The Hidden Tilt That You Don't Know About!

Stack & Tilt prescribes a motion of the swing centre (left shoulder) on a circular arc on a tilted plane around a stable hub (upper centre). To accomplish this the ENTIRE spine extends, tilts and turns. The cervical spine is the most mobile spinal segment, fixing it in place presents an ANATOMICAL BLOCK to the attainment of a full backswing.
Too many golfers fall foul of such poor advice like “keep your head still”, and in trying to keep their head completely still, they restrict their range of motion, add unnecessary stress their body and rob themselves of significant distance.
Understanding how the cervical spine (neck) turns and tilts throughout the entire swing can really help to unlock huge benefits in terms of improved mobility and increased power potential. How your neck tilts and how your head is positioned also has a huge influence on your swing path direction. You can literally correct your swing path flaws by just learning to move your head differently!
One great example of someone demonstrating this concept would be the pre-shot turning and tilting of the head that Jack Nicklaus used as his trigger for his swing. Jack would turn his head to the right and tilt it to the left to pre-set the required amount of neck tilt at the top of the backswing. This move encouraged increased shoulder TURN, as well as improved shoulder TILT. This move effectively makes a centered backswing pivot easier to achieve.
Want to add more distance and increase your shoulder turn like you're 20 years younger? Then watch the video and add the neck tilts to your swing.
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[@7empest-om3fy]

Wow! I have never seen a KZbin golf video like this. This may be the most underrated tip I have ever watched. I struggle with how far to tilt and go back in the backswing, and this may be the feel I need by presetting the neck turn. Great stuff Rob! Keep it going!!!! Thanks for all your awesome content!

[@robcheneygolf1]

Glad you found the video so helpful! 👍🏻

[@paulgriffiths1566]

Thanks, Rob. You are easily the best of the S & T instructors that I have seen.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Thanks, Paul. Appreciate the support! 💪🏻

[@tonyhauser5640]

Another great lesson

[@robcheneygolf1]

Thank you, Tony!

[@user-lq8nq9ol3m]

Great video! I thought my head sway was a lack of extension. Instant fix on video.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Glad it helped!

[@leighlin007]

Great instruction Rob, and oddly enough this is something I happened upon in the last few days and it certainly makes a difference. Now that I've seen you doing it, it makes perfect sense to stop having a 'rigid' head position and this is one of those gem instruction that is also simple to implement, and give really good gains. Thanks for all your great S&T content. Love it.

[@robcheneygolf1]

That’s great! Happy the video was timely and helpful! 👍🏻

[@pattydekiese4480]

Thanks Rob, i've really big problem with my head, but now i'll fix it, thanks so much.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Good luck! 🙏🏻

[@carlor.s.4742]

Great video Rob! I've tried several triggers but have never felt completely comfortable with any of them. This neck turn idea is really interesting & I tried it and liked it. I tried it two ways & have to decide which I like better. I started my takeaway as I started turning my neck & the second was turning my neck completely & then starting the takeaway.

[@robcheneygolf1]

That’s great. Happy to hear the video helped you! 👍🏻

[@ayotollaofrockandrolla7219]

Nice video . Some people have bad eyesight and can’t help it. They just can’t as they might be so eye dominant due to some deficiencies

[@robcheneygolf1]

Yes, I know some people find this harder than others. But hopefully the video can help educate people on the motion of the head/neck to improve their form as much as (physically) possible.

[@starks1974]

I’m glad you noted an initiator with the shoulder as I’ve found great success once integrated this into my swing. And this also reminds me of the ear to ear drill which I also going beneficial.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Yes, that's a good one, too! Thanks for watching!

[@robo265]

Brilliant Rob many thanks

[@robcheneygolf1]

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

[@rickjohnson46]

Will work on this. Thanks.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Best of luck! Thanks for watching.

[@josephwilks337]

I will try this today. Thanks for the lesson.

[@robcheneygolf1]

Thank you, Joseph!

[@mannygathers2114]

😮

[@bballglennster]

Rob someone on KZbin said that it will cause a reverse pivot when doing it? Is that true?

[@robcheneygolf1]

Nope. Definitely not.

[@davidsotropa]

Thanks Rob. Jack Nicklaus is left eye dominant. For those of us who are right eye dominant, using the left eye to focus on the ball is tricky. Any thoughts on that?

[@robcheneygolf1]

Agreed it can be more challenging, but it's important to try as the eyes play a big part in terms of the swing direction. I would try the pre-set drill as mentioned in this video. Set the head/neck/eyes in the desired top of the backswing position at set-up, then just turn from there. I've had a lot of success helping Right Eye Dominant students to improve their backswing mechanics doing this drill.

[@davidsotropa]

Thanks Rob. Really appreciate the thoughtful and thorough response.