Is the tilt still relevant?

[vkurup]

Over the years, while driving I have a bit of extra weight on the right foot- not a lot , say 55-45%. This has been reasonable success if I make the connection.
But over the years I have lofted up.. going from 9.5 to 11.5. The 11.5 loft on the Nike covert was arrived upon after an MOT/fitting session. Now I tend to be 50-50 weight and some of old distance is back.
Given everyone is lofting up, is the tilt still relevant?

 

[Foxholer]

Over the years, while driving I have a bit of extra weight on the right foot- not a lot , say 55-45%. This has been reasonable success if I make the connection.
But over the years I have lofted up.. going from 9.5 to 11.5. The 11.5 loft on the Nike covert was arrived upon after an MOT/fitting session. Now I tend to be 50-50 weight and some of old distance is back.
Given everyone is lofting up, is the tilt still relevant?

A 'secondary tilt' of the spine at impact - the 'Reverse K' - is the current preferred style with the Driver.

 

[the_coach]

right handed golfer, right hand is always going to be lower on the handle than the left so right shoulder should be lower than the left, unless the golfer wrongly realigns the spine angle to the left towards target with a high right shoulder.

do that & you place an obstacle in your path to creating the best impact position. as the shoulders will tend to rotate more around, so out & over the line, rather than the right shoulder rotating more under down to & through impact.

with the secondary spine tilt angled away from target, so the side bend can be kept in the downswing, so both the shoulders rotate on the optimum plane for a sound strike, plus the pelvis is in the best position to turn & clear is pretty crucial to be able to strike a golf ball well.

with the driver, there is the most forwards ball position plus the widest stance width, plus then the center of the thorax/sternum, & head is in the furthest position behind the ball at address & it needs to stay pretty much in that location to impact. to have the optimum solid strike on the face plus the optimum AoA, plus the optimum launch angle.

[video=youtube_share;gV4DrS65rVA]http://youtu.be/gV4DrS65rVA[/video]

 

[the_coach]

[video=youtube_share;DJIKysvM4Qk]http://youtu.be/DJIKysvM4Qk[/video]

 

[vkurup]

Thanx coach... Impressive as always. What about the weight distribution... Should we be 50-50 on higher lofted drivers? For the irons and woods we already do 50-50, so why any different for a driver?

 

[SocketRocket]

This video may help you:

[video=youtube;6skkV1nNKsY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6skkV1nNKsY[/video]

 

[Foxholer]

That vid repairs some of the horrible experiences I've had with Clements, though he still seems to be a bit 'contradictory' at times - and his own swing is certainly not a model of elegance!

The Tilt and Turn Drill looks a good one, for me, too! A Canadian teaching day! Certainly makes you concentrate when the sound is so low though!

 

[the_coach]

What about the weight distribution... Should we be 50-50 on higher lofted drivers? For the irons and woods we already do 50-50, so why any different for a driver?

what's really crucial is set-up positioning at address.
being able to either swing through with a level AoA, or +AoA with the driver is most ways due to having the secondary spine tilt with the ball in a forwards location in relation to where the head & upper body center is.
so ball somewhere around opposite the left armpit, plus the fact the ball is up on the tee so ball's equator around level with the top of the driver face.

this puts the center of the chest & head some 4 or so inches behind the ball position at address. as long as the swing sequence is good, weight pressure in the left foot/leg starting transition - the head so sternum/center will stay around this location. this means the low point of the swing arc will coincide opposite that 'center' so then the driver will be traveling up through the ball at impact.

weight distribution at address (on non specialty shots) needs to be something that provides a dynamic stance, so leg muscles, gluts, core are all engaged, ready for the dynamic movement. you perhaps best doing this with 50/50 weight distribution, but could be minor variations around this.

a lot depends on the individual swing issues folks may be having.

if someone has an issue of at transition not starting with lower body weigh pressure left so tends to leave on the downswing the weight on the trail leg - wouldn't do them much good starting with a weight distribution of 40/60 at address, as that's possibly likely going to promote leaving the weight on the trail leg.

if someone has an issue of leaving the weight on the front leg during the takeaway & back swing more tilting the shoulders & lifting the arms on the ways back to the top - likewise wouldn't help them to be with weight at address 60/40.

it's a ways more important to focus on a sound set-up at address, re - the ball position, where the center & head are in relation to the ball position, the condition of the spine angles, plus the shoulder/pelvis alignment in relation to the ball/target line.

it's the dynamic loft of the driver that's presented at impact through the swing motion that's important.
shouldn't really be any difference to set-up weight distribution at address
whatever the static loft of the driver is.

& do this in a stance that's ready to provide dynamic movement. so think a good place to start would be weight 50/50 & concentrate on a move to the top through a sound turn away with upper body with connected arms which is going to help the club move on a good plane with good natural swing width.

{key regarding weight distribution to a good strike (whatever club is being used) is where the weight is leading into & through impact.}

 

[vkurup]

what's really crucial is set-up positioning at address.
being able to either swing through with a level AoA, or +AoA with the driver is most ways due to having the secondary spine tilt with the ball in a forwards location in relation to where the head & upper body center is.
so ball somewhere around opposite the left armpit, plus the fact the ball is up on the tee so ball's equator around level with the top of the driver face.

this puts the center of the chest & head some 4 or so inches behind the ball position at address. as long as the swing sequence is good, weight pressure in the left foot/leg starting transition - the head so sternum/center will stay around this location. this means the low point of the swing arc will coincide opposite that 'center' so then the driver will be traveling up through the ball at impact.

weight distribution at address (on non specialty shots) needs to be something that provides a dynamic stance, so leg muscles, gluts, core are all engaged, ready for the dynamic movement. you perhaps best doing this with 50/50 weight distribution, but could be minor variations around this.

a lot depends on the individual swing issues folks may be having.

if someone has an issue of at transition not starting with lower body weigh pressure left so tends to leave on the downswing the weight on the trail leg - wouldn't do them much good starting with a weight distribution of 40/60 at address, as that's possibly likely going to promote leaving the weight on the trail leg.

if someone has an issue of leaving the weight on the front leg during the takeaway & back swing more tilting the shoulders & lifting the arms on the ways back to the top - likewise wouldn't help them to be with weight at address 60/40.

it's a ways more important to focus on a sound set-up at address, re - the ball position, where the center & head are in relation to the ball position, the condition of the spine angles, plus the shoulder/pelvis alignment in relation to the ball/target line.

it's the dynamic loft of the driver that's presented at impact through the swing motion that's important.
shouldn't really be any difference to set-up weight distribution at address
whatever the static loft of the driver is.

& do this in a stance that's ready to provide dynamic movement. so think a good place to start would be weight 50/50 & concentrate on a move to the top through a sound turn away with upper body with connected arms which is going to help the club move on a good plane with good natural swing width.

{key regarding weight distribution to a good strike (whatever club is being used) is where the weight is leading into & through impact.}

Top man... (As always)