30-Day (Was COVID) Practice Plan Challenge - April 1-30 2020

[lastings]

On 4/30/2020 at 11:27 PM, Darkfrog said:

Day 30

Bummed this is over. It was nice to have some structured golf practice activities during the shelter in place.

do it again? 

[AbsoluteTruths]

I am just starting these videos now. I have not picked up a club in two years. Lots of major life events got in the way. Which one of these video would help with the major problem I had that was trying to help the ball up and digging holes with the club? I am going to play in about two weeks and I want to be decent😁

 

[iacas]

1 hour ago, AbsoluteTruths said:

I am just starting these videos now. I have not picked up a club in two years. Lots of major life events got in the way. Which one of these video would help with the major problem I had that was trying to help the ball up and digging holes with the club? I am going to play in about two weeks and I want to be decent😁

They're not really organized that way. They're organized in a type of way where they just help you build a full swing. If you go through them, and some feel "weird" to you, then those might be good ones to focus on at first, but they're not really "have this problem? Do this!" type of videos.

[Antneye]

I'm way late to the game but am loving this thread. Perfect timing since my swing has fallen apart again and I have been going back to basics to try to fix things. 

Great job. 

 

[Antneye]

On the drill for palmar flexion (no idea if I spelled that right or used the proper term) I am struggling with my wrists feeling too tight when I try to apply that move. Any tips on how to do that without tensing your wrists?  I feel like I am locking them up if that makes any sense. 

[iacas]

Don’t tighten them? I mean, you can make that move and not, right?

[Antneye]

22 hours ago, iacas said:

Don’t tighten them? I mean, you can make that move and not, right?

Struggling with it but will keep working on it. Played today and I was a hot mess. 

[Bigggmike1]

The palmar flex at the beginning of the down swing has been a great piece of advice.

I'm a 7 handicap and this was never told to me and I don't remember seeing it discussed much in online videos, yet it's essential to getting the down swing on the right plane.

I have been consciously palmar flexing once my back swing reaches its apex during my last 2 practice sessions----now getting more lag, consistent shots, and adding distance.

Thanks!

[djake]

I just looked at this thread, sorry for being so late to it.  I did Day 1 in my hotel room and really liked the drills.

It has been a very humbling year of golf having lost most of the last 2 years due to different injuries.  My index went from 8.4 to 19+ this year.  It will go back down, it time.  These videos will help

[boogielicious]

14 minutes ago, djake said:

I just looked at this thread, sorry for being so late to it.  I did Day 1 in my hotel room and really liked the drills.

It has been a very humbling year of golf having lost most of the last 2 years due to different injuries.  My index went from 8.4 to 19+ this year.  It will go back down, it time.  These videos will help

Take your time on them. They really help.

[dennyjones]

On 8/5/2020 at 10:53 PM, Bigggmike1 said:

The palmar flex at the beginning of the down swing has been a great piece of advice.

I'm a 7 handicap and this was never told to me and I don't remember seeing it discussed much in online videos, yet it's essential to getting the down swing on the right plane.

I have been consciously palmar flexing once my back swing reaches its apex during my last 2 practice sessions----now getting more lag, consistent shots, and adding distance.

Thanks!

Welcome to TST.   We're glad you've decided to join.   

[djake]

I just looked at this thread, sorry for being so late to it.  I did Day 1 in my hotel room and really liked the drills.

It has been a very humbling year of golf having lost most of the last 2 years due to different injuries.  My index went from 8.4 to 19+ this year.  It will go back down, it time.  These videos will help

[djake]

Just finished Day 2 of this plan.  Tje airplane dril was new to me.  All great drills.

 

[djake]

I utilized Day 1 & Day 2 lessons at the range today. I would hit a ball and then go thru the drills.  Overall it felt like positive progress was being made.  Looking forward to continuing this series

[djake]

I redid Day 3 and then added Day 4 drills today.  I am really trying to get my backswing consistent. 

Worked on this on the deck as I couldn't get to the range tonight.  

I did watch Day 23 pre & post shot routine and liked it.  Especially the post shot routine where Erik made the point of changing things on the course to quick after an undesirable shot.  I tend to make a correction to quick.  

[iacas]

BTW, if you do the practice plan and post at least a few of your videos here (there's no reason we can't keep this topic going), give yourself the award/badge, too.

Who is doing this 30-day stuff right now? Even if you did it in April and you're doing only a few of the drills that still apply to you, let's hear it? Let's see some more videos.

(It's helpful since it's been awhile if you link to the post with the video you're referring to, or link to the day at https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan/, which will look like this for day 16: https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan/#day16.)

[chspeed]

44 minutes ago, iacas said:

BTW, if you do the practice plan and post at least a few of your videos here (there's no reason we can't keep this topic going), give yourself the award/badge, too.

Who is doing this 30-day stuff right now? Even if you did it in April and you're doing only a few of the drills that still apply to you, let's hear it? Let's see some more videos.

(It's helpful since it's been awhile if you link to the post with the video you're referring to, or link to the day at https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan/, which will look like this for day 16: https://golfevolution.com/30-day-plan/#day16.)

Hi - love these drills. I doubt there's anyone out there at any level that can't find a priority piece in one of these.

I've been working on the shoulder-tilts, and to me, those are a game changer. I do that drill pretty much every day, even on the course before a shot I practice that movement sometimes before I hit. Helps a lot.

@iacas One thing I noticed on the Advanced Shoulder Tilt drill, is that when you took full practice swings, your torso and head appear to moving forward quite a bit as you rotate through. When I have this result in a swing on video, I often get contact issues and have to force myself to really "separate" my shoulders from my head immediately to make good contact. This keeps my head back, but often compromises my ability to get the weight fully forward on down swing. What is your feeling about "keeping the head back"? Is it only a problem for me because I likely have other swing faults? Thanks!

[iacas]

32 minutes ago, chspeed said:

One thing I noticed on the Advanced Shoulder Tilt drill, is that when you took full practice swings, your torso and head appear to moving forward quite a bit as you rotate through.

Drills often exaggerate things so you can feel them more/better.