What is Reverse Spine Angle?

How to check if you have a reverse spine angle

Reverse Spine Angle is any excessive upper body backward bend or excessive lateral upper body bend during the backswing.  This makes it difficult to start the downswing in the proper sequence, because the lower body is in a position that usually limits its ability to initiate the downswing.  The upper body tends to dominate the swing when the lower body can’t start the downswing or has limited ability to initiate the movement.  The upper body domination will create path problems and limit power output.  Reverse spine angle puts excessive tension on the lower back due to the forced inhibition of the abdominal musculature during the backswing.

What TPI have to say about Reverse Spine Angle:

In order to maintain your spine angle during the backswing, several physical characteristics must be developed. First and foremost, the ability to separate your upper body from your lower body allows your shoulders to rotate around your spine without going into backward bend or excessive left lateral bend. Limited trunk to pelvis separation is usually caused by reduced spinal mobility and shortened lat flexibility. Secondly, right hip internal rotation for a right-handed golfer is paramount for full rotation into the right hip without any lateral movement. If the body is unable to rotate around your hip due to joint or muscular restrictions, then a lateral sway may occur. Any lateral sway during the backswing will force the spine to tilt into backward bend and create the reverse spine angle. Finally, the ability to stabilize your spine angle during the backswing is directly proportional to the strength and stability of your core musculature (your abs and glutes). When it comes to spinal stabilization, the core is the king. These muscles help keep your trunk forward, flexed throughout your golf swing. Reverse Spine Angle can also be caused by too much pelvic tilt at address, which can cause you to have an S curvature in your lower spine. If this does not return to neutral as you swing back, it can cause the Reverse Spine Angle fault.

If you suffer from Reverse Spine Angle, focus on articles and tips based on:

S – Posture

Pivot

Loss of Posture

Backswing Sway – Sway

Core Stability

For a page dedicated to Reverse Spine Angle with Fixes & Drills visit: https://swingstation.com/reverse-spine-angle/

Transcript

The reverse spine angle swing fault. This is where the upper body will be tilting towards the target, the top of the back swing. This makes the correct down swing sequence very difficult. Here’s how I want you to test if you’ve got a reverse spine angle. Take your swing to the top and draw a line from the center of your hips to the center of your head. If you’ve got a reverse spine angle, you’re going to see this line tilted towards the target. The correct position when you draw the line, center of hips to center of head, should tilt slightly away from the target.

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