Swing Plane Simplified - Working with steeps and shallows
66 videos . Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
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Defining Steep and Shallow - Understand Swing Plane
Can steep and shallow be as simple as 'rise over run'?
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Understanding Steeps And Shallows
A golf term that is important to understand is this concept of steep and shallow path of the club. Watch this video to understand what this really means.
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Learn a way to categorize the movements that adjust the path of the club
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In transition, how you shallow the club is very important to your success as a golfer
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Analysis - Examples of What Shallows The Downswing
In this analysis video we explore options for shallowing the club on the downswing.
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Major Movements That Shallow The Club In Transition
The major shallowers in transition demonstrated. See if you're missing your key.
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Learn how to use the pool noodle to help you learn to feel what is hard to feel
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Shallow Timeline - What Shallows At What Points In The Downswing
Learn what movements typically tip she swing path too shallow at different points in the downswing.
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Steep Timeline - What Steepens At Different Times In The Downswing
Learn what movements typically tip she swing path too steep at different points in the downswing.
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Not everyone is a feel learner, seeing what shallow arms looks like can help those who must visualize.
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Shallowing While Resisting Shallowing
Learn the subtlety of the force during the shallowing movement in transition
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Discover a routine for working through shallow arms
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A visual drill for seeing shallow arms in transition
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Shallow arms are a key component to a body driven swing, but not everyone feels them the same way.
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A drill to help you visualize your swing path
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Trying to shallow the arms is not always as successful as letting the arms shallow
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3 Step Plan - Brush, Sequence, Backswing
When you want to go through the swing in a logical way, experiment with the 3 step ball-striking plan
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Connecting Arm Shallowing To Supination
Arm shallowing is a widely accepted best practice, but the reason is not always clearly explained.
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Learn a simple way to finally feel a right path and learn what a slightly closed face really feels like.
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Shallowing the arms is critical for supporting a body driven golf swing
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Learning to recognize and control your face to path relationship is a key skill to lowering your handicap.
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Shallow The Release - Unhinge Then Supinate
A breakdown the sequence of the proper wrist movements during the release
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Analysis - Club Path Through The Release
Are you a high-to-low, or low-to-high, kind of golfer?
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This drill enables you to feel the club along the ground after impact, a feeling that will be similar the experience of a good release.
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Case Study - Indirect Arm Shallow
See an example of how to think your way through working on your swing.
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Trying to get the arm shallow perfect will frequently leave you under performing this key move
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Follow this simple recipe anytime you are making a swing change.
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Shallowing out the club in transition is an important part of a golf swing, but there are better ways to do it than others.
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Hands In, Club Out In Follow Through
This old takeaway idea is a good idea to apply to the follow-through as well.
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Feet Together - Shallow And Wipe Release Training
The body does a great job of shallowing the club, but in this drill you are forced to do it all with the arms.
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Steep arms is a quick way to ruin a good wedge shot
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Using shaft parallel as a check point can be very helpful for understanding the path of the club head
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Exploring The Path Of The Takeaway
The takeaway is a common checkpoint for seeing what you used to start your swing.
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Axis Tilt Examples - A Key For Driving
In this video, we look at how the jackson 5 and the bracing create the proper axis tilt for the full swing
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Face And Path Examples - Overhead Path Visual
A look from an overhead camera can help analyze the face and path of your swing
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Experiencing The Arm Shallow Timing
Learn what it's like to NOT pull with your arms to start the downswing.
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Path Check Points - Balance Your Swing Path
Use video or a simple training station to get an overall sense of your swing path
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Decode the different components that go into getting the club to brush the ground in the right way.
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For a lot of golfers, focussing on where the club contacts the ground can be game changing.
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See real examples of how tour pros and amateurs use their arms in transition
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Reverse Gate - Impact Zone Anti Hook Path Training
A great way to help with hitting blocks and hooks.
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Learn about your release by monitoring your follow through path.
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This video shows what the hands do, compared to the body and ball, during the stock swing
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Tee'd Up 7-Iron - A Feel Based Shallow Drill
Use a 7 iron and a ball tee'd up a few inches to help train the sweeping motion of the driver.
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The Jackson 5 Progression adds layers of complexity to this critical movement.
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Water Bottle Transition - Feeling Arm Shallowing
Use a water bottle to exaggerate the feel of the forearms during transition.
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The path of the hands is a hot topic right now, and understanding it can help clear up some damaging misconceptions.
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Handle In The Bucket - Driver Path Checkpoint
Use this image to help understand the path of transition for the driver.
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9 To 3 Four Square - Driver Impact Path Training
One of my favorite visual feedback drills for getting the club to swing on a shallow path.
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The hip bump is a key part of creating axis tilt.
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Gate Drill - Stop A Slice Club Path
A great visual imagery drill for seeing the proper path of the club through impact, which will help you see where the club needs to go during transition.
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Four Square - Release Path Visual Station
One of my favorite visual feedback drills for training club path.
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Jackson 5 Drill - Bump The Hips For Axis Tilt
A way to practice the feeling of the weight shift (or hip bump) to start the downswing.
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Combo - 9 to 3 Four Square and Motorcycle
These two drills complement each other to balance face AND face-to-path
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Transition - Using the Obliques or Back
If you lunge or early extend, there is a good chance you aren't using your obliques effectively.
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When you build the skill of controlling low point, you're able to adjust to the varying lies on the course.
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Shape Difference Between Short Clubs and Long Clubs
Learn to visualize the shape differences between a short iron and long club swing.
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Watch the two main ways to get a face open to the path.
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Feeling The Arm Shallow Timing
Learn to feel the arm shallow passively instead of actively
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Hybrids are built to make things easier, but not for every golfer. What adjustments should you make?
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Factors of Heel and Toe Contact
Understand the major factors for heel and toe mishits
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Two Way Miss - Learn From The Curve
If you have a two-way miss, you want to figure out which path problem you need to solve.
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Connecting the shallowing movements of the forearms to the shoulders
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Understand the subtle difference in different low shots
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Learn how to better visualize and hit your intended start line using a simple string or ribbon
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Discussing the proper amount of lag & when to unhinge the wrists in transition.
