Funnel Golf

A slate of golf shows from people who've been inside the game long enough to tell the truth. NO MORE LIES, Brian Manzella show, Good Misses and more on YouTube.

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Brian Manzella on the long bunker shot: take a 9-iron. The objection: it doesn’t have the right bounce and flange. His answer: you can hit sand shots with a 3-iron. Same setup, nowhere near as hard a swing. Smart play or asking for trouble? #TheBrianManzellaShow

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Brian Manzella to John Ortega on the new putting apps: out of 100 guys who tee off at Costa Mesa, how many go to the practice green and set any of this up? John: “2.” Brian: “That’s gotta be kinda the number.” Are you one of the two, or one of the 98? #PuttingIsFun

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Brian Manzella started teaching David Toms in 1988. The day he got Toms’ forearm on plane, Toms went out and got beat out of $20 by an insurance salesman. Toms: “Looked good on video though, huh?” Would you rather look good on video or win the bet? #TheBrianManzellaShow

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Jackson Koivun wins his first tournament and the verdict comes in: “He’s got 2 years and he’s gonna hurt his back.” All that side bend. The read on Good Misses Ep. 5: everybody’s a doctor as soon as they see the swing. Real concern, or armchair diagnosis? #GoodMisses

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The lie that doesn’t want to die: bow your wrist at the top and at impact and you’ll hit it better. Brian Manzella: “Definitely not for 99.999% of the people.” Sam Osborne says it’s come and gone a few times already. Who told you to bow yours? #NoMoreLies

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Scottie Scheffler has said that if golf ever stopped him from being the father he wants to be, he's out. Best player in the world, and it's not his identity. Send this to the friend who takes a bad round home with them. #GoodMisses

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A hockey player thought putter grips felt too small, so he put a hockey stick in a Scotty Cameron Newport 2. About 400 grams. He started making a lot of putts. The USGA said no. The fifth version is conforming and Tony Finau has one in play. Genius or gimmick? #PuttingIsFun

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Pat Browne Jr. lost his sight in an accident, took up blind golf, and became the best who ever lived. He shot 74. Payne Stewart once tried nine holes blindfolded and, as Brian Manzella remembers it, shot about 60. What's your best round with your eyes open? #TheBrianManzellaShow

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JT Perrine on Good Misses Ep. 4: the hardest round of golf to play in the entirety of your life is the round following your best round. New expectations, same golfer. What did you shoot the round after your career best? #GoodMisses

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If early extension is a must-fix, explain Jack Nicklaus. Sam Osborne: "Jack Nicklaus has got a lot of trophies in his closet." The most famous early extender by their definition? Brian Manzella and Sam say the same name. Flaw, or a look people don't like on video? #NoMoreLies

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Brian Manzella wants a Tiger Woods 2000 stinger with an 8-iron from 160. So he aims at a golf cart 50 feet right of the pin, toes the club in, and plays it back. The low draw starts way further right than you think. Do you have a stinger in the bag? #TheBrianManzellaShow

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The stat everybody recycles: PGA Tour putting numbers 20 years ago vs. now look the same, so pros aren't putting better. Brian Manzella's answer: greens are slopier and faster and the money is bigger. Same numbers on harder greens is better putting. Buy it? #PuttingIsFun new episode live on youtube.

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Everybody worries about early extension. Brian Manzella's take: everybody extends. You were bent over at address, you're straight up at the finish. The only guy who doesn't is the guy in Caddyshack. Has somebody told you that you early extend? #TheBrianManzellaShow

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"It's tradition" is supposed to end the argument. Kieran borrows a line from Lou Stagner on Good Misses Ep. 3: tradition is just peer pressure from dead people. Which golf tradition would you throw out first? #GoodMisses

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From 1960 to the early 80s, if you straightened your right knee one degree, you were shamed. "You will die in golf hell." Then it disappeared. Brian Manzella says the lean-left chip is the same story. What golf rule were you taught that turned out to be nothing? #NoMoreLies New episode live on YouTube.

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Nicklaus wanted the Bullseye. MacGregor didn't want him glorifying somebody else's putter. So he painted it white so nobody would know. White Fang. John Ortega tells it on Putting Is Fun. #PuttingIsFun

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This clip is from Good Misses, Episode 2! Available on audio platforms and YouTube: https://t.co/iREOom9CbJ

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Statistically the best ball striker in the history of the game, and he checks his grip on every single shot. Scottie Scheffler, every day, with the grip trainer, yelling at Randy. What do you check before every shot? #GoodMisses

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From 8 to 4, from 4 to scratch, from scratch to +2. Brian Manzella says each jump is the difference between never scoring on Michael Jordan and beating him almost every time. 64-year-old Jordan. Which jump are you stuck on? #NoMoreLies Weekend watching, Youtube link in bio.