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In the most recent issue of Golf Digest (June 2007) there is a detailed
description of what is called the "Stack and Tilt" swing. This golf swing is
being promoted by golf coaches Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett. In describing the
Stack and Tilt
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indulges in a bit of overstatement when he says "Their secret...contradicts
almost everything being taught in the game today." But is this swing really that
unique? The Biggest Difference The most important difference with the "Stack and
Tilt" swing is the way it encourages golfers to keep their weight forward - on
their front foot during the entire swing. Stack and Tilt does away with the
normal "weight shift" concept during the different parts of the swing. With
Stack and Tilt the golfer starts with about 60% of her weight on the front foot,
and presses even more weight towards the front when taking the club back. To
some golfers this sounds a lot like a "reverse pivot." That happens when the
golfer leans towards the target at the top of the swing - a move that has been
completely banished from mainstream teaching during the last generation. Most of
today's teachers of what we might call the "typical modern swing" want their
students to stack their weight over their back foot as the club reaches the top
of the swing. But Stack and Tilt has the golfer make a leaning motion towards
the target while the club is taken up. Subtle Differences To the golfer who is
not familiar with the subtle variations promoted by various
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one thing with the Stack and Tilt Swing the back leg does not remain flexed as
in the typical modern swing. The photos featured in the Golf Digest article
(p.122) demonstrate how the back leg straightens out as it pushes back towards
the target. When the club is at the top, there is almost a straight line running
thru the back leg along the torso neck and head. This line is angled about 10
degrees (from vertical) towards the target. The result is that the front sided
of the body is "stacked" over the front leg, and the back side of the body is
"tilted" towards the target. For a comparison, look at photos of Tiger's swing
of the last few
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of the same issue of Golf Digest. At the top of his swing Singh's upper body is
"stacked" over his back leg, and the trailing side of his torso is (more or
less) perpendicular to the ground - not angled towards the target as with the
Stack and Tilt swing. Lessons from the Past If you are familiar with the
teachings of most modern golf coaches this may sound like a radical departure
from golf orthodoxy. But the fact is, there have always been alternative schools
of thought which questioned the simplistic "weight shift" idea. In particular,
look at old photos of Jack
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the major shift over the back leg like you see with Tiger Woods, for instance.
Or look closely at the famous teaching videos produced by Bobby Jones in the
1930s. He does not shift his weight to the back. Nor does he shift it to the
front. He remains centered over the ball throughout the swing with his focus on
rotation around the center point rather than the lateral weight shift advocated
with the typical modern swing. Can This Stack and Tilt Help the Average Golfer?
There are clearly some aspects of the Stack and Tilt swing that may help the
average golfer hit the golf ball more squarely and more precisely. The first is
the idea of keeping your weight on your front foot. Shifting one's weight to the
back inevitably promotes a shallower swing at the same time as turning the ball
into a moving target. This increases the chances of bottoming out too early.
Depending on the golfer and the course conditions this can either result in fat
shots or thin ones. Pressing into the front foot as you take the club back is a
good way to force a steeper approach to the ball and a way to eliminate topping
the ball. It also results in a lower trajectory since it results in de-lofting
the club face. Unfortunately it also puts more strain on the front knee. The
second point is that Stack and Tilt promotes a flatter swing. A flatter swing is
less vertical and more rotational, and is the way Stack and Tilt compensates for
being more on top of the ball when the downswing is begun. The third point is
the not-much-discussed idea of the "pelvic thrust" which the Stack and Tilt guys
claim is necessary in order to get the club approaching the ball correctly. With
Stack and Tilt, since one's weight and shoulder position are
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than normal. The pelvic thrust helps to "shallow out" the swing. You achieve
this by whipping your hips around and thrusting your lead hip up and towards the
target. In other words you have the sensation of jumping up and striking the
ball while on your toes. For examples of this see photos of Natalie Golbus or
Sergio Garcia, or a younger Gary Player. If these seem like subtle differences
to you, give the "weight forward" idea a try. You will see that it feels quite
different from what you are used to. The biggest difference in your game will
probably be fewer thin hits. But it may also result in pushes, especially with
the longer clubs. You may also find it more physically taxing - requiring more
body contortions - and it's questionable whether that can be a good thing.
Author's Resource Box Rick Hendershot is an avid golfer who writes about golf
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