It finally happened.

For the first time in my life I have a recorded shot over 180mph ball speed.

This past week I hit 181! 🎉

➡️ Watch it happen here ​

What a journey it's been this year! I've travelled all over learning from some incredible folks and been putting in work to see some gains.

Now we have to figure out how to take that to the golf course 😳

Here's the sheet of my tracked training sessions if you're interested.

What I find surprising is that I've had the club head speed and haven't really set a new high speed record all year.

But what you can't see from the sheet is I can now easily hit 120 mph+ and stay there. Before I could only do it once or twice and it was a mystery of how I got there and how to repeat it.

I'm starting to better understand the skill of speed.

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Here are my top speed hacks you can test out.

1 - Stance width: Try to go wider than you currently are... So much that it feels a little uncomfortable.
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2 - Grip pressure: Some of us grip it way to light. Try to absolutely squeeze the crap out of your grip and see if you pick up any speed.
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3 - Fast backswing: Rip the club back as quick as you can and then pull down as hard as you can when you get to the top of the backswing. This is a weird one but give it a shot.
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4 - Super long backswing: Feel like you're going way past parallel so you touch the ground (can you have a John Daly backswing).

To make this happen you'll have to feel like you "stand up" on your trail leg and you might even say you lose sight of the golf ball you're turning so much. BUT... This concept can significantly add speed.
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5 - Let go of any lag: When you're swinging from the top of the backswing try and let go of the lag and throw it at the club as soon as possible. Don't hold on to any lag at impact! You need max speed.

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6 - Jump: You have to push into the ground way earlier than you'd think in the downswing. If you're like me you can push into the ground but it's way way to late.
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7 - Forward: Do some practice swings utilizing the step drill to feel some good pressure shift happening. Feet together and swing back. As soon as you start the backswing step forward.
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8 - Flare the feet: If you have limited mobility flaring the feet can help you rotate through the ball and pick up speed. Lead foot is a good one to test opening up 45 degrees (yes it will feel like too much)

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Catch up on all the video episodes:

1. ​The Perfect Backswing Technique for Speed & Power! (Ep. 1)​
2. ​Secrets to Speed with #1 Instructor Mark Blackburn (Ep. 2)​​
3. ​This Drill Will Skyrocket Your Speed and Ground Reaction Forces (Ep. 3)​​
4. ​Here's why I'm struggling to gain club head SPEED (Ep. 4)​​
5. ​FASTEST Way to Gain Speed with Half Swing Drill! (Ep. 5)​​​

We have a new episode of the road to 180 launching today! SO if you're not subscribed make sure to do that on the youtube channel. ​

We have over 60+ hours into this edit.

Crazy interesting stuff. (And you can watch me hit a ball 340+ yards)
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So what do you do with more speed?

You need to understand dispersion patterns + how to aim.

A breakthrough moment for me was talking with Scott Fawcett and learning how every tour player on average hits their driver with about a 65-70 yard dispersion.

🎯 So you just need to find a 65-70 yard wide spot on each hole and if there's not OB or water blast away at the center target of where you can aim your dispersion patter.

GAME CHANGER.

This concept gives you freedom to swing freely with the driver and know that you won't lose a ball.

Now if I'm playing a new course I'll pull up his Decade or Shot Pattern app, before the round and figure out exactly where to aim so I won't lose a ball and suddenly a lot of stress and tension fades away with this plan in place.

What most people don’t realize is when your hitting the driver you have to get rid of the notion that your aiming a sniper rifle and hitting it right on your spot.

You actually have a shotgun and need to center that blast in the area that gives you the highest chance of keeping the ball in play and going farthest down the hole as possible.

And in my opinion you have to map this out looking at GPS or a map. It’s just too deceiving to try and figure out the 70 yard wide landing spot unless you’re getting the facts from a map.

What you might realize is that there’s tons of room in the rough or not on the fairway so you’ll need to start aiming away from the center of fairways.

But the increased distance (even though it’s in the rough) will benefit you when looking at the strokes gained data.

The end results of playing with clear targets has been hitting more drivers and keeping the ball in play more consistently.

REMEMBER THIS: Hit it as far as you can and don’t lose golf balls!

Don't forget we have a new Youtube episode launching!!!

SO if you're not subscribed make sure to do that on the youtube channel. ​

Till next time,

-Cordie

✍️ Written By: Cordie Walker.
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