Drive 400 Distance Program .... my review

[bilbry57]

2 hours ago, itsame said:

Well it's been 3 months now, so here are my final results.

 

I changed my launch monitor from a Skytrak to a GC2, so no pretty driving range screenshot this time, only a table from the club fitting feature.

Given that launch monitors all kind of disagree on carry and total distance, those numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt.

 

One thing they both do very accurately however, is measure ball speed.

 

Summary of my progress:

Before: Ball speed 138mph, 245 total distance.  Best ball speed and longest drive unknown.

1st month: Ball speed 144mph, best ball speed 146, longest 276 yards.

2nd month: Ball speed 148mph, best ball speed 151, longest 285 yards.

3rd month: Ball speed 153, best ball speed 155, longest 299 yards!!

 

In short, I started the program with an average ball speed of 138 and after 3 months I now average 153. 

If the carry and total numbers are to be believed, I went from 223 carry and 245 total, to 255 carry and 278 total.

 

I have about 3 more months of indoor play before real golf season starts.

My goal is now to reach 160mph ball speed before then, and 167 before the end of the year.

Why 167? Well according to Trackman this is the average ball speed on the PGA Tour. Totally an ego thing to be able to say that I drive just as far as a pro.

 

I think it's safe to say this has been a resounding success. Cheers to all and thanks to @Harob11 !

 

 

Good work  I played today 35 degrees 

and course was soaked from rain. I was hitting my driver 10 to 15 yards past my buddies all day normally we r similar off the tee shot 78 with 5 three putts.  No question the speed training has helped.

[bilbry57]

Got to hit balls today hit between 97 and 100 MPH every swing hopefully I can continue to Improve and get to my goal of 105

[bilbry57]

I had a fitting today at club champions CH speed was between 94 to 98 

Ball speed was 140 to 144 smash factor 145 to 150.  I have issues with turning my shoulders very limited turn tightness in thoracic spine and lats.  Because of limited turn my DS is steep club path was between 10% to 5% left.  Going to work on Montes NTC  to get more shallow have 2-3 months of indoor work while the snow falls 

[Club Champion]

On 1/25/2021 at 7:29 PM, bilbry57 said:

I had a fitting today at club champions CH speed was between 94 to 98 

Ball speed was 140 to 144 smash factor 145 to 150.  I have issues with turning my shoulders very limited turn tightness in thoracic spine and lats.  Because of limited turn my DS is steep club path was between 10% to 5% left.  Going to work on Montes NTC  to get more shallow have 2-3 months of indoor work while the snow falls 

Thanks for coming in @bilbry57!

[acekun]

On 10/12/2020 at 9:34 PM, Harob11 said:

Anyone have any questions regarding the program?

What equipment would I need? i have a home gym -- barbell, rack, bench, dumbbells, etc.

 

 

[itsame]

18 hours ago, acekun said:

What equipment would I need? i have a home gym -- barbell, rack, bench, dumbbells, etc.

 

 

 

Medicine or slam balls 4lbs and 6lbs, yoga mat, foam roller, tennis or lacrosse ball, and your driver (and your home gym).

 

[bbanksp]

what happened to this program/website?

[BigManSlim]

2 hours ago, bbanksp said:

what happened to this program/website?

+1 I was gonna give it a look

[itsame]

@Harob11 looks like you forgot to pay your Wix subscription

[leekgolf]

2 hours ago, Harob11 said:

Hey guys, it's just temporarily down. I'm reworking some things and changing some things on the legal end. If you already purchased the program, the video links should all still be working. I should have the site back up in a few weeks. 

 

Rob.

Good luck with the rework Rob. You provide a valuable product and service and I hope you are successful.

[hehateme2285]

@Harob11 How do you recommend working the Superspeed sticks into the workout?

[jds_mlb]

How long before the program is available again?

 

I’m currently evaluating fitness programs (Golf Forever, GolfWOD, 18 Strong, Fit for Golf) and would like to include Drive 400 in that eval to see which will likely work better for me. 
Jim
 

Edited June 16, 2021 by jds_mlb

[mws92]

For those that play competitively, how are you keeping your swing speed up during this time? 

 

I've reduced training to more 3x3 instead of 5x5 to lower volume a bit for fatigue purposes and don't do any squatting etc a day or so before an event.  Naturally, it's hard to keep clubhead speed up when accuracy is at a higher premium but I notice everything is down across my bag by a few MPH of clubhead speed.

[BigManSlim]

23 hours ago, mws92 said:

For those that play competitively, how are you keeping your swing speed up during this time? 

 

I've reduced training to more 3x3 instead of 5x5 to lower volume a bit for fatigue purposes and don't do any squatting etc a day or so before an event.  Naturally, it's hard to keep clubhead speed up when accuracy is at a higher premium but I notice everything is down across my bag by a few MPH of clubhead speed.

Do you mean how do you keep your speed up in competition versus speed in regular rounds? Or on the golf course speed generally vs. driving range?

[mws92]

@BigManSlim Sorry I meant how do you keep your speed up in general (golf course, driving, etc) during the meat of your competitive calendar when the focus is no longer gaining speed either through traditional speed training circuits, weight lifting, etc.

[BigManSlim]

On 7/22/2021 at 2:32 PM, mws92 said:

@BigManSlim Sorry I meant how do you keep your speed up in general (golf course, driving, etc) during the meat of your competitive calendar when the focus is no longer gaining speed either through traditional speed training circuits, weight lifting, etc.

OK so I continue to lift and do speed work through competitive season obviously adjusting when I'm overly tired, sore, etc. But, at least for me, I feel like doing all of those things helps to loosen me up and engaged. I'm not sure I would change my routine too much in season or out of season.  But that may just be me

[uscheese]

Will this be available soon?

[bsuwara]

Recovery and injury prevention would be great especially for us guys in their 50’s

[ncinshore]

Hey, looks like you are restructuring the program currently. When do you think it will be available again? Looking for a new regiment for my workouts.

 

 

[jj9000]

On 1/24/2022 at 4:50 PM, Harob11 said:

Happy New Year, guys.

 

I'm in the process of developing new programs and I was wondering if there is anything specific you guys would like to see added to the new programs? More workout options? At home only programs? More focus on recovery and injury prevention? Please let me know your thoughts.

 

Thanks and hope everyone is doing well.

 

Rob.

 

Rob,

 

Constructive criticism feedback alert.

 

The old program was great in the sense that it introduced many different exercises that could be picked and chosen from for each workout session.  In my opinion, the Program would be better served by getting very specific with respect to doing X, Y, and Z workouts on A, B, and C days.

 

The most successful workout and speed programs I've seen have a recipe based method...on Monday I do X, Y, Z...Tuesday I do A, B, C....etc.  Think in terms of P90X / Body For Life / Starting Strength / SuperSpeed...etc.  They all have the same thing in common... a recipe based regimen.

 

The Drive 400 Program gave the user the latitude to pick several exercises, and mix it up, which is great in theory (and for variation).  But, in practice, the typical user is lazy in the sense that he/she doesn't want to have to think about what exercises to do.  They want to look at a sheet or a screen and have that day's regimen already programmed...then they just have to execute against that day's instructions.

 

Hope this feedback helps.  Keep up the good work.

[leekgolf]

It looks like Rob's Pure Distance Golf didn't make it. His site's down and the videos are gone from Vimeo. 

It's a shame, he had a good product.

[leekgolf]

On 4/26/2022 at 11:07 PM, Harob11 said:

Hey guys, I'm still alive! Lol. Thanks for the feedback and kind words. I'm still in the process of redoing everything. I really want to make sure everything is done exceptionally well, so it's taking a little longer than anticipated. Hope everyone is well and I will keep you posted. 

Rob, I think you offer a very valuable product. I hope you get back up quickly. 

 

Would you be able to share when you expect to back online?

[hunterdog]

Boosting this post. Any word when this will be up again?

[Grinds6]

Bump...

Is this up and running yet?  What if I bought it back in 2017, do I still get access?  It won't let me login or send me an email to change my password when I hit "forgot password".

 

 

[jeenyusss]

Good to hear. I bought it years ago and never felt better (back pain wise).  Then I stopped for a year and my tight painful back came back.  Im starting up again now. Please let me know when you are done with updates in case I dont get thr email. Thanks 

[Bocaji]

Whenever I try to go to the shop, I put in my password and it says please try again. What gives? Bug?

[jj9000]

12 hours ago, Bocaji said:

Whenever I try to go to the shop, I put in my password and it says please try again. What gives? Bug?

 

Same here.

 

I bought Drive400 and looking to log in to the new site.  I have a question in to Rob about Login.

[Bocaji]

@Harob11

Now i cant get into the site.. it's requiring a password to get in.. also where do you purchase the program? 

[jj9000]

I've got to give Rob some credit here.  If you look at my history here, I'm not new, and I'm for sure not a shill for this company.  Those that have been around can attest. 

 

The new site and layout is much better than the old Drive400 format.

 

It looks best on a PC or iPad for me.  But, it will work just fine on a normal iPhone/Android.

 

I've done cycles of SuperSpeed training, and this program is well worth it...for the fraction of the cost of SuperSpeed.  It's almost impossible (barring injury) to not get more speed while doing this program.

 

Strength Training + Swing Training = Speed

 

I already know the SSG protocols, so, I'm mixing this in with my SSG training.

 

I'll check back periodically and post before and after gains.

 

[bilbry57]

Hi Rob,

 

How do you reset password