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Swing Fault
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Correct Position
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Chicken Wing
A Chicken Wing is defined as a loss of extension
or breakdown of the lead elbow through the impact area.
This swing fault makes it very difficult to develop speed
or power and tends to put excessive force on the outside
of the elbow joint. If you're suffering from high weak shots
or you tend to develop tennis elbow on your lead side, you
probably have a chicken wing.
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Early Extension
Early Extension is defined as any forward
movement (thrust) of the lower body towards the golf ball
during the downswing. This swing fault causes the arms and
club to get stuck behind your body during the downswing,
and forces your torso to raise up and elevate through the
hitting zone. This swing fault usually causes two typical
miss hits, the block to the right and a hook to the left.
And as most competitive players know, having two misses,
one to the right and one to the left, can be disastrous
in tournament play.
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Loss of Posture Correct Fault
Loss of Posture is defined as any significant alteration from
your body's original set up angles during your golf swing.
This loss of posture can affect all aspects of the golf swing
including timing, balance and rhythm. Losing your spine angle
or altering your posture usually causes two typical miss hits,
the block to the right and a hook to the left. And as most
competitive players know, having two misses, one to the right
and one to the left, can be disastrous in tournament play.
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Slide
A Slide is defined as any excessive lower body lateral movement
towards the target during your downswing. This swing fault
makes it very difficult to stabilize your lower body during
the downswing, which will eventually rob power and speed from
the upper body through impact. Your upper body needs a stable
lower body to accelerate around during the downswing. Once
the lower body starts its forward shift into the downswing
its job is to transfer energy to the upper body and stabilize
the extreme rotary forces that are created in the upper body,
arms, and club. If there is no stable platform to rotate around,
players will lose power and try to develop speed in an inefficient
sequence.
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C Posture
C-Posture is used to describe a posture that
occurs when your shoulders are slumped forward at address
and you have a definitive roundedness to your thoracic spine.
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Reverse Spine Angle
A Reverse Spine Angle is defined as any excessive upper body
backward bend or excessive left lateral upper body bend during
the backswing. This swing fault makes it very difficult to
start the downswing in the proper sequence, due to the lower
body being placed in a position that usually limits its ability
to initiate the downswing. This swing fault is also one of
the prime causes of lower back pain in golfers. When the lower
body can't start the downswing or has a limited ability to
initiate the movement, the upper body tends to dominate the
swing which will eventually create path problems and limited
power output. This swing fault puts excessive tension on the
lower back due to a forced inhibition of the abdominal musculature
during the backswing
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Over The Top
This is perhaps the most common swing fault among high handicap
golfers. It occurs due to an overuse of the upper body on
the downswing. As a result the club will be thrown on the
outside of the intended swing plane with the club head approaching
the ball from outside to in. This in turn creates a pull if
the clubface is square or a slice if the club face is open.
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Flat Shoulder Turn
Correct and Fault
Flat shoulder turn describes the plane of
the shoulders as the student turns to the top of their backswing.
At address the spine is tilted due to the setup position.
In the ideal world the shoulders should move perpendicular
to the tilt of the spine on the backswing. A flat shoulder
plane is when the shoulders turn on a more horizontal plane
than the axis of the original spine angle
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Forward Lunge
The forward lunge is the term used to describe
the upper body moving excessively forward on the backswing
or as the player starts the downswing the upper body can
also lunge in front of the golf ball. This disrupts the
sequence of the downswing and causes the trunk to beat the
lower body as a result the arms will usually release off
the trunk prematurely causing an early release off the club
and an excessive over the top swing path.
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Hangs Back
This is when a golfer does not shift their
weight correctly back in to their lead side on the downswing.
They tend to hang back on their trailing leg through impact.
This usually results in a lack of power and the inability
to create a consistent strike on the golf ball. This can
also be causes by other swing faults such as a reverse pivot
or sway.
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