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Understanding Swing Plane
– To understand swing plane, you must first realize that the golf
swing is a tilted circle -- and that it is neither exclusively
horizontal nor vertical. MANY GREAT PLAYERS HAVE, VARIATIONS
IN THE SHAPE OF THEIR BACKSWINGS. HOWEVER, THE FACT
REMAINS THAT THEIR CLUBHEAD IS ALWAYS "ON-PLANE"
COMING DOWN INTO THE BALL DURING THEIR DOWNSWINGS.
NOTE: A "perfect"
golf swing is one in which the clubhead, on the downswing,
has a shape/path/direction which is traveling slightly from
"inside" the target line, to "along" the
target line (taking a divot), and then back again to the "inside".
Swing shapes other than that, and the results that they will
produce, are discussed below.
If you are a SLICER OR A PULL-HOOKER, your downswing
is above the plane, or more commonly referred to as "over
the top" and/or "outside-in". Therefore, you are either:
1. A "lifter going back" (lifting the club up
& out as you make your backswing), and a "chopper coming
down" (chopping or cutting across the ball as you make your
downswing)
OR...
2. Swinging too "inside" as you make your
backswing, and then over & across ("over the top") coming
down into impact.
If you are a HOOKER OR A SOLID BLOCKER, your downswing
is under the plane. Your backswing however, could vary
– either too "outside" or too "inside"
-- of your target line during your take-away.
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