[KevCarter]

I am confused about the plane and parallel planes. I have watched countless swings on video and especially Hogan's swing. At the top of the backswing it looks like Hogan's club was on a plane parallel to the shaft plane at address but above it. The butt of the club is not pointing at the target line.

I understood it as if the club is on the left (leading) arm plane, the clubshaft will point at the target line until it is parallel to the ground and target line (P1). Then as the club continues back, the butt end will point at the target line.

If the club is on the right (rear) arm plane, it will point at the target line until that position of parallel to the target line and parallel to the ground (P1), then as it goes back, the club will point outside the target line and be parallel to the shaft plane but above it.

I hope I didn't confuse everyone but can anyone shed some light on this or opine on it. Thanks

Hi Scott,

In my opinion, Mr. Haney's parallel planes are outside the box of what Mr. Kelley is teaching us. Left or right side driven, one end of the shaft should always be pointing at the baseline. Am I saying Hank Haney is wrong? Absolutely not. Haney is a wonderful, respected teacher. Simply a different idea on how to get it done. I will respectfully stick with Yoda's interpretation as I have found it to work for me and my students.

Kevin