I invented the S&T;! I mean this only half in jest. I actually stumbled on the major aspects of S&T; through my own bumblings over many years. Let me explain..
25 yrs ago I started this weird game with a pretty natural swing. I kept my right elbow stuck to my ribs during takeaway and hit a consistent fade that would sometimes turn into a bannana slice (from standing up/pulling off). Played this way pretty casually and contentedly for maybe 10 yrs (once a month kind of golfer). Then, I started getting more serious, and made the BIG mistake of soliciting swing advice from the likes of Golf Digest. All kinds of garbage was going into my head, one piece of which was that you should move your weight back onto you right leg during the backswing, and then shift back forward to hit. Ack.
I spent the next 5 yrs thinning, fatting, pushing, and pulling. I couldn't figure it out. Why was I getting worse when I was getting all this great professional advice?? Then, I clearly remember one day out at a local course. I had spent the first 6 holes or so hitting almost literally EVERY shot fat. I was getting really despondent, and had just chunked an 80 yd sand wedge. Then, in a fit of desperation, I figured if I am always hitting 1 or 2 inches behind the ball, I'm just goint to FORCE myself to set up 1 or 2 inches ahead of my normal position (I mean with the ball in its regular position in my stance, but with my CG and head shifted forward). I dropped another ball, and pured my wedge. I played the rest of that round close to par in a dream state. What an epiphany! It felt really strange with more weight on my front leg, but I couldn't argue with the results. I went home and cancelled my Golf Digest subscription.
For the next couple years I had to reinforce this concept, as I kept drifting back to my old swing, and it took me that long to really become convinced that this was the way for me. Then, one day I'm watching GC and I see a commerial for a revolutionary new swing approach and these guys are calling it 'Stack and Tilt', and I see some vids of this new swing, and I was like, 'Hey, I invented that!'. Actually, it was good validation for me that I wasn't some weird golf abberation. Since then, I have incorporated a 'Still Head' into my weight forward technique, and I'm humming along nicely. I can crush drives and shape shots, and most of all I love the feel of a pured 3 iron blade.
Long live the S&T;!