aliaba
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2010 20:20
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_ Checkpoint #1: The first checkpoint is at address. The shaft starts at a
45-degree angle to the ground.
_ Checkpoint #2: Now swing the club back until your left arm is horizontal.
At that point, the club's butt end (the end of the grip) points directly
along the target line. (The target line is the line between the target and
the ball. That line also continues forward past the target in a straight line
and beyond the ball going in the opposite direction in a straight line.
What I'm talking about in this case is one long, straight line.) If the end of
the grip is pointing along the target line, you're on plane. If the end of the
grip points above the target line, your swing is too flat, or horizontal; if
the grip end is below the target line, your swing is too upright, or vertical.
_ Checkpoint #3: At the top of your backswing, the club should be parallel
with a line drawn along your heels. That's on plane. If the club points to
the right of that line, you've crossed the line and will probably hook the
shot. A club pointing to the left of that line is said to be laid off. In that
case, expect a slice.
_ Checkpoint #4: Halfway down, at the point where your left arm is again
horizontal, the shaft's butt end should again point at the target line. This
position and the one described in the second checkpoint on this list are,
in effect, identical in swing-plane terms.
_ Checkpoint #5: Impact is the most important point in the golf swing. If
the clubface is square when it strikes the ball, what you do anywhere
else doesn't really matter. But if you want to be consistent, try to visualize
impact as being about the same as your address position, except
your hips are aimed more to the left of the target than at the address
position, and your weight is shifting to the left side.
To analyze your swing, use a video, a series of still photos, or a mirror — or
have someone watch you.
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