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Another one(mph)...

 

In terms of today's blog post, it’s actually focused on yesterdays stack session (didn’t have time to post yesterday) it was a four set routine, with 8 reps at 220g, 8 reps at 125g, 8 reps at 95g, all of which were full swing effort (the most effort you’d put in on course), followed by a 4 rep set at 195g swinging with max effort (swinging out of my boots).


Once again I had PB’s in the first three sets, with 87 and an 88 in the first, 98 in the second set and 102 in the third. It was the first time swinging at max and I was feeling a little slower at this point if I’m honest but did manage to have a 90 and three 89’s...


Overall it means I’ve gained one more 1mph too, taking me up to 94mph eSpeed, whilst giving me a distance potential of 259 yards.


I’m seeing the speed gains translate into my actual swing too, as I completed this stack session as part of a range session. I’ve also finally acquired a shaft for the Cobra Radspeed XB head I bought some time ago (a Fujikura Ventus 6S - not a velocore, yet) and the launch is phenomenal. 


I’ve never been able to launch the driver at that sort of height in the past, even with my old Cobra driver, which was also set at 10.5 degrees. TopTracer was suggesting an average peak height of 65-70ft, whereas my old flight window was between 35-40ft.


To be honest with this head and shaft combo I’m probably going to have to nudge it down to 9 degrees and deal with the face angle shift that creates. However, I do still have my G425 Max, having not sold it on eBay yet, so I could try that back-to-back with it too.


I know it’s only another 1mph overall as a gain from the stack but I’m now at a 10mph / 29 yard gain in just four sessions in the foundation program…


Let’s keep at it…
#Chasing110

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