Friday, October 30, 2009

Stack and Tilt Golf Swing

By Mark Hammersmith

Are you weak at golf? Only able to hit thin, weak, or fat shots? Then to improve your skills in the beautiful game of golf, why not try the Stack and Tilt golf swing, a concept that was the brainchild of Mike Bennet and Andy Plummer. Thanks to this revolutionary, yet simple technique for golf swinging, both of them are now regarded as swing teachers. The concept teaches how to make better contact with the ball by putting your weight on the golf ball. It is completely different from conventional swinging techniques, yet it is remarkably effective. The focal point in conventional swinging is weight shift, whereas in Stack and Tilt, the focus is on ensuring your body weight is kept on your front foot and the body kept bent over the wall.

The contemporary and new swing technique is growing in popularity day by day. The stack and tilt golf swing uses an axis and a ball where the axis is centred on the ball. The ball then begins to rotate around the axis and the player's weight is kept on his/her front foot, first gently, then heavily until the swing is performed. By putting weight on the front foot, it eliminates problems that come with reverse pivot and incomplete weight shifts. The result is a clean shot that travels the distance and is consistent. Using this technique, the concept of swinging in simplified, while producing better results. Consistent, compact, straight and long are the 4 factors that describe a shot using this technique.

Right handed golfers have to put most of their body weigh on their left foot. As you swing the club, your left foot takes the brunt of more and more weight. In stack and tilt, hips are placed in a horizontal position and not in a tilted one like in traditional swings. Also, the shoulders and hips centre point is kept in a straight line which is quite different from the traditional swing again. The tilt here is a tilt of the backbone towards the hole. When the club hits the ball, your head will be directly above the ball and not at the back of it like in traditional swings.

You might want to know what stack and tilt offers. If gives you greater ball striking consistency and also the ability to hit the ball for greater distances. Left side, load up is the most important aspect of this technique. If you perform a fully loaded shot, the release will be good and the ball will travel a greater distance. This is not only for amateurs; even some professional golfers employ this tactic. Everyone must try and use this swing irrespective of whether they are professionals or rookies.

A DVD that gives you detailed instructions is provided with this machine. It will be very helpful for those who are having a tough time with traditional swing techniques or with the stack and tilt golf swing technique itself. However, do not change to this technique just because you have to. If you feel comfortable with a traditional swing technique, it is recommended that you stick with it. Golfers do their best when they are comfortable with swings that come naturally to them.

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