Single Plane Golf Swing - Rare video of short game lessons from legend Moe Norman
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The Single Plane Golf Swing and Single Plane short game are concomitant as demonstrated by Moe Norman. This video features rare footage of Moe Norman as he discusses how he hit his wedge shots and approached his short game.
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B roll of the actual wedges would have been nice. Minimal effort to produce higher quality content.
Awesome
I'm 60 years old and have been playing at golf for 30 plus years off and on. 3 Weeks ago I bought your book The Single Plane Golf Swing and read it, studied it and began practicing the single plane swing at the driving range. Yesterday, I played my first round of golf with the single plane swing and improved my game dramatically. My golf buddy could not believe the drives and iron shots that I was making. On two separate par 5's, I was on the green in 2.... Now I need to work on my putting, because I missed my first ever attempt at an Eagle. Thank you Todd Graves for helping to love golf again.
I’ve been playing since 1982, 40 years. I’m convinced the single plain setup is a much better way to play golf.
Same story as you,it will go wrong on the tee box but you'll soon realize you have started coming over the top Old habit for me, always sliced the driver until I tried the single plane swing and More important the grip to neutral,let the back hand off the throttle as I call it and keep that hand and arm totally relaxed in the back swing let the elbow collapse early so that it doesn't stick out behind your back at the top of the back swing , try to feel the weight of the club head in your hands when you relax your grip to the point where you think it's going to slip from your hands only then will you achieve that feel and when you know where the Head of the club is at the top try to let gravity do you a big favor it will pull the club head towards the heels momentarily don't be in any rush to get them arms out of that position the coiled body unwinding will start that process for you , what a difference it makes what a sound, distance, height with that body tilted 9 degree loft to the clouds If I want to no prob.
30 years without an eagle putt? God dam son 😅
I'm 42 and only started golfing in 2014. I've had 6 eagles including one hole-in-one, two hole-outs, one gimme eagle where I nearly made an albatross on a par 5, one on a par 4 where I drove the green and made a 15-20 foot putt, and one on a par 5 where I was on in 2 and made a nice 12-15 foot putt. Not to brag or anything tho.😅
Yass the secret of a one plane stroke is genius
I could watch Moe all day and never tire of him. What a genius
That sound of Moe hitting the ball is quite mesmerizing. . . . its so crisp and so clear and always the same.
I love listening to older moe norman. What a great soul.
Hockey tape for grip wrap.... truly Canadian..🇨🇦.... Love it !!😎
Todd, I've become fascinated by Moe's videos in recent weeks and while I haven't tried to adapt my swing to Single Plane principles yet, I find that if I watch Moe hitting shots, and listen to him talk, for a while, I find I play better when I next pick up my clubs! It's a gentle, 'peaceful' influence that seems to help me swing easier and make better shots. Thank you.
He,
Moe would be proud! He left a legacy and it’s in good hands! Thank You again Todd for passing on true knowledge!
Thank you Kevin.
He had a phenomenal set of hands. No divot at all and perfect contact every time. That is a gift which he well perfected.
Golf needs more guys like moe, what a legend
agree.
He clips the ball so sweetly off the turf every time. It’s the exact same sound every swing, and he wastes no time, it’s as if Moe’s a well oiled machine,
Legend!!!
Perfect click at impact every single time.
Man... Todd... I bet you wake up feeling blessed to have spent time with such a wonderful human being.
The more I watch and discover of Moe... listening to him intensively... feeling that passion. It's just incredible...and you got to be next to him, talking to him, about everything in golf and life.
Thank you so much for uploading all this content. Every golfer needs to watch this, especially the new ones. Moe makes it all seem so "natural". The way it should be.
What a delightful man Moe was.
Todd you have become a Super Star in the Moe Norman world.....thank you for all you've done. :-)
Takes club slightly inside, shorter backswing, full acceleration, draw-spin by allowing the wrists to breakdown through impact increasing the loft, no divot - every time. During this COVID yr, I've spent an enormous amount of time chipping & pitching - practicing both the heel off-the-ground fade spin shot and this Right Wrist Flexion through impact Draw-Spin shot Mo is hitting (Tiger talks about this shot as well). It takes me 30 minutes of warmup to get my mind focused enough and arms & hands lose enough to pull it off - it's like a drug
Thanks very much for this lesson, it has helped me tremendously, as I attempt to return to the game after 14 years off.
I have always loved this sequence of shots you did with him... it really demonstrates how magnificent his feel and touch was. Thanks for the upload.. this is great stuff.
Thank you.
Mr. Graves, I know those videos have to be priceless after Moe has been gone. Wish I had videos of my dad and my teacher Mr. Lanning before they past. Great videos and it’s fun to watch you with Moe.
Never moved a blade of grass,that’s perfection👏
Todd,your love of Moe is obvious,thank you from Ireland for being his friend and giving him deserved respect. John
Good job of watching Moe hit balls without a lot of unnecessary talk. Most people, like me, don't take the time to process and really appreciate what others share.
Totally Awesome...he was the greatest player in his time...his wedge play was outstanding.
I know. Overlooked many times but he was great with his wedges.
Love Moe, great video. My dad ran into him years ago in Montreal when Moe played tournaments and while my dad was a caddie there in his youth. Said Moe was a misunderstood man but the most accurate golfer he's ever seen still in his life (He's also attended a few US opens).
"Are you ever thinking about holing this shot?"
"Ooooh yeas!"
What a bloke, simplifies things so well. Don't understand why this isn't taught more!!
lol.
Todd your willingness and ability to stay patient with Moe was outstanding. It gave you the opportunity to listen and INTERPRET what many people could not. Watching his swing in slow motion looks like a miniature version of his full swing in many ways.
70 yard pitch - 130 foot putt, I toss it into the hole
50 yard pitch - To the front of the green; Takes is little to the outside, which pops it up a little and allows for a little more finesse. To the back of the green; Back of the stance and more brisk in the delivery. Never wants back spin, always feeling the roll out. Knock the sucker in. How can you not love Moe?
Regarding the 60 degree; When you asked him which club would you leave out of the bag? I like what he said; It depends on the course, do I need my 5 wood or maybe my 3 wood. I think many people don't fully appreciate what the totality of golf course management really is. Some of that is happening before you even walk onto the course.
never wants back spin, whoa nice idea for a good round
I've been doing this single-plane swing for 7 months now and I'm embarrassed to say I finally had an aha moment. Ty sir
"You're aiming at the hole, SO? Knock the sucker in!" This guy is a legend
Todd this is absolutely the best video I have seen on pitching. The graphic way you explained how the butt of the club points at the ball and the the tossing feeling with the right hand on the downswing really clicked with me. I immediately went into my backyard, aimed at my fence gate and made solid strikes each time with much improved accuracy. I am presently recovering from a medical back procedure and planning to get back to golf within the next month. Going to learn the single plane swing by getting one on one lessons from one of your coaches. Thanks for making all of these videos, they will help me to start learning the single plane swing. Bye the way, Moe looked to be a pretty sweet guy.
For over 45 years I have always had the left hand domination for a right handed player throughout the full swing, as That is what the books and video's teach then just the other week after a few day's practicing Moe's/Todds right hand tossing motion of the follow through I have gained more consistency in longer and straighter shots!
I am a new man/golfer looking forward to next season too start! Thanks ever so much Todd for showing us guy's out here Moe's swing, without you taking interest in Moe's swing and in his method in showing us the swinging of the club would have vanished along with Moe leaving his beloved game of golf, RIP Moe, surly missed!
Incredible to watch Moe's consistency ... really something.
True.
Thank you Todd for sharing this thoughtful piece on Moe. Yes, I think he was a genius in the golf world.
notice no divots! bet the green keepers loved Moe. just starting my journey on a swing change for better consistency (winter now in uk). will be looking into Moe a lot over the next few months
How did it go. Simple one plane swing is probably going to be more effective.
My course is so hacked up already, it’s may in Michigan 😡
I always return to this video.. "I always use the 50 around the green" Moe Norman. So good for us average amateurs...
Thanks for coming through and showing us what we ask for. We appreciate you. 😃
You're welcome.
best short game instruction ever, thanks Todd.
What always amazes me is that Moe hits a hundred shots and every time he never takes a divot - just brushes the grass.....amazing!!
Jim Nielsen - what a set of hands huh?
Yep, I'm adapting to it now.
What I'm feeling is that being so far from the ball creates a flat approach (further than any other pro ever). The feeling is releasing the right out and underneath and it feels like a stretch.
I believe this so key, being stretched out.
To hit the ball once set up while keeping a solid base, you hit out at the ball to reach it. Definately not mastered these short ones with Moe Technique yet but the full and half wedges feel amazing, so much natural lag and right elbow being in away, free and ready to release perfectly. (I'll work backwards from full to short.)
Just immigrated to Canada 🇨🇦 am
Now beginning to appreciate this mans amazing legacy
Wow, I haven't seen this one yet, and I'm glad I found it. Moe's accuracy and consistency is absolutely unbelievable..
Moe never took and divots in this video, nice crispy wedge shots
Thank you for getting the Forensic Files narrator for this film. I love his voice!
So glad I found this channel! I can’t wait to try Moe’s swing. It looks so much more relaxed and fun
To hit it like Mo, that balance and rhythm are much more important that his style. It's impressive!
thanks.
Here because of golfvlogs uk.
So simple. Definitely giving this a try.
Craig R32 I introduced Moe Norman to Liam at Goldvlog UK.
my game has changed dramatically since switching to Todd Graves Golf
handicap from 18-8 in one year. Best round of 73 this year
My eureka moment came recently on my chips. I realized I hadn't been using the single plane setup like with my regular shots. Immediately saw an improvement in ball striking my chips when I setup with the uncocked wrists and lining up shaft with left arm. . Thanks SPS. Works with putter, too. love this video as well. good teaching.
Just the "sound" of those chip shots, is all you need to know about Moe. Greatness.
Priceless times with Moe,Todd you must cherish when you reminisce
Thanks Todd for touching on the short game. I hope to see a bunker shot video like how moe hit it in the video. Thanks again
I think Moe might be using an Accuform wedge. They were a Canadian company that made clubs in the ‘ 80’s. They were very simple looking, blade like iron.
Years ago I had a short game lesson with an Canadian LPGA pro named Carole Dawson. She played many rounds with Moe in Florida during the winter. They used to play for 25 cents for every flag stick hit. With the exception of Paul Azinger she’s the best wedge player I’ve seen in person. Crisp, low shots that made a hissing sound.
😂 "you aiming at the hole, knock the sucker in"! Moe was an amazing golfer with masterful hands.
Legend! great video Todd. I've learned this same method from John Hudson another superb professional.
Awesome Todd, i remember watching this video years ago.....how old are we now, goodness. Thanks man.
Hoby Sprouse Time gets us. 53 now. These are the good ole days!
@@ToddGravesGolf Don't i know it, im 55 now myself.
I LOVE THIS GUY! He reminds me of my grandfather... lots of knowledge there.
yes.
Thanks, I wish there was a close up shot of the bounce on his favorite wedge. You said he shaved off the front edge but it would be nice actually see it close up from different angles.
Moe was awesome. My favorite golfer.
amazing, so pure and effortless
I've watched several "Moe" videos, and the thing that has always amazed me is that he rarely sets up with the club close to the ball, and yet he clips that ball off the grass every time.
when I first seen Moe swing a golf club I thought how did he do that - it looks like a sloppy careless swing - but it is far from that - the man is a genius -
Tiger does this too but I only ever noticed it watching him live
Another great session ! Soft touch without taking fillets out of Mother Earth !
Not sure why this video came up for me, but I'm glad it did. Subscribed.
Thanks.!
This a gem. Thank you.
you're welcome.
I grew up watching Moe in Brantford before he died. But this video is insane. I can't think of anyone I have ever seen who can stand there all day and hit wedge shots without taking a divot. How on earth do you do that?
Well the single plane swing of course haha. It's amazing isn't it
He practiced hundred of shots a day. Up to 500 a day until his hands were bleeding. Practice makes perfect apparently…..
Moe Norman was a genius. He invented the perfect effortless golf swing. Todd Graves is a genius. He has taught Moes swing to perfection.
The man was a genius 💯⛳
You could lay a towel over those shots onto the green! Incredible!
Moe’s angle of attack was so shallow. He hit how many balls here (all flush) and didn’t leave a trace of a divot. He had some amazing hand to eye coordination.
I have watched many videos of Moe and have noticed that he never takes his hand back any further that his belt on the back swing and pulls off some fabulous shots, in fact all ball he hits! The one thing I would like to ask - Is Moe swinging through with the use of his right arm and shoulder?
For all the footage I have watched of Moe swinging/ using all his clubs in different videos, the shoulders seem to take the club back as one unit, but I can't notice (make out) what hand he is dominating with his follow through? I look forward too your views or verdict! Many thanks!
It depends on what you mean by dominating. I think what you mean is that if he was skipping a rock, his right hand would dominate. That is the same thing as Moe. At about waist high, he would skip rocks.
After watching moe hit natural golf clubs I actually bought a 3 wood and walla my savior club for 230yd off the Grass. Thanks Moe
Zero divots with wedge is AMAZING!
Agreed! That's 1st thing I noticed
So good that he came to be really appreciated in his later years after the abuse of the early years.
Beautiful lesson!
Thanks.
Hands lead yes, can be a slippery slope for most am's who are way too steep and usually hit fat or thin. Almost none that i play with activate the bounce on the wedge... Moe certainly did!!!
Both the simplicity and the accuracy are amazing.
I notice how Moe addresses the ball which looks like 2-4 inches behind the ball rather than up against it like most golfers do. Is this something that should be looked at more? And where the hell is the divot??? Phenomenal!!!!!!
If you start the club X distance from the ball, you've essentially simplified the backswing by X distance. Or at least that's the theory.
Nicely demonstrated, thanks
Just reviewed this again. Moe was a genius in that he knew exactly what he was doing - but - couldn't really accurately explain it. Your genius is in that you can "explain" exactly what Moe meant!
Casually says "you're aiming at the hole so just knock the sucker in"...I love Moe!
And "...yes, of course, sink it" 😁
this is a gem, thanks
Sure.
Hey little Moe, great video! He truly was the greatest. I've learned so much watching your videos, thank you. My Mack Daddy 52 is my favorite wedge, Hope you are well & Cheers!!
All we over hear in Canada is heated greens and fairways. Great info.
Moe was an absolute legend, but thank god Todd studied so much of his swing and quantified it, sometimes I can't even understand what Moe's saying haha
Good Stuff Todd! Before I chip I Stand behind the ball and visualize the spot I want to land the ball and the height, seems like the natural thing to do.
Nice.
Insane how pure he hits the ball even on a pitch shot.. I'm in awe
Me too.
@@ToddGravesGolf I'm really hoping Moe gets some sort of feature during the open at Oakdale this year.... He was a regular around there playing with Knudson and Wilf Homenuik
At 12:07 you mention the ball is back in your stance. Since we pivot around the front leg, if you pull your trail leg back and look you'll see the ball is actually off of the heel of your lead foot. That allows the club to shallow through impact and not strike down and dig into the ground. Probably why Moe didn't take divots. Check out Bradley Hughes short game and Secret Golf too. That's what they teach.
Those Canadians are the smartest most talented kindest funniest friendliest people i have ever met
Thank god for moe Norman and thank god for you Todd
“No divots just comb the grass.” That’s an incredible saying.
God rest a beautiful soul. A true self taught student of the game!
The legend Moe .now we have Bryson the very same Single Plane Swing .it is so reapable you eliminate all the different thought process .Paralysis by Analysis .and as you are in the same turn plane you remove all the different body movements and remove the chances of injury
Man, I need to go back to my more natural swing. Lessons put me in a 2 plane and I think I naturally have a single plane. Watching Moe hit and talk about that 50° is like listening to my own inner monolog when I hit my 52° around the green. Then you hit those chips and it looks just like how I'm comfortable around the green when I'm playing well.
Online I bought one of your old school Moe Norman Sandy Andy clubs. Lots of fun.
Excellent Vid Todd!
Hitting a wedge which releases and rolls to the hole seems like a lost part of today's game. Thank you for sharing Moe's insights.
Agree
Always liked Moe having heavy clubs.
Thank you. Love MN
Hands still lead and butt end of the club still does not face the body. Your single plane trainer works with the wedge as well. Great video. I’ve seen the original so many times.
Moe was a GENIUS....
Moe is the Brian Wilson of golf.
Yesterday's range session I was swinging single plane and swing speed training. Had my longest drive so far, 217 yards of carry, not sure about roll out. Still having issues with forward shaft lean (dynamic loft), body is not in the correct position at impact. My pelvis is stalling, which probably means I'm still thinking of hitting at the ball instead of to the target.
Zero2Hero Golf good for you man! That’s s good poke. Keep on swinging brotha!
Best ball striker ever...I’m sold. Every shot is like he hit off a range mat. Barely even clips the tips of the grass
Great video. No divot. Lovely
Todd Graves do you have a video with moe out on the golf course playing a game I have looked all over utube he was AWESOME !!! Would be great to see this Thank you so much !!-