There are two main reasons why almost 40% of amateur golfers experience chronic low back discomfort and/or acute injury: The first is technical in nature, and the second has to do with muscular deficiencies. From a technique perspective, there are several very common swing faults that can bring on low back issues. First and foremost is reverse spine, or a leaning of the upper body back toward the target during the back-swing. Not only does this fault not place the golfer in