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Final week of the second protocol is done. I've been dragging a bit this week, and it shows - all my speeds were down a bit. It doesn't show as much with only listing the highest speeds, but there were plenty of swings that were down quite a bit from previous weeks.
Checked my driver speed after as well, it was down compared to after the first protocol (94 to 91), but I've been thinking that 94 was a bit high compared to what my numbers have been all along, so not really concerned - this actually seems more realistic to me, and if I end up settling in around here for a while when I can start playing, I'll be pretty happy since last summer I was in the low 80s.
Next week starts the double-step, then the following week I have to travel for work, so I'm considering taking the full week off from SS training to rest up a little since my right shoulder, both elbows, and right hand have been a little sore. Guess we'll see how things go next week.
- tchat07, cnosil, sirchunksalot and 1 other
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1 hour ago, revkev said:
Do you remember Manley Field House, Mike? Went to a number of games there - pre dome days when Boeheim had hair.
I do, although the Dome opened my freshman year, so I didn’t get to see any games at Manley. Boeheim was still wearing those plaid blazers though!
Got to spend time in Manley for some other events though...the big one was the annual MDA dance marathon that went from 8 PM on a Friday to 10 PM Sunday to raise money for Jerry Lewis’ organization. I did that all 4 years, a lot of fun, but kind of exhausting (they let us sleep for 4 hours Fri & Sat nights).
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5 hours ago, joen said:
We live in a suburb of Syracuse called Liverpool. I dont know if I love snow lol, but spring, summer, and fall here are wonderful. We also have a bunch of good golf courses all around the area.
Oh yeah, I know where Liverpool is. I knew a couple of kids from Liverpool when I was at SU, and of course used to go to Heid’s once in a while. I actually spent 2 1/2 summers in Syracuse (my dad changed jobs and the family moved to NJ, so I didn’t have much interest is spending the summers there) so I know what you mean about the beautiful CNY spring, summer and fall weather. Like Jim Boeheim said, Syracuse is just like Hawaii 6 months a year and the rest of the time we play basketball.
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Here’s something I hope to avoid in the future: had to get up at 4:45 this morning (on top of losing an hour to daylight savings time), had a long day, so didn’t get to the protocol until 8 PM. Didn’t want to skip it because the past 2 weeks I’ve only been able to do two sessions a week. I was really dragging through this one, but still glad I got it in.
- sirchunksalot, cnosil, JohnSmalls and 2 others
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8 minutes ago, cnosil said:
Started week 3 of training today. Weather was a bit warmer so I think that helped with my speeds but I was able to beat all my previous high numbers. My left handed swings are up about 10 MPH with each club since week one and I feel somewhat coordinated with the lefty swings. I guess it is my competitive nature, but I am eager to do each session and see if I can beat my previous numbers.
Nice!
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3 hours ago, joen said:
Seventies will feel like a hundred degrees compared to upstate New York weather.
What part of Upstate are you from joen? I grew up near Glens Falls and went to college in Syracuse. Believe it or not, I still love snow...
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4 hours ago, joen said:
Question for you guys:
Golf trip to Florida on Sunday for six days. I don’t want to miss any workouts. Should I take all three Superspeed sticks.....or just take one to conserve weight in my golf bag and modify the workout with only one stick? I am torn, but I definitely don’t want to regress.
What say the players gallery?
I’m with Matt, take all 3.
- MattF, sirchunksalot and joen
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Just finished Week 7 of phase 2 (13 weeks in all now). Last couple of weeks I've only been able to do the protocol twice a week - I changed jobs last month and my schedule has shifted a little (taking the 6:29 AM commuter train instead of the 8:20 AM), so I'm doing the protocols after work instead of before (except Friday when I work from home). I was wondering what the effect would be on my swing speed. Pretty interesting result today, I hit new highs on all the clubs on my dominant side, but all the lefty swings were down a bit.
Like Kenny, lots of snow and cold here (14" on Monday, it's been in the teens since Tuesday, and another snow storm scheduled for Sunday, but with any luck it'll change over to rain and start warming up).
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1 hour ago, Kenny B said:
Sorry for not being on the topic much lately; I've been depressed by the month-long snow storms and below freezing temperatures. We still have snow, but the forecast is for warmer weather, and we might finally get rid of this sh!t in a week or two.
I haven't done a protocol since February 2, and that was only one day after a two week trip to AZ, so I really haven't done any training since January 17. I've chatted with Daisy via email, and I am going to revert back to the end of the Level 2 protocol for a week. If I have similar speeds as I did in January, then I will start Level 3 over again. If my speed is down, I will continue Level 2 until I get to my January numbers.
I really hate being so far behind the rest of my testing peers, but I'm committed to the full 72 weeks of the SuperSpeed training regimen. I hope that comes before the next snowfall!!!
Hang in there Kenny!
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On 3/1/2019 at 7:00 AM, joen said:
A weird thing is happening. My left handed swings are starting to get faster than a lot of my right handed swings. Is this supposed to happen? Was my left side that weak from never using it in a swing? Was my body that imbalanced regarding strength? Anyone else experience this?
I've been seeing a little of that on mostly the step swings and occasionally the kneeling swings. I think it may have more to do with bad sequencing being ingrained on my right side - some of those lefty swings with the step move feel smoother that on my dominant right side.
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21 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:
The fastest swings with each club can come from any of the different protocols. I'm like rev, my fastest swings lately with my lightest stocks are from my last three. When doing the first protocol, most of them are from the step change.
Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app
I think all my fastest speeds except for maybe 2 have come from those last 3 swings with the lightest stick too. The step change is nearly always a little slower than the regular swing on my dominant side - for some reason, my non-dominant swings are faster. Maybe because I never developed bad habits on that side.
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2 hours ago, joen said:
I just wanted to touch base with you guys and tell you something that I figured out about my golfers elbow that is on my left arm. I recorded my left handed golf swing (not pretty) and I had a severe over the top move. When I was swing speed training last night....I made an effort to feel like I was dropping into the slot on my left handed swings. As a result I felt less tension on the medial epicondyle and my left handed swing speed actually went way up on my swings. Thought anybody just starting out might benefit from this knowledge.
Thanks, that's good to know. I've been meaning to record myself, but just haven't managed to take that extra 3 minutes to set up...I've had minor golfer's elbow come and go over the past few years, so this gives me an incentive to video some swings.
21 hours ago, cnosil said:You all have sold me on the system. Order placed for the Superspeed system and speed radar on Amazon with delivery scheduled for Sunday. Once in hand I will try to get some baseline numbers posted and keep everyone updated on progress.
Awesome!
- sirchunksalot, cnosil and joen
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Week 5 of the 2nd protocol is in the books - finally cracked 100 on both righty & lefty swings on the red club. Hoping to see 120 on the green club by end of week 8, max so far is 115, which I've seen a couple of times now, along with a number of swings between 110 and 114. On the other hand, I've hit that first jump, so I might plateau for a bit, guess we'll see.
- MattF, sirchunksalot, Kenny B and 1 other
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27 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:
I'm not sure if this is something I found on SuperSpeed's website or if it was said in a call at one point, but these are the numbers I have written down for training stick to driver speed correlation.
Green 19%, Blue 15%, Red 12%. My max training numbers versus actual driver speed is right on to the projections. If I had done this three weeks ago it would have been different though as I just recently saw my 2nd big jump during week 16 or 17 of the training.
My driver speed was based on a day where I did not do the SuperSpeed program but did warm up before swining. On days when I test my driver right after training I've hit higher numbers that are probably not realistic at this point. It's a good ballpark tool but I wouldn't get upset if your numbers end up off by a decent amount.
That’s pretty cool, thanks for posting that! I just plugged it into my spreadsheet and it really makes my first bump up much more clear. I just finished my 10th week, and using the projected driver speed, things were pretty steady but trending slightly up weeks 1 - 7, then a little more increase weeks 8 & 9, and now a nice bump this week, almost 9% over the average projected driver speed the first 9 weeks.
Pretty cool.
- JohnSmalls, sirchunksalot and edingc
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16 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:
Mike,
Glad you got the ASD protocols. Our online certification has 3 levels all filled with awesome information (although I am biased because I built it) that is useful for coaches AND SuperSpeed users. It will highlight common mistakes, best practices for training and then in levels 2&3 we delve into the biomechanics behind the 3 components of speed: ground force mechanics, rotational sequencing and lag. We have had a lot of novice SuperSpeed users join the pre-sign up list wanting to learn more about the game, not just coaches!!! www.superspeedcertified.com.
If you can't do the tests for the ASD's, or if you don't have a coach go ahead and implement all 3. It wont hurt you! Replace 1/3 training days with the ASD-1 Change Up Protocol for 6 weeks and then move onto ASD-2 for 6 weeks and then ASD-3. Don't be concerned if you run into level 4.
All the new protocol videos and instruction sheets will be on our new up and coming website in due course!
Thanks, I’ll take a look at the certification info.
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8 hours ago, tchat07 said:
Do yall she jumps on the radar during sessions? Recently I have been getting 10 mph differences on swings and I'm not sure if it's an error or I just really grooved it.
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Yep, I do, although as time goes by, the big differences don’t happen quite as much. But just last night I saw one set that was something like 89, 98, 95. If I get a reading that seems way off, I usually do an extra swing, or just ignore it and write down 2 numbers instead of 3
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17 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:
Mike, if you're interested then I would recommend checking out BodiTrak's website as they have good information on their insights page too. Lots of articles to read: https://www.boditraksports.com/insights/. If you have any questions about the ground or how to individualize your speed training please feel free to email me [email protected] I would be happy to help.
Hi Daisy - thanks so much for all your feedback. I scanned through the BodiTrak site last night (watched your video!) and will dig in more in the few days, thanks for sending that along. Very cool stuff!
I’ll definitely drop you an email for suggestions, really appreciate the offer. I can use all the help I can get!
Your comment about setting speed goals was great, I hadn’t thought about specific numbers for the most part, but it makes sense and I tried it last night - my previous fastest swing was 110, so I tried for 112 and actually hit a 115 on the green standing swings, so adjusting that up to 120. Also have a goal of breaking 100 on the red sticks, got close with a 99.
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8 hours ago, cnosil said:
It isn't the spring/summer that is the issue. This in my mind is a year round commitment and being honest, going out in the weather would be prohibitive.
Good point - it’s definitely a commitment and if you don’t have a place where you can swing away in the winter, you’ll have to take a break for a few months.
For me, even after just 10 weeks, I’m seeing a big improvement. Granted, having only been playing for 3 years, I think I had a lot more room for improvement compared to guys here that have been playing 30 years, but if I don’t get any faster than where I am now by the end of the summer, it’s still worth it.
I guess what I’m saying is that if cost and 20-25 mins 3 days a week aren’t limiting factors, don’t rule it out if you can only commit to say 4 or 5 months. On there other hand, this time last year, I had big plans to hit balls at the range, do chipping drills in the back yard, etc, but never got an organized plan together so that all fell by the wayside. I’m finding that having a structured set of protocols to follow makes a big difference.
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33 minutes ago, cnosil said:
This thread has been a great read and I admire everyone’s commitment. I know this is a long term effort and if I had an indoor option I would have a set.Also want to add that I’ve learned a lot reading through this entire thread since I stumbled across it in mid December. Boy, am I glad I decided to start the training myself.
Can’t wait to start playing again in the spring - I got a little taste of what revkev is talking about regarding extra distance on Saturday when I met some buddies at a golf simulator. I’m not sure how accurate these things really are compared to real life, but I was hitting my drives further than other times I’ve been there - even had one register 256 yards (although that hole had a 50’ drop from the tee to the pin), and I hit a 52 degree wedge 121 virtual yards.
By the time I can start hitting balls outside, I believe the speed gains will be locked in and I can start working on improving the face strike in addition to continuing the SS protocols.
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31 minutes ago, cnosil said:
This thread has been a great read and I admire everyone’s commitment. I know this is a long term effort and if I had an indoor option I would have a set.Spring’s not too far away, never too late to start!
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8 hours ago, SuperSpeed Golf said:
Great point about checking impact point on the club face. Speed is important but so is impact point. That is why we just released another company called Strike Spray where we sell a golf specific impact spray with adapted ingredients to make it thicker (so you don't have to use as much) and also it wipes off easier. Go to www.strikespray.com to get your set of 3 cans today!
Cool, I’ll check that out!
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Thank RevKev, Sirchunksalot, and joen for the encouragement - that’s a big reason why I’m here. I’ll only be gone Tue - Thurs, so I’ll definitely do the protocol Mon & Fri, but more than likely will leave the sticks home since bringing them on the commuter train and plane seems like a bit of a hassle for one session.