| All sports have their own terminology. Golf is simply | | | | happens to the golf club? It comes up, right? This is |
| no different. When the top golf instructors are on | | | | because your muscles have tightened. When your |
| the television they will sometimes talk about a | | | | muscles tighten they become shorter and raise the |
| chicken wing during a full swing. How do you go | | | | club off of the ground. You now have to find a new |
| about fixing a chicken wing in the golf swing? Here | | | | path 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 easier | | | | inconsistent golf shots. |
| than you may think. When this happens during a golf | | | | Once you can hit the tee a couple of times in a row, |
| swing typically there are a couple of things going on | | | | now 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 too | | | | come 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 correct | | | | little 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 you | | | | likely not rotating to the target on the forward |
| would for a tee shot on a par three without a golf | | | | swing. On a practice swing, swing through to your |
| ball on it. Take your grip and your stance with an | | | | finish and rotate so that you come up on your right |
| eight iron and make a swing at the tee. With a | | | | toe (assuming you are right handed). Once in the |
| chicken wing, you will probably have a hard time | | | | finish position you should be able to count slowly to |
| hitting the tee and you will swing above the tee. To | | | | three without falling out of balance. The "game" here |
| lose the chicken wing, relax your left shoulder | | | | is to hide all of your spikes from the flag or target. |
| (including the whole shoulder blade area) and repeat | | | | This will force you to rotate. |
| until you can hit the tee. You will notice the tension in | | | | This is a lot of info on how to fix a chicken wing so |
| your left shoulder and arm will be much less than | | | | take it a piece at a time and let us know how it |
| what is was on the previous swings when you | | | | goes 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 take | | | | driving range today! |
| your golf grip. Now tense your shoulders. What | | | | |