Increasing Swing Speed at the Age of 81

Question:

Jaacob, I'm 81 years old and I have a 10 handicap . My driver clubhead speed was 102 mph 6 years ago but now its at 86 mph and continues to deteriorate with age. Am I to believe that you can teach me how to significantly increase my clubhead speed?

Jaacob's Answer:

As we all get older there is definitely physical deterioration that takes place.  However, the good news is that a level of this can be warded off and it's also never too late to make improvements from your current state.  Over 70% of our subscribers are over 45 years old, and over 30% are 60 and older.  Especially if you are not already doing anything for your swing, swing speed training works at any age and it is actually much easier than you might think.

Typically, I hear back from people gains of 12-16 mph (30-40 yards) in the first 30 days with the 10-minute twice-per-week Basic Program.  If you are willing to do additional strength training things, I don't see any reason why you couldn't even do better.  For example, we had a fellow start out around 95-100 mph last winter.  This past spring, he reported back that he had hit a new maximum of 139 mph and he was now competing in the Super Senior division of the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships.  This is an extreme example, however, the point is that you can do amazing things at any age when you have the motivation.