On page 76 of Hogan’s “The Modern Fundamentals of Golf”, tucked away between two brackets, looking like an afterthought is the direction to use the left arm as a guide in establishing the plane of the backswing. Does anyone have a view on the merits of this approach or the means of accomplishing it?
“On the backswing, the plane serves the golfer as sort of three-dimensional road map. HIS SHOULDERS SHOULD ROTATE ON THIS PLANE, CONTINUOUSLY INCLINED AT THE SAME ANGLE (WITH THE BALL) THEY ESTABLISHED AT ADDRESS. En route from address to the top of the backswing, THE ARMS AND HANDS (AND THE CLUB) SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ON THIS SAME ANGLE OF INCLINATION AS THEY SWING BACK. (Use your left arm as your guide.)”
“On the backswing, the plane serves the golfer as sort of three-dimensional road map. HIS SHOULDERS SHOULD ROTATE ON THIS PLANE, CONTINUOUSLY INCLINED AT THE SAME ANGLE (WITH THE BALL) THEY ESTABLISHED AT ADDRESS. En route from address to the top of the backswing, THE ARMS AND HANDS (AND THE CLUB) SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ON THIS SAME ANGLE OF INCLINATION AS THEY SWING BACK. (Use your left arm as your guide.)”
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