How did you find Brian Manzella? v.1389

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jenhaoyen

jenhaoyen

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It was about a year ago when I tried to find an answer that I couldn't anywhere. So I searched on the internet on how not to lift your right foot off the ground when hitting the ball. Found a bunch of crap, and then bam Brian Manzella's youtube video. I then proceed to check out his other videos and it lead me to this website. This website is like a golf encyclopedia.

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PChandler

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Found Manzella

The old TGM forum. It was a heated discussion/debate about single ball position or dynamic ball position. I don't remember the exact date but it had to be in 2004.

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rbaumgolf

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I'm sure most of the "old timers" came from the FGI site where Brian was continually pummelled by the non-informed self-proclaimed swing experts. The best thing he ever did was start his own site.
 
ColinMB

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It was a guy I knew from a different forum. The 'other forum' dealt specifically with a method based on a higher/dual plane action, or a lower/single plane action.

Maybe one of the best things I've come to learn about golf is this place was my introduction to the Golf Machine theories. I have since been avidly picking up as much as I can about it... even found some old (2006?) videos of Brian discussing principles of the Golf Machine mechanics.
 
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Dobber

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Brian's Swing

I somehow remember seeing Brian post a video (forget where) and was showing his 8-Iron swing from the driving range (off a mat). As I slowed the video and went frame by frame, I liked his flat left wrist. I just remember keeping an eye when his site started.

I still remember the caption when Brian posted his 8-iron swing:

"Pretty good, no?"

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Richie3Jack

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I used to play professionally and play mini-tours about 10 years ago after I graduated from college. I was and still am a flipper. I'm not an extreme flipper, but there's always been a tad bit of a flip going on...most noticeably right after impact. So basically I would just time the flip and get by with what back then...IMO...was an excellent short game.

A friend let me borrow the TGM book about 10 years ago and I roughly understood about 3 pages of it. But I've been interested in TGM for quite some time as I generally agreed with the principles I could grasp...I just couldn't grasp a lot of it.

Anyway, I quit the game about 7 years ago and just recently wanted to get back into it. Problem is the flip is still there. I also have old, worn down equipment except for my driver and putter...so I promised myself I wouldn't get new clubs until I eliminated the flip. I don't strive to have a Sergio-esque lag, I just want to get rid of the flip.

About a week ago I googled up "float loading" and Brian's #5 Instructional Video on YouTube popped up. What caught my eye was Brian talking about NOT setting the wrists early...particularly in the takeaway. About 15 years ago I obtained some swing sequence photos of Vardon, Byron, etc. and they did the exact opposite of setting the wrists early. Back then I chalked it up to them not knowing the modern swing and perhaps the club technology played a factor in them "un-setting the wrists." Little did I know that they knew what they were doing all along and it was the popular instruction of setting the wrists early that was screwing things up.

My lag has improved by about 5 degrees since then and I just got "Confessions of a Former Flipper" (which is a great, great video). So I'm looking forward to working on this stuff.




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Jared Willerson

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I was looking for info on Jimmy Ballard in 2005 on google and there was a thread on here about him. Liked what I read and have been here ever since.
 
Michael Finney

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i walked into the city park golf shop in 1979 and there was this strange little italian fella sweeping the floor of the back stock room....little did i know he would corner the market on common sense as it pertains to teaching the golf swing....

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Damon Lucas

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Back in 2003 I was looking at everything to do with the Golfing Machine and Brian was the ONLY one who could communicate it, distil it, tailor it, and was as entertaining a guy as anyone.

Have since discovered the 'Street smarts' of the guy, and that is why he will be one of, if not THE, most successful teachers of our generation!

Thanks Brian.
 
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Tom Bartlett

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All I remember is a loud voice with a lot of aksed, lookas, trees, swingeezy, etc. It's taken decades to decipher the language but we are finally starting to communicate:D.
Only wish everyone could have a chance to grow up with a Manzella. He is truely a one of a kind. He can teach anything better than anyone that I have ever met.
 
Steve Khatib

Steve Khatib

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At the 1998 PGA Teaching Summit I met with with Ben Doyle. He was evaluating the presenters I found so much truth and common sense behind it despite it being politically incorrect(somebody had to).
Keep telling it as it is Brian using TGM as a base(it all doesnt stop there) although not a religious cult following, using the smarts and tricks a non pop instructor must develop and use to instruct their clients. I learn from these everytime we meet at the Summits.
 
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garymag

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At the park

I also met Brian (and Mike F. and Tom) at City Park. We were all a lot shorter and thinner (except for mike) back then. The CP driving range back then had about 10 - 15 teachers that constantly hounded any hacker around. Brian was the ONLY teacher that had video equipment at the time (remember, this was back in the mid 80's and technology wasn't that advanced) and all of the other teachers were envious of him, so their only recourse was to shoot down all of his ideas and teachings.

I remember Brian working with Tom and Mike almost every day as I used to work at the range at the time (good way to hit free balls).

Mike and Tom went to the same High School - I played against Mike and he was a short who wallopped the crap out of the ball. I can honestly say that Mike and Tom dramatically improved once they started working with Brian, I should know as they both took some cash from me.

Those were some good days.
 
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joeparr

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He just started his site and the first day on it I said who the hell does this guy think he is god. After a few days I thought geez maybe............
 
watson08

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Finding Brian

I had posted on a different board asking others for TGM instructors. Brian's name was posted. I Googled Brian and found the forum and the YouTube stuff. The rest is history. Funny thing, I haven't been back to the other board, nor can I recall any other of the TGM folks except Ben Doyle. I love the site, love Brian, and greatly enjoy the relatively civil debate that takes place here. I spent a lot of time around Hank Haney pre-Tiger and all I can say is give me some Manzella. My dream foursome: my wife, my son Nick who is 8, Brian, and me. One day!
 
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benhogan55

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Cleaning out the desk and found my old copy of TGM and 5 Lessons....decided to remake the swing with some TGM fundamentals and googled TGM.....sent me to youtube and saw a bunch of BM episodes....got hooked....watched them all.....found site.....bought confessions....went to Louisville for a lesson.....bought SD....still working on it but lovin every minute of it.
 
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sharkey35

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Surfing bombsquad in June of 06. Good references on how to stop flipping. Checked out this site, picked up CofFF immediately. Coincidentally, BM comes to Long Island a few months later and I grab a 3 hour slot. Rest is history. Wouldn't consider going elsewhere for instruction (I mean someone outside the academy here, Mike J is great as well.)
 
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