As mentioned above, youre generally looking for it to be straight. Swing plane directly relates to how straight, high and far you can hit the ball. This swing plane aid is the easiest way to make sure that your golf swing is on plane and that it stays there. Each golfer has his own swing plane, determined by his body type and the club he or she is using. I believe because it is so different, the spine tilt is the most difficult position for students to learn with the single plane swing. Professional and lowhandicap golfers consider the swing play to be one of the most important concepts in golf. Over the last few years, as many of you guys reading this might have noticed, my golf, to say the least was nowhere. Golfing world caught up with the vibrant south african jbe kruger last week at the maybank malaysian open. Swing plane is swing plane just ask bruce moe norman golf. The basic plane trainer puts the golfer on the correct downswing plane and keeps him there to the finish of the swing. The d plane is a term first coined by the physicist theodore jorgensen in his book the physics of golf. By standing in the swing trainer you are forced to be on the proper swing plane and line up correctly to address the ball.
Perfect swing plane brandt snedeker dl driver youtube. The path to straighter shots instruction golf digest. He was born in kimberley, northern cape and turned professional in 2007, and is known professionally as jbe kruger kruger has won four times on the sunshine tour. Date, tournament, winning score, margin of victory, runnerup. Keeping the swing plane fresh in your mind promotes increased accuracy and body fluidity in your. To illustrate or visualize the concept of swing plane picture this as you swing a longer club like a driver the swing plane would be more flat or horizontal and with a wedge or short iron the swing plane would be more upright or vertical because you are standing closer to the ball due to the difference in the length of the two clubs. Check out the swing of young south african and reigning avantha masters champion, jbe kruger, on the range in durban for the volvo golf champions. Swing plane is swing plane just ask bruce by todd graves. In his book, the plane truth for golfers instructor jim hardy says there are at least two ways to swing the golf club. Hank haney is based at the hank haney golf ranch in.
He labels these swings oneplane and twoplane, respectively. The swing plane angled that is defined by the club shaft lie angle does not have to be maintained through out the swing for the golfer to be on plane. The golfers toolbox is your premier allinone swing plane trainer. The single plane address requires you to tilt into a position similar to impact moving the swing easier. As youre no doubt aware, the swing plane is so important in terms of distance, direction and consistency. James barry kruger born 23 june 1986 is a south african professional golfer who plays on the european tour, the sunshine tour, and the asian tour. Instructors debate if the golf swing produces more accuracy with a flatter simpler one plane golf swing or if two planes in the golf swing simply creates too much power to sacrifice for the accuracy. Any single plane automatically produces an inside out downswing path to impact, where both the face and path are at the target and then an outside in path with the through swing to a finish. Swing plane secrets discount yougopro baseball training. I tried to do that for more than 1 year but never was able to.
Professor jorgensen investigated the golf swing using scientific models and equations to understand the frustrating game we know and love. Swing plane is extremely important, but how you fix swing plane is the key. In a oneplane downswing the first move down is different, you want to feel like you turn your core as you are throwing your arm across your body and over to the left. No matter what i seem to do, a flatter swing, higher swing, a swing too much on the inside, basically swings that are not on plane, even exaggerated, not keeping my arms straight, whatever the swing. Brian mogg gives advice on finding the proper swing plane for your driver in this 30 seconds to know. The areas i disucss in the golf swing are hip rotation, swing plane, upper body movements, how to gain speed in your golf swing, how to use. Brandt snedeker has an amazing ability to set the golf club on plane.
Swing plane never hit the same bad shot twice in a row. Pga tour, pga tour champions, and the swinging golfer design are registered trademarks. Its a real bonus that it works on the indoor range as good as it does on grass. Ben hogan was a classic one planer, and tom watson was a two planer. Many instructors will talk about swing plane and in some circles this is a huge area of debate. In the last few years, a new term has been circulating around the golf world. However, the issue that i have is i dont see how it corrects a flawed swing. In this online training course we are going to talk about the big ideas, the secrets if you will, about how to train the perfect swing plane. Golf swing plane perfector golf training aid the perfector was born out of a chance encounter between a pga teaching pro and an engineer on his first golfing lesson. Better drivers of the ball tend to hit up on the ball anywhere from 15 degrees up.
A few years ago, a good friend and student of ggas decided to venture into the conventional world of golf swing mechanics and various methods including the golfing machine. Jbe kruger golf swing pitching, slow motion, volvo world matchplay, face on. Jbe kruger profile news, stats, and videos pga tour. Think about the plane your hands make going back and into the backswing position. I do however have to put a bit more effort into the swing so sometimes massive hooks or pushs right can happen so i want to get used to using a driver to. E6 basic bunker shotsingle plane swing from kota kinabalu. I am trying to match my swing plane up with the angle of the shaft on my driver but i. Event tour week year finish rank points weight adj. This onearm drill helps athletes intuitively swing the club on the proper plane and reconditions them to feel the role of both arms. You may know these 2 different swings as a flat swing like ben hogan or an upright swing like jack nicklaus. He won the avantha masters in february 2012, an event sanctioned jointly by the. Now as i am sitting in a hotel room in japan, having my japanese tour card, winning a trisanctioned event, it was only 4weeks ago when i was down and out, questioning whether i should still be playing golf, to put it mildly, my career was not paying me. Using the straight arm, gary shows you how adding width to your backswing. Perfect golf back swing for senior golfers duration.
Planeswing has helped me achieve a long time goal of single figures and whats even better ive stayed there and only play once a week. Gary explains how your alignment at setup can either help or hurt your swing path. Hitting the driver straight duke university golf course. I used to have very flat swing plane on the half way of the backswing. This is one of the most debated topics on web forums for a very, very long time. In this video, one plane vs two plane golf swing which is better. The korn ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is.
At the same time, swing plane is one of the most intimating terms for highhandicap women golfers, simply because theyre not sure what a swing plane is, let alone what a good one looks like. What would be a good tip on how to start the swing with a driver. Event, tour, week, year, finish, rank points, weight, adj. Luckily bruce is an incredibly smart guy and dedicated to saying the least. The golfer can shift be between swing plane angles so long as the plane line remains the constant. Euclid, the famous geometer, say something to the effect that two intersecting lines determine a. Once a golfer starts the downswing properly on plane to the target, his swing will tend naturally to stay on plane through impact and into the finish. And if you get the swing plane correct, you will have way more chance of hitting good shots consistently, so in this article the correct golf swing plane it will hopefully shed some light on the matter for you. This reduces the amount of spin on the ball and increases the launch angle thus increasing both carry and roll distance when a golfer hits up on the ball with a neutral swing plane straight at the target notice how the pencil club path points left of the target. Michael, thank you for sending me your top ten swing fixes, i have been a student of golf since 1965 and i like your style mate my game has gone to pot of late, i took swing fix 5 and 6 to. The unit is light and compact and is easily carried in a students golf bag.
Whilst this is his first year on the european tour, jbe has already enjoyed his first. The pro, a thinking man, who regards golf in an almost religious way, searched for an easy precise drill or teaching aid to move the golf club on the back swing from an address. Understanding swing plane and club path andrew rice golf. However, in the swing on the left, you can see the clubhead is almost behind his back pocket well below the plane. Is it supposed to feel like i am swinging a baseball bat.
Professor jorgensen, when first introducing the d plane states. Theres the one plane, the two plane, and everything in between so its understandable that many golfers get confused or annoyed. Swing plane is the most important part of swinging a baseball bat and if you get this right youre going to have a lot of success with hitting in this game. We check out the titleist bag of the young south african who claimed his maiden european tour win in 2012s avantha masters. He uses an interesting move at the beginning of his. The length of the golfers arms, legs, and torso affect the posture while the length of the club affects the angle of the shaft at address. This happens even though the base of the incline remains unchanged as it stays aimed at the target. Im driving the ball longer and straighter, 62% average fairways hit, top level on the nike app. It leads the entire body through the experience of the modern, multiplane golf swing. Jbe kruger golf swing pitching, slow motion, volvo world. Remember, at setup, your hands are on a plane with your shoulders that is below the plane of the clubhead and shoulders. The swing plane is a virtual narrow box vertically inline with the ball and perpendicular with the lane.
Know that your golf swing is always on plane from your driver through your wedges. Ians clubhead should be working down the yellow line, which is through the center of his right forearm, to be on plane. From behind, the swing plane is an indication of direction. If you notice from the side you can see that my right elbow is much more behind me in the oneplane swing than in the twoplane swing. Allow the right arm to take its naturally dominant role. The correct golf swing plane in three easy to follow steps. The swing plane perfector has allowed me and my students an accuracy and ease of consistent setup with alignment sticks that, previously, has been unavailable. The first is when exactly, during the dynamic impact between club and ball, the d plane is measured. Is the swing plane with the driver supposed to be alot flatter.
It is used in two ways, depending on which direction you are facing. What is the difference in irons swing plane versus woods. But he rejuvenated himself and built a new, oneplane swing from. The swing plane is literally the tilt of the inclined plane made by the clubs shaft. Whether a beginner or advanced golfer, the gruva system is an invaluable tool for improving your golf swing. What i mean by that is, most people look at a swing plane, and say, oh well, this golfers swinging over the top, so what were going to do is tell him to start taking the club and feel like you drop it from the inside and swing way out to first place or right field. The description in the video helps describe a professional golf swing. Across the top in the backswing golf with aimee youtube. He returns the golf club to the exact same plane it started on at address. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on jbe kruger of the golf.
Get your golf swing on plane instruction golf digest. In the late 1970s, i was getting into a topofbackswing position that was so upright i couldnt hook the ball when i wanted, and if i did hook the ball, it was a pullhook. Funshine bungee platform tree swing with adjustable soft nylon seat, sturdy steel frame, 32 diam. There are two reasons why golf fans in singapore can look forward to.