revkev Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I was intrigued by the heavy/light concept from our most reason 5 questions with long drive champ Jamie/Sodlowski (sp?) I used to do a lot of heavy club work in the winter and then I read that this would slow you down so over the past few years I've being doing a lot of light club training in the back yard between rounds and practice sessions. I don't know why I've never gone heavy/light before but I haven't. It makes sense that this would be the best of both worlds, 10 swings heavy/10 light every day plus some core work and a little cardio (getting that with a brisk 2 mile week each morning since school started - my golden retriever makes me move.) Any thoughts on the heavy/light concept? It may be worth a try. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undershooter Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 It's a good way to train. Our speed training back in college incorporated similar programs through sleds, agility work and parachutes. That crap sucked lol Also we would train with weighted baseball's and then switched to a tennis ball. After going back and fourth we would go to a real baseball. Hitters did similar things with bats. Weighted bats, fungos and then real bats. It works. Driver- Tmag 2017 M2 tour issue 8.5* actual loft 7.8* w/ HZRDS Green PVD 70TX" Fairway Metal- Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver 12* w/ Fujikura Rombax TP95-X" Utility- Mizuno MPH5 1 iron w/ Aldila RIP 85X (depending on course/ conditions) Irons- Mizuno MP- FLI HI 2i w/ Aldila Proto ByYou 100X Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5 Mizuno MP69 7i-PW w/ PX 6.5 Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set. 50*, 54* bent to 55* and 60* Putter- Taylormade Spider Tour w/ flow neck Ball- Bridgestone Tour B X Bag- Sun Mountain C130 Supercharged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 I hadn't thought of that but of course I did it for baseball. I tried it today 10 swings with the medicus weighted club, 10 with the speed stick. I will try to do it every day that I don't play or practice and see how it goes. I've only been using the speed stick - the medicus was rotting away in the storage room. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I made this several years ago for the light club. I drilled through two golf balls and halfway through the third and epoxied them to a broken driver shaft. I used an Orange Whip for the heavy one. A three foot piece of 3/4" pipe works great for a heavy club also. Sorry, but I guess the site doesn't like vertical pictures. It rotates it on its side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizuno_lover Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I remember seeing a heavy driver that was hittable on the range advertised as a training aid. They marketed it as a way to increase your swing speed. I thought it was a great idea at the time and still do, I just couldn't afford it. It seems to have dropped off the radar now so maybe it didn't sell to well. I might just google it and see if it is still out there. My Bag Driver: G25 Stiff shaft3 Wood: JPX 850 16 degree. Fujikara Orichi 65 gram stiff shaftHybrids: 3 & 4 JPX 850 Fujikara Orichi 65 gram regular shaftsIrons: MP- H5 3 - 6 iron dynamic gold XP 115 gram stiff soft steppedIrons: MP 54 4 - PW dynamic gold S300Wedges: MP T4 52 degree, 56 degree 10 degree bounce, 60 degree 10 degree bounce.Putter: ZB S Evil prospers when good men do nothing. Honorary member Texas BBQ Curtin Circa 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizuno_lover Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Yes it is still available and the website that I found it on seems to have every golf training aid known to mankind and I kid you not. I'm talking seven pages maybe more of training aids. If I were you I'd just have a look out of pure curiosity. Here's the link: http://www.golftrainingaids.com/POWER-HITTER-DRIVER/productinfo/POWHIT/ The driver ​head starts at 240 grams and goes up to 350 and the shaft weighs in at 250 grams. It is marketed as the number 1 training aid of its type on the tour. Is it? Who knows but sure is worth a look if you are into it and is quite reasonably priced by the look of it/ My Bag Driver: G25 Stiff shaft3 Wood: JPX 850 16 degree. Fujikara Orichi 65 gram stiff shaftHybrids: 3 & 4 JPX 850 Fujikara Orichi 65 gram regular shaftsIrons: MP- H5 3 - 6 iron dynamic gold XP 115 gram stiff soft steppedIrons: MP 54 4 - PW dynamic gold S300Wedges: MP T4 52 degree, 56 degree 10 degree bounce, 60 degree 10 degree bounce.Putter: ZB S Evil prospers when good men do nothing. Honorary member Texas BBQ Curtin Circa 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I remeber when my Grandfather took his old hickory shafted Driver and added a big lead weight to the face. He drilled holes throught the lead into the driver. He would swing this at home and before he went to play. This was around 1960. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 I have the Power Hitter and that's the heavy driver that I started using yesterday. I've hit balls with it a few times - what a pain! I'm going to keep this simple 10 with it every day followed by 10 with the power swoosh that I have lying around (I've been using that exclusively). At one time I had a donut that I affixed to an old driver and would swing nearly daily all winter. I think the key is to do both types of work in close proximity to one another. If it goes well I may start 10 swings with the heavy driver, hit 10 balls with it, 10 swings with the inverted driver, hit ten balls at regular weight as on the range practice. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I made a speed stick several years ago from a fiberglass pipe that is about 3/4 diameter. I wrapped friction tape on the end to securely grip it. My heavy club is an old cheapie metal no name driver I bought at an yard sale for $1. I drilled the head and added a mix of epoxy and fishing sinkers. Let that dry and sealed the hole with J B Weld. It is steel shafted so I blew the grip off and put the same mix down the shaft about 1 inch to help stabilize it. Been using both for years Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I think you have to be a little careful about using weighted clubs. They are certainly good for stretching before a round, but overuse can introduce slight changes in your swing that may affect tempo and swing plane. Just saying... use with caution! “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Understood Kenny, my teacher says yes to this one though - it's 10 with the heavy/10 with the light each day - no more The idea is to make normal swings with the heavy club and normal but as fast as possible while staying balanced with the light one. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Oh yeah Kenny I agree with you 100%. I use mine to help stay loose and flexable. I guess you could say I do golf yoga with that thing. I never do the regular swing tempo thing with it. OHHHH it makes me hurt to think if I tried that how many joints I would throw out. Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Oh yeah Kenny I agree with you 100%. I use mine to help stay loose and flexable. I guess you could say I do golf yoga with that thing. I never do the regular swing tempo thing with it. OHHHH it makes me hurt to think if I tried that how many joints I would throw out. You have to swing the heavy guy slow. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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