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Pure elbow plane without shifting or looping is anatomically more difficult maneuver.

Just think about the elbow joint.

It's main function is flexion and extension with minimum contribution from supination and pronation.

Whenever I try to consciously swing powerfully with ONLY on my right elbow I develop pain from medial epicondylitis(golfer's elbow). The reason is that I try to pronate too much at the elbow joint.

I think that why it's necessary to have a shifting or looping so that the other joints, naming the shoulder joint is involved to prevent injury.

The shoulder has a much greater range of motion simply because it's a ball and socket joint. Most golfers use a combination of shoulder/elbow plane.


Here some examples of golfers who I consider to use pure elbow plane.