Due to personal preference, natural inclination or the pressure of conditions it is not always possible or advisable to adhere to a single Inclined Plane classification throughout the entire Stroke.

Something Shifty
 

Tongzilla,

Did you mean 10-13-D #3?

Also, would you consider the three photos -- 10-13-D #1/#2/#3 -- a complete model for the Zero Shift on one page?

To whom it may concern,

In Ted Forts swing sequence posted in this section of the site.

Is he using a zero shift "hitting" stroke on the turned shoulder plane??

or

Is he shifting from the elbow plane to the turned shoulder plane??

Also...
Swinging on TSP with zero shift appears steep when looking at pics 10-6-B #1 adn 10-6-b#2....Just thought i'd note that.

Sorting through the Duffer's Bible!

B-Ray

Re: Something Shifty
 

Oh dear, I meant 10-13-D #3 rather than 10-14-D #3 (which doesn't even exist!).

And yes, I would say 10-13-D #1/#2/#3 is just as good a model for the Zero Shift as the references I gave earlier. Which means contrary to what I said, you can find them on the same page.

Climbing The Mountain
 

You're doin' great, Tongzilla, making us think and learning a ton in the process. Thank you for all your wonderful contributions. Keep'em comin'!

Food fight!
 

Sorry about starting this food fight. It certainly wasn't my intention. I got the answers I was looking for, although I should've worded my original question more clearly. I just wanted to confirm that there are other viable methods of getting the club from the top of the swing down to impact other than a return to the elbow plane (which many instructors state is THE way). Also wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing the wrong thing in Els's and Toms' downswings.

The photos in 10-13-D are Toms-like, no?

Re: Climbing The Mountain
 

Tong is becoming a sparkplug in this machine. :D 8)