A common error amongst amateur golfers is the misunderstanding of the word rhythm.

As a main fundamental to achieving better results is your ability to control your rhythm and produce rhythmical and consistent golf swings.

It is this that is causing so many of the mistakes commonly seen in the amateurs that I am teaching and also the many I see practicing hard in an attempt to improve.

The misunderstanding of what rhythm is, during the golf swing is destroying so many potentially great golfers.

I am going to give you an example;

You stand on the first tee and you make a swing and the resultant shot is a disaster.

A friend mentions that you seemed to be trying to kill the golf ball, so you immediately believe you swung the club too fast and with your next shot you try to slow down only for another poor, if not poorer shot than the first.

And this is where you are making the mistake.

The rhythm of your swing has nothing to do with the speed of swing or the aggression you intend to hit the ball with, this is the TEMPO of your swing.

Tempo is the speed of swing and for the most part, tempo has very little to do with your ability to hit the shot.

Rhythm on the other hand must match the character of the individual.

A perfect example is Ernie Els (The Big Easy) and Tiger Woods.

Woods has a tempo that appears far quicker than Els, yet in reality there is little difference in the swing speed that they achieve.

But if you were to ask who had the best rhythm the answer would be favoured towards Els, who has a velvet like swing, hence his nickname.

Understanding your own rhythm is your key to recreating that in your golf swing.

Learn and replicate your daily rhythm into your swing and you will quickly see improvements in the results that you are achieving.

Your tempo could be fast or slow, but ultimately that will not affect the results.

Now, imagine, no try this the next time you are on the range.

Start by swinging a club (no balls) just stand there and swing until you feel great about what you are doing (no technical thoughts, just swing the club) when you get the feel you want, keep going, repeat it, repeat it and repeat it.

Now you are ready to transfer those feelings into your golf swing. This is your rhythm, your swing.

Fast or slow, passive or aggressive it doesn´t matter, this is the fluidity of swing that will yield the best results.

If you are told that you are swinging too fast your first reaction you have is to slow down.

Slowing down promotes poor rhythm and things don´t improve. When you are told you look like you are swinging too fast, just head to your feeling and trust your body to reproduce the rhythmical swing on the course.