Swing Plane
Is it fair to say that we are all a little too caught up in swing plane? I was working very hard to get my club on a plane that I thought was going to help me be more consistent. In fact, the last two years of practice have been devoted almost entirely to getting more “on plane”. I have to say, I hit the ball so STRAIGHT with my driver it was sickening. In my PAT I was -5 through 27 holes because I was in the center of the fairway all day long. That format is set up to play from about 6500 yards. Distance was not a factor. When I started playing in other tournaments, I noticed I was well behind my playing competitors. I also noticed that I wasn’t hitting it far enough to even have a chance.
Over the winter I threw out swing plane and focused entirely on creating more speed through impact. This did two things. One, it gave me a 100 mph club-head speed with a 6-iron. Two, it made me miss fairways. What I had gained in distance I had lost in accuracy. So, needless to say, this season has been a learning experience. I have been scoring better as I get more comfortable playing competitively. But, I have decided that I must blend my need for length and my need for accuracy in order to reach my goals.
I have been working harder over the past few weeks to achieve fundamentally sound “dynamics”. I am hitting my SW 100-105 yards with a 75% swing. The great thing is, I’m flagging it! I hit 2-iron, 6-iron into the bottom of the stick on my first hole last night. Six inch tap in… Second hole was D, 5-iron to eight feet for birdie #2. I nearly birdied 3 and I walked off #4 green 3 under wishing the sun would stay in the sky but knowing that my perfect round was coming to an end.
I have just Three very important words to wrap up… Dynamically Sound Fundamentals.
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