As coaches, we teach people of different shapes and sizes and different physical attributes, the question I always like to ask myself when I teach someone new is, what is the best way that this person can swing the club with what they have?

You see, over the past decades of golf there have been different swing styles to help players improve their game, and all of these swing styles have brought a lot of positives to the game. There are lots of coaches believe in a particular swing method and apply it to their pupils, ie, Two Plane Swing, One Plane Swing, Two Pivot Motion and most recently Stack and Tilt(single pivot motion),and stuck to these methods rigorously without any compromise. Some with successful results, others not so successful! So with this in mind, why were some people more successful than others in adopting a swing style? The answer in my opinion is their body style suited that particular method that was applied to them, and was able to carry out the physical demands that this style was putting upon their bodies!

So, as modern day coachs stand we need to be flexible, so it is up to us not to dismiss any of these particular styles, (as Stack & Tilt has been much maligned) and to see which one is right for them? We can sometimes tell from a set up of the player on what swing style they need to adopt, although some people will be forced into a particular swing style, due to injury and fatigue (ie knee & hip replacements), but by asking the right questions and putting them through a few little tests to see what they can do physically, we can get a better insight in how we can move fellow golfers forward to progress their games to the next level!

If anyone is going through a swing change and finding it a struggle to adopt it. Let us know, it's not that the swing method is wrong, it just maybe wrong for you!

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