Approach · Iron
What is Justin Thomas' swing tempo?
Justin Thomas' 2019 iron is a 0.84s backswing into a 0.30s downswing, a 2.80:1 tempo ratio over 1.14s from takeaway to impact. That is quicker through the backswing than the 3:1 ratio usually quoted for tour players. Timed by hand from tournament footage to 1/100 of a second.
0.84s
Backswing
0.30s
Downswing
1.14s
Total duration
2.80:1
Tempo ratio
The three marks
Every number above comes from these, and nothing else. Read off the footage by hand, in seconds from the start of the clip.
0.00s
Takeaway
0.84s
Top of backswing
1.14s
Impact
Source footage: 2019. Raw marks: takeaway 0s, top 0.84s, impact 1.14s.
The shot
Justin Thomas, 2019, iron: 0.84s back and 0.30s down, a 2.8:1 tempo over 1.14 seconds.
Justin Thomas' other swings
This is one of 2 of his swings timed here, and they do not all share a tempo, his ratio runs from 2.80:1 to 3.24:1depending on the club. All of Justin Thomas' tempos
How this compares to “3 to 1”
The rule of thumb says a tour backswing takes three times as long as the downswing. This one is 2.80:1, which is quicker through the backswing than that. Across the whole library the swings run from 2.02:1 to 4.30:1, so 3:1 is an average of very different swings.
More hand-timed swings
Swing along to this 2.80:1.
Elite Tempo plays it as beats you can swing along to. Film your own swing, mark it the same way, and see how close you got.
