Superspeed C Review
Giulia Satmary
Just by looking at the start and end speeds, these speeds were amazing. I started with a driver swing speed of 100 mph and got up all the way to 111 mph (no ball). It was such a fast and furious gain, especially since my goal was to get to 112 by the end of 2022. Unfortunately, none of this translated to the course, while I was swinging at 107 mph every single shot had a 30-40 yard slice, and I was have always been a draw player. I've been playing golf for over 20 years, started since little, and have always, always played a right to left ball. One way misses were my bread and butter, and after the training, I had every which way misses. Upon filming myself, I realized that my swing had evolved into a much more hideous form. It was so bad that it was unrecognizable. Basically, I had developed this ridiculous habit where I was flipping my club at the ball. I've always flipped at the golf ball, but this was ten times worse. Exasperated, I stopped the training altogether and looked to gain back form. It took me probably a month (I work a full time job and have a kid, and hence the long time) before I regained form.
If I could do it again, I would not buy the speed sticks because I just don't have the time. I do believe in speed training, but my definition of speed training is a much simpler one, just go full out on every single drive in the range. Maybe one of these days, I'll try the Bryson speed training system, where all he does is hit drives at various speeds. That being said, while I do go full out on every swing, I make sure that that flight is the correct one, if I see that I'm banana slicing it, I dial it back, and then rinse and repeat. Even with my four month hiatus from the speed sticks, I noticed that I'm steadily regaining my club head speed. I used to be at 107 mph while hitting the golf ball, I'm back at 106 mph.
I had a similar experience to yours - almost identical speeds and gains with all clubs. However I found that the blips lasted about two weeks and then I got used to the speed and my baby draw returned. I never had an issue with slicing but did have an issue with the club staying open and hitting blocks during the two jumps that I experienced.
By the time I was done (about 30 weeks) I had gained 10 mph's of driver speed - from 84 to 94 mph's - for real, on the course, usable distance - my handicap had ballooned from a 1 to a 9 even though I moved up a set of tees - when I have time to play I've gotten it back down to a 4 and it's an easy 6 even playing less than once a week (I'm 65 but still working full time.) I've been able to keep the speed by doing periodic training (once a week) and now switching over the the stack system.
I'd say that SuperSpeed would be willing to look at a video of your swing and make suggestions, if you are still having issues - I took a lesson and went for a fitting. The only thing that changed was a heavier shaft for my driver, everything else was fine even with the speed gains.
Bryson used SuperSpeed if I'm not mistaken - he did a variety of things to boost his speed much of which don't make sense for us because we aren't 30 year old professional athletes. Most guys and gals on tour use overspeed training of some sort these days.
While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to.
Yes - I had success with Superspeed but it was way too many swings for me, particularly at my age. I wasn't getting any bang for the buck anymore and it was hurting my body. I know I'm working out with the Stack but recover far quicker. Also Stack calls for normal full swings (fastest swings that you would make on the course) as part of its training. I'm starting to feel as if I'm able to make those swings for real. They certainly translated for me on the course yesterday through the bag. I hit a lot of very solid shots. Measured distance is often dicey in Florida, I'm at least 20 yards shorter in the summer than I am from December to May - when it's dry.
Relative to my playing partners I was very long yesterday. When we both nutted them I was a bit longer than a guy who is normally 20 yards longer than I - however he hits them low and looses even more than most when it's wet. I was much longer than the other guy I played with, but I am normally longer than him.
I am 9 weeks in to the protocol, so just about to start the last week of protocol 2. The last couple sessions I feel like my speed had actually took a step back, gotten slower. Did anyone else see this?
I'm 52 and use the system from time to time. It seems to be good for my aging body. However, I see a lot of people using it that have a deeply flawed swing and it's just going to more deeply ingrain the bad habits. Technique should always come first and feel a lot of young golfers will get a higher swing speed but they might also slice or hook more making their drives shorter.
These are the two things that I have found most important with Superspeed as well especially the first one. I have found if i get too speed focused my on course swing starts to suffer. Great review and welcome to the forum!
I've found that there could be a multiple of reasons from mental to the clothes worn to the nights sleep before. I tend to do my speed training in the morning and have found that my quickest sessions have been days when I get a really great nights sleep the night before. I also found that on the mental side if I put too much pressure of what I expect my speed to be no matter how hard I swing I never hit those numbers.
The box arrived this past Saturday while my wife and I were out for lunch. Excited as I was to see it, I had to wait as we were running back out to Home Depot for some errands. I put the box safely inside the house for future enjoyment.
Upon arriving home, it was time to open the box. It was securely packaged and clearly stated it was from SuperSpeed Golf. Inside the shipping box was a nicely designed black box containing the training sticks, and a small box containing the PRGR monitor. As I was opening the packages, my son awoke from his nap and assumed that mom had ordered him some more toys. He immediately took over the unboxing duties.
Inside the long, black box were the three training sticks clearly labeled by color and weight - super light, light, and medium. I thought the coloring looked pretty cool, and they had nice grips on them as well. There was also a little one-pager that described the training regimen.
It took some distracting to get the boy away from the clubs, but some snacks and puzzles did the trick. I opened the box containing the PRGR monitor, but noticed it needed AAA batteries. I was fresh out, so testing it would need to wait until the next day when I could run to Ace or Target.
As a 40-year-old golfer in decent shape, my swing has always been on the slow-end. As I mentioned in my original intro, some of that is due to poor form, some to prior back and nerve injuries, but a lot of it is due to what seems to be internal governor keeping me from swinging freely and full power in effort to save my back. No matter how hard I tried to work up a rhythm and increase speed, I would always hover around low 80s when actually hitting a ball. I knew I needed to commit to some type of training system to re-teach my body and let go of the governor.
Enter this testing opportunity. I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to not only test a product, but hopefully gain something that I have been trying to fix for a while and possibly improve some mechanics and accuracy while at it.
We began with Level 1, which were we to do 3 times a week for 5 weeks. It consisted of two movements (normal swing and step-swing), doing three swings with each training club from your dominant-side and your non-dominant. You then use your lightest club for 3 more dominant-side swings. We began each session with 5 swings with our actual driver and ended it the same. By the end of each training session, you are feeling a sweat!
Overall the program was simple to learn and not a large time commitment. They also provide easy to follow maintenance steps for after you finish Level 2. My only issue with the program itself is the naming. I think it should be labeled light, medium and fast, or something similar. There are many seniors and ladies who swing fast enough to be in the other protocols, and there are slow, younger guys that can fall into the slower group. Naming the training protocol based on age and gender could cause some folks to order the incorrect training set based off of the name and not their actual speed
I would consider myself a casual golfer who is serious about the game and who is trying to get better. I currently play 18 to 27 holes per week and try to practice at the range/practice green at least once. I track my stats using a Shot Scope X5 and develop my practice plan for the next 2-weeks based on what my Shot Scope statistics demonstrate were particular weaknesses.
Among other things, as a result of not playing for 10-years (not to mention being 10-years older) my swing speed fell considerably and is now 72-73 mph. My goal with overspeed training is both to increase this to at least 76-77 mph and to use as a way of maintaining my swing speed in this range, going forward. Thus far in 2023, my drives (Shot Scope PAve) is about 190 yards and I am hoping to increase this to 200 yards. Generally, I am pretty accurate (48% FIR).
My overall goal is to get my index to approximately 15 and to break 80 and improving my driving is a key component of reaching this goal. Toward that aim, I have worked hard on improving the quality of my strike and now need to increase speed to get my driving where it needs to be.
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