Speed Training w/ Speedchain

[Sonic_Doom]

Delaware Golf,

In all seriousness, its not that loud or dangerous even for indoor use. The benefits are worth it IMO, I bet you don't mind scaring off the wildlife at the golf course (that is of course on the rare occasion you hit it into their habitat)

BTW, call me the next time you see PGA Tour pros out on the driving of a PGA Tour event swinging a speedchain...

What's your number? I heard Brian Gay was using them, as well as Freddy Funk, Charles Howell and others. It does do a number on the turf though so you probably won't see them at a tour range. If its good enough for LBG,,,

I'll stick with weighted clubs...I can swing a weighted club anywhere, indoors/outdoors no problem.

That's fine, just don't expect to increase your clubhead speed (much).

Yes, see Chapter 5 on "Power" of the Tomasello Australia video series...there you will find all that you need to know on Power...it's in "The Magic of the Right Forearm".

What if your right forearm is not your dominant arm? Mine is very passive do to this fact, so I'm not sure Tommy could help.

[mrodock]

There is a huge difference between working out as a bodybuilder and a powerlifter. Incidentally, a powerlifter (with low body fat percentage) may not look all that much different from a bodybuilder. However, the adaptations that have been made in their physiology are tremendously different. The powerlifter can accelerate quickly, whereas a bodybuilder can lift a lot of weight (most often slowly). Lifting weight slowly will not likely improve a person's clubhead speed much, if it all. If you want to improve speed, you need to re-educate your nervous system to move quickly. I would be extremely surprised if the speedchain isn't very effective in assisting this re-education and muscular adaptation. My brother is 6'1" 130 pounds and hits the ball over 300 yards on a solid shot. If he trained like a powerlifter for a period of time and ate properly he would start to look more like the guy pictured on the website and would probably be competitive on the national long drive circuit. My brother is blessed with a higher proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers. A bodybuilder could potentially hit the ball a tremendous distance, but it would also be as a result of having a high proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers in spite of an exercise program that would tend to decrease the number of fast-twitch muscle fibers.

One exercise physiologist broke down the type of demands that are placed on athletes in a variety of sports as according to: speed, speed strength, maximum strength, endurance, etc. Golf was 95% speed according to the author. So don't be surprised when your swing speed stays the same or decreases a bit after an extended program with weighted clubs.

Matt

[12 piece bucket]

There is a huge difference between working out as a bodybuilder and a powerlifter. Incidentally, a powerlifter (with low body fat percentage) may not look all that much different from a bodybuilder. However, the adaptations that have been made in their physiology are tremendously different. The powerlifter can accelerate quickly, whereas a bodybuilder can lift a lot of weight (most often slowly). Lifting weight slowly will not likely improve a person's clubhead speed much, if it all. If you want to improve speed, you need to re-educate your nervous system to move quickly. I would be extremely surprised if the speedchain isn't very effective in assisting this re-education and muscular adaptation. My brother is 6'1" 130 pounds and hits the ball over 300 yards on a solid shot. If he trained like a powerlifter for a period of time and ate properly he would start to look more like the guy pictured on the website and would probably be competitive on the national long drive circuit. My brother is blessed with a higher proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers. A bodybuilder could potentially hit the ball a tremendous distance, but it would also be as a result of having a high proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers in spite of an exercise program that would tend to decrease the number of fast-twitch muscle fibers.

One exercise physiologist broke down the type of demands that are placed on athletes in a variety of sports as according to: speed, speed strength, maximum strength, endurance, etc. Golf was 95% speed according to the author. So don't be surprised when your swing speed stays the same or decreases a bit after an extended program with weighted clubs.

Matt

I have heard that a strict regimine of Hostess King Dons and Twinkees would significantly improve your fast twitch musckles . . . as well as other activities not suitable to this here forum.

Put down your chains and your dumbellz . . . pick up a spoon and a fork.

working out is for metroz.