Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Sometimes the best golf tips are the simplest.
Moe Norman described the feeling like an underhand toss, letting the right hand move toward the target as if you’re “shaking hands with the flag.” No overthinking. Just a natural motion, a clear target, and trust in the swing.
It’s one of those little feels that can completely change the way you approach the shot.
#MoeNorman #GolfTips #GolfSwing #TheIntelligentGolfSwing #ToddGraves
The Single Plane golf swing is not a quick fix golf technique. It is a system, beginning at address, that simplifies the most important moment of the golf swing - impact.
Starting at address on two planes where the arms hang straight down at address, the Conventional golf swing is complicated. Because the arms are hanging straight down, a conventional golfer must lift the body into impact creating stress on the back.
This upward movement to accommodate the two planes is unnecessary.
The Single Plane Golf swing simplifies the golf swing by eliminating the need for the upward movement by starting and impacting on the same plane.
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Sometimes the best golf tips are the simplest.
Moe Norman described the feeling like an underhand toss, letting the right hand move toward the target as if you’re “shaking hands with the flag.” No overthinking. Just a natural motion, a clear target, and trust in the swing.
It’s one of those little feels that can completely change the way you approach the shot.
#MoeNorman #GolfTips #GolfSwing #TheIntelligentGolfSwing #ToddGraves
The Single Plane golf swing is not a quick fix golf technique. It is a system, beginning at address, that simplifies the most important moment of the golf swing - impact.
Starting at address on two planes where the arms hang straight down at address, the Conventional golf swing is complicated. Because the arms are hanging straight down, a conventional golfer must lift the body into impact creating stress on the back.
This upward movement to accommodate the two planes is unnecessary.
The Single Plane Golf swing simplifies the golf swing by eliminating the need for the upward movement by starting and impacting on the same plane.
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![How to Compress Irons & Take a Divot - Single Plane Swing
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.
Heres the short answer: its the SAME swing you use with the driver youre 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 thats 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 cant 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: dont force the hands to lead
[00:00] Mistake #2: dont 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
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