Swing Faster with SuperSpeed Golf

If modern, post-Tiger domination era golf has shown anything, it’s that distance is king.  Don’t think so?  Just ask Jordan Spieth if he wishes he could drive the ball an extra 30 yards after what happened to him at the Northern Trust last month.

But herein lies the issue.  While DJ is crushing 300+ yards with 170+ MPH ball speed off the tee, the “average” amateur golfer (according to Trackman data) is carrying ~230 yards with ball speed in the mid 130s MPH.  So what can we do to change our predicament:

1. Improve Ball Striking Quality
2. Increase Launch Angle
3. Lower Spin Rate
4. Increase Club Speed

Now, that last one should grab your attention because while the first three are primary skill-driven, you can improve club speed without spending months on the range or taking any lessons.  Remember those stats I mentioned earlier?  Well, DJ is swinging his driver around 130 MPH, Tour Average is about 113 MPH, and Amateur Golfers clock in at 93 MPH.  And for what it’s worth, 1 MPH of Swing Speed equals ~2.6 Yards.

Now, The Golf Podcast recently discussed the importance of core fitness (Episode 183), and I’d like to supplement what they discussed.  SuperSpeed Golf is based on the overspeed training methodology which looks to increase your swing speed by training you to move faster.  The training package includes three colored clubs with weights at the end: Green (20% lighter than a normal driver); Blue (10% lighter); and Red (5% heavier).  SuperSpeed provides their own training protocols which change to help prevent you from plateauing, but lots of golf coaches have started developing their own (check out Adam Kolloff and Fore Fitness).

Now I’ve been using SuperSpeed since March 2017, and during that time I’ve gone from 120 MPH to 131 MPH, or a 9.5% increase, with the Green club.  Even more interesting, with the Red club I’ve gone from 110 MPH to 115 MPH, or a 13% increase (which should help with iron and wedge play).  Unfortunately, I didn’t think to record my Driver Swing Speed when I started this.  But going off my Arccos 360 data, there’s a clear connection with my driving distance increasing from 240-250 yards to 265-275.

Honestly, the only negative is the price: $200 for the shafts, plus another $120 for the swing speed radar.  Fortunately, SuperSpeed regularly offers discount codes and I genuinely feel like it was money well spent.  Since I started using SuperSpeed, it’s become a game to grab the speed radar and try to set a new “high score” (135 MPH is my personal best).  In addition, the Green shaft can always be found in my bag since it became the final phase of my pre-round warm-up routine (along with some quick stretches and Orange Whip swings).

To wrap things up, it’s important to grab the “low hanging fruit” when looking to improve.  While all training aides offer a fix for something, it’s refreshing to have one that works, offers quantifiable results, and gets lots of use.

Cover Image via SuperSpeedGolf.com