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Matt 4-L

Matt 4-L

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I couldn’t take it anymore. All I kept hearing is how Brian can fix someone in 5 minutes. He then goes out and buys a trackman to further his arsenal. That was the last straw that broke the camels back; I called Brian and set up a two hour block in Louisville next week. What I am hoping Brian can give me is more consistency and a better pivot; I believe most of my inconsistency comes from how my pivot works on the downswing. My golf game has been very frustrating the last couple of years, I can shoot par one day and then the next I could shoot a 90, when I have a great day of ball striking it is almost always followed up by a bad day of ball striking.

I thought I better get out and play a round of golf before next week and happened to be hitting the ball great, I hit the first 10 greens in regulation and was driving the ball beautifully, I was 8 of 14 on fairways but really only one was a bad drive that was a pull left the others were within 5 ft of hitting the fairway. The only rub was my putting stunk on the front nine, I had 4 three putts but I did fix that on the back nine and wound up taking a total of 33 putts for the round. I wound up shooting a 75 for my first time out for the year.

My biggest fear is I will show up for the lesson hitting the ball great, what I want to be doing is hitting the ball bad and then have him figure out what is going wrong on the days I am hitting it good versus the days I am hitting it bad. Anyways, I am really looking forward to finding out if all the hype is true or not, Brian is my last shot at doing something great in amateur golf.
 
Jwat

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Showing up to the lesson hitting the ball great is actually one of the best things that can happen to you. I have had lots of lessons and what I can tell you from my experience is that when I show up to a lesson shanking the ball and hitting all over the place I end up getting nothing out of the lesson when I go home. I get upset the entire time and my attitude blocks any sort of learning capability.

My best lesson was last month w/ Brian and I was getting a full turn/pivot (key to my success) and striking the ball really well. I got so much more out of the lesson because when I would hit that 1 bad shot out of 5, it was much easier to understand what I did and alot more fixable.

So you can only hope you are hitting the ball good so you can really get some good work in and maximize your lesson. Plus, don't forget, Trackman will be there and will be brutally honest on what you are doing wrong. Trackman is better at giving feedback when you are swinging good vs swinging bad. Flying to meet Brian tommorrow for a lesson. Preaching what I practice.
 
ZAP

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From what I hear you will not be sorry. I am trying to find the time for a road trip to see Brian or one of his tribe.
 
vjsinger

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I'm seeing Brian on Monday. I've had 2 lessons with him in the past and got a little better at first then I lost my way and here I am...sucking. The number one suggestion I have for you is to MAKE SURE you bring a video camera and record the lesson. Ask alot of questions..try to trip him up. I didn't do near enough of that and I'm paying for it. If you're hitting the ball really well, GREAT! You still need to drill him with questions, ask for analogies, drills and whatever and get it all on tape for review. Don't leave there without knowing WHY you are hitting it good or bad and how to get YOURSELF back on track when it goes south. The final suggestion I have is to make sure you write down all the questions you have for him before the lesson. Write them all down, no matter how silly a question may sound to you, who cares..ask it. I'm going to do all of these things to make sure I get the most out of it. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out, move on. Be a good student, listen, and be persistent with the questions until you are certain you understand. Best of luck.
 
TROYNYGOLFER

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vjsinger said:
I'm seeing Brian on Monday. I've had 2 lessons with him in the past and got a little better at first then I lost my way and here I am...sucking. The number one suggestion I have for you is to MAKE SURE you bring a video camera and record the lesson. Ask alot of questions..try to trip him up. I didn't do near enough of that and I'm paying for it. If you're hitting the ball really well, GREAT! You still need to drill him with questions, ask for analogies, drills and whatever and get it all on tape for review. Don't leave there without knowing WHY you are hitting it good or bad and how to get YOURSELF back on track when it goes south. The final suggestion I have is to make sure you write down all the questions you have for him before the lesson. Write them all down, no matter how silly a question may sound to you, who cares..ask it. I'm going to do all of these things to make sure I get the most out of it. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out, move on. Be a good student, listen, and be persistent with the questions until you are certain you understand. Best of luck.
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Wow, VJ, you are a real pain in the ass. :p I thought I was bad. Seriously, I think you make some great suggestions. Writing down the issues you meant to cover is a very good idea. Video is a good idea. I typically write a review of my lesson in the car after a lesson, but having a good-quality video of a proper swing would be invaluable for future reference. So now I gotta decide...better video camera or Casio camera? She Who Must Be Obeyed will kill me if buy both.
 
Richie3Jack

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Don't worry about showing up to the lesson and hitting it great. If you're a 10 handicapper and hit the ball like a 5 handicapper in the lesson, there should still be enough to look and see what you need to work on. If you are a scratch who struggles with pull hooks from time-to-time and then flush everything in the lesson, a good teacher should be able to spot while you miss with the pull-hook on your bad days.





3JACK
 
curtisj76

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I HIGHLY suggest you buy a digital recorder. On your drive home dictate to yourself before you forget anything. That's what I did after I had a lesson with Jim and I have 8 pages of notes from it. I bet I talked for 2 hours.
 
trickyric67

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in my experiances with Brian he clearly explains the why's and hows of what you are doing and trying to do. I brought my casio and had him do a little clip for me at the end so I could refer to it, but in the end you have to make sure you understand. I don't think you will need to but Steven Covey does something called empathetic listening where you repeat back in your own words what someone has told you to clarify that you understand.
and BTW,
Brian is that good!
 
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holeout

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I think all of these ideas about note-taking, video, asking questions, etc. are good. But you have to remember to LISTEN to what he tells you. He's the teacher, not you. And once you leave, don't start messing around with other parts of your swing that you think may help what he wants you to do. Just do the thing he wants you to do.
 
cmartingolf

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Matt F. said:
I couldn’t take it anymore. All I kept hearing is how Brian can fix someone in 5 minutes. He then goes out and buys a trackman to further his arsenal. That was the last straw that broke the camels back; I called Brian and set up a two hour block in Louisville next week. What I am hoping Brian can give me is more consistency and a better pivot; I believe most of my inconsistency comes from how my pivot works on the downswing. My golf game has been very frustrating the last couple of years, I can shoot par one day and then the next I could shoot a 90, when I have a great day of ball striking it is almost always followed up by a bad day of ball striking.

I thought I better get out and play a round of golf before next week and happened to be hitting the ball great, I hit the first 10 greens in regulation and was driving the ball beautifully, I was 8 of 14 on fairways but really only one was a bad drive that was a pull left the others were within 5 ft of hitting the fairway. The only rub was my putting stunk on the front nine, I had 4 three putts but I did fix that on the back nine and wound up taking a total of 33 putts for the round. I wound up shooting a 75 for my first time out for the year.

My biggest fear is I will show up for the lesson hitting the ball great, what I want to be doing is hitting the ball bad and then have him figure out what is going wrong on the days I am hitting it good versus the days I am hitting it bad. Anyways, I am really looking forward to finding out if all the hype is true or not, Brian is my last shot at doing something great in amateur golf.
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Matt,

You sound exactly like the guy I worked with yesterday. This guy had a 69 last year on a good track and could sky up into the high 80's when he was "lost."

You clearly have talent, but need a little guidance, permission, clarity or whatever it is that gives you some belief in the journey.

Brian will provide the road map. You'll need to drive the car and remember to add gas once and awhile:) Have fun.
 
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Mad Hatter

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If you have a Iphone or any other smart phone download a voice recorder app and when Brian is explaining it to you record everything. Also highly recommend downloading the masters app it is great and it is free
 
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teeithigh

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yes brian come to california and my treat for 3 to disneyland...all i ask is a 40 min. lesson...hehe ( i work for mickey mouse! )
 
drewyallop

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I think all of these ideas about note-taking, video, asking questions, etc. are good. But you have to remember to LISTEN to what he tells you. He's the teacher, not you. And once you leave, don't start messing around with other parts of your swing that you think may help what he wants you to do. Just do the thing he wants you to do.
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This is good advice. Especially if there is a lot of hands on. My lesson is in my body not in words.
 
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