Hitting from the top and tempo

[pnearn]

Played twice this weekend and really struggled with my tempo such that I could feel myself trying to smash the ball from the top of the swing, meaning I was trying to leather the ball and hitting from the top

The more I tried to stop doing it, the more agitated I got and the worse the whole darn thing got

Are there any good drills to try and change this mid round? My soft hip bump that usually is my slow transition became a violent lurch and the whole thing felt so aggressive

[xperiment2]

Re: Hitting from the top and tempo

It's pretty difficult to change this mid round, since its a timing issue. What I've done myself is tell myself to slow down and also imagine my right elbow coming into my right hip on the downswing. Rather than thinking of hitting while you are in the downswing, as we all have a tendancy to do. Just my two cents.

Xperiment2

[ph_kingston]

Re: Hitting from the top and tempo

Another good tip is to take one more club than you think you need to reach the target, that should encourage you to swing easier and with a smoother tempo.

[LowPost42]

Re: Hitting from the top and tempo

When I hear that Vijay Singh counts his tempo as 'sixteen hit', I kind of realized that tempo counts for something.

I went out this morning, and had my best ballstriking round yet - focusing on being balanced, and good tempo - with my tempo phrase either "On the deck" or "On the green". I figured I might as well employ a positive swing thought as well.

[pnearn]

Re: Hitting from the top and tempo

Low

Interestingly I played last night and had 2 mechanical swing thoughts which i used in practice swings and then used a counting system as I swung

Mechanical thoughts were push the right foot into the groud on the backswing and take it away low and slow. Swing count was 'Er-Nie-Els' .. worked a treat, shot 39 for the back 9

Tempo it seems, is everything in this game...