No, they always show Appleby, Woods, Els, and most other modern players. Honestly, not one takes it under the shaft plane. Stew, are you saying that I may be too centered? My head doesn't move back very much and I've felt that I may be getting close to a reverse pivot.
I've rewatched the Soft Draw. If I did that, my club would be way underneath the original shaft plane. Is that a problem?
I'm saying that unintentionally you can be too centered. When you're trying to take the club more outside on the way back, often times it'll turn into a lift, instead of a turn. Your backswing is very similar to mine, as I mentioned, and I think it's because your left shoulder is not moving correctly.
Go through some of the threads and take a look at SMarko's swing in the thread that he posted with his swing filmed on the Casio camera. (Low Light is in the title somewhere) Watch how his shoulders turn on a beautiful angle, but his hands never get inside, and the clubhead stays out in front of him, and if anything, ends up slightly across the line at the top. You (and I) will never achieve that same position, because the left shoulder orbits outward, instead of working a little down and inward. I also think that this leads to over rotation of the left arm, which adds to the laid off position at the top.
Your shoulders are rotating on too flat an angle, which is why you feel like you are almost reverse pivoting. When that left shoulder moves out, it pulls your spine out of it's original tilt, and you never will turn behind the ball.
Give it a try, I know it's really helped me!!! You should also feel like your pivot will improve. It will give you the opportunity to make a full turn!
Stew
