Under Plane Corrections - Departure from TGM Geometry?
Well... after some mediocre tournament play of late, I've started to fiddle with my swing again...... for the 100th time (at least).
My problem (for many years) has been an under-plane, shallowing out of the club about 1 foot into the downswing until about 2 feet before impact when it gets "planed out" (with plenty of shaft lean). Post impact tends to mirror the downswing with a club that exists slightly above the beltline from a d-t-l view.
I used to think that my swing hadn't changed much over time, but when I pulled some video from the late 80's I noticed I was much more on plane back then. Where it digressed I don't know, but it has. I go through stretches where I don't worry much about the downswing layoff, but deep down I KNOW it has an effect on power, accuracy, and consistency.
I worked with some Haney guys many years ago and couldn't repeat what they wanted me to do very well, so I gave up on it. But now, with an understanding of the flying wedges, I've messed around some with those old tips related to getting it planed properly, and things are looking up.
Most of these things are "left-side" related. Such as needing to "feel" like I pull the butt of the club into my left hip pocket as I start down in order to get the club out and on plane rather that stuck behind me. It's almost like I rotate my FLW "down and left" as hard as I can as I start down.
I've tried for many years since discovering TGM to keep things "right sided" (right shoulder moving down plane, pp#3 tracing, etc), but none of it has helped with my shallowing problem.
The recent success I've had with these "move left" images just reinforce how tough it is to play great golf from a "too shallow" downswing. My ball flight has gone up and I have to believe my spin rate with the driver has gone down (from it's normal 3200 rpm). Pitch shots seem much easier, and I'm more in the middle of the face with all my clubs. (I've always been a low ball "spinny" type of player with lots of shaft lean and impact closer to the heel than the center of the face).
There seems to be so little advice for golfers that shallow it out too much, with everything being geared to the ott slicer. And as much as I love TGM, there is a feel vs real that even good players need to get past in order to put the information to good use. My concept of an on-plane downswing was/is sooooo off the mark..... feel-wise! Getting it on plane is so important. In my case I feel like I had to go outside the book to fix it.
I'm curious if a TGM based teacher has corrected an under-plane downswing, and how you went about it.
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