When I'm using the AAP, I cover the Plane Line(from 7 to 1), 10-5-E. You'll see the club's blurred path of the clubhead move in a straight line.
If I'm using a square, 10-5-A Plane Line, I "Trace". The club will visually move in a slight arc, but I'm NEVER trying to move the club in an arc. I think it's foolish to lay an arbitrary arc on the ground in an attempt to cover it with the blurred path of the clubhead. It's much more precise to "Trace".
when tracing the club moves on a slight arc, even though you trace a straight line. Try putting a shaft an a low bench or coffe table, shoe box or something of the sort. Watch the clubhead back andthrough and you will see it moves on an arc.
Covering keeps the clubhead more on the plane line then inside to inside
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If the right wrist flattens at or around impact, you will suffer from trajectile disfunction.
"Tracing" would be holding a laser in your right hand and pointing it at the Plane Line. Because the length of the laser is infinite and the club is a given length, different things are observed by the golfer. The laser light could "Trace" the line forever, but the Clubhead would visually make an arc on the ground to the inside of the Plane Line. The straight line feel of "Tracing" creates the perfect arc for the Clubhead.
In contrast, the Angle of Approach Procedure uses a very steep Plane. The new Plane Line passes through the same two points, Impact and Low Point, but the Plane angle is much steeper. Because it's steeper, the eyes see the Clubhead covering the Plane Line, instead of coming inside the Plane Line on an arc.
when tracing the club moves on a slight arc, even though you trace a straight line. Try putting a shaft an a low bench or coffe table, shoe box or something of the sort. Watch the clubhead back andthrough and you will see it moves on an arc.
Covering keeps the clubhead more on the plane line then inside to inside
coolstv88,
In addition, would it be appropriate to add that in tracing, the #3 Pressure Point is always pointed at the straight plane line while the club head moves on the arc, and in covering, the club head is always on top of the straight plane line? Covering is a bad thing as it equals steering...
Kevin
EDIT, sorry, YodasLuke beat me to it, and he said it so much better...
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
I tried the two procedures out, and it would seem that in order to cover the steeper plane line with the club head, one would need to stand a lot closer to the ball. Also, the back,up, and in nature of the backswing is achieved with much less in and somewhat more up. I don't think "steering" is what Ted has in mind. Remember the alternate plane line is 7 to 1 o"clock across the target line.
"Mainly, I cover the line with the Clubhead. It forces the steepness of the Plane.
Homer was asked why it was such a good procedure and he said he didn't really know,
but he thought it might be because it went so well with Steering."
YodasLuke
"One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius." (Simone de Beauvoir)
In another thread [Ted] mentioned this little gem:
"Mainly, I cover the [Angle of Approach] line with the Clubhead. It forces the steepness of the Plane.
Homer was asked why it was such a good procedure and he said he didn't really know, but he thought it might be because it went so well with Steering."
YodasLuke
For Hitters using the Angle of Approach procedure . . .
Priceless.
For all others, just go on about your business, i.e., Tracing the Straight Plane Line (the Third Imperative / 2-0-B-#3 per 7-5 and its Variations 10-5-A, D, and E).
Hybrid Mode
