[Yoda]

Yoda, in your post about working with Garrett Willis, you stated that you laid two clubs down as base lines.

Is this the basic work station we are talking about?

Yes, plus a third Stance Line rod parallel to the Plane Line. Hence, each new student gets a 'Yoda Starter Kit' of three rods, with the Stance Line rod being a different color.

Normally, the Stance Line rod is parallel to the Target Line. However, when I teach the Rotated Plane Lines (for Draws and Fades), the Stance Line rod is either Closed or Open to the Target Line. Almost always, though, it is parallel to the Rotated Plane Line. BTW, I use five rods when teaching the Open and Closed Plane Lines, using a different color to differentiate the two rods delineating the Rotated Plane Line.

A Stance Line parallel to the Plane Line allows for an unrestricted Turn and Weight Shift in both directions. An Open Stance Line (relative to a given Plane Line) produces a somewhat restricted Backstroke, but an unrestricted Follow-Through. For the Closed Stance Line, vice versa.

Remember: You always Trace the Plane Line -- Square, Open or Closed. Only with the Square Plane Line will you also be Tracing the Target Line.