speed stik or power hitter

[nyjets2806]

both are supposed to help improve driving distance, but which one is better at it?

[Jaybone]

I bought the power hitter a few weeks back. Its a good product though I haven't used it the recommened way yet. Little over priced though,shop for a bargin on it.

[wolverine318]

power hitter hands down imo.

[jaacobbowden]

I'd go for the Power Hitter over the Speed Stik. They are both heavy, but the Power Hitter is more like a regular golf club. The Speed Stik is too long and has too big of a handle, IMHO.

There's more info about this in this thread:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthr...ght=heavy+club

[fusioncal]

None of the above. I'd choose weight donut. It's a lot cheaper and will increase my swing speed (=distance) after 6-8 practice swings.

[allin]

I believe current thought is to alternate a weighted club with an underweight one. Speed stick and power hitter aren't completely interchangeable. Speedstick is intended to help you time your release sow that you are reaching your max at the right time.

[dreamsmith]

Actually, I think the best situation is a combination of both the Speed Stik and the Power Hitter. Yes, it is a little expensive, but to me it's worth it.
I use the Speed Stik to see what my speed currently is, and therefore check my improvement. The Power Hitter is obviously great to strengthen your 'golf muscles', and learn to swing faster and hit the ball therefore further, as verified by the Swing Stik.
When I first started, my swing speed was 85 mph, whick isn't too bad for a guy 70 years old. But I started swinging the Power Hitter, and have now improved my speed to 90-95 mph (it varies, and I once hit 100!).
And my latest thing is I now use the doughnut AND the Power Hitter, in an attempt to improve even more. My goal is to reach a consistent 100.

And as far as distance improvement - my drives are now in the 200-220 range, whereas they were 180 when I started. My goal here is to get to 250, which I now think is entirely possible!
Swing aids are somewhat expensive, but if you're a golf lover (as I am), it is totally worth it!

[jaacobbowden]

Dreamsmith, a swing speed of 90-95 for someone who is 70 years old is fantastic!

When training with your Power Hitter and Speed Stik, make sure that once you are warmed up to swing them as fast as you can while still keeping under control. If you spend too much time swinging either of them slowly, you may be building golf swing strength (good), but you may also be building slow-twitch golf swing strength (not so good). When training with weighted devices like these, from a speed standpoint it's important to build fast-twitch muscle fibers. Do make sure to stay under control, though. It won't do any good to increase your speed if you are ingraining sloppy swing habits.

Beyond that, if you want to increase your swing speed further...using things like resistance bands, different kinds of isometrics, various forms of weight training (if you like to go to the gym), etc will all help. If you're interested, I've got more details, information, and programs on swing speed training at my website -> http://www.swingmangolf.com .

Beyond that, you can get more distance out of your driver with two things.

1) I'm not sure how good your ball-striking is, but missing the sweet spot by as little as an inch can mean a loss of 20 yards. Make sure that whatever swing method that you are using, that you hit the sweet spot as consistently as you can.

2) And I don't know if your driver is custom fit to your swing, but you may check in with a good PCS clubfitter to get your driver optimized. I've hit two similar looking drivers which differed in loft, weight, flex, and length, and literally hit one 50 yards farther with the same degree of accuracy as the other.

Hope that helps! Good luck in getting to 250. It's definitely within reach for you!

Jaacob