165.8 mph Club Head Speed

…is the current world record, set this past April by Kyle Berkshire (who else?).

Inspired by World Long Drive guys like Kyle, speed is taking over the game of golf at all levels, including of course the PGA (& LIV) Tour all the way through college and amaetur ranks. 

I myself am one of those recently infected by the bug for speed and the bug for golf itself. 

I could barely hit the ball 200 yards when I started regularly playing golf in 2020.

Here is my recent personal record for both carry and total distance during a speed session, followed by my club speed and ball speed record in the same session.

Still a ways to go to beat Kyle, but I’m comin’ for ya!

Pushing for top speed in dedicated sessions such as these is a feeling that is hard to beat. If that were the only benefit, I believe it would be worth it. I played baseball growing up, and the physical intensity of a speed session is the closest feeling to playing baseball I get besides actually playing baseball. 

Besides the “high,” speed sessions allow for future tempo, rhythm, and specific skills training to be achieved with unbelievable effortlessness. In other words, increasing our maximum threshold for speed also has the “side effect” of increasing our baseline club head speed. For instance, my on-course club head speed sits around 120 mph.

Here is a quote from SuperSpeed Golf Co-Founder Kyle Shay regarding the emotional and strategic benefits and effects of speed training:

“A lot of guys get so much more joy out of playing golf. They’re not struggling, they’re hitting it past their buddies. It’s gratifying to see guys that have lost some club speed over the years, your 50+ golfer, getting some of that speed back. Now it’s two clubs less into greens, or they’re not hitting hybrids into every par 4, or they don’t have to move up a tee box. We hear it all the time.”

If you needed any more convincing about the value of increasing your club head speed, here is a graphic from Trackman correlating a golfer’s Handicap with their Average Driver Club Head Speed

The bottom line? Speed actually matters if you actually care about getting better at golf. After all, isn’t that why we’re here?! I know I am. Finding out my potential as a golfer is what it’s all about.

Here at Denver Golf Performance, we are now launching a dedicated Speed Training offering with yours truly (Nicholas Rohan Panjwani). Book today to get a taste of the potential you can regain or discover for the first time. 

I recently helped one golfer increase his maximum club head speed by 5.9 mph from his previous record in just one session. Let’s see how high we can get yours!

I’ll see you soon.

Any questions? Give me a call: (917) 680-9155.