116: The Truth About Speed Training (And Why It's Probably Hurting You)

About this episode

Shaun discusses the misconceptions surrounding overspeed training in golf fitness and emphasizes the importance of proper preparation.

In this episode, Shaun takes on one of the most hyped and most misunderstood trends in golf fitness: overspeed training. This isn't an anti-speed-training episode. It's a pro-doing-things-in-the-right-order episode. What you'll learn: Why speed training tools CAN work but only for about 5% of golfers who are physically ready for themThe two baseline requirements for safe speed training: adequate rotational mobility in all four rotary centers, and power output metrics that meet or exceed thres...

People in this episode

Host: Shaun Diachkoff

Topics covered

• speed training
• golf fitness
• overspeed training
• rotational mobility
• power output

Keywords

• speed training
• golf
• fitness
• overspeed
• mobility
• power output
• training tools

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