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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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For 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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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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steeper 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.