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Learning How to Stop the Reverse Pivot in Golf

The reverse pivot is one of the biggest swing killers in golf, and it is an error that affects a great number of amateur players. If you are unfamiliar, a reverse pivot can occur when the player moves their weight toward the target when making the backswing, and then away from the target in the downswing. So, for a right handed golfer, the weight moves to the left as the club goes back, and then the weight comes back to the right while the club swings down toward impact. This is backward, and it makes it nearly impossible to hit good shots.

If you suffer from a reverse pivot, use the tips below to get yourself out of this habit and back on track.

Stay balanced throughout the backswing. Ideally, you don’t want your center of gravity to move much at all during the backswing. Rather than having it slide one way or the other, you should strive to keep your weight right in the middle of your feet so you are balanced at the top of the backswing and ready to attack the ball aggressively. When you a practicing your swing, try stopping at the top of your backswing so you can check your balance. If you can pause at the top and hold that position comfortably, you are doing a good job of keeping your weight centered.

Shorten your swing. Many reverse pivots are simply caused by the player swinging too long in the backswing – to the point where the club starts to ‘pull’ them toward the target. If you can tighten up your backswing and not let the club rotate quite as far, you will probably solve much of your reverse pivot problem. Don’t worry – shortening your swing won’t cost you any distance. In fact, if it helps improve your balance in the swing, you might gain distance as a result.

Try a reverse swing. As a drill that can help eliminate the reverse pivot, try making some practice swings in reverse. That means starting from a finish position, and doing the whole thing backward. Get into a good finish position, just like you would see from the golfers on TV. Almost all of your weight should be on your front leg, and your rear leg should be up onto the toes of your foot. From there, uncoil back down toward impact, and then up the other way into your normal backswing position. If you can feel how this process is supposed to work in reverse, it will be easier to put it together in your regular swing.

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