Finney in Flash

[Brian Manzella]

This is our own Mike Finney in a recent video that has been previously "released" on this site in Quicktime.

This is a real-life model of a Manzella taught pattern. Highlights:

Neutral Grip
Mid-body hands at Address
Double Shift
(near) Maximum Trigger Delay
VISUALLY FLAT Left Wrist at the Top
Horizontal Hinge Action
Full Roll with a FLAT left wrist
Point-between-the-shoulders Pivot

I am showing this in this thread—along with others I will "put up"—to show ACTUAL GOLFERS I teach, doing ACTUAL PATTERNS I teach and endorse.

All teachers should do the same.

Video don't lie.

[media]http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/finney.flv[/media]

 

[shootin4par]

any way to put it in slow motion or give us the control to make it go frame by frame?

 

[Burner]

any way to put it in slow motion or give us the control to make it go frame by frame?

Ditto - please.

 

[Brian Manzella]

http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/mikestlocdriver05front.mov

 

[Steve Khatib]

BEN DOYLE SAYS:

''Mike Finney sooooooooo puure!"

This is our own Mike Finney in a recent video that has been previously "released" on this site in Quicktime.

This is a real-life model of a Manzella taught pattern. Highlights:

Neutral Grip
Mid-body hands at Address
Double Shift
(near) Maximum Trigger Delay
VISUALLY FLAT Left Wrist at the Top
Horizontal Hinge Action
Full Roll with a FLAT left wrist
Point-between-the-shoulders Pivot

I am showing this in this thread—along with others I will "put up"—to show ACTUAL GOLFERS I teach, doing ACTUAL PATTERNS I teach and endorse.

All teachers should do the same.

Video don't lie.

http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/finney.flv

 

[c21heel]

How about a down the line shot when you get some time?

 

[birdie_man]

Here yo:
http://media.putfile.com/MikeFinneyDTL

Not the greatest angle ever but there she is.

 

[c21heel]

thanks birdie man, I wanted to get a closer look at the left wrist at the top.

 

[birdie_man]

NO prob.

 

[shootin4par]

where can I buy one of those???
it looks pretty good but his x factor at the top of the back swing is not as big as it could be

 

[birdie_man]

X factor??

Neither is Hogan, Nelson, Snead, Nicklaus, Bubba (longest on tour), Daly (longest on tour when he was young), JB Holmes (one of longest)....etc. etc. etc....

Vijay, Sergio, Phil....Tiger even prolly has more hip turn than most people will say.....

Jones (old but dude won the slam), Trevino, Palmer, Player....Moe Norman, Greg Norman....Miller, Toms, Els, Goosen...

I could go on.....(as if Hogan, Nelson, Snead weren't enough).

 

[Michael Finney]

x's are something you want to avoid

 

[shootin4par]

X factor??

Neither is Hogan, Nelson, Snead, Nicklaus, Bubba (longest on tour), Daly (longest on tour when he was young), JB Holmes (one of longest)....etc. etc. etc....

Vijay, Sergio, Phil....Tiger even prolly has more hip turn than most people will say.....

Jones (old but dude won the slam), Trevino, Palmer, Player....Moe Norman, Greg Norman....Miller, Toms, Els, Goosen...

I could go on.....(as if Hogan, Nelson, Snead weren't enough).

instead of a fish I got a birdie

 

[Brian Manzella]

Finney in 1990

Here is Michael in 1990, with a slightly stronger grip, very/very slightly less flat left wrist at the top, and slightly out to right field plane line.

I'll take some HD footage of him this week and "post em up."

http://homepage.mac.com/brianmanzella/.Movies/mike90.m4v

 

[birdie_man]

Cool....I like his new swing a lot better.

Does he hit it better? (I assume yes)

 

[Brian Manzella]

Cool....I like his new swing a lot better.

Does he hit it better? (I assume yes)

We have learned quite a lot since 1990.

 

[birdie_man]

Hehehe ya kinda a dumb question eh.

 

[birdie_man]

instead of a fish I got a birdie

I don't get it....

Were u being sarcastic about him not having enough X-factor then?

 

[birdie_man]

instead of a fish I got a birdie

I was standing in my kitchen making nachos and it hit me....

Hook like and sinker...

Ya got me.

You snake.....

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Brian why don't you post up my video we took in chicago before the rain came?

i had 5 warmup shots, there were a couple good ones. Let them see how much "i move my head."