Latest Brian Manzella video for Golf Magazine's Golf.com and FRONT9 App.

[Brian Manzella]

How to tame tough par 3s, by Brian Manzella | Videos | Golf.com

 

[Rayinperth]

Thanks again Brian, this kind of visual instruction is really helpful for me , one question , when you set up the plane board, it looks to me like it is aiming at the bunker on the left ? and when you take your shot, again to me it looks like you are aiming well left of the flag, not as much as the plane board but a lot further left than I would aim, it may be a camera angle thing I don't know ,

Ray.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Thanks Ray.

Very observant!

Here's Why:

Resultant Path

 

[Rayinperth]

Thanks for the links Brian,

Now I have some reading to do !

 

[Shot Limit]

Nice shot Brian.

 

[duckjr78]

I have spent my whole golfing life trying to hit the least amount of club possible into every green. I have never thought about playing from the back of the green to the flag. I'm going to make a commitment to doing so in the future, and I'll bet I hit a ton more GIR and have a lot shorter birdie putts.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

I have spent my whole golfing life trying to hit the least amount of club possible into every green. I have never thought about playing from the back of the green to the flag. I'm going to make a commitment to doing so in the future, and I'll be I hit a ton more GIR and have a lot shorter birdie putts.

As long as the pin isn't in the far back or the worst trouble is behind the green, always play the shot the designer wants you to make and you'll be better off.

 

[johnnymarlboro]

Aw, come on Brian, 2 takes for that shot? Just kidding you, I'd probably have tried to get the 9 there and dunked it.

 

[Brian Manzella]

As you can see, I shoot multiple angles and a variety of close-ups.

Golf Magazine's video guy does a great job editing.

I did the shot as an alternative ending. So since it was the last thing I shot, the camera's shadow was creeping in to the frame. So I moved the ball up from 137 to 131, and "knew" I had too much club. I hit a great shot, right at the pin, and it came up short and kicked left in the fringe.

So I did one more take and hit it about 8-10 feet.

 

[johnnymarlboro]

Wow, you shoot all that yourself? I'm impressed.

 

[ScottRob]

Nice job "sneaking" the d-plane/resultant path in there (without mentioning it of course!)

 

[Brian Manzella]

I shoot it all myself.

The Golf Magazine video editor is GREAT.

It takes about 60-90 minutes to shoot.

 

[Steve Greffen]

The combination is working very well! And I love the condensed content. Keep it up, I bought that app and at first was disappointed until your tips started appearing!!

Thanks Brian!

 

[birdie_man]

Cool..!