How did you find Brian Manzella? v.1389

jenhaoyen · 11-14-2008, 01:40 AM

It was about a year ago when I tried to find an answer that I couldn't anywhere. So I searched on the internet on how not to lift your right foot off the ground when hitting the ball. Found a bunch of crap, and then bam Brian Manzella's youtube video. I then proceed to check out his other videos and it lead me to this website. This website is like a golf encyclopedia.

your story?

PChandler · 11-14-2008, 06:40 AM

The old TGM forum. It was a heated discussion/debate about single ball position or dynamic ball position. I don't remember the exact date but it had to be in 2004.

PChandler

Brian Manzella · 11-14-2008, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PChandler

The old TGM forum. It was a heated discussion/debate about single ball position or dynamic ball position. I don't remember the exact date but it had to be in 2004.

PChandler

2003

rbaumgolf · 11-14-2008, 08:17 AM

I'm sure most of the "old timers" came from the FGI site where Brian was continually pummelled by the non-informed self-proclaimed swing experts. The best thing he ever did was start his own site.

ColinMB · 11-14-2008, 09:37 AM

It was a guy I knew from a different forum. The 'other forum' dealt specifically with a method based on a higher/dual plane action, or a lower/single plane action.

Maybe one of the best things I've come to learn about golf is this place was my introduction to the Golf Machine theories. I have since been avidly picking up as much as I can about it... even found some old (2006?) videos of Brian discussing principles of the Golf Machine mechanics.

Dobber · 11-14-2008, 11:11 AM

I somehow remember seeing Brian post a video (forget where) and was showing his 8-Iron swing from the driving range (off a mat). As I slowed the video and went frame by frame, I liked his flat left wrist. I just remember keeping an eye when his site started.

I still remember the caption when Brian posted his 8-iron swing:

"Pretty good, no?"

Dobber

dannyc · 11-14-2008, 11:21 AM

i was just surfing around on you tube and found the brian manzella show...

the rest is history!

welshdentist · 11-14-2008, 11:37 AM

Same for me as dannyc....

Youtube show was so new and cutting edge.....

Brian just keeps doing it over and over....

Richie3Jack · 11-14-2008, 11:40 AM

I used to play professionally and play mini-tours about 10 years ago after I graduated from college. I was and still am a flipper. I'm not an extreme flipper, but there's always been a tad bit of a flip going on...most noticeably right after impact. So basically I would just time the flip and get by with what back then...IMO...was an excellent short game.

A friend let me borrow the TGM book about 10 years ago and I roughly understood about 3 pages of it. But I've been interested in TGM for quite some time as I generally agreed with the principles I could grasp...I just couldn't grasp a lot of it.

Anyway, I quit the game about 7 years ago and just recently wanted to get back into it. Problem is the flip is still there. I also have old, worn down equipment except for my driver and putter...so I promised myself I wouldn't get new clubs until I eliminated the flip. I don't strive to have a Sergio-esque lag, I just want to get rid of the flip.

About a week ago I googled up "float loading" and Brian's #5 Instructional Video on YouTube popped up. What caught my eye was Brian talking about NOT setting the wrists early...particularly in the takeaway. About 15 years ago I obtained some swing sequence photos of Vardon, Byron, etc. and they did the exact opposite of setting the wrists early. Back then I chalked it up to them not knowing the modern swing and perhaps the club technology played a factor in them "un-setting the wrists." Little did I know that they knew what they were doing all along and it was the popular instruction of setting the wrists early that was screwing things up.

My lag has improved by about 5 degrees since then and I just got "Confessions of a Former Flipper" (which is a great, great video). So I'm looking forward to working on this stuff.

3JACK

glcoach · 11-14-2008, 12:32 PM

I was looking for info on Jimmy Ballard in 2005 on google and there was a thread on here about him. Liked what I read and have been here ever since.

11-14-2008, 01:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
jenhaoyen Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 360	How did you find Brian Manzella? v.1389 It was about a year ago when I tried to find an answer that I couldn't anywhere. So I searched on the internet on how not to lift your right foot off the ground when hitting the ball. Found a bunch of crap, and then bam Brian Manzella's youtube video. I then proceed to check out his other videos and it lead me to this website. This website is like a golf encyclopedia. your story?

11-14-2008, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
PChandler Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Riverview, FL, USA. Posts: 66	Found Manzella The old TGM forum. It was a heated discussion/debate about single ball position or dynamic ball position. I don't remember the exact date but it had to be in 2004. PChandler

11-14-2008, 11:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dobber Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	Brian's Swing I somehow remember seeing Brian post a video (forget where) and was showing his 8-Iron swing from the driving range (off a mat). As I slowed the video and went frame by frame, I liked his flat left wrist. I just remember keeping an eye when his site started. I still remember the caption when Brian posted his 8-iron swing: "Pretty good, no?" Dobber

11-14-2008, 11:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
welshdentist Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 251	Same for me as dannyc.... Youtube show was so new and cutting edge..... Brian just keeps doing it over and over.... __________________ Golf can be fun but nothing can ease the pain of the wife being off 0.5 when you're of 5.0

11-14-2008, 12:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
glcoach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: GA Posts: 867	I was looking for info on Jimmy Ballard in 2005 on google and there was a thread on here about him. Liked what I read and have been here ever since. __________________ "Learn to wallop the ball with your pivot" - Manzella

11-14-2008, 08:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
rbaumgolf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA. Posts: 272	I'm sure most of the "old timers" came from the FGI site where Brian was continually pummelled by the non-informed self-proclaimed swing experts. The best thing he ever did was start his own site.

11-14-2008, 09:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
ColinMB Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 121	It was a guy I knew from a different forum. The 'other forum' dealt specifically with a method based on a higher/dual plane action, or a lower/single plane action. Maybe one of the best things I've come to learn about golf is this place was my introduction to the Golf Machine theories. I have since been avidly picking up as much as I can about it... even found some old (2006?) videos of Brian discussing principles of the Golf Machine mechanics.

11-14-2008, 11:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
dannyc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 137	i was just surfing around on you tube and found the brian manzella show... the rest is history!

11-14-2008, 11:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Richie3Jack Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 18	I used to play professionally and play mini-tours about 10 years ago after I graduated from college. I was and still am a flipper. I'm not an extreme flipper, but there's always been a tad bit of a flip going on...most noticeably right after impact. So basically I would just time the flip and get by with what back then...IMO...was an excellent short game. A friend let me borrow the TGM book about 10 years ago and I roughly understood about 3 pages of it. But I've been interested in TGM for quite some time as I generally agreed with the principles I could grasp...I just couldn't grasp a lot of it. Anyway, I quit the game about 7 years ago and just recently wanted to get back into it. Problem is the flip is still there. I also have old, worn down equipment except for my driver and putter...so I promised myself I wouldn't get new clubs until I eliminated the flip. I don't strive to have a Sergio-esque lag, I just want to get rid of the flip. About a week ago I googled up "float loading" and Brian's #5 Instructional Video on YouTube popped up. What caught my eye was Brian talking about NOT setting the wrists early...particularly in the takeaway. About 15 years ago I obtained some swing sequence photos of Vardon, Byron, etc. and they did the exact opposite of setting the wrists early. Back then I chalked it up to them not knowing the modern swing and perhaps the club technology played a factor in them "un-setting the wrists." Little did I know that they knew what they were doing all along and it was the popular instruction of setting the wrists early that was screwing things up. My lag has improved by about 5 degrees since then and I just got "Confessions of a Former Flipper" (which is a great, great video). So I'm looking forward to working on this stuff. 3JACK

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