Whatever happened to stack and tilt?

[Big money]

Had a bunch of success swinging this way back In the day. And this method had a huge huge following. Rarely hear about it anymore. Is it still valid ?

[perseveringgolfer]

think it went to the same place as Tathata golf 

[sixcat]

The one and only time I've gone to a PGA professional for a lesson, he was preaching stack and tilt.  I take responsibility for the poor choice.  He was the teaching pro at my former club.  I only took maybe 3 lessons but he had me so screwed up, it took two years to fully recover.  I've always been something of a "loner" and prefer to figure things out on my own.  Dig it out of the dirt so to speak.  I was playing a lot of competitive golf back then and wanted to knock those last 3 or 4 strokes off my game.  Looking back now, I didn't need to change anything.  I could have done much better for myself by getting my short-game tighter.

It was a mistake for me much like it was for Mike Weir!

[cnosil]

Golf swings go through phases. Stack and tilt, a swing, golfing machine, and now the whole focus on lower body rotation. I am not saying any of these are right or wrong, but as players win or lose with these approaches instructors target the latest trend. Coaches want to find a niche that gets them students. Gankas is all the rage now but what I see is him promoting the drill with the really exaggerated lower body. It’s bold and flashy but is the same thing lots of other coaches teach...people seem to like bold and flashy. Also not all coaches are good at teaching a method and a student may not be best suited for a particular method. Lots of reasons for them not being the best way.

[RickyBobby_PR]

Many ways to swing a club, some things are fads and disappear, others get taught with no change. Teaching pros learn, adapt and tweak their philosophies and methods all the time. 

As technology evolves it allows for these swing types to be studied and tweaked or abandon. Imo it boils down to the pro and what they feel is best for a student. Some may use early wrist set and upright takeaway ala leadbetter before he called it the a swing. Others prefer a natural set like tiger and others use. Some use a Ben Hogan, GG type separation of legs and rotation while others use a pressure shift/lean and rotate.