This is a success story after joining the Saguto Golf Family last month. I saw a video on YouTube last month using this single plane swing and liked the concept and eliminating the various moves in the typical two plane swing. I had tried Moe Norman's single plane swing about 10 years ago with some success, but drifted away from it after a period of time. Bryson D. got me interested in it again, then I saw the Saguto video and started hitting balls with the front loaded weight distribution and tilt angle to the ball. This made a significant difference in the ball striking with consistent ball flight. My handicap index was at 4.5 when I started Saguto Golf, now it has dropped to 3.8 (lowest in my life). The last round I had 13 out of 14 fairways and 17 out of 18 greens for a round of 71 (1 under par). I had 34 putts which held me back from shooting in the mid to upper 60's. That last round proved to myself that this swing technique really works. I have never had 17 greens in a round. The irons have been my weakest link in my golf game; not now! I can now concentrate more on my short game and putting since this swing makes my irons very consistent and "krispy". One minor ball flight I need some advice on is hitting a slight fade shot using this swing. I tried your grid ball placement but did not have great success in trying to hit a fade. After watching your ball flight video again, I believe I need to be slightly more vertical on the backswing and downswing and have the ball a little more slightly forward, so the swing arch will have the clubhead slightly out to in at impact. Please confirm if this adjustment will provide the slight fade I am looking for. I will be trying this the next time I get to the range.
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@cordell.dcillc - First of all, welcome to the SG Community!! That is some terrific playing, and we appreciate you sharing some of your story!
@daniel.boggs offers one option for playing a fade, and I speak to the technique he uses in this YouTube channel lesson. This enables you to adjust your setup and still utilize the "push-draw side" of the Grid to fade the ball.
Alternatively, the "stock" S&T method for playing a fade is to work the front side of the Grid. Make small tweaks by incrementally adjusting the ball position forward while nudging your hand position back towards your trail leg. There is more on this in the S&T book - which I highly recommend as a supplemental reference guide - and you may also pick up a nugget or two from this short YT video I took of another instructor while at the S&T Academy in Miami.
Let me know if you have any success with either of these methods.
Tom
Cordell..great round! Maybe Tom can weigh in on my method. All I can say is what works for me on a fade. Aim the club head at your target, line up your feet to where you want the ball to start -- then swing along the line of your feet and really hold the finish. My sensation is I take the club back on my feet line ( which IS slightly out-to-in), but still maintain straight left arm. Feels weird, but works.