A reverse pivot, or reverse spine angle, at the top of your golf back swing will cause you many issues as you swing down towards impact and try to correct it. You will experience inconsistent ball strikes, hitting the ground before the ball or topping the ball, you will find it very difficult to consistently control the direction of your shots and also you will not be at full power through impact resulting in shorter golf shot distance. This video explains what a reverse spine angle is, how this is affected by your pelvis movement and then how to get rid of it with a simple drill that you can work on at home, or whilst training your swing movement at the range.

Week 2 of the Smash Factor Get Into Golf programme. This week we look at extending the putting action into that of chipping and being able to successfully play a chip and run shot. Learn the key points of how the golf club and swing get the ball up into the air off the ground. Once you have mastered this, learn how to get the ball close to the pin every time from the edge of the green with your 7 iron.