These are 7 mistakes we see all the time when it comes to speed training. Are you guilty of any of these? They could be costing you speed! Here are the 7 mistakes and how to fix them!
1. Not taking the warmup seriously.
- It is important to prime the body for speed training as it a max effort activity. To get the body ready and prevent injury, we have built warmups in the app for both before a SuperSpeed session and before playing a round of golf
2. Wearing poor footwear
- A big component of speed is how you interact with the ground. If your shoes lack traction and stability, your potential for speed goes down. We recommend a spiked golf shoe for grass and turf surfaces and a stability, non worn down athletic shoe for gym floor surfaces.
3. Not wearing a glove
- Wearing a glove gives you much more friction into the grip allowing you to achieve max speeds without worrying about the letting go of the club and also preventing sweaty hands from slowing you down.
4. Training AFTER a practice or gym session
- The best results come when your body is the most fresh. If you pre fatigue yourself prior to speed training you will not reach max speeds. Make sure you are thoroughly warmed up and then do your practice or gym work after SuperSpeed training
5. Not swinging with max effort
- Most people have never attempted to swing at max speeds. We want you to get way outside of your comfort zone. It should not look like a smooth on course swing. This is all about raising your speed ceiling so that when you go back to your on course driver swing, you see a nice jump in speed without any extra effort.
6. Not using a radar as feedback
- Sometimes what you think feels fast is actually slower and vice versa. The only way to know is it measure. We want you to figure out how to get the end of the SuperSpeed clubs moving as fast as possible through the impact zone. We recommend the PRGR Launch Monitor to track your progress in the app so you can quantitatively know if you are seeing results from the training.
7. Training too often or too infrequently
- Overspeed training is all about training the nervous system to break through barriers of how fast it tells your body to move. The nervous system takes longer to recover than the muscles and you will not feel the same type of soreness. Even though you may feel ready to go quickly after a session your nervous system needs more time to recover. We recommend 3 days a week with a day off in between. We also see people training too infrequently such as 1 day a week which is good for maintaining speeds but not gaining more.