When the proper swing plane is achieved, the shaft of the club is always swinging on, or parallel to, the angle the club established at address. At the top of the backswing, the club should point straight down the target line when it is parallel to the ground. A small but important distinction is that it should point not at the target itself, but parallel to the target line that goes through the ball to the target. When the club points at the target, especially if it has not yet reached parallel to the ground, it is actually “across the line.”
