Golf Swing Tempo and Timing Lesson

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Golf Swing Tempo and Timing Lesson with PGA professional Mark Crossfield AskGolfGuru. Mark talks about how to think about your golf swing timing and tempo for great strikes and straighter shots. Watch and learn how to control your power in the golf swing with controlled and well timed burst of energy. Play your best golf with simple and easy to follow golf instruction from one of the internets best loved golf professionals.

37 thoughts on “Golf Swing Tempo and Timing Lesson

  1. Yesterday it was raining and the wind was blowing the rain into the driving
    range bay. The mats were wet and it was difficult to hit balls. Today I
    will be staying at home and practising this one.

  2. One of my favorite videos from you Mark. so clearly explained and helps me
    believe that I have been doing the moves correctly, but just in the wrong
    order. Light bulb moment just as you mentioned the shoulders starting the
    downswing first. One of the best on youtube. Cheers

  3. Lately my hands have been a little out of sync and im hitting a lot of fat
    shots it looks like my hips and shoulders are past impact as the club hits
    the ground before the ball and my head turns away at impact with the
    shoulders feels like my iron shots are right back at square one. I will try
    this all week in my yard and see how it works 

  4. Mark, was very interested in your video on tempo and timing. However I
    couldn’t hear all because of the noise of the wind on your microphone. 

  5. Absolutely true, thinking before you take a shot is important and then the
    sequence, practice at the range and try to execute at the course, Great
    video Mark.

  6. I like what mark has to say it really breaks the timing down into segments.
    One thing that I have learned that helped me when putting the timing
    together is to hit the ball with the point of the inside hip. What I mean
    by that is if I match the placement of the head of the club with the point
    of my hip with also the rotation of the hands in the swing I get an
    excellent ball strike. Just remember practice, practice, practice. 

  7. Nice video Mark. I’ve found that over-swinging will throw off timing and
    sequence. I find myself swinging too hard during the first couple sessions
    of the year. Slowing down lets my swing fall back into place and make a
    better strike.

  8. marvellous. really demonstrates beautifully the three parts of the body
    each contributing in their respective order and implies the weight shift
    involved.does the instep of the trail foot start the downswing since the
    lower body moves first ? am i right to understand that the arms really fall
    (at least down to the trail knee) and then follow through, driven by the
    movement forward of the hips then the shoulders ? 

  9. I actually miss something and that is the time which is usually needed to
    complete a backswing. Amateurs need a long time because they do not know
    how to ‘transport’ the club faster and more efficiënt to the top of the
    backswing. Usually there is a to much armpower involved to drag the club to
    the top of backswing position. So this is something you need to fix first.

  10. Good insight. It’s sort of like the catapult effect where the arm of the
    catapult comes to a complete stop as it crashes against the frame allowing
    the ropes that hold the flaming projectile to release with maximum power
    towards the target. 

  11. Hi Mark,Thanks for the videos chap i do look forward to your lessons and
    reviews.
    Any thoughts or reviews on training aids such as Orange Whip ,Powerchute
    and TrueTempo Power Whip?
    Cheers Mate keep up the good work!

  12. I think this instruction video might have finally made things click for me.
    I have been swinging a golf club wrong for 5+ years now and spent the last
    1.5 years trying to correct it, I have suffered badly from an over the top
    swing even though I know I should be starting the downswing with the hips,
    I have just not been able to get the right tempo/timing in the
    downswing…..until now, well nearly but that in just a few days of
    watching this video. The explanation, video and graph analysis really put
    things into perspective and have slowed my swing immensely. ..bring on the
    new folf season, thanks a lot mark – brilliant.

    P.S. Just bought your app and will be sending for analysis my new swing
    soon.

    Mark T. 

  13. Another one for hips first… Rounds have potential for under par until I
    lose my tempo half way then pick it back up briefly later. Need something
    like this for a check point. Can’t wait to try it out.

  14. Love your videos Mark they are really clear you have a cool way about you
    when you explain everything. Been back playing for 3 weeks and got my first
    lesson this week and i have been using every thing ive seen from you on the
    driving range and i think the instructor may wonder why im there. I have to
    say i wish i lived near you to get lessons !!! Well done keep em
    coming………

  15. Looks like a very well explained video on a very complex movement,well
    done. Your drill looks like one that can be done anywhere inside or
    outside,which is a bonus for sure..no excuses for not doing this drill.
    Thanks Mark.

  16. Mark, Great lesson. I was looking for temp/timing videos and ran across
    this. I’m a 5 handicap who has struggled lately with accuracy. I hit the
    range earlier today and slowed everything down and bingo, I realized I was
    overswinging, trying to hit it too hard. Slowing everything down helped me
    find the sweet spot much more often and the ball travelled just as far.
    Feels like the transition to half way down I’m almost in slow motion, but
    then everything caught up at impact. Thanks !!

  17. Mark im playing golf 9 months now im playing off 19 and im 15 years old i
    have a problem. I hit a slight draw with my irons and wedges but with my
    lnger clubs .3 hybrid ,3 wood , and driver i hit a slice/cut i used to hit
    a nice draw but in the last few weeks this has happened have you any idea
    what i could be doing wrong ? thanks

  18. Great video. Looking forward to trying this on the range. Pretty much all
    instructors say to start the swing “in the feet”. Can you explain what this
    means? Should you start your downswing by pushing from the right foot?

  19. hello mark i am 14 and have just started golf and as my birthday is coming
    up i was wondering if a backgarden golf net would help improve my game.

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