Charles W. Boatright

Overload Technique Used in Baseball to Help Your Golf Swing

Gofers can use a baseball overload technique to increase club head speed with weighted golf baton similar to a donut on a bat in baseball. Ball players use the weighted bat training during the off-season and on-deck-circle, before they step into the batter’s box. The baseball player places a weight called a donut onto the bat, which leads to increased batter’s flexibility, strength and bat speed. But in baseball and golf, the critical factors in the overload technique is the amount of weight and the placement of that weight on the shaft of the bat or in the case of the golfer, the golf club. The amount of weight and location of the weight is critical to increase the golfer’s club head speed while maintain their swing mechanics.

The specific length of my golf baton (a 22″ sawed-off modified golf club shaft, see illustration above), is critical as well as the weight that I use, called I GOTCHA®, that I placed approximately 12-inches down from the bottom of the grip. To be beneficial, the amount of the weight should not overload the golf club by 20% heavier than the weight of a normal golf club. Using a heavier weight will diminish club head speed and interfere with golfer’s swing mechanics. According to experts, the overload factor should not exceed the 20 percent of the normal weight of the club.

The I GOTCHA® attachable weight can be purchased online or from your local golf shop. This weighted golf baton should be part of the workout equipment that the golfer has in their home gym. Matter of fact, the golf baton can be carried to the office or workstation for a golfer to use, not only for practicing their golf swing, but more importantly for ergonomics. It is suggested that a worker who remains in a sitting position or in one place too long can have detrimental effects to their health. The golfer can take 10-minutes each hour and practice their golf swing, which allows the golfer to develop relief exercises. If the golfer does this, they can gain two- hours of golf practice each day, while going through their swing reps.

IGOTCHA

IGOTCHA weight attachment for golf clubs to assist golfers to increase their clubhead speed at impact.

Research Conducted on the Overload Technique applied to Golf

The Soviet Union conducted extensive research on the overloading and under-loading training technique, where the weight is added to equipment for the athlete’s practice. When the weight exceeds more than 20 percent of the weight of the golf club (9.52 oz.), there was no increase in performance, but this had the exact opposite effect of decreasing performance. The golf baton weighs about 11.52 oz., within the range of the overload factor.

The experts also agree that the skills used during practice and workout sessions with a golf baton device should represent exactly the same neuromuscular skills, muscle memory, and sequence used in this case during the golfers actual golf swing. Golfers can realize dramatic performance in a relatively short period of time. The golfer using the golf baton can experience significant mental and physical improvement by following the three simple sequential ESPY (Sync, Protract or Preset, and Yaw) Golf elements. These elements are detailed and illustrated in my book, The ESPY Golf Swing Coach.

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Using the Golf Baton During the Golfers Home Gym Workout to Increase Club Head Speed

If the golfer wants to increase their club head speed and their distance, they can use the golf baton to practice their golf swing almost anywhere in what is called incremental training technique. They can swing at actual swing speed by following the ESPY golf swing mechanics. I use my golf baton to warm up and stretch, prior to my round of golf. I have improved my golf game by lowering my handicap ever since I have been using the ESPY golf swing and the golf baton. This follows how every coach understands that you must over-stress the body, beyond its normal limits in order to achieve improvements in sports.

Golfers can take significant advantage of cross-training and weight conditioning to improve their training, as well as their normal practice routine. The golf baton is a great devise to include in the golfer’s home gym workout session. There has been detailed research done by many professional physical fitness trainers, both in baseball and in golf, on how overloading and under-loading have increased maximum performance.

This is the first in a four part series covering the overload and under-load practice. On December 17, I will cover the main components used in the overload and under-load procedure. I call it the channel lock procedure.

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