Is there consensus on anterior pelvic tilt?

Is there consensus on anterior pelvic tilt on the backswing and transition ? It seems I early extend without anterior tilt but it seems difficult to carry it through impact. Is it important to keep anterior tilt to coil into the right leg on the backswing?

The most common pattern seen on 3D is slight posterior tilt in the backswing, very slight anterior tilt in transition, then posterior tilting through the release. I think most of this comes from core engagement while rotating and shifting pressure, but the pattern is pretty consistent. Anterior tilt during the backswing, or too much in transition, can be linked to lower back pain.

Attached is a graph. Positive is forward bend (associated with anterior tilt) and negative is backward bend (associated with posterior tilt).

Thanks TylerThe first part of the graph through to impact is all positive .
Does this not mean anterior tilt until past transition ?
Is zero on this graph mean belt line parallel to the ground or just a neutral bend based on forward torso bend?

Thanks

Hi Mark,

I should clarify that the graph is the amount of forward bend, not 100% pelvic tilt. A quick note - Anterior or posterior pelvic tilt is a posture position reference. A common definition is the angle of the sacrum compared to a vertical plumb line (for posture assessment). The amount of true pelvic tilt gets trickier to measure in a different position. So forward bend on the graph comes from a combination of anterior tilt and hip hinge.

Yes, zero on the graph means the same orientation as when they were standing vertical. The graph is mostly positive because the pelvis is bent forward for most of the golf swing. But, you'll see in the backswing that it is bent slightly less forward. This likely comes from a slight posterior tilt and abdominal activation.

I have recently seen many Instagram and Twitter post on pelvic tilt. Dana Dahlquist posted on Instagram instruction to a student that his hip tilts should match his shoulder tilts. This is a paraphrase so let's not get into a semantics discussion (please, I will keep trying to learn proper anatomically terminology). I have seen other Instagram posts that hip tilts also help to "deepen" the position of the hands at the top of the backswing and makes shallowing more automatic in transition. Please help me understand how this works and when it is applicable for a student. I dropped my GSA account but after reading the excellent posts on shallowing, I had to rejoin. Can't live without it! Jules post was awesome.