Flashback Friday: John Novosel Jr. - How A Tour Tempo Can Transform Your Game

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Aug 15, 2025

John Novosel Jr., co-creator of the Tour Tempo app and author of Tour Tempo Force, shares his insights on mastering golf tempo. He discusses how the right rhythm can transform a golfer’s swing instantly. Listen to learn why most golfers swing too slowly, the tempo secrets of major champions, and how to apply different tempos for short and long game improvements. With his impressive long drive background, Novosel emphasizes balancing speed and accuracy while encouraging golfers to embrace tempo training for enhanced performance.

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Fix Quick Transitions By Speeding Takeaway

If you feel quick at the top, try taking the club back faster to eliminate a jerky transition and gain distance.
Use the faster takeaway to smooth the downswing and reduce hurried transitions that cause misses.

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The Three-To-One Tempo Rule

Tour Tempo defines full-swing tempo as a 3:1 backswing-to-downswing ratio, fast (about one second or less) and consistent across swings.
John found 96 of the last 100 major winners matched roughly a 3:1 ratio, showing elite consensus.

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Faster Tempo Tends To Improve Control

Embrace a faster tempo to often gain control, not lose it, because faster swings reduce overthinking and improve rhythm.
Practice short blocks of faster swings until balance and accuracy follow the speed increase.

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John Novosel Jr. is today’s guest and one of my favorite interviews as we cover all things tempo.

He’s the co-creator of Tour Tempo, author of Tour Tempo Force, and has given thousands of lessons to players of all skill levels - from beginners all the way to major champions.

Not to mention, he’s a great player himself and has competed in long drive championships, including his longest drive of 402 yards (with 130mph clubhead speed).

If you haven’t read my book, Wicked Smart Golf yet, I talk abut tempo for a whole chapter and reference the importance of developing a “Tour Tempo.”

Why? Because it can transform your swing with one bucket of balls. The Tour Tempo app is one of the best golf apps and without question the best $25 investment you can make in your swing.

When you listen to this interview, you will learn:

What is the “perfect tempo.”
Why most golfer swing the club too slow.
The secret timing of 97 of the last 100 major winners.
How a faster tempo can create a smoother transition.
How short game tempo differs from long game tempo.
John’s impressive long drive history where he bombed on more than 400 yards.
More about the Tour Tempo app and how you can use it for all parts of your game.

And a lot more. If you haven’t yet, download the Tour Tempo app to instantly improve your timing and hit it longer than you thought possible (without any mechanical swing changes).

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