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We Could All Benefit from Stack and Tilt |
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Written by Bryan Spitzer
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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The tour's newest golf swing, most notably utilized by Aaron Baddeley, Zach Johnson and Mike Weir, the Stack and Tilt is catching like wildfire in and around the golfing arena. Recently, my father who is now in his late 50's has struggled with consistent distance and control for some time now. We've tried several different methods to work his golf swing into one that is repeatable and allows him to play within himself, however, mostly unsuccessful, until now. Me, being a low handicapper and astute student of the game having taught some, both on and off the record have known about the stack and tilt for better than a year now and knew that this swing was/is not for everybody, or so i thought.
After reading a bit more and watching further video i discovered a few of the
problems with my fathers golf swing might be solved using a stack and
tilt method as opposed to what i have been teaching him,(using big
muscles with far more shoulder than hip turn to power the golf ball.)
His primary issues are as follows:
- A lack of distance, due to poor contact from a sweeping motion through the golf ball
- A tendency to be late with his body on the downswing
- A swing path that gets outside/in when he doesn't trust the shot.
In taking a closer look at the Stack and Tilt i came to the realization that each of these issues would be corrected using a modified version of this style.
To increase my father's distance i knew we needed to get him to provide a descending blow to the golf ball, not a sweeping motion as he had become so accustomed over many years. One of the fundamentals of the Stack and Tilt is the weight remaining predominantly on the left side throughout the golf swing, will cause the player to strike down at the ball and ultimately keep the body in front and cleared through the golf ball at impact. This also assists in preventing the lateral movement away from the target.
As for the swing path and plane, my Father has seen his plane flatten out ala "Ben Hogan" and his path much more neutral, almost inside out as he has been working diligently on keeping his right elbow tucked into his ribs and while does not possess a great shoulder turn, he is still getting the club back to what i would consider an 80% arc in golf swing. Even though he isn't swinging 95-100% he is still hitting the ball farther, more consistently and in effect lowering his scores and number of approach shots falling drastically short.
Next time you're on the range, take a look at the fundamentals of the Stack and Tilt prescribed here in Golf Digest and see if there isn't something you might be able to take away from the style and improve your game.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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