Using sim video capture to save your lower back.
Lower back pain is the epidemic of golf. It often stems from two major faults: S-Posture (too much arch) and Sway (sliding hips). Your simulator's high-speed cameras are the best diagnostic tool you own.
The Fault: Sticking your butt out too much at address creates a deep curve in your lower back (S-Posture). Biomechanical studies show this increases facet joint compression forces significantly, as the lumbar spine is forced to bear loads it wasn't designed for (~20% normally, but much higher in extension).
The Sim Drill: Use the drawing tools on your launch monitor software (accessible to all Fade Golf Members during practice). Draw a line down your spine at address. If you see a significant curve, tuck your pelvis under slightly ("Neutral Pelvis") before you start your swing.
The Fault: Instead of turning your hips, you slide them away from the target in the backswing. This leads to a breakdown in the Kinematic Sequence, forcing the lower back to compensate for the lack of hip rotation with excessive lateral bending.
The Sim Drill: Draw a vertical box around your hips at address. Replay your swing. If your trail hip breaks the line of the box moving away from the target, you are swaying.
Stand with your butt against a wall (no club). Mimic your backswing. Your right cheek should slide along the wall towards the target, not away from it. This promotes rotation over sway.
This is usually a hip mobility issue. If your hips are tight, your body produces a sway to compensate. We treat the hip restriction to fix the back pain.
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