The stack-and-tilt golf swing is designed to help golfers hit the ball with more consistency off the tee and the fairway. In a standard golf swing, your weight will shift to your rear leg on the backswing and then come forward before impact. In the stack-and-tilt, you weight will stay on your front foot and you won't have as many moving parts before contact is made with the ball.
Setup
When you set up, think of a point midway between your shoulders and another midway between your hips. Both of these are your swing centers, and they should be directly on top of each other -- stacked -- to make sure your spine is straight up and down.
Backswing
When you take the club back, you typically bring all your weight and momentum to the right side (for right-handed golfers). With the stack-and-tilt swing, Golf Digest instructors Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett say you should make a conscious effort to move your body to the left as you bring the golf club back. By tilting your spine forward, you keep it over the ball, but the angle of your hips will change during the backswing. While they start out level, your right hip will be much higher than your left when you are nearing the top of the swing.
Downswing
Since your right hip is much higher than your left at the top of the swing, you have to level them as you begin to come toward the ball. You will lean distinctly to the left as you start to come down because you want the swing centers between your shoulders and hips to be in front of the ball at impact. At the same time, come out of your tilt so you can rotate your hips with speed and purpose.
Impact and Follow-through
As you come to and through the ball, you should have the feeling of upward movement in your hips and upper legs. This thrust will give you the power to hit the ball for distance, and your club will hit the ball on an arc as you straighten out your tilt. This is how you generate power. To have a strong follow-through, your hips release toward the target and your buttocks is directly under the back. The spine will tilt away from the target as you finish the swing.
Considerations
The stack-and-tilt method can be an alternative for any golfer who struggles to hit the ball consistently from the tee and fairway. Medium- and high-handicappers often have a hard time hitting the ball consistently because there are so many moving parts to the swing. With the stack-and-tilt, the golfer does not have to worry about transferring his weight to his back leg, and that help him become more consistent.
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