Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How do you get shaft lean, compress your irons, and take a divot - without trying to "hit down" on the ball? In this lesson, Todd Graves shows you the simple Single Plane Swing setup that makes it happen automatically.
Here's the short answer: it's the SAME swing you use with the driver you're just changing your setup. Move to a narrower stance and play the ball about five inches off the inside of your lead foot. That setup puts your shoulders, arms and hands slightly ahead of the ball at address. From there, when your body rotates, the hands naturally lead into impact that's your shaft lean. The result is real compression and a shallow divot you never had to "try" for. As Moe Norman put it: "Bacon strips, not pork chops.'
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The two mistakes Todd sees most:
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Trying to force the hands forward (manipulating instead of letting your setup do it)
Getting the stance too wide with short irons so you hit it thin, top it, or can't compress it
Fix your positions
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which leaves you behind the ball,
ball position, stance width, and the shoulder position they create and compression takes care of itself. Same single plane swing, just oriented for the iron.
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CHAPTERS
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[00:00] Shaft lean, compression & divots the questions Todd gets most [00:00] The big idea: same swing, just a different setup
[00:00] Iron ball position & stance width (driver vs. iron)
[00:00] How a narrower stance moves your hands ahead = shaft lean
[00:00] Mistake #1: don't force the hands to lead
[00:00] Mistake #2: don't get too wide (why you hit it thin/fat)
[00:00] What natural compression & a divot really look like
[00:00] Recap: hit your positions, not at the ball
Get Todd's book, The Intelligent Golf Swing:
theintelligentgolfswing.com
FREE
Start learning the Single Plane Swing: singleplaneacademy.com Graves Golf: gravesgolf.com
Free Single Plane Quick Start Guide: gravesgolf.com
Subscribe: youtube.com/@Todd GravesGolf
#SinglePlaneSwing #MoeNorman #ToddGraves #GravesGolf #GolfTips
How do you get shaft lean, compress your irons, and take a divot - without trying to "hit down" on the ball? In this lesson, Todd Graves shows you the simple Single Plane Swing setup that makes it happen automatically.
Here's the short answer: it's the SAME swing you use with the driver you're just changing your setup. Move to a narrower stance and play the ball about five inches off the inside of your lead foot. That setup puts your shoulders, arms and hands slightly ahead of the ball at address. From there, when your body rotates, the hands naturally lead into impact that's your shaft lean. The result is real compression and a shallow divot you never had to "try" for. As Moe Norman put it: "Bacon strips, not pork chops.'
||
The two mistakes Todd sees most:
―
Trying to force the hands forward (manipulating instead of letting your setup do it)
Getting the stance too wide with short irons so you hit it thin, top it, or can't compress it
Fix your positions
―
which leaves you behind the ball,
ball position, stance width, and the shoulder position they create and compression takes care of itself. Same single plane swing, just oriented for the iron.
―
CHAPTERS
-
[00:00] Shaft lean, compression & divots the questions Todd gets most [00:00] The big idea: same swing, just a different setup
[00:00] Iron ball position & stance width (driver vs. iron)
[00:00] How a narrower stance moves your hands ahead = shaft lean
[00:00] Mistake #1: don't force the hands to lead
[00:00] Mistake #2: don't get too wide (why you hit it thin/fat)
[00:00] What natural compression & a divot really look like
[00:00] Recap: hit your positions, not at the ball
Get Todd's book, The Intelligent Golf Swing:
theintelligentgolfswing.com
FREE
Start learning the Single Plane Swing: singleplaneacademy.com Graves Golf: gravesgolf.com
Free Single Plane Quick Start Guide: gravesgolf.com
Subscribe: youtube.com/@Todd GravesGolf
#SinglePlaneSwing #MoeNorman #ToddGraves #GravesGolf #GolfTips
