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!)
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.