Hello golfers and golfettes! (Tom's old greeting)
I have been learning Stack and Tilt from Tom for about a year and a half now. My biggest challenge with golf is keeping the ball in play and not in the woods off the tee. Stack and Tilt have dramatically improved my game overall but I still get into serious trouble with being in the woods. My Biggest problem is a massive duck hook to the left. I'm pretty sure this is caused by thrusting my hips forward in the downswing and causing too much inside to out swing path. In any case, I have tried to put Stack and Tilt into the form of bullet point notes that I review when I go to the range. I am posting those notes here to get Tom and community feedback on how well I understand Stack and Tilt for the driver. Please critique my notes and edit them in any place you feel like there needs to be more clarity or if I get something wrong. If you like my notes feel free to copy and use them for yourself.
Thanks so much in advance for your input and suggestions. Notes are below.
Stack and Tilt Driver
Setup:
-Ball position just inside the left heel.
-Wide stance and feet flared out fifteen degrees.
- My nose even with the back of the ball.
-Weight 65% forward.
-Golf shaft vertical.
-Grip should be neutral with both Vs pointing at the right shoulder.
-Lead shoulder lines up with the clubhead.
-Tee height ½ ball above club head.
-Arms stretched out slightly, the butt of the club pointing at my belt. Belt buckle pointing at the ball.
-Head and eyes looking straight at the ball. Don’t look through my bifocals. Also, do not tilt my head toward or away from the ball at address.
-At address hold the club out then stick my butt out then bend from my waist. My belt buckle should be pointing at the ball.
Swing:
-Turn my left shoulder down and my hands go in and around my body. Tilt my spine toward the target.
-Hips turn and straighten the trail leg. Lead knee flexes over toes, NOT inward toward the trail knee. This keeps my weight forward.
-Weight forward increases through the backswing. On top of the backswing, my weight stays forward. No shifting weight to the trail leg – ever!
-Arms straight. The lead arm should never break down. Where the arms and shoulders stop, my swing should stop.
-Keep my head stationary throughout the swing to maintain spine tilt and point of contact. Head should not be tilting toward or away from target.
-To start the downswing, lead arm goes down followed by the hips. Aggressively swing down with my lead arm.
-Turn my trail shoulder down at the ball to stay on swing plane in the downswing. Keep my head down and stationary.
Welcome to this great forum community, @nkorfhage!!
Looks like you've got all the keys there, I just hope that's not all going through your head when you're playing!.....😬😆
A duck hook is a shot that starts left of the target (for a right handed player) and curves further left. Does this define your problematic shot shape with the woods, or is it starting right of the target and then overcurving to the left and tumbling into trouble? This is very important for a proper diagnosis.
Also, have you thought about doing a V1 Swing Video Analysis Lesson to pinpoint the culprit and get things straightened out?