If you've grabbed a set of SuperSpeed Golf sticks, you’re holding one of the most effective tools for adding serious speed to your golf swing. To turn that potential into real yards on the course, you need a clear plan. This guide will walk you through exactly how the system works, the step-by-step protocols to follow for your first sessions, and the best practices that separate golfers who gain 5 mph from those who gain 15 mph.
Understanding the Science: How Overspeed Training Adds Yards
Before we start swinging, it’s helpful to understand why this works. SuperSpeed is built on a concept called Overspeed Training. Think of it like a governor on an engine, your brain has a built-in safety mechanism that limits how fast you can swing a golf club to protect your body from injury. You can have all the strength in the world, but if your brain won't let you use it, your swing speed will be stuck.
Overspeed Training tricks your brain into re-calibrating that governor. The system uses three weighted training clubs:
- The Green Club: The lightest, about 20% lighter than your driver.
- The Blue Club: The medium weight, about 10% lighter than your driver.
- The Red Club: The heavy club, about 5% heavier than your driver.
By starting with the lightest club and swinging it with maximum effort, you force your body to move significantly faster than its normal "red line." After a few reps, your brain's neurological pathways high-five each other and say, "Hey, we can move this fast without anything breaking!" When you then pick up the heavier clubs, and eventually your own driver, your brain allows its newfound speed limit to stick. You are systematically teaching your body that it’s safe to move faster. That’s the secret sauce - it’s less about building muscle and more about re-wiring your nervous system for speed.
Before You Swing: The Proper SuperSpeed Warm-Up
I cannot stress this enough: The SuperSpeed protocol is a workout. You are making athletic, max-effort swings. Stepping out of your car and immediately grabbing the green club is a recipe for a pulled muscle and zero gains. Take five minutes to properly warm up first.
A simple dynamic warm-up is all you need. The goal is to get blood flowing to your muscles and prepare your body for rotation. Avoid static stretches where you hold a position for 30 seconds. Instead, focus on movement:
- Torso Twists (10 reps each way): Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, arms crossed over your chest, and rotate your upper body left and right.
- Leg Swings (10 forward/back & 10 side-to-side on each leg): Hold onto a wall or chair for balance and swing your leg like a pendulum.
- Cat-Cow Stretches (10 reps): Get on all fours and alternate between arching and rounding your spine. This is excellent for mobilizing your back.
- Shoulder Circles (10 forward & 10 backward): Make big, controlled circles with your arms.
After this quick routine, you should feel loose, warm, and ready to swing fast.
The Core Protocol: A Step-by-Step Guide for Level 1
SuperSpeed provides a range of training protocols online, but just about every golfer should begin with Level 1. It’s the foundation for everything that follows. Here’s a breakdown of the standard opener. Remember, every swing should be at 100% full intent. Your goal is to make the club "whoosh" as loudly as possible past where the ball would be.
Perform these steps in order, with just a short rest (20-30 seconds) between sets.
Step 1: Get Grounded - Kneeling Swings (3 Reps Each Side)
We start on our knees to isolate the torso and arms, creating pure rotational speed. Take the Green (lightest) Club, get down on both knees with a wide base, and make three maximum-speed swings right-handed (if you're a righty), focusing on turning your shoulders.
Then, switch and make three maximum-speed swings left-handed. Yes, left-handed! Non-dominant side training is a huge part of the program. It builds bilateral balance and strengthens your vital deceleration muscles, which helps prevent injury and allows your brain to "release the brakes" even more on your dominant-side swing.
Step 2: Start Dominant - Normal Stance Swings (Lightest to Heaviest)
Now, stand up and grab your clubs for normal swings. You’ll do all your dominant-side swings first.
- Green (Lightest) Club: 3 swings at max speed. Feel how ridiculously fast this is.
- Blue (Medium) Club: 3 swings at max speed. Try to maintain the same speed you had with the lighter club.
- Red (Heaviest) Club: 3 swings at max speed. This will feel sluggish, but it’s actively building strength. Fight to move it fast.
Step 3: Build Balance - Non-Dominant Swings (Lightest to Heaviest)
Here we go again, but on your "other" side. It's going to feel awkward, uncoordinated, and weak. That’s normal. Just focus on making a balanced, athletic a motion as you can.
- Green (Lightest) Club: 3 left-handed swings at max speed.
- Blue (Medium) Club: 3 left-handed swings at max speed.
- Red (Heaviest) Club: 3 left-handed swings at max speed.
Step 4: Lock It In - Final Dominant Swings
This is where the magic happens. After waking up your speed potential and challenging your stabilizer muscles, we go back to the lightest club to cement that fast-twitch feeling.
- Green (Lightest) Club: 3 right-handed swings at max speed. Often, this set is your fastest of the day as your brain and body are fully primed.
Maximizing Your Results: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
Following the protocol is the first step. Following it with focus and implementing these best practices is how you can truly transform your speed.
The "How-To's": Getting the Most Out of Every Rep
- Use a Speed Radar: This is a game-changer. Using a doppler radar device (like a PRGR, Swing Caddie SC200, or a full launch monitor) gives you instant feedback. Seeing a new personal best speed is massively motivating and confirms the training is working. It turns abstract "fast" feelings into concrete data.
- Rest Is Required: Follow the recommended training schedule of 3 times per week on non-consecutive days (e.g., Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Your nervous system needs time to recover and adapt. More is not better.
- Create Space: Make sure you have plenty of room to swing safely. A garage, basement with high ceilings, or an open backyard is ideal. You do not want to be thinking about hitting a wall or ceiling when you’re swinging at 100%.
- Focus on a Complete Finish: Swing all the way through to a full, balanced finish. Stopping or slowing down right after the "impact zone" is leaving speed on the table. A powerful swing has powerful deceleration.
Common Mistakes to Avoid with SuperSpeed
- "Ramping Up" Your Swings: The goal isn’t to go 80%, then 90%, then 100%. From the very first warmup swing of the protocol, you need to deliver 100% effort to trigger the overspeed effect.
- Sacrificing Form for Speed: While the goal is max speed, you still need to maintain your golf posture and sequence. Coming out of your posture or swinging all-arms won’t translate to your on-course swing. It’s a fast golf swing, not just a wild swing.
- Skipping Protocols or Clubs: The system is designed with a specific sequence for a reason - light to prime the body, heavy to build strength, and light again to embed the speed. Trust the process and don’t freestyle your sessions.
- Giving Up Too Soon: You will likely see an immediate jump of a few mph. But the real, lasting gains come over 6-8 weeks of consistent training as your body permanently adapts. Stick with it.
The SuperSpeed Journey: What to Expect and When to Progress
Consistency is everything. Lay out a plan and commit to it. A typical schedule is to do the Level 1 protocol three times a week for about six to eight weeks.
Get a small notebook or use a notes app and log your top speeds for each club during every session. You'll see the numbers start to climb. In the beginning, you might be gaining one mph every other session. Over time, that will slow down. Once you notice your speed gains have plateaued for a couple of weeks, that's your cue that your body has adapted to the stimulus. It’s time to level up.
SuperSpeed provides more advanced protocols that introduce new movements, like the "step-swing." This variation adds a dynamic step forward as you swing, which is brilliant for improving your weight shift and timing - two massive sources of power that many amateurs struggle with. Advancing through these levels ensures you continue to challenge your body in new ways, breaking through speed plateaus and building a more powerful, efficient golf swing from the ground up.
Final Thoughts
SuperSpeed Golf delivers on its promise by using the proven science of Overspeed Training in a simple, structured format. By diligently following the protocols, warming up properly, and committing to max-effort swings, you are actively re-training your body to produce more clubhead speed and hit longer drives.
As you gain speed, you’ll discover that your old yardages are completely obsolete - your 8-iron may now fly as far as your 7-iron used to. Making these adjustments on the course can be a challenge. With my app, Caddie AI, you can get instant guidance and club recommendations based on your new distances. It feels amazing to have new speed, and feels even better when you have the confidence to use it, turning those extra yards into genuinely lower scores.