Quote:So I was out at the course practicing yesterday, and I met a guy who told me he was a former touring pro, mostly on the mini-tours, but occasionally he made a PGA Tour event.   He looked like he was about 45 or 50.   It was amazing the way he could hit the ball with such a nice, easy swing.  He said the key is tempo.   Boy, did he have tempo.   Every shot was long and high and straight with a slight draw on it.   I was wondering why he and I seemed to be putting the same amount of effort into our shots, but he could hit the ball so much farther.   We were the same size.   Then I noticed that his downswing started at his left knee, then waist, then shoulders.  He uncoiled like a spring, from the ground up.  By the time the club head hit the ball, he had generated a lot of club head speed with seemingly little effort. 

 

He told me the most difficult thing for him to practice is to slow down his swing to a nice, easy tempo.   He said the secret to success is a nice, easy tempo.