Golf Swing Demo - Jeff Ritter - One Plane Swing

[1977mrcheese]

Beautifully efficient swing. Pleasure to watch

[TheGolfdu]

@jritter5 Ben Hogan would be proud of that swing! :)

[bigboycat1]

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[gabrielmorand1983]

You have a beautiful swing...can you comment my swing please!

[swepettax]

if someone hasn't said it already, moe norman. greatest ballstriker ever, and on one plane :)

[pegit77]

you look at most the good golf swings on tour and you see that from down the line view there is no space inbetween there legs at impact. I know It is the way that the hips work and the way in which the right foot rolls so the right leg works almost behind the posted left leg. Does this just take amazing flexiblity? It seems like such an awkward way for the lower body to work and I am having a hard time getting this picture in my golf swing. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated Jeff.

[Serzanin1084]

Mr. Ritter, do you feel using a training tool such as the Medicus Driver, is a good way to "groove" in a consistent swing plane?

[nm1187]

@Karlipbaum - No one cruising youtube videos to improve their swing is expecting to play in the PGA. To say that the 1PS is nonsense and simply a fad is crude at best. The fact that I went from horrible ball striking and inconsistent play, to much more consistent ball striking and consistent distances after adopting the 1PS is proof enough that it works, maybe not for you, but for many, me included. Advocating your opinion is one thing, but degrading those in support is ridiculous. Leave troll.

[emncaity]

...That could mean that skilled athletic players tend to swing the club too wide and too high naturally, and eventually go to excess, so they have to learn to swing within a structure that works. Just a theory, but it would explain why so many championship players have to bring themselves back down into plane after some period of deterioration or unsatisfactory ballstriking.

Still...pretty much nobody hits the 1P ideal.

[emncaity]

Having said that, the concept of plane is hugely important, even if it has to be understood more in broad terms because of the variables posed by the reality of the human body. I think it's completely fascinating that in every big midcareer swing change from every good-to-great player that I can think of (Hogan, Nicklaus, Watson, Faldo, O'Meara, et al.), the changes have been centered around the idea of plane--and all in the direction of getting flatter, with more rotation...

[emncaity]

@Karlipbaum

I think you're onto it, K.

If the 1PS were so vastly superior in theory and in practice, almost everyone on tour would be doing it.  Too many millions of dollars at stake not to.

[pat52010]

@Karlipbaum Maybe you keep engaging us because you think your the expert here...lol...I've been playing this game for about 45 years and back in the day I was a scratch golfer. But just because I am older now does not mean I can't learn something new and thus my study and admiration for Moe Norman's simple but effective golfswing. I guess Moe must have had good spine angle because at age 72 he was still shooting below his age. Nuff said!!

[pat52010]

@Karlipbaum If you studied Moe Norman's swing you would understand why he was probably the purest ball striker of all time. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Really man, you have all the answers...lol...then you don't know golf very well. Lee Trevino called Norman a golfing genius and Tiger said he hit the ball so straight it was scary. Call it one plane or almost one plane, does not matter, Norman hit it straight time after time.

[pat52010]

@Karlipbaum Moe Norman came the closest of any player to one swing plane. He was one of the best ball strikers of all time. Forget stuff like stack and tilt and study the masters of their own swings...Ben Hogan and Moe Norman.

[McGinnbros]

@Karlipbaum - Lipbaum- since you have so many great theories- please post them on Youtube so we can compare. You sound bright enough teach us what you know- Dalilama

[pcakesxl]

Hi Jeff. I love your videos and your teaching style. They have helped me so very much. Tell me what you think of my 2 cents on Tiger. I agree with you that Haney's method isn't really one plane, more like a flatter two plane. That said, it seems that Tiger's instincts say one plane. When he increases his spine angle and dips, he really looks one plane. It looks to me that if he stopped leading with his right elbow and started to lead with his chest, he might find more fairways. Your thoughts?

[karlmacb]

Hi Jeff

I have tried this swing, BUT , 2 comments.

1, i lack power, any reason fo that ?

2, How do you get a divot ?

Thanks

[jritter5]

I would not consider Tiger to be one plane. He stand too close and tall and works to keep the club in front of his body. A single plane effort will have more bend forward, and the arms working in a baseball sequence of "Behind, In Front, Behind." Hunter Mahan would be a good representation of what you are looking for. Sergio has the downswing and follow through elements, but works his arms more away in the take away. Hope this helps! Jeff

[niespod2]

To have a swing like yours, do you need to have a stack and tilt swing? If I want to develop a one plane swing would I want to emulate someone like Sergio Garcia or Tiger Woods?

[headroom007]

I have tried to use this swing method and every shot goes left. Ben Hogan used this method and he was a left handed player. I have also tried to use the one plane set-up (by spotting the ball off the left instep for every club, same problem.

[pat52010]

@headroom007 One problem that many players have is they don't keep the hands passive. In other words, they continue to manipulate the hands as they would for a conventionally taught swing. There are many complex moves in the so-called modern golf swing and many pros master them but over time they have to change because it takes a toll on the body. The feeling you must get is that you are shortening the backswing a bit and breaking the knees toward the target. Put in the study time.

[jmg7738]

Is this anyone who articulates the mechanics of the golf swing better than Jeff...I don't think so. Your instructional videos are the best on the web!

[pawndominance1]

not true

[JakiePr0m]

trevor and adam scott has the best one plane swing out there on the tour

[jdogma2003]

The one plane swing is similar to Ben Hogan's swing. Read his five fundamentals, and they are similar to the one plane swing taught now. Old info translated by Hardy. The one difference I see clearly is the stance, Hogan was more upright than Jeff's swing. The same still applies, the club stays under or at the shoulders as they rotate, not above the shoulders in the two plane swing. Hogan had it right five fundamentals, the rest is just minor details.

[naflack]

i have tried this one plane swing, used it for the entire 08 golf season. it has its strengths, but in the end it is not a natural motion for anyone who uses the left side (RH).

i agree with Karlipbaum...

[pcakesxl]

Hardy talks about the right elbow working back and up. Ritter talks about the left arm working across the chest with the right arm responding by folding back and up. Hardy talks about throwing the club across the chest on the down swing. Ritter talks about the "slap release" coming from the left arm and elbow working back and up. I think it should also be noted that Ben Hogan, the classic one planer, was in fact left handed.

[naflack]

i have both hardy's books, have watched all of ritters videos countless times...

not sure what your getting at but it matters not. my swing is much improved and my index is under a 2 again since going back to my natural left side dominant swing. hitting it farther and with a repeatable ballflight, minus all the practicing...

hit a few, chip a few, putt a few and go play.

never said this stuff was crap, it's just not for me...

have fun playing golf.

[naflack]

one plane works great for the right handed golfer who is right side dominant.

for the right handed golfer who happens to be left side dominant it is a never ending confliction between brain and body...and the loser is the score card

[pcakesxl]

It Seems to me that Jim Hardy explains the one plane swing from a right handed motion but Jeff Ritter seems to articulate the same motions from in a left hand dominant manner. I might be wrong. Check it out.

[naflack]

own hardy's books, have watched every ritter video several times over...

i don't believe either one articulates to the left side player, i don't believe it's possible, the 2 swing styles naturally conflict each other...

[suze2012]

Calm down, boys....no need to get excited.

[MrBeane]

Pro? Thats cute...

[samimalmstrom]

Ok seriously you need to get out of your laboratory and play some golf. I dont understand how you can come up with all these strange theories, I bet your like a 30 pretending to know it all handicap player and you have no idea how the body functions. The greatest ball striker of all times Ben Hogan had this swing and now Tiger is assimilating to it, so once you get to Hogan's stats of 14 fairways and 18 greens in regulation per round we will talk again.

[pcakesxl]

I don't think you get it. Go read Jim Hardy or just listen to Jeff.

[fredwadegolf]

only read hardy's stuff if you want to hit it shorter and crooked

[woodmo530]

@fredwadegolf you are all over the Internet knocking others swing theories. I have yet to see you post your own swing, which if you had any real guts or talent you would. Put something up or shut up!

[MrBeane]

Hey Homer, I enjoyed your comments. Its great reading dogmatic 20 handicappers who think they have a clue.

[samimalmstrom]

There is no spinal tilt in the one plane swing. Get a copy of Jim Hardy's Plane Truth for Golfers Masterclass, and you will find out that the spine is always centered, never leaning away or toward the target. Now if you are talking about the primary spine angle, thats not a tilt but bending forward from the hips to keep your back straight. Also his right arm follows a natural path going up, its perfectly set, compare it to Ben Hogan and you will see the similarity.

[gardner4718]

maybe not. But it fucking works for me thanks jeff your videos have been very helpful to me can't thank you enough.

[jritter5]

A one plane swing does not mean that the club or anything is traveling on a singular plane from start to finish. A one plane swing by definition is simply a descriptor noting that the left arm and shoulder plane are in a single plane at the top of the back swing...that is all it has ever meant. A two plane swing simply means that in the same position the left arm and shouldeer plane are on differing angles.

[DASH1ful]

@jritter5

I agree. But can you explain why the shoulder angle and the resultant angle of the left arm will be copanar

[emncaity]

@jritter5

Almost nobody really does that, though. You're certaintly closer than most to true 1P; so was Hogan on his shorter swings, so is Olazabal. But there are very few other examples that are that close, certainly almost none of the famous swings claimed by Hardy disciples and others (Snead, Els, et al.). IMHO, you have to go from shoulder joint to shoulder joint to establish the shoulder plane, and pretty much everybody (including Hogan) is at least a little above that on a full windup.

[emncaity]

@jritter5

It may be truer to say that the closer you get to perpendicular to the spine (with the arms, at the top), the more rotary power you can apply, and if you deviate radically from that (with the arms far off perpendicular at the top), you end up having to make so many adjustments (usu. along the lines of holding back in some way) that it makes it awfully tough to be consistent and to play at a high level.

[MikePedersenGolfTips]

Simple golf swing. I am transitioning to a one plane and it seems to be going well so far.

[golfcrane]

do you play a cut? looks like it from your follow through

[KoopDogg08]

Yea I agree to that.

[ynot1688]

simple and easy..

I like it

[amattcell]

Jeff, Great swing, i'm trying to transition myself into a one planer, it just seems easier.

my swing plane is the club head comes inside on my way back and then over the top with a scooping effect at impact due to releasing the club too early, i'm currently an 8 handicap.

My question to you is would a one plane swing be easier to repeat and would it help me hinge and hold more into impact to eliminate scooping?

info on me- SWING SPEED 110-112 5 IRON- 190-195 YDS

[seok053]

w/ ur swing that scoopin motion is impossible to get that speed and distance.

[dajaysta]

great way to hit a ,low punch hook thats about it. I liked the shot you hit thin and almost topped too!!!!

[Dorfenator1]

How about saying something constructive and accurate?

[plentyofouts]

It's Tommy Armour tastic!

[mpb1472]

Great swing. I wish I could keep my right able that close to my side on the backswing as naturally as you do.

[ispasojevic]

Very nice. Thanks.

Could you please analyze both left and right arm "dominance" through both backswing and downswing? Grip?

Tx

[steelman3686]

I should also tell you that I believe that I am coming over top the ball some how also I am shanking I just shot an 80 and I was swinging well, I have only been playing one year and I am 19.

[steelman3686]

Jeff I do the same type of swing you do, the one plane and I am having trouble pulling the ball left.

[sabregold1999]

So here's a question, why is your right side collapsed through impact and remaining so? That is not balanced.

[jritter5]

The shoulders rotate around a "tilted" spine which creates the look you are describing. Only well past impact does the spine have permission to release from its tilted angle. This amount varies from player to player.

[sabregold1999]

Your weight rolls to the left heel and more specifically the outside of the left heel when you work your right hip in that fashion. That is not balanced, IMO of course.

[jritter5]

Due to the rotary nature of the swing, the weight must move more toward the left heel into the follow through, even showing some degree of roll in the ankle as well. This is common in the swing of every tour player. You are of course entitled to your opinion.

[srv29]

@sabregold1999 Buddy this guy swings 10 x better than you.

[guitarlix]

Beautiful swing!

[pecky1234]

you play a fade?

[Phatberry]

I jsut love watchign your swing, almso as good as tigers!

[mizunogolfer123]

badass once again...