I only need to look up and down the range to see that there is a huge range in distinctive swing rhythms and golf style. Walking to an empty bay, I as a rule try to avoid positioning myself next to those thrashing the ball most of the way down the range. Seeing their enormous 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 adjustment to my swing tempo, even if I do not appear to hit the ball as hard, by using the correct rhythm I am getting just as decent a carry as the big hitters, but because the trajectory is flatter, the roll afterwards is a large amount longer.
So, what is the secret of the swing rhythm? Well, start it at the address position. Make certain that when you set up to the ball you are relaxed and steady and straightforwardly and rhythmically move the club to the apex of the backswing. If you discover the club too heavy at the top of the backswing, stop only 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 very small pause. Long enough for it to be observed 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. Just long enough to once I touch the backswing position to say to myself 'hips'.
And that is when they move 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. Just 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 round 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 just as far and probably a great 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 might find more about training and golf equipment.
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