Spine tilt. Not just a cool band name…
Stay on plane!
Ever wonder why pro golfers are so consistent? Well its cause they spend countless hours every day practicing these perfect positions!
One thing I would like to focus on in this post is spine tilt in the golf swing. Spine tilt is important when swinging the club. The reason for this is because it keeps us consistent and rotating on an axis which creates a better swing plane. If a golfer has a 90 degree spine tilt (which would be the spine being perpendicular to the ground) he would lose power and have no time for the club to lag behind his body. Having a spine tilt to the right, for a right handed golfer gives them time to lag the club and stay behind the ball rather than getting ahead of it and hitting a blocked shot or a high slice! When your spine gets too ahead and upright (90%) you tend to release the club way too early to get the club face to catch up to hit the ball squarely.
So the next time you go out to practice, think about your spine tilt. Do you have any?