Question/Comment:
When I first started, my swing speed was 85 mph, which isn't too bad
for a guy 70 years old. But I started swinging the Power Hitter, and
have now improved my speed to 90-95 mph (it varies, and I once hit
100!). And my latest thing is I now use the doughnut AND the Power Hitter, in
an attempt to improve even more. My goal is to reach a consistent 100.
And as far as distance improvement - my drives are now in the 200-220
range, whereas they were 180 when I started. My goal here is to get to
250, which I now think is entirely possible!
Swing aids are somewhat expensive, but if you're a golf lover (as I am), it is totally worth it!
Jaacob's Answer:
A swing speed of 90-95 for someone who is 70 years old is fantastic!
When training with your Power Hitter and Speed Stik, make sure that
once you are warmed up to swing them as fast as you can while still
keeping under control. If you spend too much time swinging either of
them slowly, you may be building golf swing strength (good), but you
may also be building slow-twitch golf swing strength (not so good).
When training with weighted devices like these, from a speed standpoint
it's important to build fast-twitch muscle fibers. Do make sure to stay
under control, though. It won't do any good to increase your speed if
you are ingraining sloppy swing habits.
Beyond that, if you want to increase your swing speed further...using
things like resistance bands, different kinds of isometrics, various
forms of weight training (if you like to go to the gym), etc will all
help. Details on these things are all in the Speed Training Section of the Swing Man website.
Beyond that, you can get more distance out of your driver with two things.
1) I'm not sure how good your ball-striking is, but missing the sweet
spot by as little as an inch can mean a loss of 20 yards. Make sure
that whatever swing method that you are using, that you hit the sweet
spot as consistently as you can.
2) And I don't know if your driver is custom fit to your swing, but you
may check in with a good PCS club fitter to get your driver optimized.
I've hit two similar looking drivers which differed in loft, weight,
flex, and length, and literally hit one 50 yards farther with the same
degree of accuracy as the other.
Hope that helps! Good luck in getting to 250. It's definitely within reach for you!