Taking a lesson with Brian

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alexandjacob

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I have always been interested the the question i am about to ask....hope there is some feedback


there are many info-mercials.. which are nothing more then teasers.

there are DVD's which hopefully go into some detail.............

then there are private lessons...so my question is this??

after a private lesson with Brian..how does your interpretation of the DVD change

i personally believe there is no substitute for private lessons.....money always an issue...

so lets say you watch nsa or soft draw...or nha then your lesson involves that learning

post lesson you watch same DVD how (if it does) does the knowledge from the lesson change the DVD

just curious

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spktho

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The lesson, especially with Brian, is more tailored to your swing and your fix where a dvd reviews the overall pattern for a swing.

I had an hour lesson about 3-4 years ago(whenever he was in So. Cal. last) and he basically gave me an NSA/Soft Draw lesson utilizing only the specific pieces of each pattern that I needed at the time.

I'm sure his approach has changed some with the new information he has learned and with Trackman, but will still be specific for your swing fix(es).

After my lesson I have gone back to review his videos and remember/reinforce the parts he had me working on during the lesson.
 
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holeout

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My advice is that once you've had a lesson with him, don't go watch all the old videos and try and use a ton of extra stuff that you think will help as well. Focus on the parts he gives you and forget everything else.
 
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dbl

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NHA is a pattern and NSA is a series of steps to take to end slicing that can result in pattern.

But in a lesson, I would think the fixes are not necessarily going to be those patterns. Brian's probably got a million customized patterns he can put together.
 
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matt kluck

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Holeout,
That is "Hall of Fame" advice!!
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holeout said:
My advice is that once you've had a lesson with him, don't go watch all the old videos and try and use a ton of extra stuff that you think will help as well. Focus on the parts he gives you and forget everything else.
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holeout said:
My advice is that once you've had a lesson with him, don't go watch all the old videos and try and use a ton of extra stuff that you think will help as well. Focus on the parts he gives you and forget everything else.
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First of all, hello Manza-maniacs! This is my first post, and I'm glad to be here.

As far as the above advice goes, Spot On!! I had a lesson with Brian early summer, and he used different elements of various videos to get my to the other side of the Matrix. I noticed substantial improvement over the course of my 1.5 hour lesson, and played some pretty good golf over the next few weeks. And this is coming from a guy that had played some great golf, but had slipped into being sooooooooo laid off and OTT (6-7 degrees outside-in, and 10 degrees down w/ a 7 iron) that Brian looked at me during the lesson and said: "You were a month or two away from quitting the game for good."

Something I would add about Brian in general: He seems to "know his audience" really well. During the lesson, he'll have no trouble making you feel at ease, and he'll figure out pretty quick how to get through to you.

Since my lesson, I've hit a few speed bumps along the way, as I started to add some of my own interpretations to his lesson, or just stopped doing what he had me doing when we worked together. That being said, I think I'm getting it back under control, and I'm going to see him next week anyway, so I'm sure he'll iron me out.
 
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welcome

finncox said:
First of all, hello Manza-maniacs! This is my first post, and I'm glad to be here.

As far as the above advice goes, Spot On!! I had a lesson with Brian early summer, and he used different elements of various videos to get my to the other side of the Matrix. I noticed substantial improvement over the course of my 1.5 hour lesson, and played some pretty good golf over the next few weeks. And this is coming from a guy that had played some great golf, but had slipped into being sooooooooo laid off and OTT (6-7 degrees outside-in, and 10 degrees down w/ a 7 iron) that Brian looked at me during the lesson and said: "You were a month or two away from quitting the game for good."

Something I would add about Brian in general: He seems to "know his audience" really well. During the lesson, he'll have no trouble making you feel at ease, and he'll figure out pretty quick how to get through to you.

Since my lesson, I've hit a few speed bumps along the way, as I started to add some of my own interpretations to his lesson, or just stopped doing what he had me doing when we worked together. That being said, I think I'm getting it back under control, and I'm going to see him next week anyway, so I'm sure he'll iron me out.
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let me say welcome to our site
 
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softconsult

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I've had one 2 hour lesson with Brian.

It's kind of like going to a new doctor. The doc might say,
"What's bothering you today. How can I help?"

We did that, and I explained that I wanted to work on Driver, and
if there was time at the end, chunked chip shots. I could live with
my iron play, but the Driver was killing me, snipes left and hitting it low.

So first he has to size you up. Had me hit some 6 irons. Wanted to see me
hit some draws. I hit some. Same with fades, which I did.

Then he set to work on my grip, which was not bad, but much better after the changes.
Then we got to the Driver. I'm a little fuzzy on those changes. Think wider stance and more forward
ball position, address with it on the heel, and the thought of hitting high fades. Left shoulder back and up.
15 minutes on chipping and we were done.

2 hours flies by.

Just my take on it.

There was no mention of patterns and technicalities like D-Plane.
This was prior to his acquiring Trackman.
 
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