Bennett and Plummer: Stack and Tilt

Filed in archive Golf Instruction on May 14, 2007

Courtesy: golf digest

That's Mike Bennett on the leftand Andy Plummer flanking Aaron Baddeley, their star PGA player.

Not pictured are Mike Weir, 2003 Masters winner, Eric Axley, Dean Wilson, Will MacKenzie and Brad Faxon, just some of the touring pros who work with Bennett and Plummer.

These two guys are dubbed "swing whisperers", a corny way of saying they teach the golf swing.

But their version of the golf swing is controversial, confusing and very unorthodox. Or so it seems.

Baddeley has won twice in the past year; Wilson, Axley and MacKenzie have all notched their first ever PGA wins under Bennett and Plummer.

So something must work. But this swing, called Stack and Tilt (sounds like a washer and dryer) on the surface seems to say "do everything your mother said not to do - it's okay".

Of course amateurs see the pros adopting a swing and we want to, as well. There's a sucker born every minute and I'm in line for my turn.

But amateurs are finding this is not an easy swing to learn. And maybe we shouldn't be trying to learn it without actually visiting either Bennett or Plummer for hands-on instruction.

Stack and Tilt has the amateur golf world buzzing - or screaming. It's hard to tell.

A number of forums (here's one) are tackling the Stack and Tilt issue and many posts are bordering on verbal violence as the pros and cons weigh in.

What I'm going to do over the next few days is gather comment from several different teachers of the swing and post them here.

That will either muddy the waters further or offer some clarity.

In the meantime, check the above forum website and read the comments.

Then let me know your thoughts and we'll keep the discussion going on whether this is the Holy Grail for amateurs or another winding trail off into the woods that will leave us no further ahead.