I think one of the most overlooked details in Tom's setup is the width of his stance on, say, a 7 iron. It's much wider than mine, and both feet are flared out nearly 45*. Tom, does your stance width and flaring of your feet provide a more solid base to stay stacked over the ball, and does it help limit drifting to the right or left during the back and downswing?
I can say for near certainty that other guys who try S&T have much narrower stances and their right foot is straight and the left is flared maybe 10* at most. After checking my own stance, I barely flare more than 20* on my left foot and 10* on my back foot, and my stance is at least 5 inches narrower than Tom's. I somehow missed this and maybe that's why I run into drifting issues.
Thanks! Interesting. Maybe the flaring looks like more in the camera angle in some shots? LOL. After my own trials it became obvious that a less flared right foot, and a narrower stance (relatively) can promote moving onto my right side in the backswing. And there's a sweet spot for stance width...and my guess is a little wider vs. narrower is preferable.