Crash Course STACK AND TILT

Crash Course STACK AND TILT

CONTENTS Fundamentals The Swing Setup Backswing Downswing/Impact Through swing/follow through Important Concepts

Part 1 FUNDAMENTALS

3 FUNDAMENTALS 1. Consistent low point 2. Power production 3. Predictable shot curvature

STACK AND TILT FUNDAMENTALS 1. Consistent low point 2. Power production 3. Predictable ball flight TRADITIONAL FUNDAMENTALS 1. Grip 2. Posture 3. Stance 4. Alignment 5. Ball Position COMPARISON OF FUNDAMENTALS

COMPARISON OF FUNDAMENTALS (CONT.) Traditional fundamentals are PROCESS based Stack and Tilt fundamentals are RESULTS based Traditional fundamentals are supposed to facilitate a good, repeating swing that will produce the same results There is much room for variance within traditional fundamentals; this seems to be disregarded by Plummer and Bennett in the DVDs Are swing fundamentals to be process or result oriented? BOTH ARE CORRECT!

FUNDAMENTAL 1: CONSISTENT LOW POINT Where? In front of the ball How? Control the weight/centers Maintain the Flying Wedge

FUNDAMENTAL 2: POWER PRODUCTION How much? Enough power to play the course in a reasonable number of strokes How? Angular Momentum (hands moving inside) Increased Wrist Hinge

FUNDAMENTAL 3: PREDICTABLE SHOT CURVATURE What? Having a predictable shot curvature (draw, fade, straight) How? Control angle of approach Control angle of descent/ascent

Part 2 THE SWING

SETUP Feet flared out 20 30 Weight 55/45% 60/40% favoring left foot Knees pointed out similarly to feet Hips fairly level Hip center in line with ball Shoulders fairly level (0 5 of tilt) Shoulder center in line with hip center and ball Neck/head relaxed allowed to bend down Butt of club about as high as base of zipper Hands slightly forward of ball

BACKSWING Centers stay in line with ball Bend in left knee increases as right knee straightens Head doesn t move back or forward Weight starts to increase on left foot Hands move in, back, and up (in ~20 from target line when horizontal) Arms try to stay straight (right arm can t, but tries) Maintain pressure points (upper arms to chest) Arms stay together very little separation Left shoulder turns under, not just around Maintain Flying Wedge Maintain Flat Left Wrist Wrist cock happens incrementally, finishing as backswing reaches top Weight at top is 60/40% favoring left side

NOTE ON BACKSWING HANDS MOVING IN facilitated by straightening of right leg on back swing. This allows the hips to turn more and on an angle.

DOWNSWING/IMPACT Center of shoulders stays in place Maintain pressure points (upper arms to chest) Weight continues to increase on left leg Hips and their center start to move laterally to the left Not an immediate, quick move--must move at same rate as the downswing Left leg starts to straighten while right knee is allowed to bend Right ELBOW starts to straighten starting from the top Maintain Flying Wedge Maintain Flat Left Wrist Arms approach from inside (left arm is at ~20 from target line when horizontal) Weight is about 70/30 when left arm is back to horizontal Weight is about 80/20 when club is back to horizontal Weight is about 90/10 at impact

THROUGH SWING/FOLLOW THROUGH Weight continues forward movement Maintain pressure points (upper arms to chest) Spine extends up and back Weight is about 95/5 at finish

Part 3 IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

THE FLYING WEDGE Angle formed by shaft and right arm when wrist is bent Cocking the wrist does not affect this angle Helps control where club hits the ground Increasing the angle Steepens angle of descent Causes path to come more from inside Release of Flying Wedge can be caused by stopping lateral movement by hips

1ST AND 4TH ACCUMULATORS 1st Accumulator: Angle formed by bent right arm 4th Accumulator: Angle between left arm and shoulder line Should begin to release these at start of downswing

NEGATIVE/POSITIVE LOFT Negative with shorter irons True or positive loft with mid irons and longer

ANGLE OF ASCENT/DESCENT Controlled with amount of lateral hip movement Recocking wrists faster will increase angle of ascent