Advantages Of The Stack And Tilt Swing
The biggest difference with the stack and tilt golf swing is that it requires the golfer to keep body weight on the front foot throughout the entire swing. A regular golf swing relies on the idea of a weight shift through the backswing. However, with the stack and tilt golf swing the player starts with approximately 60% body weight on the front foot and then goes to increase the weight rather than shift it to the left foot. When the club has gone as far back as it can in the back swing the front foot is carrying nearly all the weight with the back foot only providing support for balance. The body posture during the stack and tilt golf swing gives the appearance of the golfer leaning towards the target when the swing is at the topmost position. Tutors that teach traditional swings require the students to stack the weight on the back leg when they draw back the club.
The stack and tilt golf swing technique can help golfers to better address the ball by hitting it squarely and perhaps even with more power. The traditional swing is shallower in comparison because the weight shift that takes place mid swing. The changing position of the body during the weight shift also means that the ball is no longer a stationary target but a moving one. This results in poor shots, especially in new golfers, and there are frequent problems like topping the ball. However, when you press the weight on the front foot you are approaching the swing more steeply and there is very little chance of topping the ball. The slack and tilt golf swing also creates a lower trajectory. However, this swing does put a lot more pressure on the right knee. The lower trajectory swing is more rotational rather than vertical. This is actually the compensating factor in the slack and tilt golf swing for preventing topping of the ball. A lesser discussed point about this swing is the pelvic thrust that is required in order to address the ball properly. As mentioned earlier, the approach is much steeper with this swing. However, there is danger of it getting too steep and in order to avoid that the golfer needs to use a pelvic thrust. This thrust helps to shallow out the steepness in the swing. The thrust involves whipping the hips around and then moving the lead hip in the direction of the target. What it feels like is that you are actually jumping up and then hitting the ball while you are standing on tiptoe. The basic idea behind this swing is to keep the weight forward and press in when you raise the club for the strike. |
