Struggling with tempo and over swings.

[Jakester23]

I have been working hard on getting into more of an athletic position at address but what's been happening is I'm losing tempo do to over swinging. When I'm at the range I'm not having this problem only on the course. Does anyone else have this problem? I'm all ears to some advice. I feel like I'm really hitting the ball well at the range if I could put those swings on the course I'd play real well.

[Spyder]

Originally Posted by Jakester23

I have been working hard on getting into more of an athletic position at address but what's been happening is I'm losing tempo do to over swinging. When I'm at the range I'm not having this problem only on the course. Does anyone else have this problem? I'm all ears to some advice. I feel like I'm really hitting the ball well at the range if I could put those swings on the course I'd play real well.

Well, the most obvious thing to keep in mind is that when you are at the range you are not necessarily trying to "hit the nets". Meaning, there's really no 'distance target' that you're thinking you need to hit. You are more focused on a consistent, relatively straight ball path and positive result.

On the other hand, most people get to the course and immediately start thinking "pin, pin, pin, pin, green, must hit green, BE THE STICK!" on nearly every shot. You're focusing on more than you should be. Whether or not you are aware of this, almost all of us amateurs are guilty of it (even subconsciously).

The best thing to do, for a while at least, is try to take it maybe 80% instead of 100% out of the gate. Forget about the hole's distance, unless it is a Par 3 and reachable in one. Going 80% will allow you to focus on what is your comfortable tempo and allow you to "crank it up" a bit as you get warmed up and build confidence.

[Brakkus]

A simple piece of advice would be to club up and take an iron that you can hit further than the distance required. I have a very simple GPS on my mobile which gives me front centre and back of each green. Take an iron which will take you to the back of the green. Pure it and you will end up there,average shot you will be in the centre and something not hit brilliantly you may end up at the front. You may find yourself just turning smoothly due to knowing that you have the distance to reach comfortably. Another thing I would recommend is to see your swing in a mirror and connect feel to a visual to see the position of your club and shoulder turn so you can learn to swing to a certain point and no more.

[Jakester23]

Ok ill try that the weather is crap here this week so it might be a few days before I can do anything. I think I'm going to try to hit everything about 80% and see if that helps.

[dennyjones]

I bought the orange whip and it is marvelous at helping with tempo