- Jun 12, 2014
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Any golfers here ever experiment with the single plane swing like Bryson DeChambeau uses? The old Moe Norman method? DeChambeau is such an interesting cat. I love the way he approaches the game but I've never actually tried to perform that sort of golf swing.
On my last work trip I got to watching youtube vids and came across a bunch of stuff on the single plane swing including some interviews with Bryson and others who use it. After watching all that I got the itch to give it a try. Today I got to the range and set up like an old man with everything in one line at address, my right hand way under the club in a crazy strong grip, and started hitting balls with that "down the line" swing where the clubhead doesn't really turn over. Took a little getting used to, but after a while I'll be damned if the ball doesn't go dead straight just about every time.
The thing that really surprised me though was the power. I've always hit the ball pretty hard and I thought that losing a lot of the "lag" and not turning the club over at impact would make the ball just flutter out there, but in fact it compresses just as much and I didn't lose any distance.
I only hit short and mid-irons today. Not sure if I want to try and bring this swing out on the course just yet. One thing I noticed is that due to the different motion I got a sore muscle in my right side so I quit swinging much earlier than I usually do. Normally I can hit a couple hundred balls without breaking a sweat. Also, after I stopped hitting full swing shots I did go to the short game area and tried to use the single plane swing. It took some getting used to, but after fooling with it for a couple dozen shots, I was impressed at how much easier it was to get consistent contact and distance control.
So before I try to keep doing this I was wondering if any of you golfers have ever tried this? Did it work for you? What issues did you have?
BTW, for those that don't know, Bryson's irons are all the exact same length and weight. The only thing different from club to club is the loft. Not ready to go to that level yet but a few manufacturers are making sets like this now.
On my last work trip I got to watching youtube vids and came across a bunch of stuff on the single plane swing including some interviews with Bryson and others who use it. After watching all that I got the itch to give it a try. Today I got to the range and set up like an old man with everything in one line at address, my right hand way under the club in a crazy strong grip, and started hitting balls with that "down the line" swing where the clubhead doesn't really turn over. Took a little getting used to, but after a while I'll be damned if the ball doesn't go dead straight just about every time.
The thing that really surprised me though was the power. I've always hit the ball pretty hard and I thought that losing a lot of the "lag" and not turning the club over at impact would make the ball just flutter out there, but in fact it compresses just as much and I didn't lose any distance.
I only hit short and mid-irons today. Not sure if I want to try and bring this swing out on the course just yet. One thing I noticed is that due to the different motion I got a sore muscle in my right side so I quit swinging much earlier than I usually do. Normally I can hit a couple hundred balls without breaking a sweat. Also, after I stopped hitting full swing shots I did go to the short game area and tried to use the single plane swing. It took some getting used to, but after fooling with it for a couple dozen shots, I was impressed at how much easier it was to get consistent contact and distance control.
So before I try to keep doing this I was wondering if any of you golfers have ever tried this? Did it work for you? What issues did you have?
BTW, for those that don't know, Bryson's irons are all the exact same length and weight. The only thing different from club to club is the loft. Not ready to go to that level yet but a few manufacturers are making sets like this now.
) I'm now 57 and there's zero chance I would give this a try.
