29/07/2026
If you’ve ever had a lesson with me, this drill should look very familiar! 👀
Bournemouth golfer practising this week at Royal Lytham with her coach Alex Buckner, using the classic “bowler drill” with a towel tucked under both arms – a staple Stack & Tilt exercise that I’ve had hundreds of golfers work on over the years.
The drill encourages golfers to swing on a tilted arc around the body while maintaining their inclination, and diminishes the raising of the shaft that often plagues better players. It’s one of those simple drills that delivers huge benefits when practised correctly.
For those who dismiss these ideas as “different” or “unorthodox”, it’s worth remembering that the world’s best players and coaches regularly use drills like this. Great movement principles are great movement principles, regardless of the label attached to them.
As always, there are little details I’d still be refining if this were one of my players. I’d personally like to see the shaft working a little more underneath the trail shoulder at P5, with the hands exiting lower under the lead shoulder following the strike. That’s the beauty of coaching—there are always small refinements to chase, even at the highest level.
It’s always great to see Stack & Tilt concepts being used on one of golf’s biggest stages,
If you’ve worked with me before, you’ll know exactly why we’ve spent so much time doing this drill. If you haven’t… perhaps now you know why!
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