How to Avoid the Chicken Wing with the Lead Arm
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Explainer · Intermediate
Explains how lead arm rotation closes the face and helps avoid the chicken wing.
Why golfers recommend it
- Arm rotation vs chicken wing
- Arm must rotate to close face
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2 comments from Reddit
u/TacticalYeeter 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Lead arm bent at impact.”
Your arm bends because it doesn't rotate. You need to rotate your arm to close the face. You don't, so you have to scoop it to try to close it instead. Your lead elbow would start turning back at yourself if you rotated your arm and that wouldn't allow it to bend and go to the target. It's pretty simple actually, you just need to learn that the arms have to rotate in a good swing. ▶ this video Once you learn that …
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u/GolfExplained 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “Took you guys advice. Working on the chicken wing and setup. How is the progress?”
▶ this video It's really just arm rotation. But the chicken wing happens through impact. You're supposed to let the arms bend in the follow through. You don't hold them straight, you rotate them and the club releases out and around your hands.
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