All golfers have their own tempos. And all great players have the ability to swing every club at a consistent tempo and in great balance. Some players show faster tempos, like Tom Watson, while others exhibit a slow tempo, like Ernie Els. Anyway, the point is that they all keep balanced.

 Then how to maintain your balance and keep your rhythm smoothly is the key to consistency.

The rush swing will make you loose your balance and it is the result that inconsistent contact and poor ball flight. You know what, the excellent ball strikers are hardly off balance at impact and their rhythm is the "glue" that bonds their positions and movements. Rhythm is related to the body emotion and the impact, great tempo benefits you for the sequence of your body motion and the powerful impact. As Julius Boros noted it, “swing easy and hit hard” to vividly describe the power effortless swings exploded.

 Ten-time PGA TOUR driving accuracy champion Calvin Peete says the three keys to straight driving are "Balance, Balance and Balance." If you want to be a more consistent ball striker, to understand how the body to balance is the only way.

There are four key positions to balance.
Set up
You should have your weight evenly balanced between your right and your left foot with your middle and long irons. Also, you should feel your weight evenly balanced between your heels and your toes, roughly on the balls of the feet.
Backswing
As you pivot to the top of the back swing, your weight moves into the inside of the back foot. You should feel approximately 75-percent of your weight on the back foot and 25-percent on the front foot. The weight must never move to the outside of the back foot.
Impact
You should shift your 70 %to 75% weight to the front foot when you arrive at impact. And you should keep your head behind the ball and your hips shifting forward about 4 inches past their starting position. This increases the spine tilt by at least double.
Finish
At the completion of the follow through, you should have the majority of your weight - about 90-percent of it - on the outside of the front foot.

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