Swing Plane (Tee to Green)

• Definition
  • The vertical angle between the plane created by the club head’s geometric center movement and the horizon. That is, Swing Plane is the vertical angle between the ground and the circle that the club head travels on during the bottom portion of the swing arc.
  • Essentially, the Swing Plane measures how steep or flat the plane is relative to the horizontal line, and captures the tilt of the swing arc.
  • Swing Plane uses the three-dimensional position of the club head from approximately knee high in the downswing to knee high in the follow-through.
• The Use of Swing Plane
  • Shorter/higher lofted clubs generally lead to a higher (more vertical) Swing Plane due to the higher Static Lie on shorter clubs.
  • The height and dynamic posture of the golfer will also have an effect on the Swing Plane. A driver typically has a Swing Plane between 45-50 deg.