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Here's a wiki statement , please make editorial changes guys.

1. The further apart the Impact Plane LIne and the Low Point Plane LIne get on the HORIZONTAL BASIC PLANE the more OUT there is to the clubhead path during the impact interval .

The further apart these two plane lines get on the VERTICAL BASIC PLANE the more DOWN there is to the clubheads path during the impact interval.

So steeper Plane Angles through the impact area impart more DOWN LESS OUT. Flatter plane angles though the ball impart MORE OUT LESS DOWN . This is a "need to know" for shot shaping .

2. The more back of the Low Point the ball is positioned along the circle .... let me change this to the players perspective for more relevance .... The more BACK , IN AND UP the player positions the ball along the ARC OF APPROACH (his unique visual perspective of the circle , orbit ) the more he is moving the IMPACT PLANE LINE further away from the LOW POINT PLANE LINE. As we have established above however the Plane Angle will determine how this ball positioning (machine adjustment if you will) translates into the relative amount of OUT and/or DOWN added. Ball reaction changing accordingly.

As an aside: As we play the ball back in the stance there is more out to the club heads line of flight , more of a draw tendency . This draw tendency is less evident as we move to more lofted clubs . We tend to attribute this entirely to the added loft . Loft is a large factor but consider the steeper plane angle associated with normal wedge play. Less Out more Down . Why do I say "normal" these things are adjustable .... V.J. Trolio for instance has a flop shot technique (an optional one) where he tries to plane the shaft as low as he can get it . Thereby taking out Down as much as he can . He lays the wedge on its back and virtually skids the flange along the ground under the ball. He's wide open with his plane line like this . He's adjusted his Angle of Attack to the flattest he can get it. And you could assume his Arc of Approach , his visual of the clubheads circular ish travel would be more circular. Hmm we need drawings.