7 Faults Most Amateurs Make

5. Poor Rhythm? Whip It Good!

One of my favorite training aids is called the Orange Whip. It’s great for golfers who tend to swing too fast. I put quotes around that because what people usually mean when they say you’ve swung too fast is that one’s chest and shoulders started down before the backswing finished. Paradoxically, this out-of-sync motion actually creates a slower swing through impact.

When you use the Orange Whip, a flexible shaft with counterbalanced weights, however, this can’t happen. Why? It ingrains a rhythm and syncs up your hips and core so you can hit the ball farther and straighter.

Here’s how to use it: Swing the Orange Whip both right-handed and left-handed to balance your muscles on both sides. Note how the weight of the orange ball produces a natural pause at the top of your swing? This brief moment of rest makes it easier to start your downswing in the proper sequence, allowing your lower body weight to shift toward the target and your upper body to follow. At first, you might feel as though you’re swinging slower, but you aren’t. In fact, you’ll be swinging on the right path and generating the right speed at the right time.