Here's A Simple Drill To Reduce Golf Swing Tension (so you hit the ball further!)

Does this sound like you?...

You feel a lot of tension in your golf swing and you try to tell yourself to relax but the harder you try to do this the more tense you become.

If this does sounds like you the first piece of advice is to not "try."

Why?

Because trying creates tension in your golf swing so cut that "trying" out first because it's costing you distance and accuracy.

Next you should go out to your driving range and simply hit balls while humming quietly to yourself. 

When you're doing this focus on your humming and notice if it stops or changes pitch at any time during your golf swing.

Just keep hitting balls focusing on your humming with the goal of swinging without the hum changing pitch or volume from the moment you start swinging to the end of your golf swing. 

But please don't "try" to achieve this. Simply keep swinging and focusing on your humming, and soon without you noticing the "whys" or "hows" your golf swing will become more rhythmical and less tense.

Once your golf swing is more in tune with your natural rhythm you want to keep it that way.

Do this by having a few golf swings each day while quietly humming to yourself. Doing this will help you to have a golf swing with less tension and consequently you'll hit the ball further and more consistently.

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1 Plane Golf Swing Vs. 2 Plane Golf Swing

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Today I have another great article by Jeff Richmond that explains the differences between the one plane and two plane golf swings.

It's a very detailed and well put together article. Then coming up I have another article for you that explains the swing plane Jeff thinks most golfers should use. As you'll see, there's a middle ground.

Having said that, there's one swing plane that practically all golfers will use when they start playing golf. Read the article below to find out what that swing plane is...

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One Plane / Two Plane Golf Swing Explained
By Jeff Richmond, Director of Instruction, ConsistentGolf

In this article I'm going to explain what a one plane swing is, and what a two plane swing is... in simple language... hopefully! 

The differences between a one plane swing and a two plane swing are quite obvious... when you know what to look for. So let's start this discussion off with a look at the one plane golf swing.

Two of the most famous one plane swingers were Ben Hogan and Moe Norman.
Moe Norman is more extreme than Ben Hogan, so we'll look at him first.
When you see Moe Norman setup it looks very odd. Here is a picture of his setup and I have drawn a line through the shaft, which is going through the middle of his back (that's important, so keep this in mind as we move through this):

As you'll notice... Moe's hands are very high and his club is set back a foot or so from the ball.

Now the key to a one plane swing, is to keep the club shaft parallel to the line that is created at setup. 

Then the goal is to get the club shaft back onto the same plane line that was created at setup once you reach impact. I will show you some images from a video of Moe Norman doing this.

Backswing

Downswing

Impact

Follow-Through

At crucial parts in the swing Moe's clubshaft is parallel with the shaft line that he started with at setup. Moe has a pretty unusual looking swing though.

 I don't know who came up with the term 'Natural Golf' but that doesn't look too natural to me!

So let's look at the more "normal" setup and swing of golf legend, Ben Hogan.

Setup

Backswing

Downswing

Impact

Follow-Through

So that's a look at a couple of famous one plane swings. There is a measurement you can use to help determine if a golfer has a one plane or two plane swing. I'll give that to you later in this article.

But before we move onto two plane swings, I just want to make a very important point about one plane swings.

As well as Ben Hogan and Moe Norman hit the ball with their one plane swings... they hit an awaful lot of balls (i.e. MILLIONS)! And that leads nicely into my next point, which may explain why they needed to do that...

Pretty much every golfer who starts playing the game of golf, swings with a two plane golf swing. Jack Nicklaus has a classic two plane golf swing, so let's look at his swing plane...

Setup

Backswing

Downswing

Impact

Follow-Through

Now here is an extreme opposite of Moe Norman. Jim Furyk and his two plane golf swing.

Setup

Backswing

Downswing

Impact

Follow-Through

Wow... Jim's got a lot going on with his swing plane! But he's a great golfer who proves you can play great golf with a two plane swing, just like you can with a one plane swing.

My personal opinion, based on the golfers that are great with the one plane swing, is you need to hit a lot of balls for it to work. 

If you don't want to be a range rat, then a two plane swing or hybrid swing plane is what you should be looking to do. In my next article I'm going to be talking about a hybrid swing plane, because I believe that's the way to go - and I'll explain why in my next article.

Before I leave you however, I just want to point out an easy way to measure whether a swing is a one plane swing or a two plane swing. 

Because at the half way point in the backswing and downswing, a person can have what looks like a one plane swing and yet be a two plane golf swing.

You can measure this yourself (for your own swing) if you have a video and some golf swing video analysis software.

What you do is get to the top of the golfer's swing and measure the angle of the left arm and the angle of the shoulders. 

If the angle difference is less than 12 degrees then it's a one plane swing. If it's more than 12 degrees then it's a two plane swing. Here's some examples of one plane swings:

Ben Hogan - 2 Degrees Difference

Moe Norman - 0 Degrees Difference

Zac Johnson - 7 Degrees Difference

Matt Kucher - 1 Degree Difference

Ok, let's look at the differences between some famous two plane swingers:

Jack Nicklaus - 28 Degrees Difference

Jim Furyk - 48 Degrees Difference

David Toms - 35 Degrees Difference

Fred Couples - 39 Degrees Difference

So hopefully now you have a clear understanding of the main differences between a one plane swing and a two plane swing. As I've already said, I don't think any extreme version is right.

I would never teach a person to swing like Moe Norman. Equally, I would never teach a person to swing like Jim Furyk.

I like the middle ground and both swing plane theories have their good points that I think can be melded into a great golf swing. So in my next article I'm going to show you a great Major winning golf swing that puts my theory into practice.
Until next time, have a great week. And now you know what to look for if you're analyzing your own swing plane, to tell whether it's a two plane or one plane golf swing.

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I hope you enjoyed that second article about the swing plane. Look out for the next article, in which Jeff is going to explain the hybrid swing plane he recommends. I will send that your way soon.

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