I PRACTICED WITH THE SPEED STIK TODAY...IT MAKES YOU SWING THROUGH THE BALL AND APPEARS TO BE THE BEST TOOL IVE USED YET...MY IRONS ARE GOING REAL HIGH..USED TO BE TOO LOW, BECAUSE IM HITTING THROUGH THE BALL INSTEAD OF AT IT...THE DRIVER IS REALLY GOING LONG.. MY SWING SPEED STARTEDAT 70 MPH AND INCREASED TO 95.. SOMETIMES 100..NOT BAD FOR 55 YRS OLD...IM NOT SWINGING HARD EXCEPT AT IMPACT--THATS WHAT THE TOOL MAKES YOU DO.. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT IT.. THNAKS,, TRIP (SPEED STIK IS ADVERTISED THROUGH THE GOLF CHANNEL..)

Trip,

I just turned 50 and have been feeling the swingspeed slowing down for a while. Where did you get this thing?

JW

JJW, I GOT IT OFF THE GOLF CHANNEL.. CALL 1-800 5508833. THE SITE IS THESPEEDSTIK.COM IT REALLY MAKES YOU HIT THROUGH THE BALL. MY SPPED STARTED AT 70 AND AVERAGES 95 NOW...IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.. LATER,,, TRIP

Hi Trip, I went to their website but it doesn't say what the SpeedStix is. I can see that it's a stick you swing, but that's about it. I assume that it is a weighted stick that helps build your swing muscles and increase flexability. And it has a built in speed gauge. Does that sound about right to you?
If that is correct, it sounds like the swing trainer that I built from a 39 inch piece of 5/8 inch brass rod, that I added a training grip to. My brass rod weights about 3-3/4 pounds and is good to build my swing muscles and forces me to tranfer my weight to the right on the back swing and to the left on the downswing. I use it to loosen up before I practice or play a round and it makes my golf clubs feel really light. Swinging a nine iron is like swinging a shaft with no head, it's that much lighter than the brass rod. If you want, you can build one from a piece of 5/8 inch steel rod with a grip from someone like Golfsmith for a spare to the SpeedStix that you have. I made mine from brass as brass weighs a little more than steel and I wanted as much weight as I could get. 5/8th inch steel or brass rods, 36 inches long are available from a machine shop or the people they get their supplies from. Steel is a lot cheaper and should cost less than $15.00.
How is the Plus 10 driver working out for you? Have you decided if you like it better than the 460 Launcher you demod?
Keep them in the short grass and have fun.

hi don,, the speed stik weighs appx 2.5 pounds,made of steel and is 4 feet long. it has a baseball type grip...and a gauge that shows your speed. it claims the typical speed of ave male is 90 mph, female 70 mph..pro is 125 mph. the gause is sensitive(dont need to hit the ground w/ it..) you tap it slightly on the grip end to reset.other than speed it improves the swing. it makes you turn, sets the club around your body, makes you use your trunk to start the downswing and you have to follow through.. my irons are going longer. a seven iron about 160...and much higher because of the increase in speed...i played one under for 15 holes yesterday but choked coming in...bogied last three. still good for me.. my swing speed in 95-97 now... my friends are saying im really waiting on the ball...anyway, don its the best tool i have used.. ive used a lot of gagets...this one has to be for real...due to the improvement.. the swing stik sounds similar to the stick you made and probably with similar results...i do like the gauge on it so you can see the difference in miles per hour... i also like the plus ten driver,but i think im going to trade it for the cleveland launcher...it goes higher for some reason.. do you get the golf channel.?.channel 21. it advertised the speed stik... you swing the stik slow at first and built up momentum... you can hear the gauge click at impact...sorry about the length of this but to me this is an exciting tool.. take care trip

Hi TRip, glad to hear your swing speed is up so much, that can't hurt. I can't afford the Golf Channel, I'd have to pay for cable and then all the gadgets they sell on the Golf channel on top of that. I'm still tempted to invest in a Swing Jacket to see if it really work to groove the swing. ANY ONE OUT THERE USE ONE??? Saw it on the Golf Channel at a friends house and have been interested in one ever since. Kind of a dumb informercial but it still looks like it might work. Good luck with your stix. Don

don, the swing jacket is a toss up.. one friend a 1 handicapper got one...he shanked many shots using it until he got used to it.. another 12 handicaper got one---hes 75 and hits it great.. i think it helped him.. another friend a 16 handicap...to no avail.. did not help him. it basically keeps your arms together)(connected).. it tried it but felt restricted... until something esle comes out, i think the speed stik does the same thing as the swing jacket but more..ive tried the medicus,lazer beam(by david ledbetter), and the inside approach-- they all worked well on the driving range, but i could not take them to the course, but i can the speed stik..different strokes for different folks.. hope this helped,, later trip

I too have been using the Speed Sticks with good results. I bought both the red and blue sticks so that I could do the overload underload drill that they recommend at www.golfstuffonline.com/speed-stik That is a great site with much info on the sticks.

I have added ten mph to my speed accross the board with all my clubs which makes this great game a whole lot easier!

Mike

Don,

I checked on the Swing Jacket at my wife's store. The pro there said they carried it for a couple of months, sold 2, had 1 returned then dropped it.

JW

Hi JW; Thanks for the info on the swing jacket, I appreciate the time and effort put in. 50% return rate doesn't sound promising, but with only two sales, that's not a real good sample. Thanks again, Don.