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Diobacco

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Diobacco

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Anyone has good tips on how to establish and maintain swing tempo?

In my Bag:

Big Bertha 460 11* Driver
Big Bertha 3 Wood
Staff Hybrid 21* Staff Hybrid 24* Big Bertha 08 5-SW Irons Lob Wedge Vokey Oil Can 60* Newport 2 Studio Style Putter Balls


Diobacco Member

Diobacco

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Ok... I will look for the book. However, I am not sure it is what I look for.

I am a beginner, and getting better with swing, ball fly etc. Something I find very difficult is to have a tempo.

I read some people think about some songs, etc.

Do you have any drill to get started focusing on tempo?

In my Bag:

Big Bertha 460 11* Driver
Big Bertha 3 Wood
Staff Hybrid 21* Staff Hybrid 24* Big Bertha 08 5-SW Irons Lob Wedge Vokey Oil Can 60* Newport 2 Studio Style Putter Balls


Gapwedge Well Established Member

Gapwedge

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Thanks for the tip. This will give me something to work on this winter. Maybe this old dog can still learn new tricks. Everyone wants to lower their handicap regardless of what it is.

Ping hoofer bag Ping G15 10.5* Driver, stock reg shaft Ping G15 3 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Ping G15 5 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Mizuno MP 69 3-PW irons, DG S300 shafts Mizuno MP R12 black nickel 52* and 56* gap and sand wedges, DG spinner W+ shafts Mizuno 20* FLiHi Clk hybrids, Project X 5.5 shaft 25 year old Bulls Eye putter, 33" or Ping Anser 2 Scottsdale 34" First round of golf was in 1963 at age 10. Best round -1. 2 Holes-In-One.


JonnyGolf Well Established Member

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  Diobacco said:
Anyone has good tips on how to establish and maintain swing tempo?

My favorite is chanting AN-NIK-KA in my backswing and SOR-EN-STAM in my downswing. And picturing her tempo while I do it.

I've used this under tournament pressure and it works for me. YMMV!

andre112 Dedicated Member

andre112

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Sweeeeeeet!

Launcher 460 10.5° <BB Solution 130 R>
Wishon 949MC 16.5° <SK Fiber Tour Trac 80 R>
3DX DC Ironwood 20°, 23° <UST SR2 R>
MX-23 5-PW <KBS Tour R>
Vokey 250.08, SM54.10, SM58.08 <DG Wedge> Callie 33.75"TLT Series 4MOI matched


flatom Member

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Actually I was just posting my swing tempo tips on another site earlier today.

I like to address the ball with the feeling that there is NO feeling in my hands or arms but the sensation of the club only. I try to allow this nothingness permeate my body all the way into the ground. When swinging this way, I only sense the club. If you will do this especially when making the downswing transition, you will find your ball striking will improve greatly and after you get confidence, its unbelievable how accuracy and distance will improve.
  Diobacco said:
Anyone has good tips on how to establish and maintain swing tempo?


DaveLeeNC Well Established Member

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Swinging to a phrase that kind of has a rhythm to it can be quite helpful. I use the phrase from "The Greatest Game Ever Played"

"Easy Peasey Lemon Squeezy"

Also if you have the common problem of rushing your swing at some point, over-emphasizing not rushing can be very helpful. I often tend to rush at the top of my swing and I learned to hit the ball with a second pause at the top.

dave

In The Bag:
- Wishon 949MC 10.5* Driver
- Wishon 525 F/D 3W
- Wishon 515 949MC 5W
- Wishon 60* Cx Micro LW- Wishon 550M SW (55*)- Wishon 550M GW bent to 50* - Wishon 550C 6i - 9i (9i bent to 45*)- Wishon 321Li 3i/4i/5i hybrids- Odyssey Two Ball Putter


osean79 Established Member

osean79

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One-one-thousand, Two-one-thousand!

In my Bag-Boy NXO Revolver cart bag:
Driver: 909D2 9.5, UST Proforce V2 x-stiff
Wood: Burner '09 3-Wood
Hybrid: H585 3-Hybrid, stiff steel shaft
3-PW: : MP-57 4-PW, Rifle Project X 6.0Wedge: Solus 51, 56, 61Putter: White Hot XG Teron 34"Ball: ProV1x "Practice"


tm22721 Dedicated Member

tm22721

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The point of the book is that the backswing should take three times as long as the downswing.

The actual amount of time that the swing takes is irrelevant.

slackhouse Well Established Member

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i like to say, "oh crap, where will this go?" on the backswing, and "no one knows" on the downswing.

really helps my confidence.
What's in the bag... ( Revolver)

Driver: Big Bertha Diablo 8*
3 Wood: 4DX Fairway 15*
3I-PW: X20 Tours (Rifle Project X Flighted 6.0)Wedges: CG12 Black Pearl 50* 54* SM Vokey X-Forged 58* C GrindPutter: Classic #2 66* lieBalls: Various

DaveLeeNC Well Established Member

DaveLeeNC

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  keb said:
Those who posted phrase suggestion - what is backswing, downswing?

I'm not sure that I understand your question. But the best analysis of this approach that I am aware of is Dr. Carey Mumford's Clear Key Golf (

www.clearkeygolf.com ). His approach is that you start the phrase basically as you take your set up, and repeat it throughout the swing. The concept here is both a tempo thing and a mechanism for "taking the best swing that you own" without all those mental interferences, etc. dave

In The Bag:
- Wishon 949MC 10.5* Driver
- Wishon 525 F/D 3W
- Wishon 515 949MC 5W
- Wishon 60* Cx Micro LW- Wishon 550M SW (55*)- Wishon 550M GW bent to 50* - Wishon 550C 6i - 9i (9i bent to 45*)- Wishon 321Li 3i/4i/5i hybrids- Odyssey Two Ball Putter


Gapwedge Well Established Member

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  tm22721 said:
The point of the book is that the backswing should take three times as long as the downswing.

I am not sure I agree with your assessment of the actual amount of time it takes to hit a golf ball is

irrelevant . Club head speed is important if one is to compress a golf ball. I feel the 27:9, 24:8, 21:7 camera frame ratios he describes in the book are relevant to swing speeds . If you get a chance watch the video portion of the CD that is in the book. Golfers have been trying to model tour professionals for a long time. Tempo is a part of the process and the pros exibit these ratios which can last anywhere from about .93 to just over 1 second in duration in the ratios mentioned above.

Ping hoofer bag Ping G15 10.5* Driver, stock reg shaft Ping G15 3 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Ping G15 5 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Mizuno MP 69 3-PW irons, DG S300 shafts Mizuno MP R12 black nickel 52* and 56* gap and sand wedges, DG spinner W+ shafts Mizuno 20* FLiHi Clk hybrids, Project X 5.5 shaft 25 year old Bulls Eye putter, 33" or Ping Anser 2 Scottsdale 34" First round of golf was in 1963 at age 10. Best round -1. 2 Holes-In-One.


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keb

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My question was are you using one portion of the phrase for backswing,the other for downswing, thereby timing both.

DaveLeeNC Well Established Member

DaveLeeNC

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  keb said:
My question was are you using one portion of the phrase for backswing,the other for downswing, thereby timing both.

If you apply Clear Key golf principles there is more going on WRT your "CLear Key Phrase" than just timing/tempo. If you apply the principles properly you will find that the transition and impact point will tend to be at pretty much exactly the same place. But it is important that you "let it happen" rather than forcing it to happen. dave

In The Bag:
- Wishon 949MC 10.5* Driver
- Wishon 525 F/D 3W
- Wishon 515 949MC 5W
- Wishon 60* Cx Micro LW- Wishon 550M SW (55*)- Wishon 550M GW bent to 50* - Wishon 550C 6i - 9i (9i bent to 45*)- Wishon 321Li 3i/4i/5i hybrids- Odyssey Two Ball Putter


tm22721 Dedicated Member

tm22721

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  Gapwedge said:
I am not sure I agree with your assessment of the actual amount of time it takes to hit a golf ball is

There is quite a disparity between fast and slow pros.

Just look at Seon Hwa Lee on the LPGA tour. Her swing looks like slow motion playback. Yet her tempo is considered ideal. To 99% of golfers, clubhead speed is not important that's why we have 14 clubs in the bag. Unless of course you are talking about the rare case of a par 4 that is longer than 450 yards.

Gapwedge Well Established Member

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14 clubs in the bag??? Dang....I didn't know we could carry that many!!:) LOL

Ping hoofer bag Ping G15 10.5* Driver, stock reg shaft Ping G15 3 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Ping G15 5 metal, Aldila 75g Stiff shaft Mizuno MP 69 3-PW irons, DG S300 shafts Mizuno MP R12 black nickel 52* and 56* gap and sand wedges, DG spinner W+ shafts Mizuno 20* FLiHi Clk hybrids, Project X 5.5 shaft 25 year old Bulls Eye putter, 33" or Ping Anser 2 Scottsdale 34" First round of golf was in 1963 at age 10. Best round -1. 2 Holes-In-One.


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