Why Your Release Is Killing Your Shaft Lean (And How to Fix It)
3 golfers recommended it · 2025–2026
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains how a poor release kills shaft lean, linking it to chicken wing and arm rotation.
Why golfers recommend it
- Chicken wing, work hands through impact
- AMG video on wrist action
- More arm rotation closes face; several videos
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
3 comments from Reddit
u/TacticalYeeter 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How to stop casting ?”
▶ this video Watch this. Pay attention to how your clubface looks as you follow through. You're almost trying to not really rotate it so you end up having to close it via a scoop. More arm rotation will close it get the club releasing around you more and help you hold the angles naturally. Right now you're squaring it with your arms which is why you say you can't rotate into the shot. Here's additional videos that …
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u/throwaway1045820872 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in ““Snap” through contact?”
Generally speaking, that’s mostly accurate. The wrists will ulnar deviate (the casting motion) and the trail arm extends, getting fully extended shortly after impact. Here’s another video from AMG on the subject. ▶ this video Things kind of need to be in the right place before hand to be able to do this properly, so you might need to fix things up before that part of the swing. Often times people early release …
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u/pardity 2026 · r/GolfSwing · in “I tried fixing a few things in my swing and now I’m not sure what actually matters”
Not a bad looking swing. A little chicken wing after impact so my reddit suggestion would be work on hands through impact. ▶ this video
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