The Need for Speed

[12 piece bucket]

My fellow Yellow Koolaid Drinkers,

I was at the range working on my Basic and Acquired motions the other day. The assistant pro comes out to practice beside me. Young dude. Tall and lean which is the antithisis of Bucket. So we're hitting wedge shots at the first flag. I'm peppering the flag. And the pro is pretty impressed.

Now for the bad part . . .

We start hitting 4 irons. I'm absolutely flushing my 4 iron and he's flying my 4 iron by 25 to 30 yards. Zoinks! I'm thinking may be it's the club. So he hits MY 4 iron 25 to 30 yards past me.

So now for the question . . .

Ole 12 Piece will never have the hops like Micheal Jordan. It's a genetic crap shoot. But can Ole 12 Piece pick up swing speed? Is there a certain amount of swing speed that is in your genes no matter how good your alignments are? If you can make a significant gain in speed, what's the best way to go about it?

Hey I may be short and fat, but I'm slow.