Calm your State of Mind with TEMPO

Every shot in your game can be corrected with a consistent tempo. Every club in your bag is a different weight and different length to accommodate your shots of different distances. Your driver, fairway woods, hybrids and irons all have different contact points with the ground during your swing. For a consistent impact (with each club), you need a consistent tempo, for your backswing and downswing.

Golf is a simple game if you can only control your mind and point of impact with every club.

Tom Watson said that he controls his tempo by saying the word “Edelweiss” for every swing in his game.

Sky Sports offered this happy image of Tom Watson after he won 5 Opens but lost his final attempt at the British Open at 59 in 2009.

I like to use the phrase “One annd Two” where Two is the start of my downswing to a balance finish.

Calm yourself down by choosing the right club to make your shot and then lining up your shot before you move to your stance beside your ball.

MOST IMPORTANT of all is THAT YOU TAKE A PRACTICE SWING AND SAY YOUR TEMPO PHRASE TO SLOW DOWN YOUR BACKSWING.

Take a final look at your target and then execute your swing as you say your tempo phrase AGAIN!

Saying your tempo phrase helps you take more time in your back swing to create more hip and shoulder rotation as you add wrist lag at the top of your swing with a flat wrist and a straight leading elbow.

Taking your practice swing, as you say your tempo phrase, is critical in order to repeat those actions as you execute your full swing to a balance finish. Practice with GOLFSTR+ to control your leading arm and straight elbow. Buy one today at www.GOLFSTR.com