Natalie Adams – PGA Teaching Pro
Explaining the difference between a one plane and a two plane swing is quite simple if we use an alignment pole. We've set that alignment pole up, so that as I address the ball, the alignment pole is at really similar angle to the shaft of the club, to the floor. And that needs to be set for you as an individual. A one plane golf swing involves taking the blub back, so the club swings at this angle of the alignment pole, all the way through. So the top of the golf swing there, my left arm is going to be slightly flatter than if I was on a two plane swing and a bit deeper – there’ll be more turn into that swing. So the one plane swing just follows that line all the way through, the shaft becomes parallel to that line, my left arm becomes parallel to the line, I swing back that down that line.
On a two plane swing, you’d find that the player will start the club along this line, and then will just steepen their action into the back swing. So the top of the back swing with a two plane swing, the hands will be slightly higher and the left hand a little bit more vertical than with the one plane swing. So the swing will come along this line, and then the hands will go a little bit higher. We're now going to drop back down, so the right elbow tucks in on the start of the down swing and then the club will follow that line back down and that's a two plane swing. Now which one’s going to suit you best, is difficult to say with out seeing a PGA pro. So if you pop down to your local PGA pro, they can sort of through with you which, the one swing or the two plane swing is going to suit you the best.
2013-06-06 Natalie Adams – PGA Teaching Pro
Explaining the difference between a one plane and a two plane swing is quite simple if we use an alignment pole. We've set that alignment pole up, so that as I address the ball, the alignment pole is at really similar angle to the shaft of the club, to the floor. And that needs to be set for you as an individual. A one plane golf swing involves taking the blub back, so the club swings at this angle of the alignment pole, all the way through. So the top of the golf swing there, my left arm is going to be slightly flatter than if I was on a two plane swing and a bit deeper – there’ll be more turn into that swing. So the one plane swing just follows that line all the way through, the shaft becomes parallel to that line, my left arm becomes parallel to the line, I swing back that down that line.
On a two plane swing, you’d find that the player will start the club along this line, and then will just steepen their action into the back swing. So the top of the back swing with a two plane swing, the hands will be slightly higher and the left hand a little bit more vertical than with the one plane swing. So the swing will come along this line, and then the hands will go a little bit higher. We're now going to drop back down, so the right elbow tucks in on the start of the down swing and then the club will follow that line back down and that's a two plane swing. Now which one’s going to suit you best, is difficult to say with out seeing a PGA pro. So if you pop down to your local PGA pro, they can sort of through with you which, the one swing or the two plane swing is going to suit you the best.
