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Steep downswing | Golf Monthly

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Emily Schmidt

Updated on April 06, 2026

If you have a one plane swing, rotating the torso/shoulders in the downswing isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I have a one plane swing (... Hence the forum name).

As a one plane swing has more torso rotation that a more upright 2-plane swing, the upper body needs more rotation coming back down, other wise the club will just get stuck behind you coming into the ball.

The downswing is still initiated with a hip movement, but the torso rotation does the bulk of the work. This chap explains it better than me:

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OP - In my swing I have a slight throw at the top, but as Bobmac has pointed out on quite a few occasions, I have a pretty flat backswing.

I still manage to get to the ball from the inside though.

As you have said above, your ball position being too far back may cause your push and if you are coming OTT, then that would cause your pull. Do you have a stock or shape that you hit with most clubs?

Not a bad looking swing though :thup: