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The Stack and Tilt Swing (the definitive guide to the swing that is remaking golf) by Michael Bennett and Andy Plummer.
I bought this book after reading a review of it on the sandtrap.com. Stack and tilt is something I have been interested in for a while, if only to see what the fuss is all about.
It is a relatively new look at the golf swing, cherry picking swing characteristics from various successful golfers, and melding it all together into one swing. Essentially it involves no weight shift to the back foot, keeping the shoulders centred, a compact and flat swing plane, and no release (there is a lot more than that, but you need to read the book).
The book explains how stack and tilt works, and also explains failings in the more standard swing, as taught to 99% of golfers. It also has excerpts from some of their pupils, which explain how S&T has made a difference, and also what was wrong with their swings prior to working with the authors. There are lots of photographs of past major winners to illustrate the text, showing elements of S&T in their swings.
Obviously the authors would recommend S&T over and above the conventional golf swing, but you can also read this book and pick out the elements of their style that you like. One of the chapters deals with busting the myths about the conventional swing, such as the essential fundamentals of grip, posture, alignment, tempo etc, and also ‘low and slow’, taking the club back low and straight back to add power and width (not a good idea), which makes interesting reading. There is also a section on shot shaping which is a real eye opener (open club face for a draw anyone?).
There are a few drills towards the end of the book which are useful, and I am now waiting for the practice ground to reopen to try them out. They also strongly recommend videoing every practice session so you can monitor progress. I have started doing this, to check if my changes are correct, and once you know what you are looking for, it is useful advice.
Reading this book, it has explained to me why my swing produces the results it does. No other book has identified and highlighted the faults in my swing like this one. It has done so in a simple and understandable way (unlike Hogan’s book, which is impossible to understand). There is also a section on correcting common faults (although they miss out the shank, which is a shame), and how to remedy them.
Am I going to change to S&T from reading this book? If I had the time, yes, I would. However, I don’t really want to make such a major change. However, changing to a more minimal weight shift, hitting more from the inside, shortening my back swing and flattening my swing plane are all things that I am definitely going to work on, as from what I have seen these are already giving good results. My over the top toe poked fade is a thing of the past, and I am now drawing my irons like never before. That said, my bad shot at the moment is a monster shank (where is that fault in the diagnostics?), but then I have only been working on this for 4 sessions. Give it time.
If you are interested in the mechanics of the golf swing, give this a go, you might just learn something new.
I bought this book after reading a review of it on the sandtrap.com. Stack and tilt is something I have been interested in for a while, if only to see what the fuss is all about.
It is a relatively new look at the golf swing, cherry picking swing characteristics from various successful golfers, and melding it all together into one swing. Essentially it involves no weight shift to the back foot, keeping the shoulders centred, a compact and flat swing plane, and no release (there is a lot more than that, but you need to read the book).
The book explains how stack and tilt works, and also explains failings in the more standard swing, as taught to 99% of golfers. It also has excerpts from some of their pupils, which explain how S&T has made a difference, and also what was wrong with their swings prior to working with the authors. There are lots of photographs of past major winners to illustrate the text, showing elements of S&T in their swings.
Obviously the authors would recommend S&T over and above the conventional golf swing, but you can also read this book and pick out the elements of their style that you like. One of the chapters deals with busting the myths about the conventional swing, such as the essential fundamentals of grip, posture, alignment, tempo etc, and also ‘low and slow’, taking the club back low and straight back to add power and width (not a good idea), which makes interesting reading. There is also a section on shot shaping which is a real eye opener (open club face for a draw anyone?).
There are a few drills towards the end of the book which are useful, and I am now waiting for the practice ground to reopen to try them out. They also strongly recommend videoing every practice session so you can monitor progress. I have started doing this, to check if my changes are correct, and once you know what you are looking for, it is useful advice.
Reading this book, it has explained to me why my swing produces the results it does. No other book has identified and highlighted the faults in my swing like this one. It has done so in a simple and understandable way (unlike Hogan’s book, which is impossible to understand). There is also a section on correcting common faults (although they miss out the shank, which is a shame), and how to remedy them.
Am I going to change to S&T from reading this book? If I had the time, yes, I would. However, I don’t really want to make such a major change. However, changing to a more minimal weight shift, hitting more from the inside, shortening my back swing and flattening my swing plane are all things that I am definitely going to work on, as from what I have seen these are already giving good results. My over the top toe poked fade is a thing of the past, and I am now drawing my irons like never before. That said, my bad shot at the moment is a monster shank (where is that fault in the diagnostics?), but then I have only been working on this for 4 sessions. Give it time.
If you are interested in the mechanics of the golf swing, give this a go, you might just learn something new.
