Andy Lamb Golf Academy

Many club golfers have problems with poor weight transference in the golf swing. If this is severe it can produce a reverse pivot position – where the weight moves onto the front foot in the backswing and then onto the back foot in the downswing.

Both of these problems occur because of an inability to load the weight correctly into the right side in the backswing. This could be due to focusing on keeping the head too still in the backswing, or it could be due to what we are going to deal with this week.

In a correct set up position the spine angle is slightly angled to the right due to the fact that right hand is below the left on the club.
In a poor backswing, with little or no weight transference, the spine normally tips back to the left side, with all the weight going onto the left leg.

If this problem is familiar to you, here’s how to correct it.
Put an umbrella into the ground in front of you to represent the same angle as that of your spine at the set up position.
Then turn your shoulders and set your wrists, whilst keeping your spine at the same angle as the umbrella.
You should find that your upper body moves slightly behind the umbrella, but maintaining a spine angle similar to the umbrella will create good weight transference into your right side.

From this improved position you will be ready to unwind the power you have now created in your backswing.