Find Your Swing Tempo
Have you ever heard of Ernie Els? Although he is over 6 feet tall,
Ernie displays amazing grace & fluid athleticism. With impeccable timing, power, & amazing coordination, he makes swinging a golf club look like a piece of cake.
Ernie's shots are as smooth as silk, & they never appears to be forced or rushed. It looks as if he were swinging underwater....
A. What You Can Learn From Ernie
First off, do not try to kill the ball. You don't want to chop, slash, hammer, or swipe at the ball. Even amateur golf players who have been playing for a few years still swing as if they want to kill the ball.
If you put too much energy & stress into your swing, you will undoubtedly end up making poor shots with less power than if you had tried to use more grace & fluidity.
B. Taking It Easy
Do you want to hit the ball long & hard, enough so that it travels at a great distance & lands exactly where you want it to go? If so, then forget about using brute strength.
Professional golfers understand that hitting the ball as hard as they possibly can may actually impede their progress. Proper tempo, grace, & a solid technique will move the ball higher & longer than just using force.
The pros understand this. In fact, you will never see John Daly or
Tiger Woods using all of their might to hit the ball at the expense of technique & finesse.
C. Everyone Is Different
One of the interesting ingredients that makes a great golf swing is an individual player's tempo.
Every golfer has their own tempo (speed of swing). The pros swing in a very easy, almost lazy manner.
It is important that you develop your own personal swing tempo.
Most players have tempos that mimic their personality. If you are more relaxed & easy going, chances are that your swing should display the same laid back attitude.
If you are high strung, talk a lot, & move fast, then you will probably have a faster swing at first, such as Tom Watson's. While there is no right or wrong in terms of tempo, people like this might want to relax a little.
It's a game, right?
Remember that term: "game."
The Cart Path
According to the rules of golf, you typically get free relief (no penalty) when your ball lies on an artificially surfaced pathway, specifically a cart path.
However, there are times when the relief you get is worthless because it puts your ball in an undesired location, like a tangled grassy area.
Sometimes your only option is to make the shot from the actual cart path, which is the lesser of evils (in terms of choices).
When shooting from the cart path, there are two things you should definitely NOT do:
1. Never use your putter. Although the cart path is firm, using a putter to hit the ball can be disastrous. For example, the road on the famous St. Andrews course is made from tiny little pebbles. They can causes balls to roll in various directions, wobbling the entire way.
2. Never send the ball airborne. Don't use a high lofted club from a firm rocky road. It's best to use a wedge in these types of situations.
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