The Stack and Tilt Golf Swing - Some Comments

In a recent issue of Golf Digest (June 2007) a "new" golf swing, the golf coach of Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett encouraged featured. This new approach, the golf swing, is called "Stack and Tilt" swing.

The description of the Stack and Tilt swing, Peter Morrice, the author of the article, indulges in a bit exaggerated, as he says "your secret ... contradicts almost everything in the game is still taught." But is this really wield so unique?

The KeyDifference

The main difference with the "Stack and Tilt" swing is that it is totally downplayed the idea to shift your weight on your back foot when making the backswing. In fact, this "new" swing encourages the golfer to keep his or her weight on the front foot and, if anything, move it directly over the front foot in the snack bar.

Some older golfers you think will this looks like a "reverse pivot" where the golfers seems to be founded on the objective at the top ofSwing. Teacher of the typical modern swing have their golf students draw the club back and stack their weight over the back leg when the club hits the top of the swing. But Stack and Tilt encourages the golfer to lean to the goal, while the club is taken.

Some subtle differences

For many golfers, it can be difficult, the differences at first, but there are some important ones on the spot. Firstly, with the typical modern swing the back leg is bent with a slight flex onthe knee. With the Stack and Tilt the back leg straightens. The photos in the Golf Digest article (p. 122) show featured, as the back leg stretches, as it pushes back towards the target.

As a result of the front of the body "stacked" on the front foot, and the subsequent side of the body is tilted "toward the goal.

For a comparison with the typical modern swing look at photos of Tiger's swing in recent years, or see the photo of VJ Singh of SwingPage 43 of the same issue of Golf Digest. Singh torso "stacked" over the back leg at the top of the swing and the trailing side of the torso is perpendicular to the ground as he pushes his weight back over the back leg. This is quite different from the hull is to the target with the Stack and Tilt-angle swing.

It's All Been Done Before

If you are with the teachings of the most modern golf coaches, this may as a radical departure from the Gulf familiar soundOrthodoxy. But the fact that there are always alternative ways of thinking that the simplistic "weight shift" idea into question. In particular, look at old photos of Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. None of these great golfers make the change on the back leg as you with Tiger Woods, for example.

Or have produced an accurate view of the famous 1930s videos of Bobby Jones. There is no obvious change to the back leg. Jones remains centered over the ballthroughout the swing and with a rotation around the center, as he is concerned with the lateral weight shift characteristic of the typical modern swing.

Points of Interest

There are clearly some aspects of the Stack and Tilt swing, that the average golfer can play, press the golf ball more square and accurate.

The first is the lack of weight put on the weight shift. For many golfers this idea is misleading and leads to a lateral shift that basicallyis the golf ball at a moving target. Shifting one's weight to the rear is also a "flatter" swing, walked through the valley floor increases the chances of premature. Depending on a variety of factors may lead either to fat or thin shots. As an alternative, pressing into the front foot when the club back very definitely forces a steep approach to the ball and cause less topped shots. It also leads to a lower trajectory since it de-lofts the club, and canThem a wider run on certain kinds of fairways.

The second point is that promotes a flat stack and tilt swing. A flat swing is less vertical lathes and more, and is the way to stack and tilt will be compensated more on the ball when the downturn began.

The third point is quite advanced idea of "pelvic thrust" which the Stack and Tilt teacher helps the club approaches the ball properly preserved claim. This is probably where Stack and Tilt is-todifficult for many average golfers. With Stack and Tilt, as you have the weight and shoulder position to transmit, that is the approach that the ball considerably steeper than normal. The pelvic thrust, along with the more rotational swing, helps to "shallow out the swing. This is accomplished by rapidly spinning around her hips, pushing the front hip and on the goal. This creates a sense, almost jumping up and striking the ball while on the toes. If you have ever seen NatalieGolbus swing a golf club, you a pretty good idea of what looks to have had.

If these seem like technical aspects which are about your level of experience, then call the "weight forward" idea a try. Everything you need to do is start with significantly more weight on the front foot, and then press into the mouth as you take the club to complete. You will probably find that it feels quite different than you're used to. This step should result in fewer thin hits. But it may also expresses in more results,especially with the longer clubs, so you may need to adjust the position of the ball. You may also find it more physically taxing - the more body contortions - and for most of us this is not a good thing.

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