I'm still in the beginning lessons and tried to do the Arnold Palmer drill where I line my club up against my chest, and then turn my shoulders and point the grip towards the ball. My shoulders don't have enough flexibility to turn that far. I can go about 65% of the way on the backswing, and maybe 75% on the follow through. Is there some kind of modifications I can use and still use the stack and tilt? I'm liking the lessons so far and hope that I can master this motion so I can build from a solid foundation.
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@Tom Saguto funny have the same name as bionic man!
@henry I understand the flexibility issue somewhat, My shoulder for full disclosure has a plate and 11 screws in it. So more about restriction then flex. But sure can give some help.
What is the reason for flexibility issues?
Injuries or age related? Both of those for me. Let me know what is your flexibility issue!
Tom is right about the flared out feet been huge for me. Right now my issue is a bit of finding exact right ball placement for directional control(I've only been here since February).
But back to you with some suggestions.
I have an at home range in the garage which is great for getting swings in.
To get lose, I swing in the "groove" slowly and work my way u to full swing before I even hit a ball, touch my toes and overhead reaching for me.
Then I hit some sponge balls then onto regular balls. That's indoors, outdoors before I play same routine minus sponge balls.
When I am going out for play. I hot shower before I play with shower pulse massage.
The I use Blu Emu and while pores still open rub shoulders middle of back, neck, hips and knees.
Also take equivalent of ibuprofen 1000mg after shower and heading out the door and another 500mg at the turn to back nine.
I recently invested in the LagShot Clubs and that has helped with swing also.
Here's a look at my "different " swing a work in progress but shoulder goes up on the down swing.
A 5 wood
and 7 iron slow mo. As you can see I don't have a inside out swing but my club is square at impact,like I said work in progress.
YOU ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE!
I haven't skipped any lessons, but I did finish the setup section. I'll finish watching the videos and GOGP, and then see where things stand. I expect it will take a lot of work and repetition. It's pretty exciting because even though I have played a lot of golf, I never had consistent results. I can already see that your swing is something very new to me, and I can feel more swing speed and I can hit the contact point much better (even though I'm indoors and just swinging on a rug without a ball). Once I'm finished the course lessons, I'll probably do a V1 just to make sure I'm doing it right. Thanks
Welcome to this great forum community, @henry!!
Have you been through the entire section on the setup? The reason I ask is because regardless of a member's skill level, this swing necessitates a complete reboot for someone transitioning from a shift & lift swing (which is typically the case), and therefore it is imperative that one take sufficient time to ensure that the fundamental components are mastered. From the ground up there is nothing superfluous in the Stack & Tilt swing - in other words, everything with a purpose, and a purpose for everything. For example, contrary to shift & lift where you may be taught to keep your trail foot perpendicular to the target line as a means of "creating resistance" in your trail side, in S&T we flare both feet out 10-20 degrees in order to facilitate a free flowing, inclined hip and shoulder turn. I cannot emphasize this enough, as frustrations predominantly occur when students jump ahead in the curriculum without properly dedicating themselves to the foundational base upon which our consistently repeatable, powerful, low maintenance swing must be built. Chapter 1 of the Golf Swing Simplified program (GSS) and Part I of Get Out & Go Play (GOGP) both address this.
Tom