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3 Proven Ways to Correct Your

Reverse Pivot in Golf
Faults & Fixes, Long Game
 The Sneaky and deadly reverse
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swing flaws that people waste their time
trying to fix.

85% of golfers slice the ball. Guess what can

lead to a slice - a reverse pivot. Millions of
golfers from beginners to high handicappers
top and chunk the ball.

What's one of the most common causes? You

guessed it - a reverse pivot. Some more skilled
players push and pull the ball. Gee, I wonder
what could cause this?

Yep. A reverse pivot. You get my point. It's

everywhere.

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WHAT THE R EVER SE PIVOT

CAUS ES

Let's take a look first at probably one of the

most common and annoying misses in golf -
the slice. As I stated 85% of golfers slice so
I'm assuming a lot of you reading are in that
category and would like some help
correcting it. A slice isn't always a terrible
thing if you can play it and control it and if
you are a long hitter. For most golfers
though, a slice robs them of distance they
are easily capable of attaining and makes it
really hard for them to keep their ball in
play.

There are many shots that can go to the right

from blocks to pushes to slices.
Some are path oriented where a player is
simply swinging to the right (too inside/out),
most are due to an open clubface and some
are due to a combination of path and face.

Common causes are a weak grip, lack of

forearm rotation, poor alignment (left or
right) and swing plane issues.

A true slice however is a ball that starts left of

your target (for right handed players) and
then curves dramatically back to the right.

This is caused by an outside/in swing path

coupled with an open face.

So it would be easy to jump right in and start

correcting your path and face issues and this is
where most instruction goes wrong.
 TH E DOG WAGS THE TAIL

Good instruction will always get to the root

of the problem. What is happening first? In
the golf swing the inside moves the outside.

This means that whatever your core is doing,

is causing your arms and club to do whatever
they are doing. This is why understanding the
reverse pivot is so important.

There are 3 reverse pivots in the

golf swing
1. A player's lower body slides towards the
target upon takeaway (lower body reverse)

2. A players hips slide to the right upon

takeaway and this causes the upper body to tilt
back towards the target(upper body reverse)

3. A player falls back onto their rear side as

they swing down (lower body reverse)

Number 2 is very common and often the

cause of your slice. Here's how. As your lower
body slides away from the target in the
takeaway, your upper spine then tilts back
towards the target.

This sets your rear side up high. Your rear

shoulder and hip are then higher than your
target side hip and shoulder.

As you start down, your rear shoulder will

then move out and over the top of the swing
plane, rather than dropping down plane.

The swing becomes upper body dominated at

the start while the hips lie dormant. The
inside is now controlling the outside so the
result is an oustide/in pass at the ball with
your arms.
If your clubface is open you will impart a good
amount of cut or slice spin on the ball. If your
clubface gets closed at impact then you will
pull the ball.

WAT C H T H E V I D E O B E LO W T H AT
D E M O N S T R AT E S H O W T O F I X YO U R
REVERSE PIVOT IN GOLF:

3 Ways to correct your reverse

pivot
The important takeaway here is to learn that
you must properly load your spine a bit
away from the target at the top of the swing
so your rear shoulder can drop down on
plane.

Your arms and club will follow and you'll

eliminate your chances of getting a reverse
pivot in golf.

1. PRACTICE HITTING OFF

YOUR BACK FOOT ONLY

Place your front foot on the toe for a little

balance, but so it won't bear weight and
drop it back a bit so you are basically
standing only on your rear leg.

Should you try to lean back towards the target

with your upper spine at the top of the swing
you will fall and be forced to place your front
foot down on the ground for balance.

Once you get to the point where you are able

to balance on your rear foot and stay stable as
you swing, you most likely aren't reverse
pivoting any more.
 2. ELEVATE YOUR FRONT
FOOT

This has the same affect as standing on one

foot, but helps those with poor balance and
also helps get the correct hip alignment at
address (front hip higher than rear hip).

Simply put a range basket or milk crate (more

stable) under your front foot and tee up the
ball.

Practice hitting balls keeping your non target

side lower than your hip and shoulder that are
nearest the target.
3. USE A PHYSIO O R
STABILI TY BALL
Placing a large ball between your legs will
help stabilize your lower body during the
backswing and prevent the hip slide away
from the target which starts the reverse
pivot process.

Focus on keeping your legs completely stable

while loading your upper body back away
from the target. Feel that your target side
shoulder passes your target side knee.

Whether your reverse pivot is causing you the

common slice or a slew of other swing errors,
understanding that your core controls your
arms and club is an important step in making
a correction.

If you have a traditional lower body

slide/upper body tilt backwards reverse pivot
hopefully the 3 drills listed above will put you
well on your way to a better swing!

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Your next step

If you suffer from the reverse pivot in golf give
these methods a try and you'll start seeing
better results in your golf swing.

Once you've identified which one applies to

you practice the fix slowly and deliberately
until you can swing at full speed on the
driving range.

Maria Palozola is a Top 50 Instructor with the

LPGA and is also ranked by Golf Digest as a
Top 5 instructor in the state of Missouri. She
gives local lessons in St. Louis, MO at
http://www.stlouisgolflessons.com and is the
Co Founder and instructor for
http://www.mygolfinstructor.com.
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