2 hand-timed swings
What is Hideki Matsuyama's swing tempo?
Hideki Matsuyama's driver tempo is 4.08:1, a 0.98s backswing into a 0.24s downswing, timed by hand from his 2022 footage. Across his 2 swings in the library his ratio runs from 3.43:1 with a iron to 4.08:1 with a driver, so his tempo moves noticeably depending on the club.
0.98s
Backswing
0.24s
Downswing
1.22s
Total duration
4.08:1
Driver tempo
From his 2022 driver. See the marks
One player, two clubs
Not really. Hideki Matsuyama's ratio travels 0.65 across the clubs timed here, from 3.43:1 with a iron to 4.08:1 with a driver. “A player has a tempo” turns out to be a simplification: the club changes it more than most coaching copy admits.
Every Hideki Matsuyama swing in the library
Every figure is derived from three marks read off tournament footage. How we time swings explains the method and its limits.
Other players
Swing to Hideki's tempo.
Elite Tempo plays each of these as beats you can swing along to, then times your own swing the same way so you can see how close you got.