I've been studying Saguto Golf for awhile now and as Tom has new discoveries, IMO, the lessons change a little bit. For instance, the shift/move towards the target before turning the hips and Tom's says stay centered over the ball. I used to hear, 70% weight on lead leg. I'm kinda confused now because, stacked on my lead leg makes shifting towards the target hard. I need to push off my trail leg. Staying centered over ball however works perfectly. But this is a 60/40 to 55/45 for me. So is stack and tilt 70% not a thing anymore ? Both methods work for me but, the "new" stuff has more power. I guess my point is that, I kinda feel like I'm doing my own thing trying to shift towards the target and not stack and tilt. I want to make sure I don't wonder off and mess everything up.
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The basic guideline is that you start by presetting your weight forward 55/45 (60/40 for the longer clubs) through a slight hip bump while keeping the upper torso in place, increase that same weight forward to the top of the backswing (70/30), and further increase the forward weight during the downswing from halfway down (80/20) through impact (90/10) and to the finish at 95/5 forward. Unless - as @Patrick Anlauf alludes - we're working on a drill to resolve an issue or playing some kind of specialty shot - I do not teach you to start with 70% weight forward.
Having said that....... As I often convey, my instruction provides a standard blueprint for the stock swing and offers different feels for various components where possible. It's kinda like plans for a model home with some alternate color options. From there you are not only free - but also encouraged - to customize it to your individual tastes, as long as you keep the foundation intact and stay under the original roof design. Consider Mike Bennett and Charlie Wi - two noticeably different swings, both wholly and fully S&T. Then add Grant Waite - another S&T poster boy - into the mix. He has that little shift into the trail side. But none of these guys - and none of the best players in the game - ever lose their center.
Find what works best for you, stay within the general boundaries, own it, and let your ball striking and shot shape be your guide!
@desmondmoss @herbandpaula At address, I haven’t had any issues with the 55/45 weight balance for left, and right sides. And, I am not mindful if the left side shifts to initiate the whole body rotation. It just happens unconsciously for me. It is a simple 1-2 swing and the ball goes screaming off the club face. I haven’t heard of the 70% on the left side but have watched a video of the 90% percent positioning on the left side for increased ball/divot contact when there a problem with point-of-contact.
HI
I found the same thing. If I put TOO much weight on my left side to begin, (70-80%), there seems like no room to put more weight on that side to begin the downswing. It also makes it more difficult to center over the ball at the start of the swing when so much weight is to the left.
So, I put enough weight on the left, but leave "room" to increase the weight as I start the downswing leading with my left hip before I initiate any movement of my arms.
Does that make sense?
Paula