One Plane Best Swing?

[CHRISMIKAYLA]

If so why aren't all pros including top players using this swing? To be honest, Jim Hardy claims it's a much simpler swing but I read both his books and ended up very confused with terms like "twist and throw", "twistaway", etc. I also tried the swing but it did not feel natural to me. Is it true you can't mix the two swings and you have to be either a pure one or two planer? With my swing I stand fairly upright with my left shoulder higher than my right(right handed). On takeaway I take the club straight back and let my arms seperate slightly from my body. I only think about taking a full turn back and then start swing from bottom up. It "feels" as if my shoulders, arms are being "drug" through the ball by my lower body. Is this the correct feel or should lower body turn left while trying to actively "hit" the ball with your hands and arms. Finally, my left arm usually does not go above my right shoulder at top of backswing. So does this make me a one-planer b/c Hardy says you're only a two-planer if your left arm rises well above shoulders on backswing.

[LowPost42]

Re: One Plane Best Swing?

HAHAHA! The joke is on you, Chris.

There aren't any true 'one planers' on the PGA Tour. There are a few guys that are close, and a few true 'two planers', but the rest have hybrid swings.

In his first book 'The Plane Truth for Golfers', Hardy notes that the OPS isn't for everybody. It's true that there are a few fundamental differences between the two, and that on the sliding scale you should seek instruction based on whichever end you're closest to (OP for myself).

The 'main visible difference' between a 1 and 2 is the position of the lead arm at the top of the backswing. Hardy is right - TPS's have their arms and hands high (and the TPS has more active arms and hands), while OPS's have their hands and arms more across their shoulder line, and the hands and arms are much more passive.

Figure out your tendencies, and get the right instruction.

[CHRISMIKAYLA]

Re: One Plane Best Swing?

So based on what I just told you I have a hybrid swing? I also noted Hardy wants the right shoulder to start downswing and this is chaotic for me to not start downswing with lower body. Is it possible to have one plane backswing, two plane downswing or vice versa?

[Stillhacken]

Re: One Plane Best Swing?

I read his book.
I decided I was a natural ops after videoing my swing. So this is what I worked on. I didnt even read the articles on the tps.
After struggeling with my swing I decided to read the two plane section and found out most of my setup and everything else was more a natural two plane . All I really needed to fix was my back swing instead of fighting all the other changes to match my one plane backswing. I ended up with a hybrid swing I guess.
My point is dont just determine what kind of swing you have off of how your backswing looks. If you do everything two plane but the backswing then that is an easy fix IMO.