This video from the Golf Monthly UK site (here's a link to the text that accompanies it) talks about the basics of stack and tilt, which used to be fairly popular but has fallen out of fashion with instructors. This happens quite often with any new swing method -- for example, David Ledbetter's A-Swing seems to have already suffered the same fate -- but there are reasons that these methods become popular in the first place.
I assume Foston does a terrific task of explaining why stack and tilt at the beginning have become popular and what you could nevertheless learn from it.
I actually did a couple of articles about stack and tilt way back in 2010, on August 31 and September 1. The second one was done after one of my readers (who was more current on the swing than I was) pointed out some changes that Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett, the creators of the method, had made since they wrote the Golf Digest articles from which I had originally learned the technique. In the end I summarized stack and tilt this way:
When you strip away all of the peculiar-looking movements, the "Stack and Tilt" is little greater than a complete swing crafted from a short game setup.And Foston says basically the same thing. The swing didn't work for me as a full swing because my hips weren't -- and still aren't -- all that flexible but it's definitely a solid approach to the short game and partial shots. It's also a great way to learn how to swing without swaying off the ball, since it forces you to keep your weight on your lead leg all the way through your swing.
All of those things are still true. While the stack and tilt never caught on the way some other swing methods have, it definitely has strengths that many players can learn from. And the technique is a good one to use as is for pitching and chipping the ball.
So take a couple of minutes to look at the video and spot if it will let you enhance your short sport. You is probably glad you did.
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