One plane, two plane, who cares?

[Elvisliveson]

I think after grip, stance and alignment (the fundamentals) nothing else should matter to the average golfer unless they can play or practice almost every day. The point of the golf swing is to get the club squared at impact. If you keep your body stress free through and with the proper setup and grip, then however you best can transfer your weight back and back down and through is what you should go with.

[Golf4life]

I think after grip, stance and alignment (the fundamentals) nothing else should matter to the average golfer unless they can play or practice almost every day. The point of the golf swing is to get the club squared at impact. If you keep your body stress free through with the proper setup and grip, then however you best can transfer your weight back and back down and through is what you should go with.

Like to add to the importance of this fundemental view point given above.

Proper grip, stance and alignment is the key to a successful swing.. In other words this will take care of so many aspects of the swing without the beginner needing to think so much of the mechanical breakdown of the swing which will result to the common brain dump process alot of us do prior to executing a shot. As you advance, it will be easier to go through your mechanical aspect of the swing knowing already that your grip, stance and alignment is in check.

[MPS67]

Good points Big Don. I'd like to supplement your post with what I understand to be some differences between the one & two plane swings.

A two plane swinger, in essence, rotates his or her arms in synchronization with their chest & torso. The timing, as others have mentioned, is vital for good solid shots. The grip will most always be aligned with the belt buckle as the golfer rotates around. The golfers stands more upright and produces a more steep and narrow swing path. To offset this, two planers should tilt their shoulders back (to the right for a right handed person) at address in order to widen the swing as it travels down to strike the ball. If this tilt is disregarded, the golfer can hit fat with the longer clubs. Some early casting of the club is actually beneficial as this also widens the swing arc and creates greater club head velocity. A one plane swinger rotates his or her arms in a sequential order. On the back swing, the arms pull the shoulders, which pull the hips around. The golfer should feel coiled up at the top. The reverse occurs on the downswing as all of the built up kinetic torsional energy is unwound by an initiating hip turn, followed by the shoulders, and then arms. One planers tend to bend over at the spine more, about 25 to 45°. The swing is also easier on the lower back as it requires a harmless torsional force versus the two plane's which can aggravate the spine over time by way of compression.