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curtisj76

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As I was watching golf over the weekend, it seemed like a lot of the pro's made small swings back and forth that looked very "connected". Was I dreaming or has anyone else noticed this?
 
jimmyt

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If by "Connected" you mean flatter yes I noticed the same thing. In fact announcers over the weekend made points of how many guys are getting flatter, more around 1 plane if you will.
 
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jimmyt said:
If by "Connected" you mean flatter yes I noticed the same thing. In fact announcers over the weekend made points of how many guys are getting flatter, more around 1 plane if you will.
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It's because "flatter" is in as i've mentioned several times over the past year. Back in the 70s/80s is was cool to be "upright." IMO flat may "look" better but it's harder to "play better" from that position for MOST people.
 
curtisj76

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Jim, so why does flatter make you a part of the "cool kids club"?

PS Was I wrong with my description of "connected"? That's just what came to my mind when I saw these guys swing. Just looked like they had a towel under both armpits, etc.
 
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curtisj76 said:
Jim, so why does flatter make you a part of the "cool kids club"?

PS Was I wrong with my description of "connected"? That's just what came to my mind when I saw these guys swing. Just looked like they had a towel under both armpits, etc.
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I'm not sure to be honest it's just a fad right now to be "flat" because i'll admit it LOOKS more aesthetically correct but that doesn't mean it works well with the golf swing for all people. Plus it was popularized by Jim Hardy and the whole 1 plane idea.

No your connected thing was fine, better players tend to have a lot of accumulator 4.
 
dashfan87

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Back in 05 or 06 my Dad my brother and I all went to a golf expo here at the Florida state fair grounds... we met a Pro who at his booth was teaching flat, belt buckle stuck at the ball swings... My dad got up there and was... NOT doing that, here we are a few years later, and Im having a tough time FIXING him... he used to drive the ball so nice, over 250, now he is lucky to get 220...

Freaking one planers!!!

side note, it got to me too, because for a while, I was what he dubbed a "2 planer" however I liked my swing (and didnt like the teacher too much)... eventually with dads provoking and claiming to hit it so much better, I started to flatten out... needless to say, my savior has been SD... which is Much closer to my backswing at the time....
 
tennisdu

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Johnny Miller was talking about how Sean O'Hair was trying to flatten his swing recently when he was doing his swing rehearsals. He also mentioned that as players get older that their swings flatten since flat swings are easier on the body.

Any truth to a flatter swing being easier on the body?
 
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tennisdu said:
Johnny Miller was talking about how Sean O'Hair was trying to flatten his swing recently when he was doing his swing rehearsals. He also mentioned that as players get older that their swings flatten since flat swings are easier on the body.

Any truth to a flatter swing being easier on the body?
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See my post about my dad... flattest swing you will ever see.
 
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