Tour Tempo Europe® Newsletter
22 December 2011
Tempo Trends in 2011
As 2011 draws to an end, I have seen a trend among the top players in what gets them in trouble. What do Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods all have in common? When they get too slow on the backswing (24 or more frames) and too fast on the downswing (6 frames), bad things happen. When they get closer to Tour Tempo, 3:1, more in the 22-24 frame backswing and 7-8 downswing, good things happen….as in Lee Westwood shooting 60…as in Tiger Woods finally winning (although Tempo is not perfect yet)….as in Luke Donald is the #1 player in the world.
Ironically, most amateurs suffer this same Tempo fault. They are swinging ‘low and slow’ and then by the time they get to the top, they think ‘uh oh, I need some power’, so they totally go after it and there is a disconnect in their back/downswings.
Moral of the story: slow then fast is not Tour Tempo. Use the tones, so you’re on Tempo for 2012!
(courtesy John Novosel Jr.)
A prosperous 2012
On behalf of all of us at Tour Tempo Europe®
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Prettige feestdagen en een voorspoedig 2012
Joyeuses fêtes et une bonne année 2012
Frohe Feiertage und ein glückliches 2012
See you next year for our TTE® Newsletter
Oscar Meijerink
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