| Are you a spastic with your golf swing? Do you | | | | The last simple tip is the big pause at the top before |
| tomahawk from the top of your backswing? I don't | | | | you come down. I mean pause! When you're hitting |
| mean to get right at it, but what i am talking about is | | | | balls at the range, make 10 swings with a 2 second |
| tempo of your golf swing? Tempo is a topic that is | | | | pause at the top, before you make your move |
| not talked about enough when it comes to a | | | | down. The first couple of swings will be hard. Your |
| consistent golf swing. | | | | contact with the ball will be terrible...but after a while |
| When you think of tempo, don't you picture Fred | | | | you'll get to where you can make good contact |
| Couples, Retief Goosen or even Ernie Els? Do you | | | | almost everytime. |
| site a "hit motion" in their golf swing? You don't! They | | | | Golf Swing Trainers Can Help |
| take it back smoothly and bring it down in the same | | | | The use of golf swing trainers to improve tempo can |
| fashion. No jerk, ballistic movement or hit in those | | | | be very effective. In fact, I strongly recommend you |
| golf swings. | | | | do. One training aid I really like is the Medicus Golf |
| Tips For Tempo | | | | Club. This club is one of the most effective training |
| There are dozens of tips in regards to improving | | | | aids for not only tempo, but swing plane and path. |
| your tempo. One good one is counting. Get into a | | | | For the sake of this article, we are talking about |
| rythmn with your swing by counting one on the way | | | | tempo. When you take the Medicus back with a jerk |
| back, two at the top (give it a little pause) and three | | | | it breaks. When you come down too quickly it breaks |
| on the way down. Be consistent with this and you | | | | again! When you first use this...you'll get very |
| will see your tempo improve. | | | | frustrated...but it will open you eyes to how slow |
| Another tip is "think smooth". If I ever get to where | | | | (and smooth) you really need to swing to not break |
| I am trying to kill the ball...the very next swing I think | | | | the hinge. |
| smooth all the way. No aggressive or jerky motion | | | | Your golf swing tempo can make or break your |
| for the entire swing. This usually gets my swing back | | | | performance. Work on it and your scores will show it. |
| in the groover right away, instead of the dreaded | | | | Don't...and let your playing partners blow the doors |
| snow ball effect with your game, getting worse and | | | | off you every time you play them. |
| worse. | | | | |