Tour Tempo... another fundamental?

[ezezez1]

I recently bought "Tour Tempo" which discusses the concept of tempo in the golf swing and it presents a concept that I have never seen before. It presents findings that good golf swings have a "tempo" with a ratio of 3 to 1. Three beats back and 1 beat through. I found that I added distance when I used the concept and I can understand why.

It seems that if your backswing is too slow (despite the basic assertions of many teachers that you can't take the club away too slowly) it allows manipulations to creep into the swing. A faster backswing allows the body to react and control the club and also to help get clubhead lag by promoting the lower body move to the target while the upper body/club is still moving back.

I'm curious how the experts in TGM assess the concept. There is a website www.tourtempo.com

 

[EdZ]

Working with the tour tempo soundtrack will help any player IMO and it is well worth the cost of the book/cd. (around $17). I haven't reviewed the text yet, but regardless, this one is good.

It will dramatically help your balance and rhythm, both of which are central to a good swing, as discussed in TGM.

I would also suggest using a swing fan and/or heavy club when using the cd.

 

[hue]

Brian , Brady andv others: The Tour Tempo book and CD is getting a lot of rave reviews . What do you make of this offering? Thanks.

 

[bts]

Have you tried 1 to 1?

 

[cdog]

I have the tour tempo book and cd, i think used properly with a fundamentally sound swing you will improve if for no other reason than to help with the dreaded HIT COMPLEX.
I do like the Y drill, it's nothing more than parallel to parallel, it has really helped me train my hands better, the way Brian showed me. Basically starts out with little chip movement moving to bigger pitches, punches, fullswings...sound familiar??

 

[pixie]

I mentioned this product on this forum back in January.
It was at the PGA show, and was well received.

 

[densikat]

Rhythm is an essential in TGM. But when Homer says Rhythm he is more referring to the sequential unwinding of components in the downswing I believe. From memory he uses the term Pace to describe the speed of the swing, this is not an essential.

"A faster backswing allows the body to react and control the club"

I disagree, for one thing the hands should be in control and pace doesn't determine the pivot action or control of club.

 

[mb6606]

IMHO
A sprinter running a 40 yd dash must get from point A to point B as quickly as possible. The more the sprinter wobbles off the straight line direction plane the slower his time will be.

Achieving a fast 21-7 tempo forces you to remove the wobbles, the off plane, the over pivot, over turn, overswing, bent left arm from your swing. You must swing effeciently to hit a long straight ball at 21-7 tempo. It is very worthwhile if you suffer from any of these problems.

I have no idea if it would work for a hitting motion.