Manipulate a students Tempo?

[bcoak]

Played 9 the other day and I tried to speed up my tempo. I feel like I get too slow, trying to control the swing with the result being less control and short and crooked shots.
So, I really worked to speed it up and hit it much better. Better contact, distance and direction.
BM, do you ever manipulate a students tempo on purpose? Can you swing too slow? Old advice is to always swing slow, but what does that exactly mean?

 

[Brian Manzella]

Yes!

I have, several times, esp. on the GOLFTEK machine that measures Tempo.

EVERYONE has an ideal tempo.

Sometimes it is faster than their normal, often it is slower.

The easist PLACE to add "time," in in the Change of Directions.

 

[tbarbertab]

Yep, Brian had me slow down my transition. He wanted to allow more time for my downswing pivot to get moving. One immediate result was a more open clubface at impact. We were in the simulator so the feedback was immediate.