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I'm much less versed in TGM that you guys but it seems to me that one can Hit and still trace the plane line, and then the visual impression on the clubhead depends on the position of the head wrt the plane, or one can use the Angle of Approach *Procedure* that is cross plane-line and see a straight line (I remember a post from Ted saying that you both point and cover the straight line).

Yes and yes . It should also be noted that if a Hitter planed his shaft and traced at 10-5-E out to the right or closed plane line he would be using the arc of approach procedure (with its curved blur visual equivalent) , along a closed plane line . He would be turning the shot into an inside out stroke as opposed to merely an inside out Delivery Line. Assuming the hitters typical Angled Hinging this might not be a bad way to go ... but its not the true geometric Angle Of Approach procedure with its straight line club head blur visual.

Re "point and cover": The #3pp points at, Traces the line , the club head covers the straight line visually, from the players perspective. The club head will in the backstroke thereby move immediately and progressively up to higher and higher plane angles . The club shaft will not ride a plane but describe a cone shape with the pointy end of the cone behind the golfer . If the club head's flat plane of motion or orbit runs through the eye line he will be able to see a straight line club head blur. And use it as a reference. A highly manipulated procedure but geometrically sound if pointed to the right ... point it straight and you're Steering , you wouldn't have 3D impact and will hit floaters essentially given angled hinging. A great shot around the green but not when you need compression. Pointed to the right and you will re established Forward , Down and Out , 3 D impact with its associated increase in compression.

BTW , Ted's a hitter and employs either the arc or the angle when doing so. There's a post where Yoda alludes to this ....