rhtaber,
You can expect those results initially. Over time, the more experience you have using the system, the faster you will become.
When I took one of the seminars, there was a boy of the age 12 or so in the class. He was initially tested at about 150wpm. By the end of the seminar, he was at 1000wpm. Most everybody else, enjoyed a 3x increase. There were experienced photoreaders whose speed was significantly higher.
LSC is playing it conservative. While LSC says you can photoread some 20,000+ wpm, Win Wenger, who wrote The Einstien Factor, says that number is paltry- one can photoread over 60,000 with above average comprehension. However, initially, your speed, per LSC, will be about 3x faster. And that is reasonable.
Look at it this way, before one is able to reach the peak of Mt. Everest, they must get to the base camps via other mountains. No self-respecting adventurer would settle for one of these smaller peaks when their goal is to climb Mt. Everest. Once they get to the base camps, it is not an immediate climb to the peak. It takes months for the human body to get acclimated to the increased elevation. Photoreading is the same. Give your body time to adjust to the assimilation of all this material. Get over, the smaller peaks first, such as getting better and better with each step of the process. Each step is important. Learn what works for you and what doesn't. Then you will find steady increases in your speed. Be glad you found the right "mountain".
I wish you all the best with the system,
BReeves
