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Newsletter - Issue 68 Date 08/28/08
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Equipment - Books - DVD's
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I refer a lot to 1 plane swings and 2 plane swings, here is a DVD that explains 
it simply.

Swing Plane Made Simple DVD available from 

http://www.oneplanegolfswing.com/

This is a great DVD that explains the one plane, or rotary swing, in easy to
understand language. I think that the author, Chuck Quniton, piggy-backed
on Jim Hardy's success with The Plane Truth About Golf (I'll review his book 
and DVD's in the next issue) , but he did it in a way that explained the 
method a little more simply.

I purchased the above DVD first, then I also got the short game DVD and the
book.

The best way for me to learn and understand material is to read about it, 
see it, then read again, then I repeat the process until I have a thorough 
understanding.

For golf material, however, I have found it better to see it first then read about it
because sometimes the written word is hard to visualize. 

In any event, I give the DVD's two thumbs up for content and value.
The package for the Swing Plane Made Simple, Short Game Made Simple and 
the Rotary Swing book costs $85 from the website.

Even though I give the whole package two thumbs up, you probably would
be totally satisfied with only the Swing Plane Made Simple DVD.

As usual, check a few different places such as amazon.com, overstock.com,
and Ebay for good deals.


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TCT Quick Tips - Turning and Coiling
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You can turn without coiling, but you can't coil without turning.


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Golf Tip : Different For 1 Plane and 2 Plane Swings
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I'm a little on tilt as I work on this issue because while doing some research
on the 'net, I saw an ad for a book teaching the fundamentals of the golf swing,
and it only dealt with fundamentals for the traditional swing.

In this day and age, that just doesn't cut it.

The traditional swing is a beautiful swing to watch, but there's more to golf 
than just that technique.

Hogan and Snead had 1 plane swings before they were called that, and
the fundamentals for 1 planers are very different than the fundamentals
for 2 planers. 

1 plane swings utilize an "around" plane.

2 planel swings utilize an "around" plane and an "up and down" plane.

An extreme "around" plane would be horizontal, like the path a merry go 
round travels on.

An extreme "up and down" plane would be a vertical plane,  like the 
path a ferris wheel travels on. 

Traditional swings are 2 plane swings, they combine elements of 
"around" and "up and down".

Both swings are in the hall of fame, but tips for one style often
conflict with tips for the other.

I can't think of a better example of conflicting information than this:

I was looking through a golf magazine featuring advice from Stewart Cink, whom I
admire as a great player and a great person.

Stewart has a traditional swing; he's 6"5" and has a fluid swing that is based
on timing, rhythm, and tempo, all hallmarks of a traditional swing type. It's
a sweet swing to watch. 

One section of his tips advised that to hit short irons accurately, pause at the top
of your backswing.

Great advice for traditional swingers, bad advice for 1 plane swingers.

Here's a short clip of Ben Hogan, arguably one of the best ball strikers that
ever played the game:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J53J7D0QPmw&feature=related

Do you see any pause at the top - I didn't.

In fact, there is almost an abruptness to the transition from backswing to forward 
swing because the 1 planer is actually trying to swing or rotate his body through hard.

Where the traditional swing relies on timing, rhythm, tempo, and balance. the
1 plane swing relies more on mechanics.

If you would allow a football analogy, the Buffalo Bills under Jim Kelly were like
a traditional swing in that they had a rhythm to their no-huddle offense, they had
great tempo with their short swing passes, and great timing and balance on their 
running plays with Thurman Thomas.

The method was a bit complex, but it fit Buffalo's talent and mentality well
and they practiced it to perfection.

On the other hand, the Pittsburgh Steelers of that era were like the 1 plane swingers
in that they lined up and played smash mouth football.

The method was very simple, and it fit Pittsburgh's talent and mentality well
and they also practiced it to perfection.

1 plane and 2 plane swings are both great swing methods, the key is find out 
which swing best fits your body and your mentality.

Next issue we'll talk a bit more about figuring out which swing is best for you.

Enjoy,

Tom