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What would be the best way to get the club on the shaft angle set at address on the DS (getting it on plane)?

Thanks for sending in the video. Your hips are moving laterally away from the target at the end of your backswing. This is an issue because you lose your right-side tilt away from the target on the downswing. Without the tilt, you can't keep your upper body and your head behind the ball at impact. Here is a picture to help you see it.

Steve asks at 12:30:

What is the best way to develop a consistent, repeatable swing? I feel I have the tools to improve my swing, but notice if I'm concentrating on one aspect (i.e., takeaway) then I miss something else (i.e., follow-thru). Do you recommend focusing several days on only the setup, then the next on the setup + takeaway, and continue to build in that manner? Thanks, the blog is always great!

Thanks for the kind words about the blog. You are experiencing a common problem people have when working on their swing. You have several areas that you are trying to improve upon, but working on all of them at once isn't effective. The best advice I can give you is to help you understand that the swing must be built from the beginning to the end and not from the middle out. In other words, if your address position isn't solid, your takeaway will suffer and so on. To make your swing consistent and repeatable, something every student regardless of their level of play wants, you need to do one thing at a time beginning with the set-up.

Michael asks at 12:14:

Brady, The longer the club I use, the longer my swing becomes, so that by the time I swing driver I get way across the line at the top. (I can see the head of the club out of my left hand eye when it reaches the top.)

Any advice on drills or tips to keep the swing compact throughout all the clubs in the bag? 

Swinging the club longer isn't necessarily a bad thing. Take a look at the swings of many great players and you will see top-of-backswing positions, especially with the driver, that are well past parallel to the ground. I have seen many players try to shorten their golf swing to be more compact only to lose a great deal of distance and feel for playing the game. If you have been swinging "long" for a while and have had success, I would proceed with caution when it comes to shortening your swing.

If you are still convinced that is where your swing should go here are a few things to keep in mind. The flatter your shoulders rotate the longer your arm swing is likely to be. Rotating your shoulders on a steeper plane is an excellent way for you to prevent your arms from running on after your shoulders stop turning. To achieve this the right shoulder will "feel" like it goes up and around to the target while your left shoulder works more down to the ground. A note of caution: Make sure your weight and specifically your head moves a bit away from the target, especially with the driver, or you will be moving toward a stack and tilt. Here are a couple of pictures to help you visualize the position.