I've said it many times, but I think all the talk of 'plane' is lacking the proper perspective
The HANDS
The plane is defined by the hands and the sweetspot
What Trahan advocates is based on this I would say. A steep plane angle of the path of the hands.
The club follows what the hands tell it, so monitor the plane of the hands (not the same as the 'hands only' plane in TGM)
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Don Trahan actually wants the laser device that shines out of the butt of the club to point to the line the toes are on... throughout the backswing, and most of the downswing. He thinks it is incorrect to point at the baseline, or sweetspot plane.
Now... I know there are people that play very well that do either of these, and those that are in between.
I don't have the capability, but why don't we put some pictures up of a variety of players, and see what they are doing here. Camera angle of course, may make some difference here.
Wouldn't your hands have to be touching your body for the laser to even point to the toe line before you ever swing. The shaft would have to be a putter angle. I have read his book and seen him on the golf channel and basically as I understood the swing is was a very upright swing with width and a houlder turn of about 75 degrees and he wanted the swing to be no longer than a 3/4 swing. His son goes farther than what he teaches and he states on the golf channel he constantlly wants the swing shorter. The theory is you will always get good contact and you will only lose a small distance.
Dave
Originally Posted by lagster
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Don Trahan actually wants the laser device that shines out of the butt of the club to point to the line the toes are on... throughout the backswing, and most of the downswing. He thinks it is incorrect to point at the baseline, or sweetspot plane.
Now... I know there are people that play very well that do either of these, and those that are in between.
I don't have the capability, but why don't we put some pictures up of a variety of players, and see what they are doing here. Camera angle of course, may make some difference here.
Wouldn't your hands have to be touching your body for the laser to even point to the toe line before you ever swing. The shaft would have to be a putter angle. I have read his book and seen him on the golf channel and basically as I understood the swing is was a very upright swing with width and a houlder turn of about 75 degrees and he wanted the swing to be no longer than a 3/4 swing. His son goes farther than what he teaches and he states on the golf channel he constantlly wants the swing shorter. The theory is you will always get good contact and you will only lose a small distance.
Dave
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With his swing you first go to the 1st parallel... in the backswing(shaft parallel to the plane line), then you go very vertical with the arms(butt of club pointing to the toe line). About 70 degree shoulder turn. He does like a flat left wrist.
He says his technique is easier on the back... because of less shoulder turn.
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