"The Stack and Tilt Swing: The Definitive Guide..." by Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett

[nevets88]

44 minutes ago, SemperFi said:

I have been going to Golf Tec a couple years.  My  first teacher left in March and I took a instructor who was much more organized and has begun to take me step by step. Now he is leaving and I had just signed up for a year because I was excited to have him.  Anyway the owner teaches Stack and Tilt and said he would take me on even though his schedule is busy.

Any opinions on Stack and Tilt from experienced people here.  I ask as this thread is older. Also, I had a pro analyze my swing after I bought, "The Hanger" online. (It was part of the package), and his opinion was that Stack and Tilt was ineffective.  I struggle with consistency. Handicap 28.

 

 

I follow Ayumi Hori on Instagram, she teaches S&T, not really giving an opinion, but you can see for yourself the progression of students using the method, might be enlightening.

https://www.instagram.com/ayumihorigolf/

[iacas]

Well…

• Stack and Tilt, done "properly," can be a good motion for people.
• Unfortunately, many people don't really teach it properly. They'll exaggerate and honestly kinda pervert certain parts of it. Specifically, I don't love:
  • Weight forward. Often overdone, even during the backswing. This reduces dynamic motion and shot height.
  • Hands in. This often results in a trapped/stuck trail elbow.

I don't know about your age, limitations, etc. But if you're still a 28… and you've been working really hard, and spending a lot of money, I'd really start to ask if you're getting value out of any of this. Maybe it's time to find something other than your current instructors, as even the one you liked has you almost never even breaking 100. Right?

[nevets88]

3 hours ago, iacas said:

Well…

• Stack and Tilt, done "properly," can be a good motion for people.
• Unfortunately, many people don't really teach it properly. They'll exaggerate and honestly kinda pervert certain parts of it. Specifically, I don't love:
  • Weight forward. Often overdone, even during the backswing. This reduces dynamic motion and shot height.
  • Hands in. This often results in a trapped/stuck trail elbow.

I don't know about your age, limitations, etc. But if you're still a 28… and you've been working really hard, and spending a lot of money, I'd really start to ask if you're getting value out of any of this. Maybe it's time to find something other than your current instructors, as even the one you liked has you almost never even breaking 100. Right?

I overdid the weight forward bit, head tips forward from the get go, it's still in my swing albeit less now, still something I work on (can be seen in full glory in my swing thread).

[Ben Shogun]

I read this about a year ago and took a lot from it - in conjunction with watching Tom Saguaro, Eric Cogorno and Jess Phillips on YouTube who all incorporate much, if not all, of the techniques in the book.

There is a great section on diagnosing your swing problems by looking at ball flight and such like. It wants you to be an independent thinker and master your swing rather than just follow (despite it having a set of basic 'rules')

I would recommend this for older players, less flexible players or those whose backs and hips haven't thanked them for their golf swing in the past. I think it fixes many problems of injury in older golfers.

Lastly, I found it didnt really help my distance , but helped my consistency in flight of ball and target.

[Ben Shogun]

Edit for my own last post ...I meant Jess Frank Golf Academy on YouTube