I only need to look up and down the range to see that there is a giant range in alternative swing tempos and golf style. Walking to an empty bay, I frequently try to keep away from positioning myself next to those trouncing the ball most of the way down the range. Seeing their gigantic swings and the result of the ball soaring high and long isn't what I want, with my much slower swing. It is too scary and makes me feel very inferior!
But, with a recent alteration to my swing rhythm, though I do not appear to hit the ball as hard, by appling the correct tempo 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 great deal longer.
So, what is the secret of the swing rhythm? Well, start it at the address position. Ensure that that when you set up to the ball you are relaxed and steady and easily and rhythmically move the club to the peak of the backswing. If you find the club too heavy at the top of the backswing, stop just short. Better to not make a full swing than to start off the downswing unsteady.
Once I get to the top of the backswing I put in a exceedingly small pause. Long enough for it to be noticed by those watching, but not much. All that I am doing is ensuring that once I have got to this position my thoughts change from making a perfect backswing to starting a good downswing.
It is a micro pause. Next to nothing. Just long enough to once I touch the backswing position to say to myself 'hips'.
And that is when they transfer 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 only yet. It is merely 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 might not look as dramatic, but it hits the ball merely as far and maybe a magnificent 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.
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Keith Lunt owns and writes for eighteen-holes.co.uk, where you could find more about training and golf equipment .
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