Balance & Tempo

photo credit: rioncm   Balance and tempo go hand in hand in a good golf swing.  Balance >body weight must be properly distributed throughout the swing sequence.  Tempo > speed of the swing from the takeaway to the finish.

Your best tempo is the speed at which you allow yourself to stay in perfect balance at all times during the swing.  Too fast and you destroy balance, too slow and you lose clubhead speed and shot distance.  Try swinging at 80% to gauge shot distance, tempo and balance.  Perhaps using a count may work best:  The count of  “one” - start back, ”two” – reach the top,  ”three” - start the downswing.

If you exhibit good balance, you will be facing the target with weight on left side and stable at the finish.