axis tilt-physical limitations

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18in2hours

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Looked at some face-on video of myself recently and noticed a lack of axis tilt at impact even when trying very hard to get it. Seems like my whole body just wants to shift forward instead of keeping my upper body back while the lower body shifts toward the target. I'm in pretty good shape (6'1"-185lbs), but my flexibility probably isn't what it should be. Anybody know of any specific stretches that would help promote an increase in axis tilt?
 
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Kevin Shields said:
Are you sure your swing needs axis tilt and do your current components even allow for it?
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Could you expand a little on this? You don't seem to have a lot of axis tilt but are obviously a very good player. I've had concerns very similar to the OP's but am not sure if axis tilt is necessarily the answer. I am fairly certain that I will never have a large amount of axis tilt, and this really only troubles me when the driver is concerned. I have a very negative AoA and I think it costs me considerable distance and accuracy.
 
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18in2hours

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Kevin Shields said:
Are you sure your swing needs axis tilt and do your current components even allow for it?
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I'm not "sure" it needs it, but I'd like to hit up on my driver more than I do and I know axis tilt is a way to work toward this. I feel like at impact I get out in front (toward the target) with my head as opposed to keeping my head behind the ball. Seems to me that my best shots are when I keep my head behind the ball at impact so I'm working at getting this more consistent. Additionally, when I look at swings of the guys on tour from the same face on view, they almost universally have significantly more axis tilt than I do.
 
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18in2hours said:
I'm not "sure" it needs it, but I'd like to hit up on my driver more than I do and I know axis tilt is a way to work toward this. I feel like at impact I get out in front (toward the target) with my head as opposed to keeping my head behind the ball. Seems to me that my best shots are when I keep my head behind the ball at impact so I'm working at getting this more consistent. Additionally, when I look at swings of the guys on tour from the same face on view, they almost universally have significantly more axis tilt than I do.
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When I ask if the components line up, it could mean the lack of axis tilt is because, say, the plane angle is too low. Or the face is too open, etc.
 
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DCgolf

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If you've ever had club head throwaway axis tilt is very difficult due to an inherent fear of fat. Seems like guys with a lot of lag do it more naturally.
 
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