SuperSpeed Golf - 2023 Forum Review

[tommyb1683]

So I did my third session on Friday evening and did not find good results. It’s official that the morning is the best time for me. After working and chasing two kids around finishing the day with the protocol was less than ideal.

Almost all of my numbers were actually lower than the previous two sessions. I am not sure my weekend is going to help mondays session because I had a disc golf tournament Saturday and a disc golf experience at pocono raceway today so I’m pretty shot right now. We will see how I feel in the morning.

[Sluggo42]

4 minutes ago, tommyb1683 said:

So I did my third session on Friday evening and did not find good results. It’s official that the morning is the best time for me. After working and chasing two kids around finishing the day with the protocol was less than ideal.

Almost all of my numbers were actually lower than the previous two sessions. I am not sure my weekend is going to help mondays session because I had a disc golf tournament Saturday and a disc golf experience at pocono raceway today so I’m pretty shot right now. We will see how I feel in the morning.

I’m not sure, but it would be my opinion that some days you just won’t be “on”, yet the training will still be helpful towards the final goal. I’ve found that I don’t always do better in every category, yet in the same session, some areas are better… it’s a cumulative thing that hopefully scales upwards over time- remember, we are shooting for 5%? Over a 10 week period? That’s not a huge increase overall..

[tommyb1683]

12 minutes ago, Sluggo42 said:

I’m not sure, but it would be my opinion that some days you just won’t be “on”, yet the training will still be helpful towards the final goal. I’ve found that I don’t always do better in every category, yet in the same session, some areas are better… it’s a cumulative thing that hopefully scales upwards over time- remember, we are shooting for 5%? Over a 10 week period? That’s not a huge increase overall..

Valid point that it’s about the end goal. I could definitely feel the difference in my energy levels and I want to make sure that I put forth my best effort and could tell it wasn’t. Your reasoning is why I still did the training even after a long day. Plus it’s only week 1 and there is plenty more to get through.

[Berg Ryman]

17 hours ago, tommyb1683 said:

Valid point that it’s about the end goal. I could definitely feel the difference in my energy levels and I want to make sure that I put forth my best effort and could tell it wasn’t. Your reasoning is why I still did the training even after a long day. Plus it’s only week 1 and there is plenty more to get through.

Yeah, later when I get some time to sit down in front of a computer for a while I'm going to talk about my bad day on Friday in training, and the good day on Sunday. I think it just comes from time after time really. I do have a goal update though for week 2 and guess, what... it's a positive update! Hopefully I'll get it in later today, but I have updated the spreadsheet at the top of the thread.

[tommyb1683]

Alright, so like I mentioned in an earlier post I was pretty nervous about my session this morning since I had a very physically demanding weekend. I was pleasantly surprised, after doing my warm up I started out the training day with clubhead speeds of 121mph and ended the session with a couple of them hitting 125mph and all of my numbers just keep climbing as seen below. I almost feel as this training is helping me hit more solid contact on the ball as well already, my smash factor continues to climb and I am hitting the ball closer to the center of the face. I am not sure what type of voodoo these clubs have in them but I am a fan of these numbers and will continue to try and make them better. 

 

 

36 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said:

Yeah, later when I get some time to sit down in front of a computer for a while I'm going to talk about my bad day on Friday in training, and the good day on Sunday. I think it just comes from time after time really. I do have a goal update though for week 2 and guess, what... it's a positive update! Hopefully I'll get it in later today, but I have updated the spreadsheet at the top of the thread.

I feel like we are having similar experiences right now, I just posted my first session after a bad session and it felt great.

[Berg Ryman]

12 minutes ago, tommyb1683 said:

Alright, so like I mentioned in an earlier post I was pretty nervous about my session this morning since I had a very physically demanding weekend. I was pleasantly surprised, after doing my warm up I started out the training day with clubhead speeds of 121mph and ended the session with a couple of them hitting 125mph and all of my numbers just keep climbing as seen below. I almost feel as this training is helping me hit more solid contact on the ball as well already, my smash factor continues to climb and I am hitting the ball closer to the center of the face. I am not sure what type of voodoo these clubs have in them but I am a fan of these numbers and will continue to try and make them better. 

 

 

I feel like we are having similar experiences right now, I just posted my first session after a bad session and it felt great.

Outside of the actual speed differences... maybe! You'll see how bad that middle session was though, not ideal by any stretch of the imagination.

[Sluggo42]

Similar numbers today to last session. But I agree about striking the ball better. A lot of good drives today, and a few of them were a bit longer than normal. It’s a little hard to tell sometimes as it’s wet and cold every morning at sun-up, and we get very little roll out

[Berg Ryman]

Alright, let's discuss the week that was. First, the air quality got better as the week went on, but that gave me little joy as the results from my training on Friday were nothing to write home about.

YELLOW

Right Side: 101, 102, 101  Left Side: 81, 84, 82  Right Side Step: 102, 96, 96  Left Side Step: 82, 81, 83      Max Out: 106, 104, 103

GREEN

Right Side: 99, 98, 99  Left Side: 77, 79, 79  Right Side Step: 94, 91, 86  Left Side Step: 57, 60, 60   

BLUE

Right Side:95, 96, 95  Left Side: 79, 72, 74  Right Side Step: 78, 81, 75  Left Side Step: 67, 45, 45

DRIVER SWINGS

93, 95, 95, 96, 94

Simply put, I hit an absolute brick wall on Friday night. Some of it was frustration, some of it was just tiredness, some of it fatigue. The only upside from this is that I found myself so angry at myself that I hit my highest Max Out swing to this point at 106 out of pure unsubstantiated rage. Why did I hit the wall? Probably a combination of a stressful day at work/doctor's appointment, a lack of dinner to that point, and just general malaise due to the long week I had. In short, while some people work out more efficiently and better under rage and frustration, I do not with Superspeed. While I am going to be an evening tester most likely during the week due to work, it's not going to be something that I'm going to do on an empty stomach or with an upset mind.

 

Now, fast forward to Saturday. I haven't been playing much because my usual game on Saturday morning has been taken over by tournament season, basically every week there's something, and instead, my local game, which is full of retirees, has moved to Monday and Friday, the time I can't make due to work. Part of this is why next season for the first time ever, and with the missus' permission, I might look to join a club where I can get regular play and not feel hamstrung by these scheduling impacts. However, the course opened at 6 pm and with a cart I was able to fly around in 8 minutes for a 9 hole round. I was using my new Voice Caddie VC4 gps to get distances from the tee and let me tell you something, I was moving the ball of the tee, comparatively speaking. I played from the blues and while the course isn't the longest, It was nice to have closer yardages than I ended last year with. We play our skins from the white tees and when I get to there... oh boy do I feel like some low rounds will be coming my way. The scorecard is below and I'll note that outside of the drive of 3, none of these felt like perfect swings, but they did feel like faster swings. Distance for the 4th hole was done via 5 iron for position, and 9 was a 4 iron. Also, I lipped out birdie putts on 2, 6, and 8 after hitting shots to within 10 feet on each hole.

 

Alright, now that you see that, let's talk about Sunday afternoon. Before we left for dinner and after a late snack type lunch, missing out on my wife's chorizo tacos, I decided to take on session three of the week. Here's how that one broke down.

YELLOW

Right Side: 102, 104, 104  Left Side: 80, 82, 86  Right Side Step: 102, 100, 99  Left Side Step: 80, 81, 79      Max Out: 108, 107, 107

GREEN

Right Side: 99, 98, 97  Left Side: 79, 80, 83  Right Side Step: 95, 93, 92  Left Side Step: 76, 77, 76   

BLUE

Right Side: 96, 95, 97  Left Side: 81, 81, 79  Right Side Step: 88, 87, 89  Left Side Step: 71, 70, 72

DRIVER SWINGS

94, 96, 97, 97, 96

 

After the Friday session to come back and see the marked improvement made me very very happy and proud of myself. We also closed that session with 5 driver swings, all of which were among the fastest swings I've taken so far. So I went back and looked at my goals for this week and whether or not we're able to check them off.

1: 5 swing driver average of 95 mph, with a top out at 100 mph. I consider this half complete as the final swing average was 96 even for the week, although we're still a few MPH away from triple digits

2: 1 Max Out swing at 108 or higher. Check please! Really happy to have hit this range for me as it shows we're moving in the right direction.

3: All left handed standard swings over 80 mph. Close, but no cigar. We barely missed it this week, and we'll try to get it done in week 3.

Still though, my body is having trouble sequencing the step swing, and I think I figured out why by watching the protocol video again for tips. I've been attempting to time the step with the beginning of the downswing, when instead I've been needing to make the step at the start of the backswing. A stupid mistake but one that undoubtedly has thrown off the timing and made it ineffective. We'll see what happens with it on Wednesday when we get back to it.

Also, I'll close by showing you guys the force I'm trying to get off the ground and the pressure I'm putting myself in this swing. I'm currently swinging in my gravel driveway and in this photo you'll hopefully see the footprints. Also, a photo that shows what can happen when you're swinging on gravel and that air swing gets a little close to the ground. Good news, +1 for durability Superspeed!

[GolfSpy_APH]

6 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said:

Alright, let's discuss the week that was. First, the air quality got better as the week went on, but that gave me little joy as the results from my training on Friday were nothing to write home about.

YELLOW

Right Side: 101, 102, 101  Left Side: 81, 84, 82  Right Side Step: 102, 96, 96  Left Side Step: 82, 81, 83      Max Out: 106, 104, 103

GREEN

Right Side: 99, 98, 99  Left Side: 77, 79, 79  Right Side Step: 94, 91, 86  Left Side Step: 57, 60, 60   

BLUE

Right Side:95, 96, 95  Left Side: 79, 72, 74  Right Side Step: 78, 81, 75  Left Side Step: 67, 45, 45

DRIVER SWINGS

93, 95, 95, 96, 94

Simply put, I hit an absolute brick wall on Friday night. Some of it was frustration, some of it was just tiredness, some of it fatigue. The only upside from this is that I found myself so angry at myself that I hit my highest Max Out swing to this point at 106 out of pure unsubstantiated rage. Why did I hit the wall? Probably a combination of a stressful day at work/doctor's appointment, a lack of dinner to that point, and just general malaise due to the long week I had. In short, while some people work out more efficiently and better under rage and frustration, I do not with Superspeed. While I am going to be an evening tester most likely during the week due to work, it's not going to be something that I'm going to do on an empty stomach or with an upset mind.

 

Now, fast forward to Saturday. I haven't been playing much because my usual game on Saturday morning has been taken over by tournament season, basically every week there's something, and instead, my local game, which is full of retirees, has moved to Monday and Friday, the time I can't make due to work. Part of this is why next season for the first time ever, and with the missus' permission, I might look to join a club where I can get regular play and not feel hamstrung by these scheduling impacts. However, the course opened at 6 pm and with a cart I was able to fly around in 8 minutes for a 9 hole round. I was using my new Voice Caddie VC4 gps to get distances from the tee and let me tell you something, I was moving the ball of the tee, comparatively speaking. I played from the blues and while the course isn't the longest, It was nice to have closer yardages than I ended last year with. We play our skins from the white tees and when I get to there... oh boy do I feel like some low rounds will be coming my way. The scorecard is below and I'll note that outside of the drive of 3, none of these felt like perfect swings, but they did feel like faster swings. Distance for the 4th hole was done via 5 iron for position, and 9 was a 4 iron. Also, I lipped out birdie putts on 2, 6, and 8 after hitting shots to within 10 feet on each hole.

 

Alright, now that you see that, let's talk about Sunday afternoon. Before we left for dinner and after a late snack type lunch, missing out on my wife's chorizo tacos, I decided to take on session three of the week. Here's how that one broke down.

YELLOW

Right Side: 102, 104, 104  Left Side: 80, 82, 86  Right Side Step: 102, 100, 99  Left Side Step: 80, 81, 79      Max Out: 108, 107, 107

GREEN

Right Side: 99, 98, 97  Left Side: 79, 80, 83  Right Side Step: 95, 93, 92  Left Side Step: 76, 77, 76   

BLUE

Right Side: 96, 95, 97  Left Side: 81, 81, 79  Right Side Step: 88, 87, 89  Left Side Step: 71, 70, 72

DRIVER SWINGS

94, 96, 97, 97, 96

 

After the Friday session to come back and see the marked improvement made me very very happy and proud of myself. We also closed that session with 5 driver swings, all of which were among the fastest swings I've taken so far. So I went back and looked at my goals for this week and whether or not we're able to check them off.

1: 5 swing driver average of 95 mph, with a top out at 100 mph. I consider this half complete as the final swing average was 96 even for the week, although we're still a few MPH away from triple digits

2: 1 Max Out swing at 108 or higher. Check please! Really happy to have hit this range for me as it shows we're moving in the right direction.

3: All left handed standard swings over 80 mph. Close, but no cigar. We barely missed it this week, and we'll try to get it done in week 3.

Still though, my body is having trouble sequencing the step swing, and I think I figured out why by watching the protocol video again for tips. I've been attempting to time the step with the beginning of the downswing, when instead I've been needing to make the step at the start of the backswing. A stupid mistake but one that undoubtedly has thrown off the timing and made it ineffective. We'll see what happens with it on Wednesday when we get back to it.

Also, I'll close by showing you guys the force I'm trying to get off the ground and the pressure I'm putting myself in this swing. I'm currently swinging in my gravel driveway and in this photo you'll hopefully see the footprints. Also, a photo that shows what can happen when you're swinging on gravel and that air swing gets a little close to the ground. Good news, +1 for durability Superspeed!

Great to see you are making progress. 

I must admit it is incredible how time of day, mindset and just overall outside factors can impact speed along with everything else. Can't help but think of how it also relates to on course play to.

Thanks for the update and keep em coming!

[fozcycle]

On 6/8/2023 at 1:35 PM, GolfSpy_APH said:

How has everyone found the fatigue factor so far? Have you found the best time of day to do Training or? 

I just can’t fathom the amount of  fatigue from a 20 minute session…….

I am doing my sessions in the mid mornings, about the same time that I am playing on the alternate days. 

[BobBC78]

I finished my second week yesterday, with good results. My intention was to go to the range today to update my speed for swings "with ball", but it's raining so that will wait until tomorrow. Results for my sixth session (fastest swing only) are as follows:

Dominant - Yellow - 85; Green - 83; Blue - 81

Non-Dominant - Yellow - 75, Green - 71; Blue - 72

Step Dominant - Yellow - 87; Green - 85; Blue - 82

Step Non-Dominant - Yellow - 77, Green - 74, Blue - 71

Final Dominant swings for my second week were 90, 89, and 90 and Driver before and after were 82 and 84 respectively. I am pleased with the results of this training thus far as the initial "Final Dominant" and before/after driver swings were 82, 73 and 77 respectively. I note that the graphs generated on the "Level 1 Tracking" spreadsheet which Tyler sent out show somewhat of a plateauing. It seems not surprising that after some quick initial gains in speed (perhaps I've unlocked speed that was there anyway) further increases will take place on lower trajectory. I'd be interested to know if any of the other testers (or anyone who was used Super Speed training in the past) have observed the same thing. Week 3 starts tomorrow!

[Berg Ryman]

18 hours ago, fozcycle said:

I just can’t fathom the amount of  fatigue from a 20 minute session…….

I am doing my sessions in the mid mornings, about the same time that I am playing on the alternate days. 

I mean, I shower off after every session Foz. A nice cold one after going at it as hard as I can. Once we get to the 2nd week to maintain I'm really wondering how my speeds will work as we add more swings to the protocol. That move to 57 swings at Level two is gonna be real interesting

[DrTstandy]

On 6/8/2023 at 1:51 PM, Berg Ryman said:

So I could probably wear the fitbit during training, although I don't wear a watch when I play. I'll say this, I've been primarily an evening swinger in this system and some of those days have been very warm, and some, like last night, were in the soft summer rain as Mr. Springsteen once called it, but after every set I go into my shower and just let some cold water run down this big ol' mass of flesh. I'm not in the best shape of anyone doing this, but even if you are, it's a hell of a quick blast and really makes me wonder how I'll feel when we up the number of swings from 39 in training to 57 in level 2. That's going to be a fun time!

Also, yes, I did some swing training last night after the rain came and cleared up some of the smoke out of the atmosphere, which was nice. My wife tracked but because of the rain, she kept numbers on the phone so no photo of a legal pad for you with this post, although the numbers are being transposed for record-keeping purposes. You'll also notice if you click on the top of the thread where there's the google document, I've changed my fastest swing. I will keep 5 swing averages for post-workout sets for myself, but seeing how everyone else is doing what we were told and just putting in the fastest single swing, I'm joining that party. As such we are starting this week at 94 MPH, which is up 2 MPH from where we started last week and near the top out of 95 from last week.

So thoughts on the Wednesday night swing. First, the rain had little effect on grip thanks to having a solid set of rain gloves. If anything, it may have helped because coming in with slightly more grip pressure was a necessity to stop the club from slipping. The biggest note though, I felt like I've figured out moving that green stick in space. You'll see with the numbers below that I was moving it nearly equal to the yellow stick and I have a thought as to why that is. My body hasn't figured out how to best optimize the movement to get the yellow stick speeds up, but as green is slightly closer to club weight, my body has figured that one out a little easier. It's going to be worth watching to see if I can better optimize yellow because I feel like I'm close, I just need to get my brain to lock it into place. Another good note, almost hit my opposite swing goals of all regular swings over 80 for a session, which seems very doable. Without further ado, here's the swing numbers.

YELLOW

Right Side Swings: 100, 103, 104  Left Side: 83, 84, 85         Right Side Step Swing: 103, 103, 102    Left Side Step Swing:  79, 80, 83              Max out at end: 104, 105, 104

GREEN

Right Side Swings: 103, 102, 101  Left Side: 79, 80, 84         Right Side Step Swing: 98, 99, 96    Left Side Step Swing:  81, 78, 77

BLUE

Right Side Swings: 97, 96, 94  Left Side: 77,76,80         Right Side Step Swing: 98, 93, 94    Left Side Step Swing:  77, 71, 78

Driver swings at end: Fastest swing was 96

 

SO not crazy impressive like some in the thread yet, but I feel like something is coming soon with a big jump. Also, I may need to space things better because fatigue can be an issue nearing the end of the session, even with the breaks. Just have to get those reps in I suppose!  

Nothing wrong with adding in a bit more rest during the swings, especially after the start. Might try resting after changing each club for the first few weeks. It won't add much time to your training and will help you to get more speed!

[DrTstandy]

On 6/11/2023 at 5:49 PM, Sluggo42 said:

I’m not sure, but it would be my opinion that some days you just won’t be “on”, yet the training will still be helpful towards the final goal. I’ve found that I don’t always do better in every category, yet in the same session, some areas are better… it’s a cumulative thing that hopefully scales upwards over time- remember, we are shooting for 5%? Over a 10 week period? That’s not a huge increase overall..

This is always a debate we have with our users. I have centered on the idea that if you are like 5 to 7 mph slower than normal, I would just shut it down for that day and then go again the next day when you are feeling more refreshed. Not skipping the session, just moving it back a day. If you are just a couple of mph slower than normal then this is where you push through. I for example on Saturday my green dominant swings were about 7 mph slower than normal, but then my non dominant swings were actually faster than the last time. So then I kept swinging and my blue club swings were right where they were the last time. So I decided to keep training. Use that radar as a guide, pushing through all 39 swings when you are signifcantly slower can be detrimental to gains, but having a few swings slower then others that jump up or are similar can be good. 

[DrTstandy]

1 hour ago, BobBC78 said:

I finished my second week yesterday, with good results. My intention was to go to the range today to update my speed for swings "with ball", but it's raining so that will wait until tomorrow. Results for my sixth session (fastest swing only) are as follows:

Dominant - Yellow - 85; Green - 83; Blue - 81

Non-Dominant - Yellow - 75, Green - 71; Blue - 72

Step Dominant - Yellow - 87; Green - 85; Blue - 82

Step Non-Dominant - Yellow - 77, Green - 74, Blue - 71

Final Dominant swings for my second week were 90, 89, and 90 and Driver before and after were 82 and 84 respectively. I am pleased with the results of this training thus far as the initial "Final Dominant" and before/after driver swings were 82, 73 and 77 respectively. I note that the graphs generated on the "Level 1 Tracking" spreadsheet which Tyler sent out show somewhat of a plateauing. It seems not surprising that after some quick initial gains in speed (perhaps I've unlocked speed that was there anyway) further increases will take place on lower trajectory. I'd be interested to know if any of the other testers (or anyone who was used Super Speed training in the past) have observed the same thing. Week 3 starts tomorrow!

You will for sure get some initial big jumps, that will maybe level off a bit and then incrementally keep going up and up throughout the rest of the 10 weeks. Goal and what we see again and again is that 5 to 7% number. But each player is different. I actually had an LPGA player I was working with for the past year, she had some nice steady gains for a while, our goal was to get to 98 mph of CHS, after we hit that she wanted 100. After four weeks of only training once a week due to a busy training schedule she did a driver session and had three driver speeds over 100 mph. So this is why we cycle through the 3x a week primary training that you are in now, and the 1x a week maintenance that you will begin after the 10 weeks. Its the ebbs and flows and being consistent leads to those gains that may come a little differently for every player.

[BobBC78]

15 minutes ago, DrTstandy said:

You will for sure get some initial big jumps, that will maybe level off a bit and then incrementally keep going up and up throughout the rest of the 10 weeks. Goal and what we see again and again is that 5 to 7% number. But each player is different. I actually had an LPGA player I was working with for the past year, she had some nice steady gains for a while, our goal was to get to 98 mph of CHS, after we hit that she wanted 100. After four weeks of only training once a week due to a busy training schedule she did a driver session and had three driver speeds over 100 mph. So this is why we cycle through the 3x a week primary training that you are in now, and the 1x a week maintenance that you will begin after the 10 weeks. Its the ebbs and flows and being consistent leads to those gains that may come a little differently for every player.

Thanks for this input. A 7% increase over my starting driver (hitting a ball) would equate to about 80 mph, which I feel very confident that I can achieve and perhaps beat. It strikes me that 82 (a 9% increase) should be doable! 

[gavinski91]

A quick progress check yesterday after 2 weeks of the training, things are trending up.

This was the final swing from that set:

After last night's session, I won't be doing another session until Friday this week, because I am going on a single-push mountaineering effort with some friends after work on Wednesday and through the day Thursday. I don't want to put a session in Wednesday morning because I'll need maximum energy and fitness for the climb. I should be fully caught up to my normal schedule by the end of next week though.

[Sluggo42]

9 hours ago, DrTstandy said:

This is always a debate we have with our users. I have centered on the idea that if you are like 5 to 7 mph slower than normal, I would just shut it down for that day and then go again the next day when you are feeling more refreshed. Not skipping the session, just moving it back a day. If you are just a couple of mph slower than normal then this is where you push through. I for example on Saturday my green dominant swings were about 7 mph slower than normal, but then my non dominant swings were actually faster than the last time. So then I kept swinging and my blue club swings were right where they were the last time. So I decided to keep training. Use that radar as a guide, pushing through all 39 swings when you are signifcantly slower can be detrimental to gains, but having a few swings slower then others that jump up or are similar can be good. 

Interesting.. my session yesterday was very similar to the previous go-around,with many numbers being the same, or maybe 1 mph slower, but I saw a few non-dominant swings up like 2 or 3 mph. I was a little bit frustrated without any dominant gains, but then surprised at the non-dom increases..

[Berg Ryman]

So woke up this morning feeling a bit hip stiff from a rough night's sleep, and looks like a rainy day all day today, which will be good because we were in near drought conditions. As such, we will see where the body is at this afternoon to determine whether we will go tonight or push it back to Thursday this week—hoping for good enough weather and body to get it in tonight!

[SteveGH7]

About to start week 3.  While some of my in-session swings are plateauing a bit this week, my final dominant swing with the super light stick hit 112 in session 5 which was cool to see.  I have also seen steady climbs in my pre and post session driver swings, starting at 84/95 and reaching 96/103 in session 6.  I haven't tracked it with an actual ball since my baseline recording, but plan to play this Saturday and may do so then.

 

  

[Sluggo42]

pretty slow getting gains for me, but, off hand (non-dominant) gains are looking good haha. And I did get one post session driver swing up to 103 mph!

Now how is real world golf differing? I am flat stroking the driver, and pumping it right down the middle. Im taking very controlled and balanced swings. I'm getting a few longer here and there, but I think whats happening with me is that I'm swinging in a much more controlled way, and still getting great distance. Maybe not as far as when I come out of my shoes, but all day long, I'm pumping high quality drives way out there in the 260 range.  Hard to say where the crazy swings will go. Not long compared to the big boys in here, but for a 67 year old, I'm pretty happy.

Also got a new record 7-iron swing at 89 mph post session. And also in real golf, my irons are inching longer and longer, and totally digging that.

The main difference is that in session training, you are literally swinging out of your shoes, but when you get onto the real game, your swings are more controlled, but slightly faster. So in addition to more distance, its seeming to be giving me better control.

[Berg Ryman]

8 hours ago, Berg Ryman said:

So woke up this morning feeling a bit hip stiff from a rough night's sleep, and looks like a rainy day all day today, which will be good because we were in near drought conditions. As such, we will see where the body is at this afternoon to determine whether we will go tonight or push it back to Thursday this week—hoping for good enough weather and body to get it in tonight!

The body wants to try... the weather is telling me no. As such, we'll push for Thursday, Saturday, Monday

[fozcycle]

So here are my numbers for the first two weeks….not very impressive, but it is a process.

Week One:

Driver: 76  7 Iron: 58

Dominant - Yellow - 78/79 Green - 76/78 Blue - 73/74

Non-Dominant - Yellow - 69/67 Green - 67/64 Blue - 68/62

Step Dominant - Yellow - 73/78 Green - 73/78 Blue - 76/74

Step Non-Dominant - Yellow - 67/65 Green - 64/62 Blue - 65/60

Final Yellow: 86/84

Week Two:

Driver: 77

Dominant - Yellow - 82/79/80 Green - 80/77/79 Blue - 79/74/79

Non-Dominant - Yellow - 69/64/63 Green - 66/62/64 Blue - 62/62/56

Step Dominant - Yellow - 88/79/80 Green - 77/76/77 Blue - 77/77/73

Step Non-Dominant - Yellow - 64/61/60 Green - 65/62/63 Blue - 62/58/57

Final Yellow: 83/83/85

Kinda seems like I went downhill. The Non-Dominant swings are very awkward.

[BobBC78]

After doing about half of the Level 1 warmup (it was looking like rain so I rushed it) and hitting some SW, 7i and 27*H shots, I did "driver as fast as possible" swings. The problem that I am having is that in only trying for speed, I'm not swinging in balance and getting some bad misses including skying the ball once today (fortunately no real damage to the crown of my driver). Last week, this problem leaked into my playing as well. Clearly when I am playing, I need to focus on swinging as fast as possible in balance. At this point, it might be 85% to 90% of maximum. 

[Sluggo42]

1 hour ago, BobBC78 said:

After doing about half of the Level 1 warmup (it was looking like rain so I rushed it) and hitting some SW, 7i and 27*H shots, I did "driver as fast as possible" swings. The problem that I am having is that in only trying for speed, I'm not swinging in balance and getting some bad misses including skying the ball once today (fortunately no real damage to the crown of my driver). Last week, this problem leaked into my playing as well. Clearly when I am playing, I need to focus on swinging as fast as possible in balance. At this point, it might be 85% to 90% of maximum. 

Interesting. My goal for real golf has been BALANCE SWINGS. Ive always been a huge over swinger, and end up stumbling and dang near falling down post swing, but it always went real long when I hit it well. Since I started the speed training, I swing out of my shoes with the training sessions, but then my new goal in real golf has been a balanced and smooth swing. And I'm NOT trying to swing out of my shoes. 

What Im finding so far is that I am getting my crazy swing distances with a controlled and balanced swing. And am now hoping to get more with the training.  The benefit for me is that now a majority of my drives are in the middle, and as long as the crazy swings. Same with irons. great distances while still in control. Scores have been pretty good, but I still seem to manage a few stupid holes that blow up a low 70's round and turn it into a 77 or so. Trending positively for sure.

And its not every drive thats longer, but it seems 2-3 per round are a hmmm, thats a good hit drive.

[Sluggo42]

Gunna be different today, as I’m not playing before training. Had to cancel this mornings round due to an appointment for my doggie, so imma drop him off, then go out for breakfast.

then goof off for an hour while I digest that. Then, let the training commence…

very interested to see if that makes any difference…

[Berg Ryman]

Thursday night, sometimes alright for bad football on Amazon in the fall, sometimes a good night to get your drinking started in college for the weekend, and sometimes... a good night to get underway at Speed Training with Superspeed. Below are the reported numbers from last night.

PRE DRIVER SWINGS

90,94,93,94,95

YELLOW

Right Side: 106, 104, 104  Left Side: 80, 84, 86  Right Side Step: 103, 101, 102  Left Side Step: 80, 81, 80      Max Out: 108, 106, 106

GREEN

Right Side: 99, 103, 101  Left Side: 83, 84, 80  Right Side Step: 95, 97, 98  Left Side Step: 80, 76, 78   

BLUE

Right Side: 99, 97, 97  Left Side: 80, 78, 78  Right Side Step: 91, 92, 93  Left Side Step: 76, 75, 75

POST DRIVER SWINGS

99, 98, 96, 98, 97

A lot of good here! First, the fastest set of non-max yellows in conventional swings but man, was I dejected in the left swings not hitting that 80 all threshold. Going with the actual move with the step swings, I still feel as if I'm not optimizing it and I think some of that comes from my old little league days. I always had a big stride in my swing, and I feel as if I'm stepping, planting, and really trying to open up my hips hard, which is forcing some tough stress on my knee at times because that's a hard plant for me to get through everything, even sometimes bringing my back leg through in a step-through motion. Will be worth watching.

Also, very happy with the max out swings hitting a new high average and making me thing 110+ is obtainable this week at least for one swing. Lastly, the fastest 5-swing average of post-training yet and more importantly 1 mph away from triple digits, which seems so far away when we started sessions ago. Things continue to move in a positive direction which makes me very happy. Can't wait t ogo again tomorrow after some pickleball play!

[Sluggo42]

wow, what a session. Sweating like a fat heavyweight boxer after 2 rounds. Apparently doing a training session after a round is a little slower than not playing. Set many records with todays session, including a 105 mph driver post session, along with a 91 mph 7-iron. That thing carried 171... wowwww. Best part of that is that the previous swing was 89 mph, but had a 1.33 smash compared to the 1.30 smash of the 91 mph, which actually carried 172... **grin** that just shows why the smash factor is so important

[Berg Ryman]

Be interested to see how things go for my final weekly training session after 18 holes tomorrow. News from training session 2 yesterday though, got it going late so speeds weren't all that impressive... but hit 110 on a Max Out, so really exicted by that

[gavinski91]

I'm a bit behind on the program because the mountaineering trip last week took a lot out of me. 22 miles round trip, with over 9000 feet of elevation gain, in a little over 20 hours (left the vehicle at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, and got back around 3:00 pm on Thursday). My legs are feeling like they're back to 90% today, so I'm going to pick up on the training this evening.

Here's a shot on the summit - I'm in the red jacket.