Lose the Chicken Wing in Your Full Swing

All sports have their own terminology. Golf is simplyhappens to the golf club? It comes up, right? This is
no different. When the top golf instructors are onbecause your muscles have tightened. When your
the television they will sometimes talk about amuscles tighten they become shorter and raise the
chicken wing during a full swing. How do you goclub off of the ground. You now have to find a new
about fixing a chicken wing in the golf swing? Herepath to get back to the golf ball and unfortunately
are the answers for you.this is impossible to do on a consistent basis thus,
Believe it or not, fixing a chicken wing may be easierinconsistent golf shots.
than you may think. When this happens during a golfOnce you can hit the tee a couple of times in a row,
swing typically there are a couple of things going onnow place a ball on the tee. The "game" has not
in the swing.changed. You are still going to try to make the tee
First of all the chicken wing is a result of having toocome out of the ground. Once you are able to hit
much tension in your left shoulder blade and left arm.the tee with a ball on it, you will be amazed at how
Here is an easy golf drill that will give you the correctlittle effort is needed to move the golf ball.
feeling.The other part of this is that you are more than
To get started, place a tee in the ground as youlikely not rotating to the target on the forward
would for a tee shot on a par three without a golfswing. On a practice swing, swing through to your
ball on it. Take your grip and your stance with anfinish and rotate so that you come up on your right
eight iron and make a swing at the tee. With atoe (assuming you are right handed). Once in the
chicken wing, you will probably have a hard timefinish position you should be able to count slowly to
hitting the tee and you will swing above the tee. Tothree without falling out of balance. The "game" here
lose the chicken wing, relax your left shoulderis to hide all of your spikes from the flag or target.
(including the whole shoulder blade area) and repeatThis will force you to rotate.
until you can hit the tee. You will notice the tension inThis is a lot of info on how to fix a chicken wing so
your left shoulder and arm will be much less thantake it a piece at a time and let us know how it
what is was on the previous swings when yougoes for you. Hopefully, the weather is good for you
missed the tee.and you can try to implement these principles on a
For example place the club on the ground and takedriving range today!
your golf grip. Now tense your shoulders. What