Here are two views of my student Ryan Blaum
demonstrating the A Swing.Ryan plays on the Web.com Tour and has adopted the A Swing to great effect.If you do a quick scan, you might think it looks a lot like the conventional swing. In many spots it does, as I haven't strayed too far from things I've always taught. But if you look closer, you'll notice Ryan doing things that are far from conventional.His backswing is much steeper than you see with most pros. His arm swing is shorter, but he is fully wound. There is no conscious effort to get the club swinging inside and around the body, even though the left arm is across the chest.At the top, the shaft points to the right, which differs from most instruction. This backswing, in traditional terms, would not be called "on plane." But I'm convinced it makes it easier to drop the club on the correct plane coming down. At halfway down, you can see the shaft has shallowed considerably from the backswing. It's the opposite of the millions of steep, over-the-top downswings we see. A shallow downswing ensures that the club approaches from the inside, and then it's just squaring the face to hit a draw.This motion adds "swing" to the swing. It's natural, and makes synchronizing the downswing easy, leading to greater consistency.