D-Plane questions....

[SpannersReady]

I just watched the D plane video.

Can someone tell me if this summarization is correct.

Point face at target or slightly right.

If it hooks then swing more out to in. .?

 

[cwdlaw223]

Maybe. Watch how much you hit down. The more you hit down the more the clubpath does to the right. Also, where you strike the clubface with the ball will affect ballfight. (ex. toe = goes left, heel = goes right). The relationship between clubpath and face angle is crucial. The greater the ballspeed the less deviation you must have between clubpath and face angle to hit a ball straight or in play.

You would be surprised how far left you need to swing to "zero out" your clubpath. I was the first time I was on a Trackman.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

D-plane in its simplest terms:

swing LEFT ENOUGH to counteract how much DOWN you are hitting it.

 

[mgranato]

My experience is that wherever I point the face at address doesn't guarantee that's where I'll be pointing the face at impact. Just something to consider.

 

[ZAP]

My advice is to watch it again. I know for me it took a couple of times before I could erase the old ball flight laws and be able to have a clear picture. It also helps to get a couple of sticks or pencils out when you are watching.

 

[mjstrong]

D-plane in its simplest terms:

swing LEFT ENOUGH to counteract how much DOWN you are hitting it.

If I can be picky Jim, that isn't really the D-Plane, but just the Impact Plane (I think Brian once called it the U Plane?) and Path's mathematical relationship.

The D-Plane is created by the 3D Face and 3D Path.

While your statement is completely correct, I feel that the term D-Plane is used to cover all aspects of Impact Geometry, which can confuse people sometimes.

Using sticks or pencils can really help to show the 3D directions, which is really the key to getting the "Aha!" moment...

 

[wulsy]

I still say swinging left is a myth.

Left of what for example, and when and with what. Swinging left as a general concept is plain wrong man: how can you swing left in a circular movement - there ain't no left and right in a circle!

 

[Kevin Shields]

Slush, I'm not sure why you struggle with this concept. It's not a myth. How bout left of the target? Left of the intended flight? What if the circle is on an angle, it has a left, straight and right.

 

[ZAP]

Slush, I'm not sure why you struggle with this concept. It's not a myth. How bout left of the target? Left of the intended flight? What if the circle is on an angle, it has a left, straight and right.

Because left is all about the resultant path of the club and trying to make the ball go straight. If that is your desire.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

If I can be picky Jim, that isn't really the D-Plane, but just the Impact Plane (I think Brian once called it the U Plane?) and Path's mathematical relationship.

The D-Plane is created by the 3D Face and 3D Path.

While your statement is completely correct, I feel that the term D-Plane is used to cover all aspects of Impact Geometry, which can confuse people sometimes.

Using sticks or pencils can really help to show the 3D directions, which is really the key to getting the "Aha!" moment...

You are not wrong, and i don't mean this in a bad way, but the way i described it above is infinitely easier for someone who is struggling to understand the d-plane. It isn't the whole D-plane no, but you learned addition before you learned calculus right?

My description is based on what i have taught to people who have struggled with it on the lesson tee. Once they understand if everything else is neutral all you need to do is swing left enough to counter act how down you are usually a lot of light bulbs go off. THEN i dig deeper and explain more of it.

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