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The 12 basic swing faults can all be traced back to physical limitations.

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12. Chicken Winging

  

35.6% of players have Chicken Wing
A Chicken Wing is a loss of extension or breakdown of the lead elbow through the impact area. This swing characteristic makes it difficult to develop speed or power and tends to put excessive force on the outside of the elbow joint. If the golfers suffering from high weak shots or they tend to develop tennis elbow on the lead side, they probably have a chicken wing.

Several physical characteristics must be developed in order to fully extend your lead arm and maintain good width into the hitting zone.


   1. S-posture
   2. C-posture
   3. Loss of Posture
   4. Flat Shoulder Plane
   5. Early Extension
   6. Over-the-top
   7. Sway
   8. Slide
   9. Reverse Spine Angle
   10. Hanging Back
   11. Casting/Early Release
  

  • Foremost, lead arm strength and lead side shoulder flexibility are paramount for a strong and fully extended lead arm at impact. Chicken winging will dominate the pattern if the arm is unable to rotate around the shoulder, due to joint or muscular restrictions. Lead shoulder external rotation and overall shoulder mobility are best evaluated using the 90/90 Test and the Lat Test.
  • If the downswing is out of sequence and the club is travelling on an over-the-top path, the lead arm is almost always forced to chicken wing due to the direction of the forces that are applied upon it. To see if the path is over-the-top or if there are any physical limitations that may be causing this path, see the Over-the-Top swing characteristic description.