I went for my first club fitting in November. I was disappointed in the launch monitor results, because I thought I'd had a decent swing developed. My driver swing speed was only 85-87 on average. Worse yet, the monitor showed I was coming out-to-in a whole 8° on average. My stamina was bad too - I could only hit balls for about 45mins before i got tuckered out. I decided to work on my swing before buying any new equipment.
I went back this past weekend and it was so much better. My driver swing speed averaged 94-96! This added about 30yds to my drives. My out-to-in wasn't perfect, but I got it nearly straight - only 2° on average! And this time I stayed for an hour and a half, and hit 60-70 balls without getting fatigued. The club fitter was shocked at my improvement and said he'd have to throw out all the results from my first fitting.
I didn't take any lessons the last 4 months. I read a couple books on swing dynamics, and read a bunch of books on the mental game to help me relax and focus. I did minimal weight training (1x per week) and cardio about 2x per week. I spent the last month focusing on flexibility. I stretched 3x a day, mostly on my hips & back. I tried hard to get a solid rotation. I use the orange whip as well a couple times a week. I also lost about 10 pounds in the process.
Since it was the winter I didn't have much time to practice my swing changes. Just 1 range session, and 1 actual round. I was amazed at how quickly everything took effect with mostly building the swing in my mind (on a side note, I was also a bit hungover from a March Madness party the day before my fitting. So I hope I'll be even better at full strength).
This was by far one of my most encouraging days of golf. Now my focus is getting my swing speed over 105
I went back this past weekend and it was so much better. My driver swing speed averaged 94-96! This added about 30yds to my drives. My out-to-in wasn't perfect, but I got it nearly straight - only 2° on average! And this time I stayed for an hour and a half, and hit 60-70 balls without getting fatigued. The club fitter was shocked at my improvement and said he'd have to throw out all the results from my first fitting.
I didn't take any lessons the last 4 months. I read a couple books on swing dynamics, and read a bunch of books on the mental game to help me relax and focus. I did minimal weight training (1x per week) and cardio about 2x per week. I spent the last month focusing on flexibility. I stretched 3x a day, mostly on my hips & back. I tried hard to get a solid rotation. I use the orange whip as well a couple times a week. I also lost about 10 pounds in the process.
Since it was the winter I didn't have much time to practice my swing changes. Just 1 range session, and 1 actual round. I was amazed at how quickly everything took effect with mostly building the swing in my mind (on a side note, I was also a bit hungover from a March Madness party the day before my fitting. So I hope I'll be even better at full strength).
This was by far one of my most encouraging days of golf. Now my focus is getting my swing speed over 105