Pain Free Golf Swing - Save Your Back

Are you looking for a pain free golf swing that is easier on your back? The Single Plane Swing reduces stress on the back by reducing the shear often created by a conventional golf swing.
The Problem
When you hang the arms below the shoulders, the Conventional golf swing has a spatial problem between you and the ball. In other words, you are too close to the ball. Because you are standing too close, you must lift your body to make room for the arms to move through impact. To do this you must lift the body by straightening the lead leg. As you lift, and move down to strike the ball at the same time, you are compressing the back and causing shear as you turn.
The Single Plane Solution
The Single plane golf swing addresses the ball on the same plane as impact and reduces stress from the lower back by moving the body down into a flexed lead knee. Because of this, the head moves down an equal distance eliminating compression and shear on the lower back.

[@Sueezedtight]

Gave up golf for 15 years because of a bad back. 8 years of retirement golf with back pain a major issue (hard to finish 18, ice and pills needed after, more chiro visits etc.). Covid confinement after my first 5 games of the season led me to the SPS and since then, 40 games in and no back pain, no ice and no pills! Not only can I play 27 holes now, I can do yard work after my morning games! Thanks Todd for giving me back ... my back and my golf.

[@richfromboston]

I hurt my back in 1999, bulging disc, L4 and L5. That's when I saw a Natural Golf commercial and ordered the video's and book. Probably would of had to give up golf. Love this video,once again thanks Todd

[@totisanchez3607]

Main reason i changed Todd and enjoying it thank you

[@raangeman]

Todd -- This spot on for me.. Have 2 rods and 6 pins in my lower back.. Thanks for explaing this in an easy understanding way.. Much easier and faster club spped through the ball,, Looking forward to your pitching and chipping vids, would also like to see green side bunker play.. Thanks for all you do.. Randy

[@kevinbohunsky8637]

Love the new intro! Spot on video as always Todd!

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Thanks.

[@bobbys4327]

Love the videos Todd! I have a bad left knee so the forward move into the left leg is a problem.

[@KStoked25]

Love the New intro!!!!!

[@rogersmith5383]

Interesting not seen this before will give it a try

[@michaeleyer8973]

I watch your videos over and over :-)

[@danielwarton]

Fantastic video, I have hip osteoarthritis problems (on the right side) and Todd's swing is fantastic, thank you very much

[@ToddGravesGolf]

You're welcome. Thank you.

[@joekidd9180]

Like the slo motion shots!

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Thanks!

[@EscalanteFlyFlipper]

More like a violin teacher and less like a soccer coach. Good check point- body over lead leg. Good check point. Tension felt in gluts quadriceps. Sanborn5 quadriceps. Add to this that most seniors do not do any back extensions, use a Universal glute/quad/ adduction/ abduction machine. Muscular and tendon /connective tissue strength is built with slow motion lifts at a percentage of that exercises one rep max. Sport specific power uses that strength to create a dynamic movement. This too is a specific phase of training. Odd thought: Fred Couples has that beautiful looking relaxed and free flowing reverse C swing. One day after a normal swing he fell down and could not move and didn’t know why. You just elegantly and simply explained the reason. Another tour de force video. People watch me at the range. I was down on the end hitting out of the rough with a steep uphill lie to a green. I was trying to figure out what loft to use. Not how to hit the ball. Suzuki violin practice on the range. All the best.

[@jporter504]

The modern X Factor golf swing will take its toll on today's golfers. Watch as more and more golfers age and develop serious back problems.

[@jamesharris184]

Damn I'm back again!! I no you are right because I was doing just the opposite as Patrick Harrington had said and he was right but it didn't factor in the back.

[@paulcox3160]

That sounds good I’ll try it

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Great.

[@jamesharris184]

So succinct.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Thank you

[@jamesharris184]

I'm here because I have no choice. I've got an open mind am appreciative, and hopeful

[@zero2herogolf]

What a great golf swing. Left frame, at 5:44 or 5:51, right elbow bent just before impact is so good. Pelvis and shoulder clearance is excellent, literally hitting from the side of the body, like baseball or tennis. Left frame again, at 5:45 or 5:54, holding the finish, the trailing knee pointing on a line parallel to the target line. The "Shoulder replaces shoulder" is a drill everyone should practice. I use it to remind me to maintain forward spine angle, not raise up too soon in the follow through. It also gave me a 3-4 mph gain in speed, more consistent distance and ball flight. My big struggle is holding the angles so I can maintain forward shaft lean (dynamic loft) through impact. Right now my body is not in the correct position at impact, so I'm releasing the angles too soon resulting in my arms being straight at impact instead of after impact. This is creating an increase in loft instead of a decrease at impact, so spin rate is too high and the ball balloons up and loses distance. More work to be done, arrrrrg!

[@jamesbaine580]

Does the single plane golf system require that you have same length clubs

[@jacksonhatfield1344]

The golf swings of Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Joaquin Nieman...do you see the bad compression and increased shear? Many, or most, PGA Tour Players and LPGA Tour Players seem to have the same movement of the head going backwards as the arms pass through to impact.

[@apc1218]

Hi Todd I have a really important question hope you can answer can you do the single plain swing with conventional clubs?

[@ToddGravesGolf]

You need clubs that fit you when you swing on a single plane.

[@edbarrett3620]

To maintain the bend of the left knee on follow through, would opening up the left foot help? I need to find a swing that relieves stress on the right side of my back. Thanks

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Yes. Definitely recommend open left foot. It’s part of our teaching model.

[@nedh.8792]

Hey Todd, I'm new to the single plane swing. FYI I've been a high handicap golfer but never had back pain from golf. Went to the driving range today, tried the single plane swing and experienced back soreness for the first time. Felt like the back adjustments by starting at a single plane at address, and creating the necessary spatial distance to the golf ball, added stress on the back after hitting a bucket of balls. Any thoughts on why this happened? Thx.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

You might be standing too far from the ball or you have too much sidebend. I would need to see a video of your swing to be sure.

[@nedh.8792]

Ok I’ll take a video next time I’m at the driving range. Thx.

[@jawjuh1005]

This is a tough one for me. I understand it it but I’ve been trying to keep my head from moving forward into impact. At the speed of the swing how do I hold back and release to end up over my front foot? That’s a tough one. I see he does this perfectly but will be hard for me I think.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

let the head move with the trail shoulder when it turns thorough impact.

[@jawjuh1005]

@@ToddGravesGolf thank you!

[@rvandrv]

Open stance a bit?

[@kordelic]

Question has nothing to do with the subject. Don’t know if there’s a better forum to ask general question. Just curious, do you set up the same to chip and pitch

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Video coming soon.

[@kordelic]

Todd Graves you are the man!

[@ufukgoksu9851]

So why do we see so many times many professionals look like they hang back after the impact and yes after the weight shift to leading side?

[@ToddGravesGolf]

What you see and reality are not the same.

[@KEVINSEPTEMBER]

Looks like Moe Normans swing

[@ToddGravesGolf]

It is.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

No

[@charlesford6001]

It should be pointed out that paying for comments as you are doing here on your channel is illegal and considered false advertising. It is also against KZbin rules to pay for comments, views and likes as you are doing here. Congrats Mr. Graves you have a FAKE CHANNEL.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Hi Greg.

[@charlesford6001]

@@ToddGravesGolf I know you are a fraud. Just a Moe Leech!! I have it on good authority that you are brekking the law. Your turn for trouble and you DESERVE IT ALL. Paying for comments is OBVIOUS.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

@@charlesford6001 When life is hard one of the things that helps is meditation.

[@charlesford6001]

@@ToddGravesGolf Maybe you should consider doing this before Making your mostly fake viewers believe that the comments are real. You are fraudulently selling your product by creating fake interest. FAKE CHANNEL...Your swing is nothing like Moe's if it was where are your tournament results???

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Charles Ford meditate - take care of yourself. Peace.