You hear lots of talk about the tempo of your golf swing–its overall speed. What is that speed?<\/p>\n
It is, according to Percy Boomer in his masterwork, On Learning Golf<\/em>, the speed that gives you “a sense of unhurried calm, a feeling that there is lots of time to feel each movement blending into the others.” <\/p>\n Swing at that speed with every club. If you swing faster than that, perhaps in the effort to hit the ball farther, you outswing your technique. <\/p>\n Often what seems to be a swing problem can be solved merely by slowing down a bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You hear lots of talk about the tempo of your golf swing–its overall speed. What is that speed? It is, according to Percy Boomer in his masterwork, On Learning Golf, the speed that gives you “a sense of unhurried calm, a feeling that there is lots of time to feel each movement blending into the … Continue reading The Meaning of Tempo<\/span>