Why Amateurs Can’t Stay Down - The Hidden Move!
4 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2025–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains why amateurs stand up through impact, linking it to chicken wing and posture.
Why golfers recommend it
- Videos that helped me with chicken wing
- Chicken wing videos
- Functional swing plane
- Right leg posture, pivot
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4 comments from Reddit
u/technicZ 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “23 handicap need help. Ive tried lots of drills to help sequence the lower body better but i cant seem to find”
Like another poster mentioned you hit the positions from this DTL camera view but have you ever evaluated yourself from a face on camera view? Looks like a bit of chicken wing with you pulling backwards with your lead arm to generate speed and power on contact instead of swinging through the ball while keeping your arms pushed away from you and towards the ball. If your misses are commonly right/slices then I would …
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u/TeddaMan2 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Staying in posture better…is my trail leg cause for concern?”
[i.redd.it] In the GIF I have added a red line representing the functional swing plane. This is a line drawn through the club hosel and your trail elbow. 3D measurements have shown that most elite golfers swing close to this plane when the club-head is below their head height. The preference is to be at or slightly above this line in the backswing and at or slightly below this line in the downswing. In your case the …
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u/ImNako 2025 · r/golftips · in “1 month in”
▶ this video I think video will be enlightening for your follow through (chicken wing) and why you feel stiff. Keep in mind you need less forearm roll the stronger your grip is but you still need it after impact. ▶ this video This will help too :) Keep it up!
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u/betabetadotcom 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “What tweaks need to be made?”
[preview.redd.it] It looks like you’re right on top of your right leg instead of inside the hip. Pivoting your weight over there is usually how the leg straightens, try tilting your right knee just slightly in.. so little you couldn’t really tell in trousers. It will help promote getting inside instead of on top, At the top you’ve also lost the arm formation / triangle with your right elbow leaving your body so …
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