Getoffmylawn Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 I don’t intend to post these every time I train, but I seem to be seeing a bit of a jump of late and I’m pretty freaking excited about it. I am not sure what to attribute it to; several factors at play. One, the Stack workouts have included a lot of Step swings, and I’ve been incorporating some work with Force Pedals on days I’m not speed training, so maybe I’m getting a little better at using the ground. Two, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s when I’m not speed training I’m devoting a considerable amount of time to a mobility program. Third, my strength in the weight room is slowly coming back as well. Whatever it is, I hope it continues. I was a little under the weather last week too so that probably influences the big delta a bit, but it’s certainly motivating to see the numbers. Can’t wait until Monday! 4 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 Full Speed Spectrum program completed this morning. I'll do a progress check on Monday and see how things stand with a driver in hand, and then embark on the next program. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear to me is how much I really need to focus on recovery. My last few workouts over the couple weeks have been short of the peak speeds I saw a few weeks ago, and coincidentally I've had a lot more late night school work (readings, papers) and the occasional mandatory-fun social events with a few drinks involved. Overall fatigue levels are an issue, and at the time of the day I'm doing this (6 am) the extent to which my CNS is truly primed and ready is a question too. I hope to focus a lot more on getting enough sleep and overall recovery during the next program. 3 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Enjoyed checking in here and reading your progress. Our weather is finally starting to turn tolerable so I'm about to move forward with training (I've been doing a maintenance session once a week). Are you seeing significant distance gains on the course? 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 10.5 Aldila Ascent Red R flex Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Wilson D7 forged 5-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52, 56 Ping Glide 3.0 Ping Eye 2 grind 58.8 L.A.B. Mezz.1 32.5" Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 1 minute ago, revkev said: Enjoyed checking in here and reading your progress. Our weather is finally starting to turn tolerable so I'm about to move forward with training (I've been doing a maintenance session once a week). Are you seeing significant distance gains on the course? Definitely. I am looking forward to using Arccos to capture the drives, but my home course has some drivable par 4s and I’m now a threat to do it. We have a 299 yard par 4 that I drove the green on the last time I played, then drove a 274 yard par 4 later in the round with 3 wood. 3 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySP Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Agree, seeing your progress is motivating. Plus you’re like an mph or two ahead, so I’m chasin’. I also find that sleep quality is a huge indicator of how well my workout goes, more so than time of day. I often get a few reps at a good pace, but never sustain it. The more I’ve gone through, the more I can fell how well the workout will go by the time the warmup is over…which I then try to ignore, haha. 1 Quote g400 lst M4 22* hybrid New Level PF-2 pw-7; 902 6-5 hi-toe 51* and 57* M Craft IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 Stack progress check complete. I was very pleased to see my driver speed baseline jump to 110, an 8 mph improvement from when I first started the Full Speed Spectrum program. Still a bit of gamesmanship in here in my opinion; really my only negative comment about the Stack. These were full effort swings, not max...in a few workouts when I make max effort swings the app is going to take credit for the increased mph and tell me how I'm making gains. Not saying I won't be, just a bit artificial at first. I was also a little bummed to see I was doing another round of the same program I just did; was hoping for a little variety. But, I suspect when I answered that I didn't feel I was using the ground effectively I probably pointed myself towards the emphasis on Step swings that come with Full Speed Spectrum. Either way, I'm excited to keep pushing! I'll detail more of what I'm doing in the weight room in a future post, especially now that I'm nearly in the offseason... 5 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Training continues. I'm running through the Full Speed Spectrum program again, and I have yet to reach the peak speeds that I saw the last time through. I've had a general decrease in total sleep, and some lower back problems, that have combined to slow me down a bit. I'm kind of thinking about emailing the Stack System site and asking for inputs or thoughts on why I may have regressed a bit, but in comparing where I am to the my last time through, I am still much faster overall. So, I'm content to let the program progress and see if I don't reach new peaks over the next few weeks. I've picked up the intensity in the gym of late too, now that I'm not playing much golf due to other circumstances and it helps to alleviate the stress. Possibly contributes to slightly slower speed gains. I've had to adjust the sets and reps scheme to work around my left labral issues, but I've gone back to my older training style that seemed to cause less injury. As an example, Monday's workout: Dumbbell Incline Press - 75s, 12 reps, 10 second rest pause, 3 reps Dumbbell Shoulder Press - 45s, 20 reps, 10 second rest pause, 5 reps Reverse Grip Cable Pressdown - 50, 18 reps, 10 second rest pause, 6 reps Cable Pullover - 60 pounds, 18 reps, 10 second rest pause, 7 reps Cable Row - 150, 12 reps, 10 second rest pause, 5 reps Each workout is preceded by 3 sets of both internal and external cable rotations for physical therapy on my shoulder, and a series of ploy push ups and med ball slams...the point being explosive movements are done first before the heavy weight work. Abs are accomplished via lots of isometric Pallof Presses and ab wheel work interspersed throughout the workout. Overall, still chasing speed! 4 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasmere5 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 On 10/21/2022 at 2:33 AM, Getoffmylawn said: Overall, still chasing speed! Impressive- and good with your desire to get even more speed- so where do you think ‘more speed’ will come from now you are where you are? Have you analysed video of others with greater speeds than yours, is their lag greater, body turn greater or quicker, wrist position flatter etc, I doubt it’s a bit of it all but just one thing to be even better at 1 Quote Keen amateur Cobra King F9 driver Callaway 3w & 5w Taylormade M4 5-PW Cleveland RTX mid grind 50, 58, 56, 60 Oddysey Versa Sabretooth putter (as used by Inbee Park) Bushnell Pro X3 Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfzilla70 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Good luck. From what you stated, you're obviously in great shape already. But coming from me (a guy whose handicap has hovered from 1-3 off and on over the past several years), you might want to pour some energy into core flexibility. I'm in my 50's, and it's a constant battle to remind myself to get my core activated and to move my trail side through the swing. It's something i've picked up on over the past couple of years, and it does have a dramatic effect on both clubhead speed and accuracy. At least for me anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 10 hours ago, Grasmere5 said: Impressive- and good with your desire to get even more speed- so where do you think ‘more speed’ will come from now you are where you are? @Getoffmylawnneeds to work on his calves; swing speed comes from the calves 2 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 5-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: mFGP2 Backups: TM-180, Milled Collection RSX 2, Bellum Winmore 787, Directed Force 2.1 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 On 10/22/2022 at 6:05 AM, Grasmere5 said: Impressive- and good with your desire to get even more speed- so where do you think ‘more speed’ will come from now you are where you are? Have you analysed video of others with greater speeds than yours, is their lag greater, body turn greater or quicker, wrist position flatter etc, I doubt it’s a bit of it all but just one thing to be even better at On 10/22/2022 at 7:17 AM, Golfzilla70 said: Good luck. From what you stated, you're obviously in great shape already. But coming from me (a guy whose handicap has hovered from 1-3 off and on over the past several years), you might want to pour some energy into core flexibility. I'm in my 50's, and it's a constant battle to remind myself to get my core activated and to move my trail side through the swing. It's something i've picked up on over the past couple of years, and it does have a dramatic effect on both clubhead speed and accuracy. At least for me anyway. Thanks for the feedback. My Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym are spent on doing cardio and recovery work, and mobility and flexibility work. I don't mean this as immodest as it will come across in the forum, but I've actually managed to stay very flexible. That said, I am working on building and maintaining more width in the backswing, which is definitely an area I can target to build more speed. While I'm confident there is plenty more speed to be gained from the Stack and strength training, I know that if I can get my hands consistently higher and deeper in the backswing I can uncover some more mph. 21 hours ago, cnosil said: @Getoffmylawnneeds to work on his calves; swing speed comes from the calves We can't all be genetic freaks Chris... 1 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Mac Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Deleted, wasn’t the proper thread for my personal rambling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 Hitting the weight room very hard lately. Yesterday's workout: Dumbbell Inclines - 75s, 12 reps, 10 second rest, 3 reps Dumbbell Shoulder Press - 45s, 24, 10 second rest, 5 reps (I go light weights and high reps due to my brittle shoulders) Reverse Grip Cable Pressdown - 50, 20 reps, 10 second rest, 6 reps Cable Pullover - 50, 20 reps, 10 second rest, 6 reps T Bar Row - 135, 10 reps, 10 second rest, 3 All this is preceded with a circuit of Internal and External shoulder rotations, Plyo push-ups, Overhead Medicine Ball Slams, and Medicine Ball wall slams. The idea is to do all the explosive movements first. Of course, I've done a Stack workout before doing all this, but overall I'm relatively fresh. Pallof presses and ab wheel work get done at the end. I'm also tracking macro's and keeping to a pretty strict diet. The goal is to still weight 180 but do a bit of body recomposition. And of course, the larger goal is clubhead speed! 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted November 24 Share Posted November 24 On 11/15/2022 at 12:44 PM, Getoffmylawn said: Hitting the weight room very hard lately. Yesterday's workout: Dumbbell Inclines - 75s, 12 reps, 10 second rest, 3 reps Dumbbell Shoulder Press - 45s, 24, 10 second rest, 5 reps (I go light weights and high reps due to my brittle shoulders) Reverse Grip Cable Pressdown - 50, 20 reps, 10 second rest, 6 reps Cable Pullover - 50, 20 reps, 10 second rest, 6 reps T Bar Row - 135, 10 reps, 10 second rest, 3 All this is preceded with a circuit of Internal and External shoulder rotations, Plyo push-ups, Overhead Medicine Ball Slams, and Medicine Ball wall slams. The idea is to do all the explosive movements first. Of course, I've done a Stack workout before doing all this, but overall I'm relatively fresh. Pallof presses and ab wheel work get done at the end. I'm also tracking macro's and keeping to a pretty strict diet. The goal is to still weight 180 but do a bit of body recomposition. And of course, the larger goal is clubhead speed! More jumps! Box jumps, split squat alternating jumps, jumps with light DB's in each hand. Quote F9 Driver 9* Baffler hybrids some combo of 2H-5H APEX CF19 6-AW G700 4i, Glide 2.0 54, 58* EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted November 30 Author Share Posted November 30 On 11/24/2022 at 6:50 PM, BMart519 said: More jumps! Box jumps, split squat alternating jumps, jumps with light DB's in each hand. I'm doing them; that excerpt was on a more upper-body focused workout. Legs are 3 times every two weeks...plenty of jumping happens then. Finished another Full Speed Spectrum session...a bit less thrilled with the results but still incremental progress. I'll do a progress check Friday, but then likely just do Cruiser workouts once a week through December before launching on a new training program in January. Based on the description for Neural Drive, which is supposedly for those who are not as fast as they feel their strength levels would justify, I'm likely to go that route unless the Progress Check throws me a curveball. 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis K Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Has anyone used the SuperSpeed Golf training system? Just made the purchase with the Blast Speed Pack. Trying to get from 153-155 drive ball speed to 160 in 2023. Am I being too optimistic? Thanks for any feedback. Quote STG 220 9.5 degree; Project X HZRDUS Red RDX TSI 2, 3W 15 degrees TSI 2, 3 Hybrid 18 degrees TSI 2, 4 Hybrid 21 degrees T100S 5-PW SM8 48 & 52; SM9 58 degrees Special Select Fastback 1.5 Putter Pro V1, Maxfli Tour CG, Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track Players 4 Plus Stand Bag Pro LX Rangefinder Caddie Training System Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 6 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said: I'm doing them; that excerpt was on a more upper-body focused workout. Legs are 3 times every two weeks...plenty of jumping happens then. Finished another Full Speed Spectrum session...a bit less thrilled with the results but still incremental progress. I'll do a progress check Friday, but then likely just do Cruiser workouts once a week through December before launching on a new training program in January. Based on the description for Neural Drive, which is supposedly for those who are not as fast as they feel their strength levels would justify, I'm likely to go that route unless the Progress Check throws me a curveball. MAYBE - you are reaching you max potential. Everyone has a ceiling somewhere, 120 isn't shabby. Maybe the thread will have to change to just needing lower scores and not speed. 1 1 Quote F9 Driver 9* Baffler hybrids some combo of 2H-5H APEX CF19 6-AW G700 4i, Glide 2.0 54, 58* EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn Posted November 30 Author Share Posted November 30 44 minutes ago, BMart519 said: MAYBE - you are reaching you max potential. Everyone has a ceiling somewhere, 120 isn't shabby. Maybe the thread will have to change to just needing lower scores and not speed. Well that sounds freaking boring. Mental note, @BMart519 doesn’t believe in me. Fuel for the next few months of training, check. 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3 & 4H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind bent to 55, 60 M Grind bent to 59, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 Stiff Putter: White Hot OG Double Wide, Stroke Lab shaft Ball: Pro V1X Click here for my HONMA TR20 Official Review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 32 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said: Well that sounds freaking boring. My wife has pulled the "have you considered you might have reached your max potential speed," line a few times. I'm not ready to admit that yet. 1 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 6.7 / Anti-Cap: 12.8 (Last Updated Oct. 13, 2022) Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS (9°), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Club Champion Fitting 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", UST Mamiya Recoil 110 F5 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: CaddyTek Caddylite EZ V8 | Unofficial Review WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMart519 Posted Thursday at 04:33 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:33 PM 18 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said: Well that sounds freaking boring. Mental note, @BMart519 doesn’t believe in me. Fuel for the next few months of training, check. Put another way, you are definitely going to earn every MPH from here on out. So enjoy every 1-2 you get, because you are les likely to find 5 MPH through 1 of these Stack cycles. Have you looked in to TRT? I heard some guys swear by it at the gym yesterday 1 Quote F9 Driver 9* Baffler hybrids some combo of 2H-5H APEX CF19 6-AW G700 4i, Glide 2.0 54, 58* EAS 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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