This webinar discusses maintaining and improving golf swing speed throughout the golf season. The speakers address how to manage speed training effectively during playing seasons, maximizing results and preventing speed loss. They highlight four key areas: physical training, swing mechanics, club fitting, and neurological training (overspeed training).
Four Key Areas for Optimal Golf Swing Speed: The webinar emphasizes four crucial areas to improve and maintain golf swing speed: physical training (strength, mobility, flexibility, etc.), swing mechanics (efficient movement patterns), club fitting (optimizing equipment), and neurological training (overspeed training). Addressing all four areas is key to maximizing results.
Overspeed Training Cycles: Overspeed training involves 10-week primary training phases (three days a week, with rest days in between) followed by maintenance phases (once a week or less). The maintenance phase is crucial for preventing speed loss and allowing the body to recover before the next training cycle. The duration of the maintenance phase is highly individualized.
The Importance of the App: The SuperSpeed Golf app is a valuable tool for tracking progress, creating personalized programs, and providing guidance on various training protocols across all four key areas. It includes assessments to identify individual needs and offer tailored exercises.
In-Season Gains are Possible: While maintenance is key, in-season gains are attainable. The speakers stress that the primary training phases are designed to produce measurable gains, even during the playing season; however, timing these phases relative to tournaments is important.
Combining Training Protocols: The webinar explains how to combine various training protocols (overspeed, counterweight, physical, mechanical) effectively, emphasizing the importance of monitoring fatigue levels to prevent overtraining and ensure optimal performance.
Based solely on the provided transcript, in-season training differs from off-season training primarily in the intensity and frequency of overspeed training. Off-season training emphasizes longer, more intense primary training phases (three days a week for ten weeks) aimed at significant speed gains. In-season training shifts to shorter, less frequent maintenance phases (once a week or less), focusing on preserving the gains achieved during the off-season rather than achieving large increases in speed. The in-season approach incorporates other training protocols (physical, mechanical, ball speed application) to consolidate gains and improve performance on the course, while off-season training may prioritize building a base of speed and strength. The duration of maintenance phases is highly variable and depends on individual circumstances and playing schedules.
