I'm having a lot of trouble maintaining spine angle in my back swing. Are there any drills that have worked for people with similar swing faults?
by VivaPotato
I'm having a lot of trouble maintaining spine angle in my back swing. Are there any drills that have worked for people with similar swing faults?
by VivaPotato
12 Comments
Bend your knees
Dont go that far back in your swing. Slower backswing with focus on pace on the downswing.
If that does not work more front-balance on your feets.
You’re over-swinging. Stop when you feel about halfway back. Personally, I don’t like to go past parallel, but sometimes you gotta rip it
You probably don’t have the flexibility to get to the position you think you want the club to be in so you compensate. As other have said go to where you can easily and That’s your back swing
Place the club on your chest with your hands across your chest, get in your golf posture like you’re about to take a swing, rotate into your back swing maintaining your spine angle confirm with multiple videos and reps to build the awareness and feeling. Then start to do this but then take your hands off your chest and set them at the top of the backswing like you’re holding the club. This is you backswing position, if it’s not very high, work
On thoracic spine rotation, right hip internal rotation and lead arm adduction(across your body) to make that position physically easier to obtain. Then work this position with live reps but go at slower tempos to maintain proper spine angle, as you get more comfortable, increase speed to full swings.
Left shoulder goes down in the backswing
Shallower swing…out not up
Agree that the backswing is too long. Shorten the backswing and you’ll actually gain distance by hitting the sweet spot more frequently.
Here is a swing thought: stay athletic at the peak of your swing….like you are a boxer about to throw a punch
Have you tried not standing up and rotating?
Keele range
I would disregard all the advice given. Golf is a “feel” game, and those offering advice here are likely much worse than you.
The video you posted (one swing) gives no one… including Hank Haney… enough to offer sage advice.
If you are serious about progression, go see a good PGA instructor. Don’t take instruction from random people on the internet who are in NO position to give ANY advice.
I promise you that most of the people offering advice here are terrible at the game… regardless of how “good” they claim to be.