Stack and Tilt: At The Top

In prior posts (here and here), I'm going through the Six Steps to Stack & Tilt, comparing the Stack & Tilt swing to the Width swing. Step 1 is learning to keep the weight forward, the stack. Step 2 involves learning to turn the left shoulder down and under, the tilt.

Compare the Width swing (above left) to the Stack & Tilt swing (above right). In the Width swing, the left shoulder goes down, under and back. The tilt involves skipping the and back part. Turning the left shoulder down, under and back sets you up for the fat shot. Tilting makes sure your weight stays centered over the ball.

The down, under and back part of the Width swing is based on the assumption that the endomorph has limited flexibility and must make this move. Frankly, I can't think of any biomechanical reason why the endomorph can't tilt. And, learning to tilt produces much better ball contact and eliminates fat shots.

On the backswing, my only swing thought for getting to the top is "hands low, club head high." This position at the top is consistent with both the Width and the Stack & Tilt swing. The only difference is the tilt.