[Daryl]

The plane of the Shoulders and the plane of motion of the Hands do not need to be aligned. There is no mechanical reason for it. No benefit to be had. We dont reach for things in that manner outside of golf why do it when golfing? The body, the pivot , the shoulders go their way , the hands and arms go another. With the shoulders and arms united as single unit a conscious turn of the shoulders , Pivot to Hands will take the Hands back in the direction that the Shoulders are travelling............always under plane. Although some schools of thought then try to align the plane of the shoulders more closely to the inclined plane on the backswing. But why bother? Its a very awkward compensation.

That said, getting the Hands on the Inclined Plane defined by the Turned Right Shoulder ( the Turned Shoulder Plane) prior to Startdown does serve a purpose. Given the 6-M-1 Downstroke Sequence it will allow a move of the Right Shoulder to take the Hands Down the Inclined Plane in Startdown. To initiate Startdown with an independent movement of the Hands or Arms would break the Pivot Train. A movement of the Right Shoulder with the Hands aligned to a higher plane would take the Hands out over the Inclined Plane. But its still Hands to Pivot if, as in the Startdown Waggle exercise, the turn of the Pivot pulls the butt of the club towards the plane line, base line. The brain is still in the Hands. Most likely felt as a strong sense of the #2 pp being pulled longitudinally and the #3 pp being loaded.

Hmm?

2-H SHOULDER MOTIONS

....But the Shoulders do have crucial On Plane functions – synchronizing and aligning the Pivot Motion and Thrust with those of the Power Package (Chapter 6). “On Plane” Right Shoulder Motion is possible only by titling its axis – the spine. See 7-14. In this area the Left Shoulder is helpless. The geometry of Shoulder Control deals only with Right Shoulder, for there are no guide lines for Left Shoulder control of the Right Shoulder. Therefore, variations in Right Shoulder location will vary the Left Shoulder location at Impact and, consequently, the Low Point location as well as the Angle of Approach (2-N).

Being a part of the Pivot and the Power Package, the Right Shoulder must reconcile them by moving with the greatest precision for thrust, speed, direction and distance. (7-3) So the Right Shoulder does not flap around haphazardly – it has many responsibilities. And variations in its Impact location will vary the Right Elbow’s Impact Bend and so may alter the Impact alignment of the Clubface. See 6-E and 7-23. The long Backstroke Shoulder Turn produces CIRCLE Path (10-23-E) and ARC of Approach procedures. The short Shoulder Turn produces “LINE” types of Delivery Path (10-23) and “ANGLE” of Approach procedures (2-J-3). So – if the Shoulder Turn is too great and takes the Hands inside the proper Angle of Approach (2-J-3), then you must shift to an Arc of Approach Delivery Line to “clear the Right Hip” (2-J-3). Or get an unwanted Pull. OR A SHANK. Otherwise, the Three Dimensions will become un-correlated including Compression Leakage (2-C-0) and an obvious struggle. As it goes back, so it tends to come down – because of the differences in Loading Characteristics (Components 11, 19, and 22).