If you have a spinal fault which is scoliosis, kyosis, 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 it 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 slide from the outside of the right foot the player loses his balance. The result will be a poor swing with lack of power.

The diagram (left) shows the typical dip or reverse tilt posture at impact with the red lines indicating the shoulder and hip relationship and the green line indicates the centre of gravity.

Note: The centre of gravity (COG) refers to the line in the midline from your forehead to the centre of your stance. Changes in the centre of gravity, as indicated by the green line, will alter your centre of balance (COB).

The diagram, (right), shows the typical dip or reverse tilt posture with the centre of balance indicated by the yellow line. The swing arc is indicated by the blue line and in this case the arc travels along an upright swing plane. Point your mouse over the image to see the golfer dressed in blue which is the correct posture (red lines indicate the centre of balance) and a straight and correct swing arc is indicated by the blue line, which also travels along an ideal swing plane. The correct posture should have a spine angle of 30 degrees, or as demonstrated in the diagram by the red lines (red lines also indicate the centre of balance), at 11 o'clock or 1 o'clock depending if you are right or left handed.

Swing Summary: The torso drops (badly) on the back-swing, or the down-swing, causing an upright cut, across the ball and big divots.

Note: The clock diagram indicates a general swing arc for dipping and both diagrams illustrate the posture at the point of impact.

To see the definitions of swing plane, swing arc and swing path please CLICK HERE