[Yoda]

Mathew,

Where did you get the Snead photo? Is there an entire sequence?

I'll answer for Mathew.

Annikan provided the photo at my request to begin a thread earlier this year. If he has the entire sequence, I'm sure he would be happy to post it.

The point was to make obvious the true direction of the spine tilt in the Start-Up and Backstroke, i.e., the bottom moves slightly away from the Target with the Weight Shift (a Hip Motion) as the Head remains steady. It is the Standard Pivot (10-12-A) and Standard Hip Turn (free Turn and Weight Shift / 10-14-A) illustrated in Photo 9-1-5 of The Golfing Machine. It is not a Reverse Pivot.

In contrast, some instructors -- perhaps even most -- teach that the top of the spine tilts away from the Target in the Backstroke. They label the move as an "athletic" Pivot. I label it a Sway.

Look again this rear-view photo of Sam Snead and draw your own conclusion.