Bringing up the rear

It's been a couple of days since my last stack session as I reflect on what has been just over a months worth of speed training. I've put the last two sessions together in this blog, because I'm busy with work and didn't have time to focus on them individually.

And, whilst neither really offered the level of performance I've become accustomed to, I do think that the performance in these sessions broadly speaks to something close to the speed I'm currently gaming, rather than my outright max.

It is altogether frustrating that I didn't break the 100mph barrier come the end of the program too but that just means I have a very achievable short term goal as I move into the next stage of my speed training, which we'll see what I'm given once I complete the progress check.

Now, whilst I've been able to keep my grit score high during the foundation program, my next issue comes with the progress check, as it's asking me to complete that today (two days after my final foundation session).

However, due to work commitments this won't happen until the 26th which might not be such a bad thing, as I played a lot of golf last week and my body is still recovering. This is almost certainly the reason why I was slow in the last two stack sessions too but you can't dwell on it, I still put the work in..

As part of an update on my on course progress, I'm continuing to see the fruits of the speed training labour and whilst my driving distances aren't yet going to trouble any of the really long hitters, even at our course, I've definitely nudged the needle. This has come with a side effect I hadn't really considered, which is that I'm having to rethink target lines, as I'm finding myself in very different positions on the course, even if my accuracy is also improving as a consequence of the added speed.

As you can see from my last two score cards I'm now starting to creep into the sub 80's on a regular basis, not only due to the extra distance I have in reserve but also because I've been continuing my work on both my mental and strategic game. This is being helped no end by the fact that I have access to DECADE, I'll cover this in its own post soon, as I want to give it the attention it deserves but it's fair to say I'm seeing things through a slightly different lens now.

I also have another handicap update, as whilst the last time I think I posted about this I'd been dropped to 13.0 I have posted a few more cards since, which dropped me to 12.6, 12.0 and now 11.9.

This is mega progress seeing as I started the year at 14.6 and we haven't even closed out the second month!

There's much more to come though!

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Hanging in there...

Not quite up there with the big ole 97mph that I recorded a few sessions ago but I'm still hanging on in there with the 195g with a 95mph average which equates to 290 yard distance potential. However, once again, perhaps it's not all about that driver equivalent number, rather it's about improving on the other weights too, which is precisely what I did in session 15. There was also a couple of other things to consider for this session too, as I started the day with a migraine, which is never good and when I got to the course, the bay I use was sopping wet, as we've had a lot of rain over the last few days. Anyway, I had my grippier wet weather shoes on so I tried to act like it wasn't going to bother me. Over to the records for the session and the first came with the 65g with the step movement and it was a huge gain on the previous best, which I set in session 12, with a 7mph improvement from 101mph to 107mph. The average has also jumped significantly, with a set ...

Slow, slow, fast

We've got two sessions to digest in this post, with my busy life schedule having impeded my progress a little in the early stages of May. Session 21 was the first in a new phase of the full speed spectrum program and I always find that first session puts me a little out of kilter, as you become so used to the routine in each phase. Nonetheless I did post a new record of 98mph on the 135g weight, although that really would be the highlight of that session, with my speed on the 195g pretty sub-par compared to where I had been. In reality I should have listened to my body and moonwalked right out of the session but I ploughed on regardless, which I hope isn't to the detriment of my improvement long term (it won't be). However, it did crystallise my thoughts on rest, which I heeded with session 22, as I waited until I felt like my back and ankle were in a better place. Six days on from session 21 and I was still feeling a little sore to be honest and my back issues had also l...

Still more to come...

Last session in the full speed spectrum program was a bit of a disappointment if I'm being honest, as I was pretty far from my best and should have completed it the following day, rather than after a round of golf. However, what it does prove, in my opinion, is that even when I'm not 'on it' I'm still considerably faster than I used to be and that results in me being able to get it out there that bit further. As you can see in the program summary, my peak eSpeed was set in session 23 at 109mph with a distance potential of 303 yards achieved, whilst my quickest swing also came during that set, with a 110mph and 307 yard potential. A few days later I completed the progress check and once again I wasn't at full tilt but still close to my potential with a 96mph Stack / 105mph eSpeed which equates to 292mph. A couple of things worth noting are that I completed the driver swing during that session with the mini driver, not my actual driver, so there's going to b...

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