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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – With all due respect to Mr. Laville, I do not think you can form an objective opinion on the collection without viewing a substantial portion of the collection (the collection is very extensive). If David has indeed seen the majority of the collection, I stand corrected. I have the whole collection. When a pro with the stature of Greg Norman (who has been coached by Leadbetter and Harmon) says that he would rather listen to Mr. Merrins over a "modern day teacher", that tells ME something. What does it tell you when he writes the forward in one of Leadbetter’s books? His volumes of tapes/DVDs are not a gimmick. It is a simple, proven way to swing a club. A (I emphasize A) way. I didn’t say it wasn’t. What I emplied was that it’s lacking. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
David, I must agree with your assesment of the tapes. I have heard him several times in person and was not overwhelmed… BTW, I have tried to email you and cant seem to get thru. Send me an email with your current address… Redgoat
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David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
what does this mean?
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There have been many posts here concerning AJ’s instructional tapes. Now that Eddie Meerins has dropped his price to $100 for his Swing the Handle series, I’m wondering if it’s something I might want to purchase. Anyone who can survive an entire career serving the celebrity egos at Riveria CC, must have some talent. What say you? Jersey John
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There have been many posts here concerning AJ’s instructional tapes. Now that Eddie Meerins has dropped his price to $100 for his Swing the Handle series, I’m wondering if it’s something I might want to purchase. Anyone who can survive an entire career serving the celebrity egos at Riveria CC, must have some talent.
$100 is still too much. From what I saw of them he covers very little. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
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There have been many posts here concerning AJ’s instructional tapes. Now that Eddie Meerins has dropped his price to $100 for his Swing the Handle series, I’m wondering if it’s something I might want to purchase. Anyone who can survive an entire career serving the celebrity egos at Riveria CC, must have some talent.
Sure, but is the talent teaching golf or is it massaging egos and schmoozing celebrities? Rich
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Let me rephrase the question. Has anyone seen the videos and did your golf game benefit as a result? Is the set worth $100 to own? TIA, Jersey John
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Let me rephrase the question. Has anyone seen the videos
Yes. and did your golf game benefit as a result?
No. Is the set worth $100 to own?
No. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Let me rephrase the question. Has anyone seen the videos Yes. and did your golf game benefit as a result? No. Is the set worth $100 to own? No. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
would loan them. I do visualize the swing in such a way that manageing the handle is something I actually work on. I’m very curious what is in the tapes.
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Not to nitpick but it was Bel Aire CC. Redgoat
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Let me rephrase the question. Has anyone seen the videos and did your golf game benefit as a result? Is the set worth $100 to own? TIA, Jersey John
With all due respect to Mr. Laville, I do not think you can form an objective opinion on the collection without viewing a substantial portion of the collection (the collection is very extensive). If David has indeed seen the majority of the collection, I stand corrected. When a pro with the stature of Greg Norman (who has been coached by Leadbetter and Harmon) says that he would rather listen to Mr. Merrins over a "modern day teacher", that tells ME something. His volumes of tapes/DVDs are not a gimmick. It is a simple, proven way to swing a club. A (I emphasize A) way. Eddie Merrins is a revered golf pro. His swing is brilliant. You CAN’T get the testimonials he can get, if you are not a quality pro. Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Freddie Couples, Arnold Palmer, ETC. You will have to be interested as he is a slow, laid-back speaker. This can turn off many. A few his thoughts: Swing the handle, not the clubhead. Swing the handle over each hip. Keep the hands to the side of the club and you cannot slice or hook it. Try to hit the ground in front of the ball and you will get the maximum amount of clubface on the ball (and take a divot).
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I stand corrected. Eddie Meerins has been employed all these years at Bel-Air CC; not Riveria. He still has had to deal with trying to teach golf to hundreds of egotisical "Hollywood" types. Besides being very diplomatic, he must know a little something about the golf swing. I need a little more input from those who have actually viewed the tapes/DVDs. TIA, Jersey John
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Eddie Merrins is a revered golf pro. His swing is brilliant. You CAN’T get the testimonials he can get, if you are not a quality pro. Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Freddie Couples, Arnold Palmer, ETC.
Eddie Merrins has been head golf pro at Bel Air CC for a few decades. You know who’s a member at BACC? Billionaires. Huge machers in all industries. It’s like Augusta National with less ‘tude about your race, religion, and gender. Get a few of those guys to ask a few pro golfers to stand up in front of a camera and you can make an infomercial about the head golf cart attendant. He’s also been instrumental in getting Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf the skills they need to compete on tour. But doesn’t plug himself as having helped Norman, Palmer, Nelson, etc. I don’t doubt he’s a great golf teacher, but I’m not really surprised that the roster of testimonials is inflated beyond his personal circle of influence. –Blair "Order my new, 42 DVD golf instruction video set, ‘Swing the Golf Ball’, today."
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eddie Merrins is a revered golf pro. His swing is brilliant. You CAN’T get the testimonials he can get, if you are not a quality pro. Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Freddie Couples, Arnold Palmer, ETC. Eddie Merrins has been head golf pro at Bel Air CC for a few decades. You know who’s a member at BACC? Billionaires. Huge machers in all industries. It’s like Augusta National with less ‘tude about your race, religion, and gender. Get a few of those guys to ask a few pro golfers to stand up in front of a camera and you can make an infomercial about the head golf cart attendant. He’s also been instrumental in getting Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf the skills they need to compete on tour. But doesn’t plug himself as having helped Norman, Palmer, Nelson, etc. I don’t doubt he’s a great golf teacher, but I’m not really surprised that the roster of testimonials is inflated beyond his personal circle of influence. –Blair "Order my new, 42 DVD golf instruction video set, ‘Swing the Golf Ball’, today."
Obviously, you are ignorant of this subject. Oh, and I know that Merrins has been (WAS) the head pro at Bel Air for decades. He is now professional emeritus at Bel Air. He teaches two days a week at Lost Canyons (also featured on the set). Realize that he was the UCLA golf teacher and many became Bruins because they wanted to play for Eddie Merrins. He’s spoken at several local and national PGA Teaching Summits. And Jack Wagner (another student) is, perhaps, the BEST celeb golfer. Remember Bob May? Don’t think he was a celebrity…
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would loan them. I do visualize the swing in such a way that manageing the handle is something I actually work on. I’m very curious what is in the tapes.
Swing the handle over your right hip in the back swing and over your left hip in the follow through. Oh yea, don’t forget to extend your right arm towards the target. The only thing worth looking at in the series is the female golfer he helps. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
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With all due respect to Mr. Laville, I do not think you can form an objective opinion on the collection without viewing a substantial portion of the collection (the collection is very extensive). If David has indeed seen the majority of the collection, I stand corrected.
I have the whole collection. When a pro with the stature of Greg Norman (who has been coached by Leadbetter and Harmon) says that he would rather listen to Mr. Merrins over a "modern day teacher", that tells ME something.
What does it tell you when he writes the forward in one of Leadbetter’s books? His volumes of tapes/DVDs are not a gimmick. It is a simple, proven way to swing a club. A (I emphasize A) way.
I didn’t say it wasn’t. What I emplied was that it’s lacking. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
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I stand corrected. Eddie Meerins has been employed all these years at Bel-Air CC; not Riveria. He still has had to deal with trying to teach golf to hundreds of egotisical "Hollywood" types. Besides being very diplomatic, he must know a little something about the golf swing. I need a little more input from those who have actually viewed the tapes/DVDs.
Buy the tapes/DVD’s. Obviously you want too and are looking for favorable opinions to justify the purchase. I gave you my opinion but it’s not what you want to hear. Be sure to post a review of them. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor
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I have a friend who received the set as a gift. His basic assessment was that he found some value to his game – but nothing overwhelming. I doubt that he would have spent his own money for them. dave
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There have been many posts here concerning AJ’s instructional tapes. Now that Eddie Meerins has dropped his price to $100 for his Swing the Handle series, I’m wondering if it’s something I might want to purchase. Anyone who can survive an entire career serving the celebrity egos at Riveria CC, must have some talent. What say you? Jersey John
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I stand corrected. Eddie Meerins has been employed all these years at Bel-Air CC; not Riveria. He still has had to deal with trying to teach golf to hundreds of egotisical "Hollywood" types. Besides being very diplomatic, he must know a little something about the golf swing. I need a little more input from those who have actually viewed the tapes/DVDs. TIA, Jersey John
I HAVE viewed the set in its entirety.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eddie Merrins is a revered golf pro. His swing is brilliant. You CAN’T get the testimonials he can get, if you are not a quality pro. Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Freddie Couples, Arnold Palmer, ETC. Eddie Merrins has been head golf pro at Bel Air CC for a few decades. You know who’s a member at BACC? Billionaires. Huge machers in all industries. It’s like Augusta National with less ‘tude about your race, religion, and gender. Get a few of those guys to ask a few pro golfers to stand up in front of a camera and you can make an infomercial about the head golf cart attendant. He’s also been instrumental in getting Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf the skills they need to compete on tour. But doesn’t plug himself as having helped Norman, Palmer, Nelson, etc. I don’t doubt he’s a great golf teacher, but I’m not really surprised that the roster of testimonials is inflated beyond his personal circle of influence. "Order my new, 42 DVD golf instruction video set, ‘Swing the Golf Ball’, today." Obviously, you are ignorant of this subject.
Obviously, I’m not. Obviously, you’re willing to say anything. Oh, and I know that Merrins has been (WAS) the head pro at Bel Air for decades. He is now professional emeritus at Bel Air. He teaches two days a week at Lost Canyons (also featured on the set).
He’s still referred to (including in his own informercial) as the head golf pro at Bel Air. Realize that he was the UCLA golf teacher and many became Bruins because they wanted to play for Eddie Merrins. He’s spoken at several local and national PGA Teaching Summits. And Jack Wagner (another student) is, perhaps, the BEST celeb golfer. Remember Bob May? Don’t think he was a celebrity…
So are any of those Norman, Palmer, or Nelson? –Blair "And why does Butch Harmon make the big bucks?"
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Eddie Merrins is a revered golf pro. His swing is brilliant. You CAN’T get the testimonials he can get, if you are not a quality pro. Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Freddie Couples, Arnold Palmer, ETC. Eddie Merrins has been head golf pro at Bel Air CC for a few decades. You know who’s a member at BACC? Billionaires. Huge machers in all industries. It’s like Augusta National with less ‘tude about your race, religion, and gender. Get a few of those guys to ask a few pro golfers to stand up in front of a camera and you can make an infomercial about the head golf cart attendant. He’s also been instrumental in getting Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf the skills they need to compete on tour. But doesn’t plug himself as having helped Norman, Palmer, Nelson, etc. I don’t doubt he’s a great golf teacher, but I’m not really surprised that the roster of testimonials is inflated beyond his personal circle of influence. –Blair "Order my new, 42 DVD golf instruction video set, ‘Swing the Golf Ball’, today." Obviously, you are ignorant of this subject. Oh, and I know that Merrins has been (WAS) the head pro at Bel Air for decades. He is now professional emeritus at Bel Air. He teaches two days a week at Lost Canyons (also featured on the set). Realize that he was the UCLA golf teacher and many became Bruins because they wanted to play for Eddie Merrins. He’s spoken at several local and national PGA Teaching Summits. And Jack Wagner (another student) is, perhaps, the BEST celeb golfer. Remember Bob May? Don’t think he was a celebrity…
Just to set the record straight again. Bob May works with Tom Seargent and has for quite some time. Well before his performance at the PGA. He spoke on behalf of Mr. Merrins because he was a student as a Junior. Redgoat