JJKing
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I decided to put a post on here to thank Brian and to offer an unsolicited testimonial for those thinking about working with him.
I'll start by introducing myself. I am 32 and a cardiologist in Shreveport, LA. I have been playing golf since I was a teenager with little formal instruction. I played to an 8 handicap in college but gave it up in med school due to time contraints (and some growing frustration). I started back playing last summer at the behest of some friends and got bitten by it all over again. I was seduced by the flat swing around your body stuff trend (one plane). I could actually shoot in the mid 80's on the strength of iron play with this swing but could not drive it any significant distance. Even worse I had a very open clubface very early in the backswing (part of an effort to swing flat and connected) and was always flirting with the hosel with a wedge shot. Perhaps most distressing was the enormous pulls that were my typical miss (a driver 60 yards straight left!!!).
After a large amount of range work with little sustainable improvement (500+ balls a week for 4 months), I was disgusted. I had found this forum by accident while trying to sort out a vicious bout of shanks and had read some of the threads with interest. I bought the videos but since my problem was somewhat more complex I decided to get a one on one with the man himself. Three hours with him and it was worth every penny. He got me on a soft draw backswing with some alignment/address corrections. Within 30 minutes I was seeing a better more powerful ballflight. A couple of trips to the range last week to get used to a set up and backswing that were quite different from anything I had ever felt before. I have learned to hit a real push hook now and have picked up 10-20 yards on the irons and can carry a driver 250-270 (before 250 carry and roll was all I could manage).
I can tell you that this Manzella guy is the real deal and knows what he is talking about. He certainly gets results. I would highly recommend him to anyone serious about improving their game. By the way he is just as entertaining in person as he is on video.
Thanks Brian
I'll start by introducing myself. I am 32 and a cardiologist in Shreveport, LA. I have been playing golf since I was a teenager with little formal instruction. I played to an 8 handicap in college but gave it up in med school due to time contraints (and some growing frustration). I started back playing last summer at the behest of some friends and got bitten by it all over again. I was seduced by the flat swing around your body stuff trend (one plane). I could actually shoot in the mid 80's on the strength of iron play with this swing but could not drive it any significant distance. Even worse I had a very open clubface very early in the backswing (part of an effort to swing flat and connected) and was always flirting with the hosel with a wedge shot. Perhaps most distressing was the enormous pulls that were my typical miss (a driver 60 yards straight left!!!).
After a large amount of range work with little sustainable improvement (500+ balls a week for 4 months), I was disgusted. I had found this forum by accident while trying to sort out a vicious bout of shanks and had read some of the threads with interest. I bought the videos but since my problem was somewhat more complex I decided to get a one on one with the man himself. Three hours with him and it was worth every penny. He got me on a soft draw backswing with some alignment/address corrections. Within 30 minutes I was seeing a better more powerful ballflight. A couple of trips to the range last week to get used to a set up and backswing that were quite different from anything I had ever felt before. I have learned to hit a real push hook now and have picked up 10-20 yards on the irons and can carry a driver 250-270 (before 250 carry and roll was all I could manage).
I can tell you that this Manzella guy is the real deal and knows what he is talking about. He certainly gets results. I would highly recommend him to anyone serious about improving their game. By the way he is just as entertaining in person as he is on video.
Thanks Brian
