| A lot of golfers have bad or inconsistent swing | | | | It's just a turn, back and around. Imagine a giant |
| planes. Maybe you are looking for solutions like I was. | | | | plane of glass thru your shoulders, arms, grip and club. |
| I started looking for ways to improve my swing | | | | Swing along this swing plane. Go in a circle, not in a |
| plane, swing speed, and overall golf swing | | | | straight line. Drop the club. Now start with your hands |
| consistency. This was when I learned about swinging | | | | together in approximate address position. Leave your |
| in a better and more consistent plane. In keeping with | | | | left hand pointing at the ball, and bring your right hand |
| the general theme of this site, I thought I would list 3 | | | | back to the top. Now downswing with your right |
| Tips to help with your swing plane and your swing | | | | hand and clap. It's a circular motion, like opening and |
| speed. | | | | closing a door. Do this several times, feel it. Now, |
| 1. Here is a good drill to help you feel what a proper | | | | swing normally and still feel the circular motion. Coil |
| swing plane feels like. Address a ball at the driving | | | | and recoil, the swing is circular, not a straight line back |
| range, without a club. Next, point to the ball with | | | | and forward. |
| your left hand, and pull back your right arm as if | | | | 3. Who wants to hit it further? Your main source of |
| you're going to shoot an arrow thru the ball. The | | | | power-and therefore increased swing speed, is the |
| position you're in now, this is the correct position. The | | | | coiling and uncoiling of your core (your entire body). |
| plane of your shoulders point at the ball. Hold this | | | | The best golfers rotate their body to the right on |
| pose, then move your arms so you point a foot or | | | | the backswing, and begin their downswing with their |
| two above the ball. See how this swing plane feels | | | | hips. Many golfers think their clubhead speed should |
| wrong? (Way too flat.) Now move your arms so | | | | max out as you hit the ball. This has been disproven. |
| you're pointing at your left toe. Do you feel how this | | | | Your maximum clubhead speed should occur after |
| swing plane is too upright? Back to pointing at the | | | | you hit the ball. That's the way Tiger Woods and all |
| ball. Turn like you're starting your backswing. It's hard | | | | the other best pros do it. This insures that your |
| to turn completely, but you can still feel the correct | | | | swing speed is accelerating as you hit the ball. You |
| way to come back on the correct swing plane. Last, | | | | know deceleration is bad. To do this, start your |
| put both hands together pointing at the ball. Pull your | | | | downswing with your hips. Many golfers start the |
| right hand back to the arrow shooting position. Go | | | | downswing with their hands. Your transition starts |
| back and forth several times. This is how a proper | | | | before you reach the top, Your hands are still moving |
| backswing (on plane) should feel. | | | | back, and your hips are already loading downward. |
| 2. To feel a proper swing plane, address a ball on the | | | | You can't begin your downswing with your hands, |
| driving range and lift your club to knee or waist level, | | | | this causes casting, coming over the top, and of |
| like you're going to hit a baseball. Take a couple of | | | | course, slicing. The lower body starts, the hands will |
| baseball swings and feel how around the swing feels. | | | | follow. |