Swing Plane

[Rackster]

I have just read most of Hank Haney's book, "The only golf lesson you will ever need". I found his thoughts on the swing plane different from what I have heard before.

My concept of being on plane in the swing related to the three quarter position (viewed down the line), with the club shaft angle pointing somewhere between the toes and the ball. I think many instructors also go by this as a guidance of being on plane.

In Haney's book he says this is incorrect, the plane at this point in the swing should be parrallel to the plane of the shaft at address, and in his picture the angle of the shaft points slightly outside the ball.

Thought's please.

[bill reed]

Re: Swing Plane

hi
in the two swing plane the hands tend to swing higher and the plane of the club is as you say between the toes and the ball, but in the one swing plane the swing is flater and arm is in line of the shoulders so its more out to past the ball a bit.
both types of swing work as does some mixing of the two but not all.
again the diffrent clubs also make a diffrence, a wedge makes you swing more upright and a driver more flat.
bill