# Brian Manzella

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The Lean-Left Chip Is a Fad. Ben Doyle Never Needed It (with Kieran Harris and JT Perrine) | Ep. 18

Sam is out, so the Good Misses guys sit in. Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's #14-ranked teacher in America, asks Kieran Harris and JT Perrine where the lean-left, ball-back chip shot came from, and neither of them saw it taught 13 years ago. Brian makes the case that it's a fad: Ben Doyle never needed…

A $750 Putter Shot 125. Hubert Green's Cost $5 (with Kieran Harris) | Ep. 12

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John is out this week, so Kieran Harris of Good Misses sits in the Ortega chair from his mother-in-law's basement in Toronto. Brian Manzella, Top 50 teacher, starts with the putter in Kieran's bag: a 20-year-old Ping Zing 2, the putter Curtis Strange won two US Opens with, and the putter Brian's da…

Early Extension Is Overrated. Jack Nicklaus Proves It | Ep. 19

The lie: early extension is the root of all evil in the golf swing, the thing that separates good players from bad players. Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's #14-ranked teacher in America, opens with his answer: it's the single most overrated thing there is to work on if you want to improve your ball f…

The Bowed Wrist Is a Lie. Not for 99.999% of Golfers | Ep. 20

The lie: bow your wrist at the top, keep it bowed at impact, and you'll hit it better. Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's #14-ranked teacher in America, calls it one that just doesn't want to die, and says it's definitely not for 99.999% of the people. Sam Osborne is back in his seat and tends to agree.…

The USGA Said Heck No. Version Five Is in Tony Finau's Bag | Ep. 13

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ohn Ortega is back with The Putter, a Ping Ally Onset, and the story of what Tony Finau has sticking out of the top of his. A hockey player from Wisconsin put a hockey stick in a Scotty Cameron Newport 2, started making a lot of putts, asked the USGA if it was legal, and got a heck no. The fifth ve…

Brandel Chamblee Blames Hogan's Book. Total Baloney | Ep. 21

The biggest lie the show has taken on: that Ben Hogan's Five Lessons has been bad for golf instruction for 69 years and turned golfers into slicers. Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's #14-ranked teacher in America, and Sam Osborne go through the critics (Brandel Chamblee, GolfWRX, Golf Digest, the USGTF…

Rory McIlroy's Left Arm Is Bent 20 Degrees at Impact. So Much for Straight | Ep. 22

The lie this week is that the left arm has to be straight at impact and past impact, with both arms straight and together. Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's No. 14-ranked teacher in America, and Sam Osborne take on the 2026 version of the argument: AMG and their Gears numbers on one side, the stack and…

LIV Didn't Have to Fail. Jon Rahm's $300 Million Takes 4,000 Years to Pay Off | Ep. 23

The lie: LIV was doomed to fail from the start and was a terrible idea all around. With LIV 2.0 reportedly gone after BC Partners pulled next year's funding, Brian Manzella, Golf Digest's No. 14-ranked teacher in America, and Sam Osborne, 12 years a touring pro, sort the good ideas from the horrifi…

"PGA Instruction Is a Money Scam," Says the Guy Selling His Own Online Lessons | Ep. 8

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Kieran Harris and JT Perrine open the trash folder of golf media. A post titled "PGA Instruction is a Money Scam" pulls 189 comments from the biggest names in instruction, and the guy who wrote it sells his own online lessons; another coach reads his one and two star Skillest reviews on camera. JT …

Jake Knapp Used 10 or 11 Putters This Season. His Coach Says Keep Switching | Ep. 17

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The first of two shorter episodes closing out Season 1. Brian Manzella and John Ortega argue putter switching. Faxon, Toms, and Sam Burns played one style forever; Jake Knapp, John's player and a top 20 putter on tour, used 10 or 11 different putters on Thursdays in 2026, nearly all Scotty Camerons…