Per the suggestion of my PGA Professional, I decided to start doing overspeed training. Seeing as the price for Superspeed Sticks was not in budget, I decided to make some myself. I looked at some diy superspeed golf tutorials on a couple different sites and then used methods that I thought would work a bit better.
Price Breakdown:
Grips + Shafts: $28 after shipping from Diamond Tour Golf
Galvanized Pipe + Nuts: $18
Grip Install: $12
Already had the self-threading screws, washers, and electrical tape. As well as access to a welder. Those would be an additional cost.
Process: Started by finding out how much weight I needed to add to the end of each club. The total weight of the Superspeed Sticks are posted online, and I knew the weight of my shaft and grips, so I worked from there. Had to add between 150g for the lightest to 237 for the heaviest (roughly). I measured all of my hardware then determined how much of each pipe I would need to use. For the medium and heavy sticks, I had to use the 1/4 inch pipe plus weld on a chunk of 1/2 pipe that went over the 1/4 inch. Once I had my weight, It was just a matter of assembling.
I wanted as many safety measures as possible to prevent a disaster, so I started by putting a nut on the shaft first. They were tapered shafts, so the nut would only go so far before stopping. Then at the end of the pipe portion, I had an end cap that screwed onto the 1/4 inch pipe. Next, I used a self threading screw (with washers to get exact weight) as the final stopper for the end cap (which I drilled a small hole in). Final step was wrapping it all in electrical tape, less for security and more to make it look cleaner.
Initial Reaction: I did my first session tonight and everything seemed to work great and nothing flew off which is always a good thing. My only concern is that my weight goes a bit farther up the shaft than the Superspeed weights, so does that throw off something? Definitely possible, but I think the goal of overspeed training is still going to be achieved.
Radar: Clearly also not in budget was an expensive radar, so I decided to take a chance on a Net Playz baseball radar, and much to my surprise it works pretty well.
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