Happy New Year all!
I hope everyone had a good Christmas and got lots of golfing presents!
I had great results with Superspeed training last winter/spring and I decided to restart again before the season restarts. I had gained around 10mph last time out but I've not swung a club since the end of September (decided to have a golf hiatus after a busy summer!)
Tom often mentions me in other posts on superspeed training so I thought I'd post my journey this time around.
I'm using a SLX Microsim to measure clubhead speed with readouts using E6 software, using a cheaper version of the swingspeed sticks bought off amazon and my old Ping G10 reg driver to measure my driving speed.
First off, I took 10 swings to get my average speed with my driver which was 95.7mph (lost around 7 mph since May!)
Level 1 training program consists of:
3 swings with the light weight stick dominant side first then non-dominant recording fastest measured swing
3 swings with the medium weight stick dominant side then non-dominant recording fastest measured swing
3 swings with the heavy weight stick dominant side then non-dominant recording fastest measured swing
You then do the same process as above but have your feet closed on the backswing and then step into the downswing
Finally, you finish with 3 swings with the light stick dominant side only and I then do 3 swings with my driver to find my "new" average.
Week 1 session 1 results below and I'll post weekly updates. As you can see, I gained 4.3 mph after the first session but to maintain and gain more, you do need to keep with the training program. Level 1 consists of 5 weeks with 3 sessions each week.
*Left and Right are my max measured swings (dominant/non-dominant, I'm a lefty!)
Hi there all! Long time no speak!
Been bit of a miserable 5 weeks. Sustained an injury, non golf or speed training related but has set me back somewhat!
Really frustrating as my last round 5-6 weeks ago I shot 37 (2 over par) gross and drove the ball long and with ease! Did manage to get my actual driver swing speed measured in a Trackman prior to the injury and shocked myself........105.7mph which was way beyond what I was expecting!
Slowly working back to full fitness as our first tournament of the actual golf season is this weekend but I'm probably only around 70-80% fit so I'll be taking it very easy.
The speed training will probably take a step back until the off season but I'll be carrying out a weekly level 1 training session once a week to maintain the gains from the start of this post.
Week 5 results
Marginal gains this week. However, I started with a swingspeed of 95.7 and ended level 1 with 99.1 (3.4mph gain) which is around 8 yards or so. There's plenty more in the tank, it's just a matter of getting my sequencing correct and not trying to hit too hard (I think I tense up too much!)
Level 2 get's underway today. Same process as level 1 but also includes doing 3 swings each side with all 3 weights from a kneeling or feet together stance. This level lasts for 8 weeks and you can really feel the core building with the kneeling/feet together drills.
Week 4 results. Again, really struggled this week with sequencing. My body was feeling a lot stiffer which is a good sign my golf muscles have reactivated after a long lay-off. However, when I do get it right, I can get to 103! I spent Thursday this week swinging 100 times on my simulator just working on my sequencing which when I get correct, 100mph feels easy. On a side note, played my first comp this weekend. Shot a one over par gross 36, finished 5th and drove the ball straight and long. One more week left at this level.
Week 3 results
Better sequencing this week. Although my driver speeds are not on a big gain, it is an old regular flex Ping G10 which feels like swinging a broom! Hopefully, can get to the local golf sim place in the next few weeks with my proper driver and see where I'm actually at!
Week 2 results.
Struggled this week with synching my swing at the start of the week but finally figured it out!
Week 1's results
My own personal goal is to reach maybe 105mph. The graph below shows how the training should kick in. Just a side note, that superspeed training is a great way to warm-up before a round and unlock a free few mph more before hitting the first tee
Awesome post, @Ian "Twiggy" Jones - thanks so much for sharing this!!
I'll go ahead and pin your post to draw more attention to it.
Happy New Year!!
Thanks for sharing your data. What "cheaper" version of the sticks did you get from Amazon. Increasing swing speed is my top priority at this point after playing golf for only a year. Thanks