So if you remember last week I went through a hack fest for 2 weeks and then found my stroke when my partner said I was reverse pivoting. Got my swing back but was still hitting straight or mild push (but manageable). Today I closed my stance all the way down to 8 iron and square for the short irons. I think it solved for more tilt, more turn, and draw (not to mention an extra 10 yards per club). Much harder to reverse pivot with closed stance.
Not sure if a fluke but shot my best 9 ever with a 40 (this is 2nd season playing and last year I was restricted wait list so mostly range play). When I came home I looked in the mirror and it shows a steeper tilt and bigger turn with closed stance (I guess more room). Is there anything wrong from a long term point of view doing "stack and tilt" with a slightly closed stance? My understanding is only Snead and Palmer played closed. Most other pros are square.
I got to this line of reasoning (closing the stance a bit) after doing the right "foot back" drill in Tom's videos.
Nice job figuring out what works well for you, @tomhayes188!!
@burkholder.ronald is spot on in his reply. I'll only add this supporting info from the S&T book....