Try my 2 o’clock drill to help with this problem. It is the turning of the shoulders that causes the over the top swing path. The BIG move that most golfers miss is the tilt of the shoulders on the downswing. Take a look at this video attached that shows what I’m talking about. The stack part actually makes the tilt more difficult to perform in my estimation and leans toward that dreaded “reverse pivot” that so many golfers worked so hard to alleviate. The latest craze is this “Stack and Tilt” thing.
Stack and tilt golf swing how to#
They ALL have nagging problems and they know how to keep them under control. That’s why I look at someones natural tendencies and chip away at the areas where most of the improvement would be recognized and enjoyed. You would have to hit golf balls until your hands bleed to reprogram your body to move contrary to its natural tendencies. Why? Because you can NOT force fit yourself to any one’s method. I shy away from all these types of so called magic methods and so should you. the one plane or two plane swing….wow which one am I…somethings it looks like I’m the fourth plane swinger! Many of the golf lesson businesses come up with cute descriptions of their method like the X Factor….whooooo…. However some motions can cause you such difficulty that they just can’t be overcome such as a sever “over the top” swing path. If you’re focused on performing a specific movement and if you can repeat it time and again…even if it’s wrong…at least you have some predictability in your ball flight and you can plan accordingly. Return to the Stack and Tilt 101 resource.A great dedicated golf teacher Doc Prose once said “Any system is better than not having one”. Coupling power moves with the enhanced consistency might explain why the stack and tilt golf swing has risen in popularity so quickly.
Stack and tilt golf swing driver#
These driver tips specifically add more power to the swing in order to make up for the absence of that weight shift. One of the knocks on the stack and tilt golf swing is its sacrifice of power due to no weight shift.
Stack and tilt golf swing full#
When you have made a full body release your rear end should feel like it is tucked underneath your upper body. All of this together creates a power move through the ball. A full body release includes the hip thrust, spine straightening and fully extended arms through impact. When your spine starts to move backwards it will tilt away from the target. This coupled with the hip thrust creates a lot of power for your driver swing. It is a power move seen in a lot of other sports, including baseball.ĭriver Tip #3: On the downswing, flex spine away from target It will maintain power through the golf ball and allow you to complete the swing. In order to continue a powerful move through the golf ball you need thrust your hips upward. Your hips will only slide so far until you lose speed and sacrifice distance. To hit a draw you need to keep your hands in front of the golf ball and approach it from the inside.ĭriver Tip #2: Release your hips after the slide This results in a a high (aka shorter) pull or pull-slice. All that does is add loft, and create an out to in approach to the golf ball.
Most players will try to hit a draw by stopping their hands and “releasing” their wrists. The following 3 tips are straight from Plummer and Bennett on how to hit a driver with the stack and tilt golf swing.ĭriver Tip #1: Keep your hands ahead of the ball.
Couple that with the unique fundamentals of the stack and tilt golf swing and there are a few additional places you can go wrong. The longest club in your bag takes a somewhat unique swing to get the ball started on line.