Balance and tempo

[bcoak]

Do sound mechanics create good balance and tempo or vice versa?
Has anyone ever changed their tempo (faster or slower) and seen improvement or do we all have a "set" tempo?
Any drills to improve balance and tempo?

 

[Jared Willerson]

I don't know what it was but a couple of years ago I played absolutely fantastic for about 2 weeks after doing the Tour Tempo stuff. Then I believe I got flippy again and started trying to swing "quick" instead of "fast" and started swinging "my hands with my hands" instead of letting my pivot do the work. IMO there is a fine line there.

I may look into it again, now that I have a clue about what and how things are supposed to move in the swing.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

IMO balance is a result of proper mechanics, however your tempo can vary but i have never played with the tour tempo stuff.

 

[puttmad]

Worth looking at Jim, considering they have noted that Tiger has the same tempo for every swing, whether it is a 3/4 wedge or a full driver...

 

[bcoak]

Tour tempo is interesting. Need to put it on a portable player though to take to range.
To the instructors out there. Do you think most people swing at the proper tempo? If not, does it tend to be too hard or too slow? That would be both BS and DS.