am i missing something?

[pecky987]

am i the only one here has not benefitted from the knowledge of the D-Plane one iota?

not debating the validity of the D-Plane theory. i believe it wholeheartedly. but brians calculations of plane line, true path and face angle in order to produce different shots hasnt actually helped me play better golf.

i still try to set up square (even though i know i dont) and stll hit shots with a small fade. and i also take prety deep divots. but the knowledge that if you strike the ball before low point then the path is to the right of the plane line hasnt actually helped me much at all.

am i the only one who has found this?

[bamfur]

D-plane is the truth! Because you can't execute correctly, doesn't mean the physics are wrong. Look at your ball flight and use the D-plane to figure out your error, at least you know what to work on following that, whether its a clubface or swing plane issue.

Dont mean to be belligerent, D-plane totally opened my eyes and helped me so trememdously i felt compelled to defend it...

[pecky987]

i agree completely. i have no question that the D-Plane is the truth. i just find that the knowledge hasnt changed my approach o how i play the game very much, if it has at all

[fronesis]

Me too, pecky.

The D plane truth (and I, too, agree completely that it's the truth) has explained to me why I play short irons with what I thought of as a slightly open stance but which D plane might call "aiming left." And it has made me more comfortable about aiming slightly right on the driver.

But it hasn't really been an aide to me in how I try to swing. I can't see any way that the D plane has affected any of my swing feels or swing thoughts either in practice or during a round.

[detonum]

I feel the same. I think it doesn't make a difference to many people, because we have been learning a long time from the ultimate d-plane feedback "device": ballflight. Knowing that you must swing left for a straight doesn't help you much unless you've been blindly trying something else (such as trying to hit a straight ball with a planeline pointing at the target).

Originally Posted by pecky987

am i the only one here has not benefitted from the knowledge of the D-Plane one iota?

not debating the validity of the D-Plane theory. i believe it wholeheartedly. but brians calculations of plane line, true path and face angle in order to produce different shots hasnt actually helped me play better golf.

i still try to set up square (even though i know i dont) and stll hit shots with a small fade. and i also take prety deep divots. but the knowledge that if you strike the ball before low point then the path is to the right of the plane line hasnt actually helped me much at all.

am i the only one who has found this?

I don't think of the D-Plane theory when i play or any kind of calculations, like aim 1 degree this way or that way and hit down x amount etc. etc.

I'm not that good at even knowing if i lined up a three foot putt with the correct amount of speed to line ratio, but i try and sometimes i get lucky.

I try these things out on the range and see what results i get, then when i see positive results, if i do, i'll try them on the course, and maybe i can produce 1 or 2 good results, no worries just keep on trying to get the ball in the hole with the least amount of tokes, i mean strokes:

[savydan]

It's helped. My miss with the driver is a cut that starts off straight and falls off right.

Before I would have thought a little open face, but with D-plane, I need to adjust my path a little to the right.

If you completely miss a shot, it's good to know that you started the ball where the face was pointing and curved away from the path instead of the other way around.

It makes for a quicker fix.

[Kevin Shields]

Its helped me most with aim, ball position and plane line.

[glcoach]

It has helped me the most in determining how I set up for specific shots. I can hit a great draw now very consistently as well as a fade. I also have some specific parameters derived from the D plane that allow me to set up and swing without the fear of "over-cooking" something.

[ggsjpc]

D Plane has helped considerably. If you can't move the path around while keeping control of the face, than it really can't do much for you. It will still tell you what happened, but if you can't adjust what you do, then it is simply a diagnostic tool.