had my pro tell me he didn't like my weight placement lol

So since joining this forum, talking with my buddy Deron, and listening in on some of the S&T; principles, I have incorporated what I can into my game this summer. Trying to make better contact with the ball was one of them, and getting my weight about 65 (left) / 35 (right) at address and at the top of my swing has definitely helped.

Was asking my pro a different question and he hated where my weight was..told me I was going to block everything to the right, etc... which is funny because if I miss a shot, its a pull.

He went on to say "I don't want you to sway..but get your weight back here "taps his right thigh". I listened to him as to not be rude, but definitely don't agree with those swing principles anymore.

Think I will continue on my journey. Might not adopt S&T; to a "t", but will try and absorb as much info as I can and apply as necessary.

really, weight forward at the start of the swing isn't a requirement to solid contact. just at impact. i struggle with shifting my weight to begin with so i do the same thing you do with the weight ratio. i honestly don't see why people feel the need to have the weight on the back foot on the back swing.

anyone know why people do this? does creating a weight transfer create more power than just weight forward?

MC... between you and me, i liked your swing without the ''deep hands'' like you had posted previously. it favors a draw, but if i'm correct in saying that you're a tall fella which it seems you are, you don't need to hit a draw to get that extra distance. my favorite swing on tour is bubba watsons. if you notice, he actually opens up a bit and swings more ''down the line'' with less hip slide forward than the S&T;'ers. but all ''proper'' golf swings should have about 75% of the body actions that S&T; teaches. i like to open my hips up as quick as i can and leave a space for my club/arm unit(a la shawn clement) to go through. so i'm swinging more dtl instead of out, which i find minimizes my misses. i can play a pull fade all day with decent results, but i have trouble hitting those 10 yard push draws. they either don't draw at all, or they draw too much. you've got a great swing already, no need to reinvent yourself, imho.

Would weight farther left cause a steeper plane? I used to put most of my weight forward and keep it there, and I hit down too steeply.

Well, maybe if your arms were like Inspector Gadget arms, and could extend and retract... But an arc seems easier to me too.

well, the swing is on an arc, obviously. but i'm referring to the arm movement, specifically MC's in his videos in the other thread. the ''modern'' golf swing is more of a straight back, straight through arm movement. and yes, i'm well aware that it isn't a precise linear motion, it is the feeling to which i'm referring. where as S&T; is a in to out to in arm movement. so, while it isn't exactly why this thread was started, it's still related.

Yo, MC, Pros passing seeing me practice S&T; tend to dispense one free tip all the time: Move your weight to the right side :D

All I am saying lately is "ah, yeah, thanks - I forgot to". Mentioning S&T; might be a bit too early - will wait for Charlie Wi to win his first tourney or Sean Foley admitting to teach a souped up version of S&T; to youknowwho.

Currently I think it does not make sense for me to ask a conventional Pro for assistance, since to always get hung up on _your_ S&T; oddities and try to _fix_ them - instead of trying to explain how to get into my desired P6.

I am learning the stack and tilt swing and adapting the principles to fit how I swing the club. One example is that in order not to banana my driver I need to have my ball further back in my stance than my left heel as I have some hip problems which keep me from sliding forward enough on the driver to move my arc so that I am coming from inside.

The point is that sometimes we need to adapt our swings to fit us. I think to many teachers/coaches out there try to teach everyone to swing the club the was they do and it may not work that well for everyone. Ben Hogan found his swing through practice and an understanding of the golf principles. I wouldn't be surprised if his secret was that club face angle controls direction and swing path spin. Really wouldn't be surprised at all.

Anyway the point is that if pro tries to change something that works for you then it's time to find a new one regardless of your swing mechanics.
Heard a story that when Jim Furyic (sp) was interviewing for college one of the coaches talked about how he would "fix" his swing. After the guy left his Dad said You aren't going to go to that school.

A lot of club pros are anti S&T; because: the commercials are so freaking annoying.

The simple solution is the obvious one. Make a new commercial.