
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you see, openface = over the top ;)
with the clubface open to the path, you come over it, or at least swing left, to square the face up, making the ball start straightish, but it is still open to the path, causing it to fade to the right
 
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tobell

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SDP Music

Brian,

Great music at the beginning of the SDP video, can you share with us the title and artist?

Thanks.
 
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fldksja21

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Soft Draw Video

I bought "Confessions..." because I flipped the club.

I bought "NSA" because I sliced (pretty bad).

What will my "problem" be when I know it's time to buy "Soft Draw"?

I really want to buy the video, but I don't want to get it before I'm ready.

Both videos helped me tremendously, but every once in a while, I'll still have a round where I slice or notice that I'm flipping, so should I keep working on that until I NEVER slice or flip anymore, and then check out "Soft Draw"?

What will my "problem" or "mis-hit" be at the point when I know I'm ready for it?

I hope that made sense, thanks for all your help.
 
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Well I don't have some of the "technical" answers you are looking for but I do have 1 simple answer for you. Just buy it and try it. You might have great success right from the start OR you might not be ready for it yet. But at some point when you do need it you will have it sitting on your shelf. Brian has said that it's a very easy pattern and I agree. With the Soft Draw pattern I don't have to think very much. I just swing. Result= nice draw, sometimes hook. But I just got it and have time to work the kinks out. Hope that helps some.
 
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fldksja21

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Ha! That was quick, you guys already convinced me.

I guess the worst-case scenario is that I'll realize I don't have enough control of the clubface and I have to go back to the other videos, right?

Anyway, I just bought it and am looking forward to when I'll have a chance to watch it and practice it at the range.

Thanks, guys.
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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if you still flip at it andhave open clubface problems I would say that soft draw won't necessarily make them go away since you are playing with a sightly stronger grip, a more open face feel, and a "softer" swivel through impact. But its a ten dollar experiment.
 
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JRJ

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Everything is customized

Just get it because once you have all the videos you become smarter, you benefit from all of Brian's knowledge, and it helps you figure out what works for you. I havent' been able to take a lesson from Brian yet; however, by looking at my own swing on video and buying/watching all of Brian's material I've been able to figure out a pattern that's working pretty well for me.

I'm sure when Brian teaches everything is customized and that's what we all need but for now I'm having success on my own with an NHA takeaway up the wall and an NSA finish swivel. My recommendation - buy em all, take it to the range and experiment - you will play better golf!
 
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get it man its a gem. i finally figured out how arms should work for my particular swing that was the missing piece for me... the result first round in low 80(84) after a year of 90ies. i think i can actually beat somebody right now:)
 
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Slicey McDuff

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OK,

My review (from a serious Hacker) regularly +100. :(

This is one of the best golf instruction videos I have ever seen!!
If your golf sucks, do your self a favour and spend a couple of bux you tightwad! :p

NSA got my slice under control, but it was just that, "under control".
SD has taught me how to consistantly come from the inside out as well as containing a very good (for me) cementing of the "release" which as a former flipper (yup, got that one too) I had always struggled with. :confused:

I went and hit a few range balls (hundreds really) after watching SD and I can honestly say that almost immediately I was on fire! :D :D

I'm so convinced of the value of the instruction in this video that I went and bought the new Callaway driver I have been lusting after on the strength of my confidence that I can now hit the bloody thing with some semblance of decency.
I have been holding off on buying it because to me there's nothing sadder than a hack like me shooting 100 + :eek: with $3000 worth of clubs in the bag. :rolleyes:

BM is the wiz!!!
Well done mate and keep them coming, if you ever got the desire to come to Oz I'm sure we could fill a clinic or two :)
 
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Slicey McDuff

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Komanin:

You are right on the money, just get it is the correct answer to the question.

As in all of brians videos he explains things very well and even though you may not want to learn to draw the ball (HUH?) you will surely pick up some good info that you can apply to your current game.

I know I did, enough good info to give me the confidence in my swing to finally go and lay down some serious dollars for a new driver.

WD Brian, keep em coming.
 
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