One Plane Golf Swing... Single Plane Golf Swing, Two Plane Golf Swing? What's right for you?
There is a very easy way to find the right swing plane for your personal golf swing that will be natural for you and your body will make automatically, so you don't have to fight yourself on the golf course.
Personally, I believe that a one plane swing is the best way to go. And my students usually develop a one plane golf swing, but the way they find their swing plane is the real answer to this dilemma that will take away the guess work and frustration of figuring out which one is right for you. And you can prevent trying to learn the wrong method.
Actually, you can find the right swing plane without ever thinking about swing plane.
Blasphemy, you say? Let me explain...
Before the advent of the whole one plane - two plane argument, what did golfers do? Did they play poorly because they didn't know which plane to use? No. Did professional golfers play poorly without this instruction? No.
Think about it. Professional golfers play well with either style. It wasn't until somebody noticed the differences and wrote about them that amateur golfers around the world started worrying about their swing plane. The result is millions in sales of products and instruction designed to help you solve this problem... A problem that didn't exist before someone decided that it should be considered.
Unfortunately for many unsuspecting golfers desperate for a better golf swing, the real problem that started the whole debate was a bank account that needed replenishment.
Granted, now that the whole issue is on the table, we have to deal with it. So here is how to find the perfect swing plane for your body type without all of the confusion of spending months trying the wrong method only to ruin your golf swing and have to start over.
And the best part is that you can simplify the swing process so you don't have to think about your swing plane ever again. This part is important because while your mind is thinking about swing plane, other parts of your swing are not getting complete attention. This is the reason why new instruction often causes another parts of your golf swing to go bad. What I will explain to you will allow you to keep the whole golf swing working without thinking about it.
Sorry, kinda got off on a tangent there...
My students usually end up with a one-plane swing, even though I never mention swing plane during my instruction. How do I do it? Glad you asked.
There is a physical principle that you cannot avoid on Earth... Gravity. And because of gravity humans have to maintain balance so they don't fall and hurt themselves. Because of gravity, humans have an auto-balance mechanism that keeps them in balance while they are in motion. This mechanism works 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.
Here's the best part...
You can use this mechanism that is already working within your very own body to quickly develop an efficient one plane golf swing that your body won't fight. As a matter of fact, once you start using this system, your body will actually fight to make the one plane swing for you, thus simplifying greatly what you do on the golf course.
The law I speak of is the law of dynamic balance. Basically, the body's first priority is balance, so if you start your movement from an out-of-balance position, your body will re-balance you as soon as you start moving. Sounds good until you find out what it does to get you into balance... The body redirects the muscles in the body from their assigned task to regain balance... Which means that the process will throw the club off of plane because the muscles that were guiding the swing are now rebalancing the body...
But there is another more wonderful side to this law...
And that side states that when you start moving from a balanced position, the body will fight to maintain balance, including whatever you are holding, such as a golf club.
You see, a one-plane swing is a balanced swing and the result of starting and moving in balance during the golf swing. The one-plane swing is more consistent because the body is on your side, fighting to keep the club on plane without hurting your golf swing.
The two-plane swing is less consistent because as soon as the swing leaves it's plane, the body is fighting to get it back on plane, but that's not all...
Newton's laws apply here as well, especially the one about bodies in motion... They tend to stay in motion, which means that as the body tries to get the club back on plane, the movement of the club will go too far and the body will have to change directions to get the club on plane. Wow, what a mess!
Maybe you've experienced this internal fight for body balance during your golf swing? If so, you know how frustrating this problem is to correct, especially if you didn't realize that it's just laws of physics at work.
So the first step to getting an automatic, one-plane golf swing is to start in balance.
See an analysis of how balance affects Sergio Garcia's swing plane by clicking this link.
The result of a balanced golf swing? An easier golf game with longer straighter shots... All with less effort on the course and less practice on the driving range.
I have a routine that took over 10 years to fully develop that will get any size golfer into the perfect, balanced setup for any golf club they have in their hands. This routine takes care of a majority of swing flaws that golfers have or develop without apparent cause and it is the first step to a consistent, accurate, powerful golf swing.
You can read it here...
Click here to read about the setup routine.
Or you can see it on video here...
Click here to see the videos.
I recommend that you do both so you completely understand this crucial step of the swing.
If you want to take your golf swing as far as it will go, check out:
http://www.golfswingcontrol.com
Friday, October 26, 2007
One Plane Single Plane Golf Swing Secrets
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