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Ok, according to Ted, Lynn, and anybody else who's seen me, I'm about as true a hitter as their is. PW is 140, and can drive the ball consistently 275-290 when playing well. Problem is I just can't seem to maintain my tempo with the driver. I setup, nice backswing, then just try to lay into the ball from the top. Problem is I get to quick, hang back on my right side(perverted axis tilt), lose lag and hit snap hooks. I'm really working at getting back to my left side, but what other drills would you suggest for getting the timing right with the driver? I just need to sustain the lag, the power is there, I think I'm just trying to apply more than necessary. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Even though you are hitting, try Alex Morrison's excellent advice - hum "rockabye baby" as you swing back and through, or Tommy Armour's "1-2-pause-3". VJ likes to use a "seventeen-hit" or a "1-2" while he swings. Snead liked to hum a waltz.

I'm not as much a fan of a simple 1-2, but have used the others with great success when I get too quick at transition. More of a swinger's key, but getting the left shoulder under the chin to complete the backswing can also be helpful in stopping that 'kill it' instinct at the top, as can making your practice swing as if in slow motion and then duplicating that feel in your full swing.