Golf: - The Plane Stick

Eliminating the "over-the-top" shot - is there any tougher swing flaw to correct? When we speak of this "over-the-top" shot, we are referring to the golfer who takes the club excessively to the inside on the takeaway and compensates by coming outside on the downswing. Teaching professionals commonly refer to this as an "over-the-top" shot because the path of the club goes outside the desired plane line and across the target line through impact, instead of straight down it.(Fig. 1) An ideal swing path is one in which the club is taken back on a more outside or straight back path on the takeaway to a slightly inside path on the downswing. This creates a swing plane, which allows the club to stay on the target line longer before and after impact. The result is a ball flight that starts down the target line or just right of it.(Fig. 2) A golf club swung on the correct swing plane gives a golfer the best chance of hitting shots that repeatedly go straighter and longer. Research has shown that 90% of all amateur golfers suffer from swing plane related problems. It was with this in mind that we began looking for a way to correct swing plane problems faster and simpler so that students see improvements in their ball striking within minutes not months. THE PLANE STICK does just that!