Joe,
I have so many swing thoughts that I am afraid if I forget any one of them I might mess up the shot. I need a single swing thought that eliminates the need to worry about all the other ones. Any ideas? Do you have one for yourself? If so, what is it?
Theodore

Hello Theodore,
This is like the holy grail, the magic move that solves everything, wouldn’t that be nice? It is OK to have a list of “keys” for the backswing and another list for the downswing, but it is not realistic to think of too many at the same time while you are swinging. So the next time you are on the practice range, select one key at a time and see which one works best. This will not always be the best because your body muscles are always changing. Next time a different key might work best, but not forever. This approach will allow you to adapt more quickly when you have trouble on the course. My favorite for the backswing is to keep the front shoulder level while the back shoulder rotates around my neck. Everything else seems to fall into place when I do this. That is no guarantee it will work for you, but it might be worth a try.
Joe

Joe,
I read instructions that say to let your arms hang down at address, and there should be an angle between your arms and the club shaft. But when I do this, I hit a lot of fat shots. Then I tried the single plane setup where there is little or no angle between the arms and the club shaft and then I hit a lot of thin shots. Is it OK to simply find a happy medium between the two extremes?
Ned

Hi Ned,
In your case I think that would be one possibility for a quick fix. However, another possibility is maybe you were trying to be too rigid when extending your arms downward, so relax and keep your weight off your toes and the fat shots should be less frequent.
Joe