radiman
#TheGrandaddy2019
I have been hitting the ball reasonably well lately. My distance has dropped a bit from last year. I am still hitting it sufficiently long, but not as long as I once was. The swing through the impact zone feels slower. I was watching some pro swings on YouTube just to see their overall tempo. I watched some swings of pros with similar speed to my own and noticed that it looks like they are swinging way harder than me. Breaking it down even further, it was really just the backswing that seemed to be the biggest difference. Their overall tempo is much quicker while our speeds are very similar. I then watched a video of my swing from many years ago and noticed that my tempo used to be that fast. It has morphed into what it is today. Probably me trying to control the club more and get into a position to swing at it. I now feel kind of rigid, like I am forcing my swing instead of just letting the club do the work. Sometimes, it works great and I score pretty well. But, when I am off, I am really off.
I did some swinging indoors the other day where I forced myself to swing back faster and noticed that my arms seem to get into position pretty naturally, but transition seems a little awkward. It's pretty late in the season now and I don't know that I want to take on any major swing changes.
This is my driver swing from about a month ago for reference. I just look at it and think my tempo could increase on the backswing. It looks slow and rigid to me. I am not normally concerned with how my swing looks. But, the rigid feeling I have been having seems to match that visual to me.
I did some swinging indoors the other day where I forced myself to swing back faster and noticed that my arms seem to get into position pretty naturally, but transition seems a little awkward. It's pretty late in the season now and I don't know that I want to take on any major swing changes.
This is my driver swing from about a month ago for reference. I just look at it and think my tempo could increase on the backswing. It looks slow and rigid to me. I am not normally concerned with how my swing looks. But, the rigid feeling I have been having seems to match that visual to me.