Reverse Spine Tilt: What, When, and Why
5 golfers recommended it · 2021–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains what reverse spine tilt is, when it happens and why it is a problem.
Why golfers recommend it
- AMG on reverse tilt
- Reverse pivot fix video
- Reverse pivot video
- Wrist set and reverse spine tilt
- Backswing pivot videos
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
5 comments from Reddit
u/After_Ant_9133 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Hitting balls left, anything obvious?”
Agree on the reverse pivot thing. Everything else you're doing is built around that bad foundation. So anything else you try to fix will be meaningless, because you're going to have to relearn it again after fixing your pivot. ▶ this video
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u/ArseneWankerer 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “Picked up golf 3 years ago. I’m utterly addicted. How’s the swing looking?”
It is gradual, and only a few degrees by P2. At P3 butt end should point at target line. Wrist set: ▶ this video Reverse spine tilt: ▶ this video Try out the Swing Coach app, it will catch things like that pretty quickly.
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u/sirabernasty 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “I have a short backswing, that’s not getting fixed. My divot is always to the right, not straight. How does th”
The backswing pivot needs to be fixed. Unless there is a physical limitation, this will help elongate the backswing and put you in a much better position to start down. ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video ▶ this video
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u/p0st-m0dern 2022 · r/GolfSwing · in “Is this a reverse tilt/pivot? What kind of issues does this cause?”
It doesn’t look like your hips are sliding way forward to kick you into rotation so it’s not something that necessarily needs to be addressed (I.e. it looks like you keep your weight over your lead leg in the downswing. If you shifted weight backwards to get into rotation this is when it’s a problem). See this video by AMG which explains which kind of reverse tilt works and which doesn’t. Some of the longest hitters …
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u/Brownlightning-88 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “So many things wrong, any help would be great”
Reverse pivot ▶ this video
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