the video Brian is going to sell a zillion of...

niblick1 · 07-01-2009, 08:30 AM

My short wedge game and chipping has been really quite poor for my level for quite some time. Brian described for me a chipping procedure I needed to work on at the end of my last lesson (it was in the midst of a driving rain which had rained out the second half of my lesson). His description was very good and so by two weeks later I have a reasonable chipping procedure that I can rely on. Ok, big improvement and not something very hard to do.

The other thing I have needed to improve is my ability to hit the shots inside 50 yards and Brian also described how I needed the up-the-right-arm pitch shot. Something I knew I needed but just haven't ben able to figure out. I have never really gotten how to hit the mid-sole pitch and that has been driving me crazy for a year. I kept trying all last winter to get this shot down and never got there. I've been re-reading everything here about that shot but still didn't get it. Brian gave me some things to work on last fall over the winter, but, again, I just never got there.

Then I went back two weeks ago and watched the Long Island video of Brian showing the range of shots. I'd watched it before but it never "took." This time I went to my practice area and, weirdly, all of a sudden I just got it. In two weeks that part of my game has now gone from poor to really good, and maybe better than that. I can only imagine if I had learned to hit this shot when I was a kid instead of at age 50. I can hit the lob, the mid-sole pitch, the runner to the back left pin. All with the feet a half beat ahead of the motion. The difference is just sick. The across the shaft force I was using and all my anti-flipping safeguards were killing my attempts at these shots before. Now they just seem like the easiest, most natural shots I can hit. I don't know why it was so hard for me to get this one down.

Maybe Brian doesn't want people constantly clamoring for this at a time when he's teaching a ton of lessons. But this is going to shave a lot of shots off a lot of games.

bcoak · 07-01-2009, 08:59 AM

Where is the video?

niblick1 · 07-01-2009, 10:22 AM

It's a "friends video" Brian sent out to people who contributed when he was rebuilding his house. It's just a recording of a lesson he gave a group in Long Island (with Michael Jacobs, I think) and not a currently for sale video.

Brian may actually prefer not to be prodded on this or beseiged with requests for this, so maybe I should delete my post? Anyway, when Brian comes out with a finished video on this, it's going to be big. Just my prediction.

Richie3Jack · 07-01-2009, 10:51 AM

If he can ever come up with a way to improve my distance control, I am all ears.

3JACK

LiftOff · 07-01-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Richie3Jack

If he can ever come up with a way to improve my distance control, I am all ears.3JACK

Amen!!!

jimmyt · 07-02-2009, 11:37 AM

With all the talk about your short game instruction in this and other threads!!!

Why don't you make a short game video if its not already in the works. Thier are a lot of us out here who would buy it in a heartbeat!

The masses are calling to you Brian.

Matt F. · 07-02-2009, 11:50 AM

I have been waiting along time for the short game video to come out, I sure hope it's in the works. In the meantime I bought Phil's short game video which I thought he did a great job with....Another customer patiently waiting for the short game vid.

Jim Kobylinski · 07-02-2009, 11:59 AM

Over & Out goes through a lot, nothing of the new material but will still provide you with a fantastic "base" to work off of.

curtisj76 · 07-02-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Kobylinski

Over & Out goes through a lot, nothing of the new material but will still provide you with a fantastic "base" to work off of.

I agree, with some really solid bunker shots as well. He makes hitting out of bunkers very "easy".

dannyc · 07-02-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Kobylinski

Over & Out goes through a lot, nothing of the new material but will still provide you with a fantastic "base" to work off of.

agreed. excellent video.

07-01-2009, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
niblick1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 602	the video Brian is going to sell a zillion of... My short wedge game and chipping has been really quite poor for my level for quite some time. Brian described for me a chipping procedure I needed to work on at the end of my last lesson (it was in the midst of a driving rain which had rained out the second half of my lesson). His description was very good and so by two weeks later I have a reasonable chipping procedure that I can rely on. Ok, big improvement and not something very hard to do. The other thing I have needed to improve is my ability to hit the shots inside 50 yards and Brian also described how I needed the up-the-right-arm pitch shot. Something I knew I needed but just haven't ben able to figure out. I have never really gotten how to hit the mid-sole pitch and that has been driving me crazy for a year. I kept trying all last winter to get this shot down and never got there. I've been re-reading everything here about that shot but still didn't get it. Brian gave me some things to work on last fall over the winter, but, again, I just never got there. Then I went back two weeks ago and watched the Long Island video of Brian showing the range of shots. I'd watched it before but it never "took." This time I went to my practice area and, weirdly, all of a sudden I just got it. In two weeks that part of my game has now gone from poor to really good, and maybe better than that. I can only imagine if I had learned to hit this shot when I was a kid instead of at age 50. I can hit the lob, the mid-sole pitch, the runner to the back left pin. All with the feet a half beat ahead of the motion. The difference is just sick. The across the shaft force I was using and all my anti-flipping safeguards were killing my attempts at these shots before. Now they just seem like the easiest, most natural shots I can hit. I don't know why it was so hard for me to get this one down. Maybe Brian doesn't want people constantly clamoring for this at a time when he's teaching a ton of lessons. But this is going to shave a lot of shots off a lot of games. Last edited by niblick1; 07-01-2009 at 08:33 AM.

07-02-2009, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
jimmyt Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 170	Hey Brian!!! With all the talk about your short game instruction in this and other threads!!! Why don't you make a short game video if its not already in the works. Thier are a lot of us out here who would buy it in a heartbeat! The masses are calling to you Brian.

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Jim Kobylinski Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,819	Over & Out goes through a lot, nothing of the new material but will still provide you with a fantastic "base" to work off of. __________________ My new "scooter", click me

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07-01-2009, 08:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
bcoak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: . Posts: 807	Where is the video?

07-01-2009, 10:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
niblick1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 602	It's a "friends video" Brian sent out to people who contributed when he was rebuilding his house. It's just a recording of a lesson he gave a group in Long Island (with Michael Jacobs, I think) and not a currently for sale video. Brian may actually prefer not to be prodded on this or beseiged with requests for this, so maybe I should delete my post? Anyway, when Brian comes out with a finished video on this, it's going to be big. Just my prediction.

07-01-2009, 10:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Richie3Jack Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 808	If he can ever come up with a way to improve my distance control, I am all ears. 3JACK

07-02-2009, 11:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Matt F. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 450	I have been waiting along time for the short game video to come out, I sure hope it's in the works. In the meantime I bought Phil's short game video which I thought he did a great job with....Another customer patiently waiting for the short game vid.

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