Frank Cheung is our Player of the Month because of the dedication and hard work he’s put into making some major changes in his golf swing that, most recently, led to winning the Oakmont CC Member Guest Tournament fondly known as the Pirates & Bandits!
Although we have covered much of Frank’s game, including green side wedges, short game and the mental game, the biggest changes came in Frank’s full swing. Prior to, Frank dealt with a common fault of Reverse Spine Angle which can lead to many major problems; over the top, slicing, lower back pain, chicken wing, flipping & scooping are all some of the possibilities that can stem from this swing fault.
To understand the problem we must first describe what Reverse Spine Angle is; in looking at the position of the body and spine at the top of the backswing, one is considered to have Reverse Spine Angle when the spine tilt is leaning towards the target.
This often stems from swaying the lower body but can also be the result of overdoing the upper body’s motion as well… regardless, this is another case of the player doing too much. This can often be an easy fix relative to those faults that stem from a serious physical limitation. After all, the definition of limitation lends itself to asking the player to do less, not more!
We must applaud Frank for his dedication and hard work to eradicate this from his full swing!
Congratulations to Frank Cheung & Richard Ham for winning the Oakmont CC Pirates & Bandits!
Although we have covered much of Frank’s game, including green side wedges, short game and the mental game, the biggest changes came in Frank’s full swing. Prior to, Frank dealt with a common fault of Reverse Spine Angle which can lead to many major problems; over the top, slicing, lower back pain, chicken wing, flipping & scooping are all some of the possibilities that can stem from this swing fault.
To understand the problem we must first describe what Reverse Spine Angle is; in looking at the position of the body and spine at the top of the backswing, one is considered to have Reverse Spine Angle when the spine tilt is leaning towards the target.
This often stems from swaying the lower body but can also be the result of overdoing the upper body’s motion as well… regardless, this is another case of the player doing too much. This can often be an easy fix relative to those faults that stem from a serious physical limitation. After all, the definition of limitation lends itself to asking the player to do less, not more!
We must applaud Frank for his dedication and hard work to eradicate this from his full swing!
Congratulations to Frank Cheung & Richard Ham for winning the Oakmont CC Pirates & Bandits!