New GM issue: the swing plane article

[Monty_Brown]

I thought this was a really interesting piece and the theory of identifying and then adapting to your "natural" swing plane was excellent. Plenty more liek this please GM.

However, it was obviously adapted from an article eslewhere and i'd like to get more info. It told you how to measure your plane with the hitchhiker thumb test, but then there wasn't so much on how to get your swing into the right plane.

For example I came out as the low plane, which says swing on the same plane as the shaft sits at address, but surely you can't keep it on that plane? You'd be swinging round your waist!

Anyone else know much about this idea and where to find out more?

 

[CMAC]

For example I came out as the low plane, which says swing on the same plane as the shaft sits at address, but surely you can't keep it on that plane? You'd be swinging round your waist!

like kucher.................

I'm always working on the plane, get that right and theres not too much else that can go seriously wrong

 

[Oddsocks]

sounds like i need to get this months issue before sundays comp.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I read it last night and have to admit that I didn't really get it. I was pretty tired though...

I'll read it again over the weekend.

 

[USER1999]

You are not alone. I didn't understand it at all. I'm not sure I want to either.

 

[chrisd]

It took me a few reads this morning but I am pretty sure I come out as a high plane, which confirms why I swing nearly as upright as Jim Furyk!

 

[Rory130911]

Take a look at Jim Hardy - The Plane Truth for Golfers, great books and a DVD set if you can handle USA format DVDs

 

[kid2]

I havent seen the article as of yet but from reading up a lot on planes from what i can gather there are 2 plane's......
I naturally hit on a one plane swing.

A 1 plane swing and a 2 plane swing..... If you look down the line aqt yourself swinging and as the club reaches parallel at the top in a one plane swing the left arm will be at the same plane the shoulders are at or very close to it.....

In a 2 plane swing the left arm would be higher than the shoulder line and come back down either on plane or below if your swinging correctly....

There was a great article in Golf World about this very thing a few years ago and it said to find out which one you naturally have......Because trying to do bits of both can be detrimental to consistency.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddz-Pxj5WTU&feature=related

 

[wariosmith]

I read - and identified with - the article on the swing plane. A while back I was told to try and steepen my plane and have suffered ever since. I came out as Low plane, and this really hit home. However... there were no swing analysis examples of 'low plane' tour players - only high and mid.

Also how does it relate to the rest of the bag?? Does it just mean - "a touch flatter thoughout"?

 

[CMAC]

agreed, it was an excellent taster piece and despite no examples of low plane it really needed to explain how to implement this theory in plane (see what I did) language..........GM towers no doubt will be able to provide more information on this I'm sure

 

[mikevet]

Decided my swing should be high plane from the info in the article, so put it into practice on the practice tee with my driver and woods yesterday. Made a huge difference - shots went much straighter and generally further. Having an on-course lesson tomorrow, and will then try to put it into practice on the course and see if I can put my abysmal result in last Saturday's medal behind me for ever!