Hi @John Boyle - I'm glad to see you in the Forum!! Welcome!!
If you type the word "tempo" in the search bar and press Enter you will find some threads on this general topic. If any comments happen to resonate with you, feel free to engage in that conversation or reply directly to the author(s) in the same manner that I just used here in responding to you.
I'll get you started with some of the contributors here:
@Peta said: "1. You could try counting...1,2,3,4. As you are taking your stance, count 1, 2,3,4 in the tempo you would like your swing speed. Continue to count repeating 1,2,3,4. When ready to hit the ball keep counting 1,2,3,4 . When you are ready on the count of 1, start your backswing, o the count of two initiate your downswing, 3 is your follow through and 4 is when you stand in your completed swing and admire your shot.
2. My friend sings a song to the tempo that suits her swing. It stops her overthinking and keeps her body moving fluidly."
@Ian "Twiggy" Jones said: "I read a tip a few years back that if you’re feeling too quick, slow your backswing down. It helps you to not only complete your backswing fully, it will load you up with more potential power that could help you gain a few more yards."
@danny said: "it's funny but, I just watched this video about the driver. It totally focuses on tempo and building speed later in the downswing. I think this hold true for all clubs though. check it out https://youtu.be/ihk97097LIo"
I shared the following: "The sweet spot tempo for most of us probably lies somewhere between Hideki Matsuyama and Nick Price... 🤣
Yes - Experimentation with various tempos is a good thing, and I will reiterate that in the process of mastering Chapter 2 and Drill 2.8 many golfers will tend to back themselves into their ideal tempo. Ultimately it needs to flow naturally and not feel contrived - neither too slow nor too quick - and that means something different to each player (again - Matsuyama vs. Price)."
Also, there is THIS YT channel video I did on the topic of tempo (pardon the audio quality - it was very windy that day and it was pre-mic upgrade!)
While not all of this is specific to a metronome, it is along the same general lines so I hope you find some of it to be helpful!
At times, I used a metronome for practicing tempo on my swing. It helps me to slow it down especially when my tempo ends up in thrash metal mode.
Hi @John Boyle - I'm glad to see you in the Forum!! Welcome!!
If you type the word "tempo" in the search bar and press Enter you will find some threads on this general topic. If any comments happen to resonate with you, feel free to engage in that conversation or reply directly to the author(s) in the same manner that I just used here in responding to you.
I'll get you started with some of the contributors here:
@Peta said: "1. You could try counting...1,2,3,4. As you are taking your stance, count 1, 2,3,4 in the tempo you would like your swing speed. Continue to count repeating 1,2,3,4. When ready to hit the ball keep counting 1,2,3,4 . When you are ready on the count of 1, start your backswing, o the count of two initiate your downswing, 3 is your follow through and 4 is when you stand in your completed swing and admire your shot.
2. My friend sings a song to the tempo that suits her swing. It stops her overthinking and keeps her body moving fluidly."
@Ian "Twiggy" Jones said: "I read a tip a few years back that if you’re feeling too quick, slow your backswing down. It helps you to not only complete your backswing fully, it will load you up with more potential power that could help you gain a few more yards."
@danny said: "it's funny but, I just watched this video about the driver. It totally focuses on tempo and building speed later in the downswing. I think this hold true for all clubs though. check it out https://youtu.be/ihk97097LIo"
I shared the following: "The sweet spot tempo for most of us probably lies somewhere between Hideki Matsuyama and Nick Price... 🤣
Yes - Experimentation with various tempos is a good thing, and I will reiterate that in the process of mastering Chapter 2 and Drill 2.8 many golfers will tend to back themselves into their ideal tempo. Ultimately it needs to flow naturally and not feel contrived - neither too slow nor too quick - and that means something different to each player (again - Matsuyama vs. Price)."
Also, there is THIS YT channel video I did on the topic of tempo (pardon the audio quality - it was very windy that day and it was pre-mic upgrade!)
While not all of this is specific to a metronome, it is along the same general lines so I hope you find some of it to be helpful!
Tom