In order to determine one’s true tempo, I have developed a system that puts your swing to the limits. Before we start, let me start by saying this is a perfect time for you to forget all ideas of what you “think” you should be doing on the golf course. Don’t fight your ability and don’t let the results have any affect on your ego, at least negatively.
We are going to start by grabbing a PW. I want you to pick out a target. Distance and direction. Now I want you to hit 5 balls at 25%. Then I want you to hit 5 balls at 50%. Next I want you to hit 5 balls at 120%. Then I want you to take 3 full swings, not trying to kill it. These three should be the most consistent (distance and direction) and that is your tempo.
We will do this with our 7 iron, hybrid, and driver. By the time you get done with the driver, you will have a more complete feel for your true tempo.
Think about this real quick: While out on the course, adrenaline is pumping, bets are being made, everything going on is inviting to swinging hard. You go through the first three hole and have no idea why you haven’t hit a good golf shot yet. You haven’t done anything “different” the ball just isn’t going where it should be. What do we do? Well if we don’t know what our MAX speed is, how are we going to be able to recognize when we are swinging too hard? This is why this tempo challenge is so important. I am forcing you to swing harder than you would ever want to on the golf course, why, because you are guaranteed to do it in the midst of the round. Instead of it taking you 3 holes to realize that you are pumped up, you will realize after your first swing of the round. Just right there, with tempo, we have officially saved a countless number of shots on the holes to come.
We are going to start by grabbing a PW. I want you to pick out a target. Distance and direction. Now I want you to hit 5 balls at 25%. Then I want you to hit 5 balls at 50%. Next I want you to hit 5 balls at 120%. Then I want you to take 3 full swings, not trying to kill it. These three should be the most consistent (distance and direction) and that is your tempo.
We will do this with our 7 iron, hybrid, and driver. By the time you get done with the driver, you will have a more complete feel for your true tempo.
Think about this real quick: While out on the course, adrenaline is pumping, bets are being made, everything going on is inviting to swinging hard. You go through the first three hole and have no idea why you haven’t hit a good golf shot yet. You haven’t done anything “different” the ball just isn’t going where it should be. What do we do? Well if we don’t know what our MAX speed is, how are we going to be able to recognize when we are swinging too hard? This is why this tempo challenge is so important. I am forcing you to swing harder than you would ever want to on the golf course, why, because you are guaranteed to do it in the midst of the round. Instead of it taking you 3 holes to realize that you are pumped up, you will realize after your first swing of the round. Just right there, with tempo, we have officially saved a countless number of shots on the holes to come.