The Golfing Machine supports "my way" procedures but not "the way" theory.
Here's Mike O's feedback - You're going to see shifts- you're not going to get better by trying to stay on one plane- probably going to get worse. You want to maintain the clubshaft/sweetspot relationship to the plane line- understand the shifts but don't view them as inferior procedures. Not that you asked but the mechanical issues with your impact photo are - the right forearm is too high, inadequate hip slide/rotation (hips are "square"), the right foot is "flat". That's a result of other issues- loss of lag, or other issues- so I wouldn't work directly on the feel of the forearm location, nor the hip or footwork- they are affects of something else. However, when you find that something else- you'll see a different elbow, hip, foot "look" at impact. Anyway - food for thought. The first "issue" I would look at is your mat - get something where you can hit a more descending blow on a "fluffier" lie- otherwise you could be creating a swing that throws the clubhead in order to prevent you from hurting your wrists on the mat at impact.
Regardless of whether you are a plus 2 or a 15 handicap or somewhere in-between- that's what I see.
OK stankbutt . . . .I take issue with it's OK to shift the plane angle if you "as long as any shifts still allow the sweetspot/clubhead feel to maintain it's relationship to the plane line." We had this discussion befo . . . if you raise the handle up . . the face angle magnet dealie (face vector) is out to the right . . . if you lower it down it's to the left . . . You can trace a straight plane line and still hit the ball crooked as if somebody hired you to run a bank. #3 disruption = potential direction issue regardless if you can trace a line better'n you trace a doctor's signature on prescriptions for Ox or flea and tick deterant.
I would certainly pay attention to any advice Mikey has on wrist hurting . . . or hair removal from palms.
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