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Today we’re analyzing Annika Sorenstam’s golf swing — a swing that many observers have mistakenly classified as a one plane technique because it looks so simple, smooth, and effortless in motion.
It’s an understandable mistake. Annika possesses some of the finest rhythm and tempo in the history of the game, and that’s truly what makes her swing work so brilliantly — it looks far simpler than it actually is.
The camera angle on this particular shot isn’t ideal, but we can still extract significant technical insight from this down-the-line view of her mechanics.
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As she initiates the takeaway, the club moves above the shaft plane quite early in the swing, staying outside her hands. This is a classic two plane characteristic that immediately distinguishes her technique.
Butch Harmon was a strong advocate of keeping the club wide and above the shaft plane on the backswing to prevent it from getting behind your hands — a position that two plane instructors warn can lead to the club getting stuck behind you on the downswing.
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