Comments on: Stack And Tilt Golf Swing Part 2

By: Michael Composto

Michael Composto — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:21:36 +0000

I ordered the stack and tilt dvd s in July 08 and have never hit the ball so crisply. I’m talking irons here and there are no more mishits. I do NOT use the method on drivers and fairway woods but my iron shots have never been better. I’m 70 yrs old now and shot par golf on my first time out this year. I did hit the range several times before the grass turned green. Wife is a yoga instructor and Mike you are right on with your stretching exercises. Thank you

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:34:44 +0000

I tried the S&T after the original article was published in Golf Digest a couple of years ago. Since that time, I’ve loved using the method AND I’ve given up on it a few times. After years of using a semi-long fluid swing swing (good days and bad) which including many variations (I tinker too often), the S&T was quite different; but my experience in tinkering enabled me to adapt and use it with some success.

The bad days with S&T are when I feel (think) that the “abbreviated” swing doesn’t enable me to hit the ball very far or high and I struggle – my guess is it’s a mental thing that is created by lack of S&T muscle memory – after years of beating balls with a conventional swing, my brain can’t seem to locate the S&T muscle memory.

So at the end of the day, I’m waffling on my swing. I had a miserable round the other day as I couldn’t decide which technique to use and tried a few while playing – big mistake.

Yes, I know I need to commit to one technique; but my dysfunctional thought process always has me searching the “the answer”.

By: Bagrat

Bagrat — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:34:01 +0000

Hi all,
Great article Mike. I just wanted to share another great article that I have been following about this swing and one of the best S&T trainers has some interesting points on there. Check it out.
http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30537

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:25:52 +0000

Nothing ventured…nothing gained

There is no ONE WAY to swing a golf club. Just look at all the different swing on tour. I like it when a golfer gets around a course with an unorthodox swing and shoots under 80! Should be encouraging for all those golfers searching for the perfect golf swing

Cheers,
Mike

By: Johnny Marker

Johnny Marker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:10:55 +0000

I have been playing golf for over 35 years and play to a 1 handicap. I obviously hit
the ball pretty well but have been intrigued by the stack & tilt swing. I think it would
work very well for the irons but not so well for woods and especially not for the driver!

There are many pros on the PGA tour using the stack & tilt with some success. Does
that mean it is the correct way to swing the golf club? I don’t know. Something I may
play around with for more consistent ball striking with the irons.

By: Mario Giorgianni

Mario Giorgianni — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:32:58 +0000

Just read up on the Stack and Tilt golf swing and can’t wait to try it. In practice swings (using S & T) I made a consistent divot in front of the ball. One problem I have with the conventional swing is shifting my weight too much to the right, especially if my back swing is a bit fast, making getting back to the ball consistently difficult (rarely with a divot forward of the ball). I’ll follow up once I get further along with the S & T method. Thanks!

By: kerry bradshaw

kerry bradshaw — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:33:21 +0000

This technique has been around for quite some time, but I don’t see more
than a few PGA players using it. If it was universally supeiror, they ALL would be
stacking and tiliting these days. That’s the strongest evidence around as to its value, or lack thereof.

By: Viviano Villarreal

Viviano Villarreal — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:10:07 +0000

Hi Mike: I am 60 years old, + 1 handicap. Have a flat swing, and had all thru my life as a golfer a real problem transfering my weight consistently to the front foot on the down swing. A few years ago I discovered that if I kept my weight on my front foot all through the swing, I would hit the ball very crispy, consistently and longer. I was scared to deth for a long time because that, as you know, feels a lot like the dreded reverse pivot and was afraid it quit working any day. So far it has not quit working, maybe because it is not quite a reverse pivot, the weight just never leaves the front foot and of course it is where it has to be at impact in every swing I take, simply because it never moved. My method bares a resemblance to your Stack and Tilt in the stationary weight on my left foot and flat plane. So It is a blessing for me to find out all those technical reasons that validate my formula, and I will not feel afraid anymore.
As you know, there is an infinite number of ways to hit the ball well, some easier than others. The main thing is that your “Stack and Tilt” characteristics suits my type of swing very well.
Thank!!! Viviano.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:22:02 +0000

I can appreciate your “opinion”, but this blog is in NO WAY linked to the Stack and Tilt golf swing. i wrote this post as an observation to the very popular and much publicized technique mentioned above…and that’s it!

Thanks for visiting

By: Lion Irons

Lion Irons — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:56:33 +0000

I think the Stack & Tilt method is a poor method, because it promotes reverse weight shifting, which promotes pulls. I also think that McKenzie is not really S&T-ing. Look at this video, to see real S&T-ing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEO49TtLG8k&eurl=&feature=player_embedded .

Further, your blue lines are incorrect. They should both be exactly between the feet, and then you will see that there is not much difference between Woods and McKenzie. Lastly, I cannot tell from you photo whether McKenzie always makes such short backswings.

All in all, a pretty poor blog.