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1:26 — Academic & Professional Background

3:03 — Research Inspired by Tiger Woods Comment

4:24 — Dr. MacKenzie’s Background in Golf

6:54 — What is Variable Inertia Speed Training?

9:13 — How Was The Stack System Developed?

14:44 — How Mass, Center of Mass, and Moment of Inertia Relate to Speed Training?

21:52 — How is The Stack System different to SuperSpeed Sticks?

23:56 — How To Integrate The Stack System into a Workout Plan

27:05 — Biomechanics & Neuromechanics

28:58 — The Four Components That Determine Club Head Speed

37:17 — Clarifying The Meaning of “Work”, “Power”, and “Energy”

41:56 — Dr. MacKenzies Work With Matthew Fitzpatrick

43:21 — Swinging Faster With Less Effort

45:28 - Impact of Body Composition on Club Head Speed

48:31 — The Stack Putting System

55:04 — Common Mistakes Made When Pursuing More Club Head Speed

56:18 — Guidelines For Integrating Stack With Existing Workout Programs

58:43 — Insights Into Matthew Fitzpatrick’s Data Driven Approach to Golf

1:01:17 — What’s Something You’ve Changed Your Mind About?

1:02:56 — What’s a Mistake You Made Early In Your Career?

1:04:33 — Dr. MacKenzie’s Thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau’s Speed Training Approach

1:07:27 — Book Recommendations

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The Stack System

The Stack System: Website

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Resources

Dr. Sasho MacKenzie’s Publications - Website

Book Recommendation #1: Every Shot Counts

Book Recommendation #2: Search For The Perfect Swing

Book Recommendation #3: Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author Recommendation #1: John Feinstein

Author Recommendation #2: Richard Feyman

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About Dr. Sasho MacKenzie

Golf’s foremost biomechanist, Dr. Sasho MacKenzie is the research practitioner behind the world’s top golf coaches - his work and theories have driven a scientific, evidence-based revolution in golf instruction and movement training.

Sasho’s area of expertise is the training and biomechanics of speed generation. The Stack System allows Sasho to share his research findings and training wisdom directly with you, using the same tools, techniques, and nuances that he uses to speed train Tour players he has consulted.

Sasho is an Engineering Consultant for PING and a Biomechanics Advisor and Software Developer for Footjoy.  He has published over 20 golf related research articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals and has been invited to speak to golf instructors for the PGA of Australia, Great Britain & Ireland, Spain, and the French Golf Federation. In 2018, Dr. MacKenzie was the Key Note speaker at the World Scientific Congress of Golf. He is a regular contributor to Golf Magazine and has been a featured guest on countless other golf podcasts, international radio shows, and television episodes.

In addition to golf, Sasho has worked with multiple MLB teams as a biomechanics/bat fitting consultant – including the 2020 World Series Champions L.A. Dodgers.

Dr. MacKenzie is a professor of Sports Biomechanics at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where he also puts his expertise into action, having won back-to-back club championships in 2020 and 2021.

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