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First Tee Fundamentals

Swing Tempo

Good tempo is essential to an effective golf swing. It helps maintain balance and rhythm and allows for the generation of greater power. Tempo is the time it takes for your swing to complete from start to finish.

Beginning with the takeaway, your club should gradually build speed to the top of the backswing. Then, the club stops for a moment and again builds speed from the top to impact.

Generally, good golfers will have a tempo of 2 to 1. This means that 2/3 of the total swing time is spent reaching the top of the backswing, with the remaining 1/3 dedicated to the downswing. Practicing the 2 to 1 ratio will prevent you from rushing your swing, which cuts down on mistakes.

A good drill for practicing temp is to count out loud evenly during your swing. As you take the club back, begin counting 1... 2... 3. Try to reach the top of your backswing on the 2, and impact on the 3.

First Tee Life Skills

Finding Your Personal Par

How can you learn what you’re capable of? The word capable means that you have the skill or power needed to accomplish something. At First Tee, you’ve been working hard to grow your skills on and off the course, and each day as you learn and grow, you are discovering what you are capable of, and what you are ready and able to do. You are uncovering your personal par!

In the game of golf, par is a measurement that is used by professional and elite players to show them the number of strokes it should take to get the ball into the hole. While it is a standard measure of performance, shooting par is something that few players attain regularly! Instead, it is a goal and something they can work towards on each and every hole.

First Tee encourages Game Changers like you to take a deeper look at your own performance - in golf, at home, and in school - to help you measure your own personal par. This is a tool which will allow you to appreciate your own abilities and achievements, instead of comparing yourself to what others are achieving. If you can determine where you are now, you can work hard to repeat your best performances on and off the course, and even improve your personal par!

As you discover what you’re capable of, your confidence will grow. You’ll believe in yourself, trust in yourself, and feel empowered to face new challenges head on!

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