[XqrkN4a0]

Is it strange that when I try slowing my swing (truying to get that inbetween iron distance) I get a terrible fade/slice , I always try and keep my speed up

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[Phlkxkbh]

Is it strange that when I try slowing my swing (truying to get that inbetween iron distance) I get a terrible fade/slice , I always try and keep my speed up

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Is it possible that when you are trying to slow your swing you are decelerating into the ball and holding off on releasing the club face?

Also if you want to adjust yardage for an inbetween iron distance, try choking up on the grip 1 or 2 inches, this can help adjust the distance of your shot.

[NarunapyCalry]

Slower tempo doesn't mean not hitting the ball solid or hard, it means building up to that speed gradually through the swing. If you start out too fast going back it can throw your balance, timing and swing plane from where you want them to be. Think about 'placing' the club back into the correct top of the backswing position and not slinging it up there. Like putting a plate down on a table - you reach and place it, you don't slam it down. Turn back and place your club in the correct position at the top don't slam it up there.

[f6HLLFcw]

That's exactly why I practice with my iPhone playing music, it really helps get the tempo I need, that way my back swing isn't so slow

[XqrkN4a0]

I just bought tour tempo
Will try it on the range/course this weekend

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[Uzezqelj]

I just bought tour tempo
Will try it on the range/course this weekend

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Good choice bud. It's solid...been using it for 8+ years.


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[MichaelfromSpace]

My trick for tempo is similar, but I try to hit my 5 iron 100 yards. I always smoothly hit it over the 100 yard flag/marker of course, but thats the feeling I want to have.

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Excellent. I do the same thing but usually with 6-iron. Concentrating on being smooth without decelerating is the key and the most effortless pured shots follow.

[MIBgirlsXXL]

Awesome suggestion Drumdog; did this today (well, did 1-2-3 down not one-and-two, but same idea) and while I wasn't super consistent, I was making great contact and didn't have one terrible shot from being quick. It was my first round in a week (family visited then went white water rafting), so I'm looking forward to trying again tomorrow and seeing how it works again.

[NarunapyCalry]

Try this - use a bigger number (more syllables) to get a longer count on any part of the swing, use a number like 6 hundred and 15. Works like this 'six hundred' going back to the top of the swing and then pause at the word 'and' then 'fifteen' coming down hitting the ball at 'teen'. If you want to slow the backswing even more use a longer number like 1700 to start back with 'seventeen hundred and fifteen'. If you want your downswing to go faster then use a shorter second part, like 'six hundred and five'. Using a longer number sound like this eliminates the chance of counting '1,2,3' too fast which defeats the purpose, the correct timing is built right into the length of the sound needed to say the number to yourself. A really slow tempo would be to use something like 'twenty-five hundred and thirty eight' takes longer just to say it to yourself. Try out different length sounds for both back and down swings until it seems right to you.

[induffike]

We stayed at the Westin Mission Hills resort in Palm Desert this Winter and they had a Tempo Tuner clinic in the morning. The pro brought down a boom box that played this slow rythmic music punctuated by phrases like "Ready.... Set... Smooth and full swing." The phrases were spaced apart so you had time to set up and go through a full pre-shot routine.