What drills do you use for starting and staying on plane for all clubs?
Drills to stay on plane?
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DaveM
Tour Winner
I just go though the swing in slow motion. stoping half way back, threequarter back and at the top. Same for the down swing. I just want a feel for how it feels in those positions. Hope that make sense.
Thanks for the reply Davem, googled loads plus I remembered the old tee in the glove check I used to use.
Ive been using a thing called the Swingyde.
Its a bit of plastic that fits onto the grip and makes you start and finnish on plane.
Really helped me the last few weeks, hitting it far straighter and no Shermans for a while, touch wood.
Its a bit of plastic that fits onto the grip and makes you start and finnish on plane.
Really helped me the last few weeks, hitting it far straighter and no Shermans for a while, touch wood.
timchump
Q-School Graduate
Ive been using the swingyde to, for me it sets the wrists correctly, making the back swing more on plane (steeper for me). Ive also been keeping my right arm up against my chest on the back swing and down, hopefully stopping my over the top movement, and making me use the lower body more.
videod myself today.....OMG
my swing comes in around and under my shaft plane then over the top of it on the downswing, no-wonder I J Arthur and top, thin, push and pull (some long straight ones to as 2 wrongs sometimes do make a right), that was a nasty and depressing wake up call, but the camera doesnt lie
might try this swingyde thinghy but does it make you stay square on the takeaway?
my swing comes in around and under my shaft plane then over the top of it on the downswing, no-wonder I J Arthur and top, thin, push and pull (some long straight ones to as 2 wrongs sometimes do make a right), that was a nasty and depressing wake up call, but the camera doesnt liemight try this swingyde thinghy but does it make you stay square on the takeaway?
timchump
Q-School Graduate
its worth a try.... my pro thinks its one of the best teaching aids out there
for me swing i wasn't setting the club properly on the back swing as a result i couldn't be on plane on the down swing, the swingyde sorted out the back swing, now the down swing feels so much better im more on plane and find myself turning aggressively through the ball, a big improvement to where i was a few months ago
for me swing i wasn't setting the club properly on the back swing as a result i couldn't be on plane on the down swing, the swingyde sorted out the back swing, now the down swing feels so much better im more on plane and find myself turning aggressively through the ball, a big improvement to where i was a few months ago
connor
Tour Rookie
Got a link for one of these? Is it worth gettin my pro to show me how to use it or can I teach my self
You can buy them online, my pro got mine. Theres a review i did of it in the rev sec.
No reason why you can't just use it by yourself, that what thses things are for. all sorts of traing tips and a cd with instructions.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
Trace the extended ball to target line with the club on the back and downswing. It will keep you perfectly on plane.
This video will help you understand the method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrplY4UGsMk
This video will help you understand the method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrplY4UGsMk
RGDave
Money List Winner
I'm working on this very thing a.t.m. It's awesome.
My pro wants me to work on if from 6-8 o'clock mainly......
I've done over 1,000 times so far.
Boring, but paying off I think.
RGDave
Money List Winner
Ohh...I'm just watching this one too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jARxGKS6U&feature=related
at 1m:45s - he's doing an impression of my bad swing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jARxGKS6U&feature=related
at 1m:45s - he's doing an impression of my bad swing.
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Ohh...I'm just watching this one too....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jARxGKS6U&feature=related
at 1m:45s - he's doing an impression of my bad swing.
like that one, very visual on takeaway AND downswing
RGDave
Money List Winner
Yes, I'm going to set this up tomorrow after my comp'.
how did you get on? what distance apart did you set them?
RGDave
Money List Winner
About 6 foot. t.b.h. I'm not having much fun with it.
I'm good (ok) on the way back, but I certainly can't come down and through outside both sticks, that's just impossible for me.
I'm just taking it back above the plane, then dropping it underneath and getting a "push/draw/hook" path.
It's a mystery....
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
About 6 foot. t.b.h. I'm not having much fun with it.
I'm good (ok) on the way back, but I certainly can't come down and through outside both sticks, that's just impossible for me.
I'm just taking it back above the plane, then dropping it underneath and getting a "push/draw/hook" path.
It's a mystery....
Try tracing the ball target line as I explained earlier.
Andr3w
Assistant Pro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WVnpiH3lSM
This has really helped me recently. Has stopped me coming in and under the plane too early. Is a totally different feeling for what I normally do to start the swing but is getting the club in a great position.
This has really helped me recently. Has stopped me coming in and under the plane too early. Is a totally different feeling for what I normally do to start the swing but is getting the club in a great position.
thats the easiest one to emulate on the range and course IMO, nice post:thup:
RGDave
Money List Winner
That's what I've been doing. See my post 01-Jun-2012 16:31
I set the swing station up to get a different feel for it all, and for messing around in the garden.
What the mystery is (and I'm just thinking out loud really) trying to hit the ball when there are two sticks either side of you...
.I can do the tracing thing.....that bit's OK.
t.b.h. my theory is that the plane is slightly less inclined on the way down so the sticks are kind of "in the way". That also ties in with my pro's theory that an explanar is OK for backswing but dodgy for full swings. He's so anti it that he won't even let me use it.
What do you think? Possible or madness
