If you have a spinal fault which is scoliosis, kyphosis, loss of lumber curve i.e., standing too tall, you will either dip out of reflex the torso drops down during the back swing or at address you are already at this poor postural position due to a spinal fault.

To have a powerful pivot to enable you to turn away from the target letting the weight move inside the left foot, push off the right foot, rotate back towards the target and finish toward the back leg with the head straight up. This is the perfect case scenario if you have an existing spinal fault this will be impossible to achieve until the fault can be corrected.

A good swing has to have a proper setup with the proper balance from start to finish. If you have hip or spinal complaint you will not be able to rotate the hips, the hips slide instead of turn, the body weight slides from the outside of the right foot, so the player loses his balance. The result will be a poor swing with lack of power.

The diagram, (above right), shows the typical dip posture with the centre of balance indicated by the red line. The faded image of a golfer dressed in blue is the correct posture. The correct posture should have a spine angle of 30 degrees, or as demonstrated in the diagram, at 11 o'clock or 1 o'clock depending if you are right or left handed.