Somers Golf

  So, I had to take another break from Stacking as I was away for a few days and decided to use the return to form option once again, just to ease back into things. The thing with the return to form session compared with the current phase of the full speed spectrum program is that the swings are full speed, rather than max, meaning they're going to come off as a little slower and that's ok with me. Dipping just below 100mph out the gates, essentially at on course speed is fine with me, as it still gives me a distance potential north of 260 yards. Anyway, a couple of days later and it was time to get back into the swing of things, fully and it wasn't a bad session by any means, I just didn't feel like I was ever going to reach out and touch the absolute top numbers and again, that's fine, sometimes you just aren't going to be at your best. Two more days followed and it was time for session 8 in the program - same drill, five sets all at max, with the exception of...

It's been a while since I've posted on my YouTube channel, given the challenges posed by filming in windy conditions on a links style course. However, a few weeks ago I armed myself with the camera's and did just that, whilst also trying my arm at some on course commentary too.  Let me know what you think of this style of video, as I'm thinking it might be the way forward and already have a lapel style mic setup for future efforts, rather than having to talk into the phone off camera. It's also worth bearing in mind that since my last video I've taken nearly 3 shots off my handicap 14.6 > 11.9 which bodes well for when the weather improves...

Two more sessions in the book on the stack before I have to take another short break from the program, as I'm going away for a few days. Both sessions saw me continue to average 93mph with the 195g, equalling 102mph eSpeed and a distance potential of 283 yards. And whilst I'm not shifting the needle in a meaningful way with the 195g there's still progress elsewhere, which will eventually bleed its way toward the main metrics. Hitting 94mph in the first two reps of set 5 in session 6 I thought I was going to move things forward but dropped off by trying to go faster. I know this because I swung three more times afterwards and hit 94 all three times - next time eh.. 😂 Anyway, once I'm back from this break I'm going to smash it out of the park...

  It had been over a week since the last time I partook in a Stack session, owing to some time away with family. But, that's not an issue with the Stack app as it carefully plots your course towards hitting big bombs... Arriving at the course to complete what I thought was going to be the fourth session in the full speed spectrum program I was greeted by a message from the app, asking me whether I'd like to complete a special, return to form session. Given that the fourth session was the first in a new phase I figured it might be helpful if I didn't leap right back in, especially as I wasn't at 100% health / energy that day. The return to form program was a three set session, with the 195g, 240g and 145g weights all at full swing (on course speed). I was relatively pleased with the numbers I posted, even if they were a little adrift of my maximums during phase 1, as I felt like this was simply a bridge that I'd needed to cross before getting back on the horse. Two d...

  Third session in the full speed spectrum program and the last portion of this phase (which I hadn't realised was so short), meaning we'll be faced with a new challenge in the next session, which we'll get to shortly. I was enjoying the full, full, max, max scenario but, it's clear to see that whilst I've maintained well over those last three sessions I haven't really pushed on either. I've averaged 90mph on the 195g weight in all three sessions which as I've noted before is a good few mph quicker than my full (on course) swing. The good thing, whilst not gaining any ground, is that I feel as if I I'd be able to maintain that swing consistency throughout a round, rather than maybe having peaks and troughs throughout.  As mentioned already, the next session see's me moving into a new phase and what appears to be a very interesting one (lower right, above). As not only is it a five set routine, the first three sets have plenty of reps at weight on...

  Nothing major to report back after today's Full Speed Spectrum session, other than I'm holding tight at that 92mph Stack speed / 100mph eSpeed number, which gives us around 280 yards in distance potential. I feel like this full / full, then max / max set routine works out better for me in terms of being able to get to the 195g at the end of the session feeling like I can push. A 98 average on the 120g is also level with my best during the foundation program too. There's still more to come!

  Here we go then, onto the second stack program in my search for more speed and as I mentioned in the previous post, I have moved onto the full speed spectrum program. I'm going to cover something going forward too, as it might seem like my speed has suddenly jumped up and that's because it has. However, there's a reason for this - driver shaft length. During the course of the foundation program I had the stack system set at my mini driver length, as that's what was in the bag when I started the program. I can't remember exactly when but at a fairly early stage in the program I got hold of a stiff Fujikura Ventus shaft for the limited colourway Cobra XB head I'd had for some time, meaning the shaft length between the two was 43.75 for the Original One mini driver and 45.5 for the Cobra. This has a bearing on the calculations used to estimate eSpeed and distance potential in the stack app, so I decided to stick with the mini for that program. However, I've s...