Ben Hogan’s Golf Swing: Shoulder Plane

Ben Hogan’s Shoulder Plane

Much discussion has been brought on by Jim Hardy’s parameters for a one plane swing and how you can’t mix fundamentals etc. Hardy mentions Ben Hogan on numerous occasions as being the ultimate one planer, and I agree.

Ben Hogan often spoke of having the club, his shoulder plane and lead arm all on the same plane and more or less dug the concept of a one plane golf swing out of the dirt.

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However, there are several key fundamentals that Hardy believes are of absolute importance that Hogan does not fit into that I think have led many golfers astray and caused them to try and achieve unnatural positions in their golf swings, positions that are not suitable for their body types.

As many know, Ben Hogan stood 5’8″ tall, thus, putting him very close to the average height of all men in the US at 5’9″. Given this fact, it is important to understand that the shoulder plane at the top of the backswing is something that the average golfer may not be able to fit into Hardy’s guidelines and should not try to do so.

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