Visiting Brian

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After reading the machine, browsing forums and talking to Brian I decided to make the trip to New Orleans. One week of golflessons and golfdiscussions with Brian.
Getting there from Heidelberg took me about 15 hours of flight which equaled 20 hours of travelling.

We worked on many aspects of my swing. Partially things on which I had worked with other very good teachers previously, partially totally new things.
The special thing was, that Brian was capable of supplying me the missing links and was also capable of telling tell me what had happend during impact after every bad shot.
I’m not talking about the kind of advice of „your ball went left- your clubface was shut“- no, he REALLY saw what was happening. He could tell me why the ball went high or low and right or left, why sometimes it was high and left and sometinmes low and left- sometimes starting right, going right. He could explain which part of my body had manipulated my club, when that had happend, why that had happened and how to fix it. There wasn’t any guesswork but an incredibly quick eye and tons of knowledge. The only thing that wasn’t perfect was the missing instant replay videosystem from 3 angles, which I had expected for the class of teacher Brian is but his eye could make up for that. He also had a very good standard digital camera which he used when he thought it was necesary.
I taped some of the lessons with my own camera and had a look at the tapes afterwards. What Brian had seen with his eyes and what he told me went along exactly with what I could see on tape in slowmotion. AMAZING

By now I have a much better understanding of what happens and why it happens during the swing(especially impact). I also hit it better already , but I think it will take some time until I can really perform the new movements on a consistent basis. The real improvement is still to come.

Working with Brian was so much fun. He is a really nice person and certainly knows his job better than almost anybody else. If I had to decide again wheter to go there or not ? I wouldn’t hesitate a tenth of a second- and go pack my bags.

Axel Wingert
Bahnhofstr. 9-13
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
 
INCREDIBLE! Even though I leave my postal adress this guy hinks I don't exist.
For the record:
My name is Axel Wingert, I'm 20 years old and I currently study Physics an der "Ruprecht Karls Universität" in Heidelberg. After graduation I want do research on golf while having a theoretical background and a practical one at the same time.

If someone still doesn't believe that I'm real he can digger out some more about me on the net. For example there is an article I wrote on "golfforum.de" which is the biggest golfforum in Germany.

Here is the link. You will have to register in order to see it.It does contain pictures of me.

http://forum.webmart.de/wmmsg.cfm?Id=497810&t=867989&m=3820424&d=30#3820424

Axel
 
diggerdog was just busting your chops, Axel. Anytime a glowing review of anything is posted on any forum, it is common to get that kind of remark. Dig was just having fun. Glad it went well.
 

Brian Manzella

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Thanks Axel.

You were (are) a MODEL student.

Guys, like Homer said, the students job is to ABSORB and APPLY.

..and Axel did both wonderfully.
 

cdog

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My lesson with Brian was great, i should have done it sooner!

Brian, if you happened to of kept a couple of the pics of my correct impacts, could you attach them in an e mail to me?
Thanks
 

hue

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quote:Originally posted by Axel_WIngert


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By now I have a much better understanding of what happens and why it happens during the swing(especially impact). I also hit it better already , but I think it will take some time until I can really perform the new movements on a consistent basis. The real improvement is still to come.

Axel Wingert
Bahnhofstr. 9-13
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Axel: How is your post lessons progress going?
 
As someone who took a 1 hour lesson from Brian a year ago I can attest to the value of his instruction. Although the lesson was for my 16 year old son I absorbed all of the instruction by just sitting and watching. I'm 50 years old and have been golfing (recreationally)since I was around 16. I had read many books, every golf digest "instant lesson", and had other lessons over the years. It wasn't until I started reading the Golfing Machine and absorbing the teachings from Brian and others that things started to click. I have been working for the past year trying to purge all the "old" swing teachings and incorporate all the new things I've learned. Brian's teachings are not silver bullets - as a student you still hae to work at improving the swing. After over a year of trying to make the changes I can honestly say my game has risen to a new level. I measure that level more by the confidence, knowledge of the golf swing, and ball striking ability than by scorecard (although that is improving too). I will still hook a ball now and then and end up out of bounds but now when it happens I know exactly why instead of losing my confidence and wondering if its going to happen again on the next shot. I have a very strong understanding of the golf swing now that I would never have gained without TGM and many of Brian and other TGM teachers. Golf is now fun again. Its really fun playing with my 30 year old son and say "looks like the oldman out drove you again" :>)

Thanks Brian and other TGM affectionados.........

I'm hoping to set up a few more lessons for my 12 year old son this summer..........its worth the 250 mile drive from St Louis........
 
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