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

No More Lies · 2 ноября 2026 г. · 54 мин

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 tilt camp and their stills on the other. Brian owns a Gears system, explains how the markers and ten cameras actually work, and lands on the verdict in one line. You do not want it straight. The case: a young player who picked up 26 yards on an 8 iron after Brian bent his left arm and cupped his wrist. The Methods of Golf's Masters from 1975, with Thomson and Middlecoff more bent at the top than anyone Brian teaches. Bobby Locke, Ed Furgol, and Lee Westwood, bent like a dog at impact and one of the most consistent players of his generation. Sam Snead's book on how Hogan always hit a draw with the driver. Michael Jacobs, who studied cadavers with Tom Myers and wants it bent at impact. Wild Bill Mehlhorn. The coaxial cable arm. And at the end, Rory McIlroy on Gears, 7 iron at 99.7, left arm bent about 20 degrees. Chapters 0:00 Cold open 1:18 The lie: straight left arm at impact and past it 2:24 Faldo, Nicklaus, and the beginner's cliche 6:56 Brian, Ben Doyle, and the former flipper 11:05 AMG vs. the stack and tilters 11:45 How Gears actually works 15:42 "You do not want it straight" 16:03 A 176-yard 8 iron with a bent left arm 17:09 The Methods of Golf's Masters, 1975 19:00 Peter Thomson and Cary Middlecoff 21:50 Ed Furgol and Lee Westwood 23:30 The worst hacker at City Park 25:57 The 90-minute cure for boxed arms 29:45 Snead's book: Hogan always hit a draw 31:17 "We wouldn't have spent 40,000 on it" 34:37 Michael Jacobs: bend it at impact 38:54 The coaxial cable arm 43:33 "Straight left arm ain't worth a damn" 47:32 Pebble on the sim: 257 to the pin 53:34 Rory McIlroy on Gears: bent 20 degrees No More Lies is Brian Manzella and Sam Osborne: the lie, the argument for, the argument against, and what you really ought to be doing. New episodes of No More Lies every week. Subscribe so you don't miss one. #NoMoreLies #FunnelGolf #BrianManzella #GolfSwing #RoryMcIlroy