Mike Lambert

Posted August 21, 2020 · August 21, 2020

19 hours ago, ChasingScratch said:

Just an update on me. I took this week off to rest while I was waiting on the SwingRadar. I will continue with week 4 of Level 2 next week.

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I'm on vacation next week and had planned to rest too, have some nagging aches & pains around my left shoulder, elbow and thumb...this week ended up being pretty crazy, ended up taking it off as well. Hopefully I'll heal up a bit

Posted August 16, 2020 · August 16, 2020

17 hours ago, TaketheCannoli said:

FWIW, I read an article about managing lower back pain today, and it stressed activity. Based on that I did my session of protocol 1. My speeds were down a bit from early this week, but magically my back feels much better!

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/4/15929484/chronic-back-pain-treatment-mainstream-vs-alternative?utm_campaign=vox.social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=voxdotcom&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2doCVoqe-OgBs6X9NfHI2thJue1bPtP_JRkrGn8a0uRYPcZCbsuZzTKg0

I also tried the "McGill Big Thee Back Exercises"

Mods, please accept my sincere apologies if this is posted in the wrong place.

Interesting article! I've been very fortunate in that I've never had any issues with lower back pain, just really some occasion discomfort from sitting too long in a bad chair, that kind of thing. I've always found that some exercise involving my lower back helps when that happens, so I think my experience matches up with the article. I know a couple of guys that swear by deadlifts for lower back pain, as long as your form is correct.

Posted August 12, 2020 · August 12, 2020

5 minutes ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:

@Apolloshowl thanks for the video here! This is important for everyone to see. Watch the first swing left handed and first swing right handed. The eyes want to see the number right away so the neck and spine stop rotating all the way in the follow through. Make sure to let the neck and spine fully rotate to a complete finish. Almost to the point where you could get off balance. Watch how the long drive pros finish. Then you can check he number after. Definitely think you have more in the tank if you feel a little more wild while swinging.

Thanks for mentioning that, I know I'm guilty of looking at the swing radar, probably more than I realize. Hadn't thought much about it until now.

Posted August 12, 2020 · August 12, 2020

21 hours ago, ChasingScratch said:

Here is something we should all be reminded of. According to the @SuperSpeed Golf peaks/plateaus graph, we most likely will not see any major jumps again until the 4th-6th months of training (if I'm interpreting the graph correctly)...

Definitely a good reminder! I definitely plateaued after week 2 of the 1st protocol (I'm on week 5 of the 2nd level now) and even ticked down a little the past 3 weeks or so and am just a little slower than I was at the same point my first time through. Since I didn't quit for the summer this year, looking forward to a bump in another, ohh...14 weeks or so

Side benefit of this program: good opportunity to work on perseverance...

Posted August 10, 2020 · August 10, 2020

On 8/8/2020 at 4:01 PM, ChasingScratch said:

I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately, which could be part of the problem.

It's easy to underestimate the effect of sleep. Even a single night of poor sleep messes me up a bit for at least a day.

Posted July 31, 2020 · July 31, 2020

Just finished week 3 of level 2...overall, speed is down a little the past couple of weeks, but I think that could be a combo of hot days and humidity, plus I've been back at the gym the past 4 weeks, so maybe a little fatigue there as I transition back from being a slug.

Couple of interesting things I'm noticing:

My non-dominant (left) step-change swings feel great - really smooth and a nice transition from back-swing to down-swing - since I shortened my step and are quite a bit faster than dominant side swings. Now if I can re-create that on the right side, I'll be cookin'
The last knuckle on my left pinkie has been sore and a bit swollen for a few weeks now, I was getting worried that it might be arthritis starting. But I think I just figured it out: I've been using a baseball swing due to some tendinitis in my left thumb, and apparently my pinkie is gripping too tightly and getting mashed a bit when I swing. Funny how compensating for one little thing can cascade to another thing.

Also wanted to add that I've keep learning things from everyone's posts, that's been really helpful too. Thanks everybody!

Posted July 31, 2020 · July 31, 2020

On 7/27/2020 at 11:32 PM, SuperSpeed Golf said:

@BLW15 @Mike Lambert for the original orange whip we would recommend alternating days due to the weight of it. It is somewhat confusing to the nervous system if you do it on the same day as speed training due to the overall weight. We have seen it work best for those who have trouble separating the pelvis from the torso during transition. It forces the pelvis to lead which is the proper sequence. This in turn also can assist in creating better lag. It is promoted as tempo and rhythm but we often forget a good tempo and rhythm doesn’t necessarily have to do with a swing that looks smooth or slower. A fast looking swing may have a great tempo just with the parts moving quicker.

Thanks for the feedback! I had been a little hesitant to use the orange whip during SS training (I haven't swung it since starting the SS training a few weeks back), thinking that it might work at cross-purposes with the speed training. On the other hand, I do struggle a little with sequencing, and know exactly what you mean about it forcing the hip to lead, that's what I like about it.

Posted July 27, 2020 · July 27, 2020

4 hours ago, BLW15 said:

Does anyone have a recommendation on how to combine the superspeed training protocol and the orange whip training? Would they compliment each other or somehow counteract? Would it be wise to use both on the same day or to alternate? I guess the overall goal would be to get the speed improvements from the superspped and the tempo/balance benefits of the orange whip.

That's something I would be interested in understanding as well! I think I would alternate, but not sure if that's best.

Posted July 23, 2020 · July 23, 2020

Level 2, week 2 is in the books. Due to my schedule this week, just two sessions. A little interesting in that the green sticks were down a lot (to where I was the very first week), blue down almost as much, but second fastest week yet with red. Also, I've been taking 3 swings with the driver (no ball) at the very end, and 4 of those 6 swings this have been 95 or 96 - mostly I've been in the 86 - 89 range (with the occasion 91 or 92) up to this point - very encouraging. That would be my goal speed with a ball and that is starting to seem attainable.

Unfortunately, my last 3 rounds have been a real struggle all around, just feeling out of sync. Topping lots of iron shots, hitting toe and heal shots with the driver, although when I hit it well, getting more distance than I used to, so that's a positive. Hey, it ain't easy keeping that handicap so high

Posted July 17, 2020 · July 17, 2020

14 hours ago, phatcatkev said:

That was my fear...

We are moving soon to a townhouse with no grass but a pretty large garage. Will probably pick up a strip of turf to put under the club but will stand on the concrete.

Last winter I was swinging on concrete in my garage - at times I felt like I was unintentionally holding back a little - partly because of what @ChasingScratch mentioned about banging up the sticks and partly because the ceiling is just low enough that I am aware of it when swinging. I think if you get a good sized mat you'll be fine. Not sure why I didn't think of it for myself, I did nick the floor a couple of time (luckily I swing pretty slow, so no actual damage ). Too cold here in the winter to swing out doors late November until late March/early April.

Posted July 17, 2020 · July 17, 2020

23 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:

@MaxEntropy thanks for sharing this with everyone. Just responded to the email which was very helpful. The videos especially gave us some troubleshooting ideas right away. Blake has done an awesome job here and wanted to circle back on that discussion on the speed of the backswing. Feel free to post a video Blake if you’d like but in short Blake was one of those that a faster backswing would really help. Remember it’s not for everyone as it can mess with timing but in this case we highly recommended to give it a go.
Here is a video explaining it further. For those already seeing good gains with the protocols no need to add this but it could be helpful for some.

Thanks for posting that, it was really interesting. I've already completed my swings today, but will experiment with this a bit next week.

Posted July 13, 2020 · July 13, 2020

3 hours ago, ChasingScratch said:

100%. Their customer service is top-notch, best I’ve ever seen. They truly want their customers to use and benefit from their system. They said they do this for anyone who uses their system.

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Absolutely! I wasn't even an official tester in the 2018 batch, but jumped on the bandwagon after accidentally stumbling across the forum in December '18, and Daisy was kind enough to help me with several questions I had.

Posted July 11, 2020 · July 11, 2020

1 hour ago, ChasingScratch said:

Something I played around with today was my swing path. I was curious to see if a more out-to-in path (fade) would pick up better on the PRGR. I usually swing in-to-out.

Driver hit a high of 125mph (2nd fastest I’ve captured on PRGR).

Do most of my fellow testers hit a fade ball flight?

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Haven't gotten to where I can purposely shape my ball flight yet, mainly pretty straight or a bit of a slice when I try to kill it although I'm getting better at controlling that urge.

Posted July 11, 2020 · July 11, 2020

13 hours ago, ChasingScratch said:

Same for Texas. It’s been hot and humid like crazy:

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Brutal! I'm happiest when it's 85 or less

Posted July 10, 2020 · July 10, 2020

Finished week 4 of the first protocol. Finally saw that elusive 120 mph on a green swing, that was pretty cool. Other good news is that the gyms in MA opened this past Monday, so I'm back on my M-W-F routine; once I get a few weeks there under my belt, hoping to see some gainzzZz. Been out of sync the last two rounds, but when I have had decent contact, definitely getting more distance - on the Arccos, three drives 200+ each of the last two rounds, only one in the first 5 rounds of the year combined. I'll never get up to anywhere near where some of you guy can hit it, but if I can get around 220-225 in the next year, I'll be pretty psyched.

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I going to jump to level 2 on Monday, I did a sort of variation on level 1 for a couple of weeks before "formally" starting back up...besides, I miss the kneeling swings

Posted July 2, 2020 · July 2, 2020

23 minutes ago, edingc said:

I think next offseason I need to work more on my upper back to allow it to support more of these swings. Deadlifts, rows, etc.

***This!!!***

Posted July 1, 2020 · July 1, 2020

1 minute ago, edingc said:

Added the bold for emphasis because I'm finally seeing the speed increases transfer to the course and it's been something like 16 months since I did my first SuperSpeed workout.

I do suspect that if you have a pretty reliable swing, the results will translate faster. I've been taking lessons since November and that has dramatically helped my confidence level, which in turn lets me feel a little more freedom in my swing to increase the speed.

You make a great point about how confidence level is a big part of this; for me, that's one of the biggest things I've learned from going through the protocols.

Posted July 1, 2020 · July 1, 2020

1 hour ago, RollingGreens said:

Wanted to pose a question to testers using the super speed training system, is anyone experiencing an increasing in low back pain or any other joint related pathology since beginning the training protocols? I am a physical therapist and am interested in learning more about protocols and how I can apply it to my patients in the future

Being 58, everything is a bit more ache-y than it used to be . But I have to say I haven't experienced any new soreness directly related to the SS protocols, I think because when I went through them before (Dec '18 - May '19, Oct '19 - Jan '20) I had been going to the gym on a regular basis, so it didn't seem like I was adding much additional stress. I started up again a couple of weeks ago after having halfheartedly been doing some body-weight exercises at home for about a month, but had been hitting balls into a net as well (maybe 40-50 a day, 3 or 4 days a week - having to work from home full time has been a great opportunity to practice a bit between rounds).

Anyway, my left (non-dominant side) shoulder blade/upper arm area has been a bit sore, but that started with hitting balls in the backyard before starting the protocols. It hasn't gotten any worse from the protocols, and isn't bad enough to stop - I mainly feel it at night because I sleep on my side. One thing that helps is using a lacrosse ball to hit the tight spots between my shoulder blades (by lying on it). Hope that's useful.

Posted July 1, 2020 · July 1, 2020

15 hours ago, tchat07 said:

100% agree. This is actually a question for the whole group, at what point in the program should I go get fitted? 1st jump, 2nd jump, at an extended plateau?

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Great question! In my case, I'm really still a novice, so inefficiency in my ball striking is probably as big a factor for someone like me as speed. I kinda think getting my technique in a bit better shape is probably a better focus before a fitting, but would be interested in what more experienced players have to say about that.

Posted June 30, 2020 · June 30, 2020

6 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:

@ChasingScratch when you are using the PRGR and feeling like you were faster than it is reading try moving it to the side of where ball position would be for driver or even a few inches forward toward the target. You may be producing those higher speeds a little more out front of the ball and they just aren’t catching on the launch monitor at their peak speed.

Good tip, thanks @SuperSpeed Golf I have the Speed Radar unit and sometimes have trouble getting swings to register, mostly on my non-dominant side with the step change - I'll give this a try.

Posted June 30, 2020 · June 30, 2020

Played an interesting course Saturday, Southers Marsh in Plymouth, MA - it built around working cranberry bogs - also, it's an executive course, so pretty short (but plenty of opportunity to lose balls in the cranberries). Anyway, didn't have a lot of chance to "take off the governor" because I was having a terrible round for the first 9 or 10 holes (topping the ball all over the place), but eventually got straightened out enough where I felt comfortable letting 'er rip - and hit what I think was my longest drive yet (about 220, which is a neighborhood I'd be happy to live in, at least for now ). I forgot to start my Arccos, but one of the guys I was playing with had one, so I'm estimating based on his distance). So I'm glad I saw @revkev mention the other day Daisy's challenge to him last year; gonna keep it up now.

Posted June 26, 2020 · June 26, 2020

On 6/25/2020 at 4:29 PM, revkev said:

Back to the tempo thing - I find that my fastest SuperSpeed Swings come with a slow back swing - with the real driver I'm fine with as fast a backswing as I am able to muster - so long as I don't rush my transition everything is great. I learned that while doing the first round of SuperSpeed - Daisy challenged me to try a round swinging driver as fast as I was able - what I discovered was that I was at the top end in regards to SS and I didn't loose a bit of accuracy.

Go figure

I'm going to give that a try when I play tomorrow. I think rushing the transition gets me too, that's when my stability goes out the window and I start sliding too much

Posted June 25, 2020 · June 25, 2020

22 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

I need new glasses - my post should have read 80 -90 . I wish it was 180-190.

You'll get there! if it's any consolation, I just looked back to my first time through the program, I didn't see any jump until the 4th week of of protocol 2, so 10 weeks in. All the sudden, I had a 6 mph jump and stayed very steady again thru week 22 (that's when I stopped for the summer).

Posted June 24, 2020 · June 24, 2020

9 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:

@tony@CIC great question. It could make mechanics feel off or it could make them feel better. Want to reiterate that a lot of thIs process involves discovery learning and getting out of one’s comfort zone. It does add another variable but most golfers have never tried adding speed to their backswing. It’s been drilled into us to have a slow rhythmic looking backswing. For some players that slowness is going to cause them to be both short and crooked. Others may fare better.
Feel free to give it a try just on some driver swings. We are not asking everyone to add that to the SuperSpeed routine. More so just helping Tony get a bit of a breakthrough.

let us know how it goes!

That's interesting, and matches my experience to some extent: at times, I've tried to slow down my backswing a little to try and hit the magic 3:1 ratio (I'm generally around 2.2-2.3:1 according to Zepp), but that does seem to hurt my ball striking, at least when I'm hitting into a net in my backyard. I think I'm just going to abandon that idea in favor of that rebound effect you mentioned. If nothing else, that will remove one extraneous swing thought from my crowed brain

I got the Zepp when I first started playing 4 years ago, and tend to use it on-and-off, mainly in the spring - it was the first golf-training item I picked up. I may just retire it, I think it's giving me too much to think about. Maybe the most interesting info is seeing how much steeper my downswing is when there's a ball to hit than with a practice swing.

Speaking of swings, I hit 110 and 113 on the green sticks Monday and this morning, so the speed is coming back in week 2. One good thing about having to work from home is that I can do the protocol in the morning between meetings. Definitely better than the end of the day. The big day will be seeing some red swings crack 100.

Posted June 22, 2020 · June 22, 2020

Finished Protocol 1 Week 1 Friday with a high of 107 on a green stick (all time high last December was 119, based on my previous 2 experience, thinking another couple of weeks should get me back in that neighborhood).

Aside from my putting, I played probably my best round in my short "career" Saturday. 3 drives in the 200 - 210 range - 2 years ago I would normally hit my best drives 170 - 175, so very happy. Ironically, I haven't practiced with my driver at all yet this year, been concentrating on my wedges which need even more help that my speed . My mis-hits with the driver were mainly too low on the face resulting in short but pretty straight drives - the main thing is I'm feeling more comfortable "taking off the governor" a bit as came up in some comments on Friday.

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