Driving distance is all about the arms race, sort of. I guess

So my buddy gorilla who started all this craze in our group was at my house 2 weekends ago. His ball speed was up to 160 mph with clubhead speed up to 112 mph. But he was averaging 106 to 107 mph. I was at 102 mph. 6 months ago, our driver swing speed was about the same, high 90s.

This past weekend, I was bombing my drives. Gorilla on his good drives were 15 yards ahead of me but I also outdrove him several times to places I've never hit to before. I even commented, golf is easier with shorter approaches.

No doubt about it, this stretch really works.

So all 4 of us bought MISIG, but one of the guys returned it. He said it hurts his shoulder.

Guess who was the shortest driver in the group?

Yup, the one who returned MISIG.

Took a lesson last week and my coach had me working on a very similar move to this thing ... screw it, I'm in ... just placed an order

I'm doing my takeaway until the club is parallel with the ground, waist high, pointing down my target line, then sliding my top hand up until it hits the blue ball at the top of my backswing.

I actually do a pre-shot to that first position, then return to set and do it all in one fluid motion. I do that each rep so that my takeaway stays true. I don't want to start any bad habits.

I do that routine for a set of 10. Quick rest and another 10. Then the same except after I get to the top I drop into the slot for my last 10.

Used the blue band today. I swear I thought it was easier than the Orange. Guess I'll use the red next time just to see.

Trinity Ag said:

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I hit this range this afternoon.

Here was my baseline on 24 Feb, 18 days ago:

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108.8 Swing Speed
153.3 Ball Speed
1.41 Smash
2450 Spin
14.7 Launch
252.9 Carry

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Reminder -- this is a Mevo -- the ball speed is the only thing really being measured accurately -- the rest are partial calculations, and tend to overestimate swing speed, and underestimate carry and smash.

Here were my last 10 Driver shots, after warming up -- none deleted:



112.1 Swing Speed
157.7 Ball Speed
1.41 Smash
254.8 Carry
11.7 Launch Angle
3025 Spin

I was tending to be quick, and had a number of toe-y hooks in that group - those tended to be the ones with a low launch angle, dropping the average angle and carry.

Leaving the range, I hit 6 tee shots off #4 at Traditions - a very slightly downhill Par 4, with maybe 5 mph wind, and a damp fairway. Temps in the 60s.

I hooked 3 -- not terrible drives on some holes, but out of the fairway.

I hit 3 on the screws: 294, 298, and 305 right down the middle.

Bottom line is that I've gained roughly 4 mph Ball speed in roughly 3 weeks.

It has also changed my swing -- lengthening it -- which makes tempo and sequencing more important. I have to pause at the top and start from the hips, or I get quick & handsy and hook it.

Overall, I'd say it does what it says it does, and I'll keep working at it - probably switching to the red band next weekend. But realize using this isn't going to just make you faster without affecting your swing.

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Update: I've been at it for 6+ weeks, and have been using the Red band for the past 2+ weeks.

Hit a ton of ball on the range today, and finished with the driver, after hitting about 75 iron shots.



117.2 Swing Speed )(+8.4 from baseline)
163.5 Ball Speed (+10.2)
1.4 Smash
271.4 Carry (+18.5)
14.6 Launch Angle
2725 Spin

Note this was 11 straight drives -- with no deleted shots. You can see one outlier in there, which dragged down the average a bit. I hooked 3-4 of the first ones (sliding my weight). Once I dialed in, the last 5 were flat out bombs -- all would have been in the fairway.


And the additional distance is noticeable on the course. The new greenskeeper at Traditions has set the course up much firmer than before, so the roll is significantly longer than normal -- but I am easily 20-30 yards longer than 3 months ago. I'm hitting 300+ yard drives for the first time in years.

I do 25 reps per day, left and right. Working up from 10-15 when I changed to firmer bands.

I'm sold on the MISIG. This damn thing just flat works.

Ok I'm sold. Just bought one online.

Dammit. I'm in.

CapCity12thMan said:

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your spin rate is killing your distance

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It is a Mevo, not a GC Quad, so you have to take most of the readings (other than ball speed) with a grain of salt.

Also, I'm hitting balls without the stickers...so the spin readings are going to be off even from what a Mevo is capable of reading.

The value in the data is the change from the baseline, assuming the swing speed, spin, and carry error is relatively constant.

Finally gave in. Hope to see the same results I'm reading so much about!

DaleDoback said:

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Finally gave in. Hope to see the same results I'm reading so much about!

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You chose wisely, embrace the dark side

based on the look of the website and video quality alone, I can't believe I bought one.

Not enough yet for my Pebble Beach round.....
- Aggie druggist

Add another one to the list. I'm in.

I just stumbled onto this thread...

I bought one of these when they first came out (not even sure how long ago it was), but used it as more of a quick stretch before hitting and didn't use it regularly to gain any kind of increased flexibility or speed. In fact, the version I have doesn't even have the blue ball on top - it's just an open ended rod. To think that I've wasted all of these months letting the thing sit in a corner in the closet. That all changes tonight.

Had one about a month or so. I'm terrible at golf so no clue if its helping.

Got it mainly because my range of motion is getting worse from shoulder surgery years ago. My shoulder feels better than it has in a long time.

I went to the range this weekend and an old man was warming up with one in the parking lot. He said his whole group has one. Got it specifically for same reason I did and was having good success.

Only complaint is the grip is rolling up

if that is an updated website I shudder to think what the old one looked like...

so, with that - karma hit me bad.

I bought one, it's been sitting in the closet, but I got motivated yesterday to start stretching and generally trying to show some degree of physical fitness. Well, I didn't strap the thing to my arm, as I just wanted to see how it would work. I setup, take a decent turn away from the floor and slide my right hand up....the cord and strap come whipping around the left side of my face and bam - smack into my left eye. Corneal abrasion. Apparently a pretty good one too.