Quick Tip...

The continuing saga of the Gateway tour is that the tournament for this week was cancelled. Apparently, a drainage pipe burst next to one of the greens at Martin Downs on Tuesday night. The whole green was flooded, and they cancelled the tourney. Bummer!
So, how is your game? Here is a quick tip that I have been working on lately. Can you tell where the speed of your clubhead is the greatest? If you thought about it from a physics point of view, it would probably be right before you make impact. The trouble is, we are not machines.
Sometimes, we speed up the swing during the transition from backswing to downswing. This can actually cause the clubhead to slow down at impact. We definitely do not want the club slowing down through impact. In fact, Johnny Miller has often said that in his hayday, he was the only player tested on tour whose clubhead speed was greater after impact than before. That is the key to so many pieces of the golf swing.
Next time you are out hitting golf balls, turn the club over and swing the grip end. The club should make a swooshing noise somewhere in the downswing. Try getting the noise to be the loudest just past impact, and remember the feeling when you turn the club back over. Take a few practice swings to feel the clubhead weight, and repeat your feeling. This should really help your game!