One Plane Swing

[Vinsk]

4 hours ago, Bo the Golfer said:

Seems like he's saying one thing and doing another to me. 

This is a common occurrence and has occurred with the some of the greatest names in golf. This is why it's best to determine if what an instructor says is mechanically correct and if what they are showing is just an exaggeration or if they're just plain full of it. However, you need to learn what certain terms and phrases actually mean before making that conclusion. 

[Bo the Golfer]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

This is a common occurrence and has occurred with the some of the greatest names in golf. This is why it's best to determine if what an instructor says is mechanically correct and if what they are showing is just an exaggeration or if they're just plain full of it. However, you need to learn what certain terms and phrases actually mean before making that conclusion. 

Thank you @Vinsk I'll definitely work on increasing my knowledge of terms. Make sense that would be a big help. 

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, Bo the Golfer said:

Thank you @Vinsk I'll definitely work on increasing my knowledge of terms. Make sense that would be a big help. 

Good place....

[Bo the Golfer]

33 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

Good place....

Thank you for the direction @Vinsk!

[Puttin4Dough]

Here's one example of a plane....

 

[Bucki1968]

I feel like I'm actually more of a "one plane" swinger. Looking at some video it seems that is the case. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I really cannot hit any kind of fade and my misses are usually the block right. I would like to hit a fade sometimes but I also don't want to screw up my swing trying to move to a different (two plane?) swing. Does a two plane swing generate more club speed? I'm wondering if I'm losing some power by not having a two plane swing.

[iacas]

10 minutes ago, Bucki1968 said:

I feel like I'm actually more of a "one plane" swinger. Looking at some video it seems that is the case. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I really cannot hit any kind of fade and my misses are usually the block right. I would like to hit a fade sometimes but I also don't want to screw up my swing trying to move to a different (two plane?) swing. Does a two plane swing generate more club speed? I'm wondering if I'm losing some power by not having a two plane swing.

Two plane swings theoretically:

• Have a higher top end.
• Require more maintenance.

I heard someone describe a two-plane swing as a Lamborghini, and the one-plane swing as the Honda Accord. The latter works just fine, and is reliable. The former requires a ton of maintenance but, when it works, it really works.

But… that's a pretty rough generalization, and each player is bound to have a swing pattern that likely fits them best, both anatomically but also mentally and from a practice/performance perspective.