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Improve Your Swing with Proper Spine Side Tilt

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Understand how to adjust your spine tilt for different club types
  • Practice the correct pelvic position to enhance your swing mechanics
  • Feel the difference in ball striking by maintaining proper side tilt

In this video, you'll learn the importance of spine side tilt in your golf swing and how to adjust your pelvic position for better shots. Understanding this concept can enhance your setup for different clubs, improving your overall performance on the course.

Video Transcript
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So this drill is called spine side tilt and it's really helping you understand

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the

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call the side of the axis tilt in the golf swing

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Which is basically if my spine is vertical like so and then I work to tilt my

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pelvis

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So that my spine is tilting over here. Well, that's kind of my side tilt or my

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axis tilt at setup

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That is going to change a lot throughout the golf swing

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I mean your spine angles are going to change a lot throughout the golf swing

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So you may hear that with a driver you need to set up so that you're behind the

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ball and then

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With a wedge you're gonna set up so that you're more on top of it

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And that's true

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But the the reason we're doing it is not because of what the spine's doing

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The reason is because we want to get that pelvic tilt or side tilt in a certain

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orientation

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So if you were to get into your good setup posture

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Right with your stance with the hip hinge

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If you were to then shift your hips forward just like so while maintaining the

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same position with your upper body

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This would be more of the side axis tilt that we'd be looking for for a driver

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If you were to hinge forward and basically stay

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You know a little bit more on top of the ball. This is what we'd be looking for

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a iron

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so it's just helping you understand because as

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You'll learn in the backswing video the spine is actually going to side tilt

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left the entire backswing

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So it doesn't really matter too much. How much you tilt it to the right?

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At the setup. I know that might sound a little overhead for some of you

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But for some of you it might clear things up that all we're really trying to do

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is get the right angle with the pelvis

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Once you have that you're gonna swing kind of the the way that you're trying to

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do for that specific shot

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So don't get overly complicated with how much spine tilt you have

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worry more about what the angle of the pelvis is and you'll be better served.
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Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.

Improve Your Swing with Proper Spine Side Tilt

After this video, you'll be able to:

  • Understand how to adjust your spine tilt for different club types
  • Practice the correct pelvic position to enhance your swing mechanics
  • Feel the difference in ball striking by maintaining proper side tilt

In this video, you'll learn the importance of spine side tilt in your golf swing and how to adjust your pelvic position for better shots. Understanding this concept can enhance your setup for different clubs, improving your overall performance on the course.

Video Transcript
WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.320
So this drill is called spine side tilt and it's really helping you understand

2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:05.540
the

3
00:00:05.540 --> 00:00:10.280
call the side of the axis tilt in the golf swing

4
00:00:10.280 --> 00:00:15.970
Which is basically if my spine is vertical like so and then I work to tilt my

5
00:00:15.970 --> 00:00:16.580
pelvis

6
00:00:16.580 --> 00:00:21.490
So that my spine is tilting over here. Well, that's kind of my side tilt or my

7
00:00:21.490 --> 00:00:22.800
axis tilt at setup

8
00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:27.040
That is going to change a lot throughout the golf swing

9
00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:30.600
I mean your spine angles are going to change a lot throughout the golf swing

10
00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:35.700
So you may hear that with a driver you need to set up so that you're behind the

11
00:00:35.700 --> 00:00:36.420
ball and then

12
00:00:36.420 --> 00:00:39.520
With a wedge you're gonna set up so that you're more on top of it

13
00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:40.580
And that's true

14
00:00:40.580 --> 00:00:44.080
But the the reason we're doing it is not because of what the spine's doing

15
00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:48.610
The reason is because we want to get that pelvic tilt or side tilt in a certain

16
00:00:48.610 --> 00:00:49.240
orientation

17
00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:53.160
So if you were to get into your good setup posture

18
00:00:54.160 --> 00:00:57.020
Right with your stance with the hip hinge

19
00:00:57.020 --> 00:01:02.200
If you were to then shift your hips forward just like so while maintaining the

20
00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:03.680
same position with your upper body

21
00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:08.080
This would be more of the side axis tilt that we'd be looking for for a driver

22
00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:10.800
If you were to hinge forward and basically stay

23
00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:15.000
You know a little bit more on top of the ball. This is what we'd be looking for

24
00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:16.160
a iron

25
00:01:16.160 --> 00:01:20.180
so it's just helping you understand because as

26
00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:24.360
You'll learn in the backswing video the spine is actually going to side tilt

27
00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:25.720
left the entire backswing

28
00:01:25.720 --> 00:01:29.020
So it doesn't really matter too much. How much you tilt it to the right?

29
00:01:29.020 --> 00:01:33.800
At the setup. I know that might sound a little overhead for some of you

30
00:01:33.800 --> 00:01:37.970
But for some of you it might clear things up that all we're really trying to do

31
00:01:37.970 --> 00:01:39.740
is get the right angle with the pelvis

32
00:01:39.740 --> 00:01:44.200
Once you have that you're gonna swing kind of the the way that you're trying to

33
00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:45.640
do for that specific shot

34
00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:50.440
So don't get overly complicated with how much spine tilt you have

35
00:01:50.840 --> 00:01:54.680
worry more about what the angle of the pelvis is and you'll be better served.
Related topics
This video hasn't been assigned to any topics yet. Browse all topics in the sidebar.