| Golf swing tempo is a critical part of your swing. | | | | combined with an imperfect swing will lead to |
| And the reason for this is that if you are too quick | | | | disaster. |
| or rushed from the top of the backswing then you | | | | Most amateur golfers need to work on their golf |
| are increasing the chances greatly of swinging your | | | | swing tempo..and most golfers need to slow it down. |
| club from out to in through impact. | | | | This can be difficult, especially when you are under |
| And this will definitely mean a big old banana ball. | | | | pressure or coming towards the end of a round or |
| The tempo that you swing a golf club at will depend | | | | hitting a really important shot in the course of a |
| greatly on your make up and temperament. Many | | | | round. |
| people have slow metabolisms and tempo in their | | | | But all is not lost and you can train good tempo if |
| daily lives..and this assists them significantly when it | | | | you don't have it naturally. One of the ways is to |
| comes to swinging a golf club. | | | | practice without a golf ball and count to yourself or |
| But the vast majority of golfers swing too quickly. | | | | out loud as you do so. |
| And this, allied with a less than perfect swing, will lead | | | | Taking away the ball removes the urge to 'kill' in your |
| to all sorts of problems. With good tempo you might | | | | downswing and will help you develop good golf swing |
| get away with an average swing..because the extra | | | | tempo. |
| control and time that you have will allow you make | | | | One of the best tricks is to count '1' as you start |
| some compensatory moves. | | | | your backswing,'2' when you get to the top of your |
| But a bad tempo, generally one that is too quick, | | | | backswing and '3' as you swoosh through the ball. |