Golfing Ideas – Curing The Golf Swing Rhythm

I only need to look up and down the range to see that there is a gigantic range in diverse swing tempos and golf style. Walking to an empty bay, I regularly try to keep away from positioning myself next to those trouncing the ball most of the way down the range. Seeing their massive swings and the result of the ball soaring high and long isn’t what I want, with my greatly slower swing. It is too disheartening and makes me feel very inferior!

But, with a new correction to my swing tempo, even if I do not appear to hit the ball as hard, by applying the correct rhythm I am getting just as decent a carry as the big hitters, but for the reason that the trajectory is flatter, the roll afterwards is a good deal longer.

So, what is the secret of the swing tempo? Well, start it at the address position. Ensure that when you set up to the ball you are at ease and steady and easily and rhythmically move the club to the apex of the backswing. If you find the club too heavy at the top of the backswing, stop merely short. Better to not make a full swing than to commence the downswing unsteady.

Once I get to the top of the backswing I put in a extremely slight pause. Long enough for it to be seen by those watching, but not much. All that I am doing is ensuring that once I have got to this location my thoughts change from making a perfect backswing to starting a good downswing.

It is a micro pause. Next to nothing. Only long enough to once I touch the backswing position to say to myself ‘hips’.

And that is when they shift left, which initiates the entire downswing routine. As my hips move left, I drop my right elbow down to my waist, with the power in the arms starting and building on the way down. But not the full power of the swing just yet. It is just when my hands get to between the 8 o’clock and the 7 o’clock positions do I let the full power of the swing develop, the club accelerate fully and the power to be unleashed. It is not a huge power difference, but enough to feel it. Merely enough to give you full control of the club at the start of the downswing, before the power is applied.

That is my golf swing temp fix and it has increased my driver carry by about 30%. Wait until your hands are between 8 and 7 o’clock before you really apply the power. It may not look as dramatic, but it hits the ball just as far and probably a marvelous deal straighter, as you are eliminating the wobble and lack of control at the start of the backswing. Any errors brought into the swing there will be magnified by the time you hit the ball.

Keith Lunt owns and writes for eighteen-holes.co.uk, where you can find more about training and golfing gear.

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