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_sigh_ so close to red text. Went away for three days, but didn't do a practice morning-of-departure (Friday) nor evening-of-return (Sunday), so I had three misses, back to day one. Day 1, May 4 2026. At home today, spent nearly an hour in my practice room, hitting about three dozen practice balls, primarily with my 6-iron. -
Day 254 5-4 Arms off chest in backswing and downswing. Short swing, pause and then hit. Hit foam balls. Keeping arching of wrist a focus as well. -
I would think of it in terms of time. The time it takes to get the arm angle into a good position to deliver the club with proper shaft lean. Another component is rotation, but that is also a matter of timing. It relates to how the body stalls to give the golfer time to hit the ball. If you have to get 80+ degrees out of that right elbow in one third of a second versus 50 degrees in the same time then you have to steal time from somewhere. It is usually body rotation. That does not help with shaft lean. I agree in that amateurs tend to make the swing more complicated than pro golfers. -
I haven't been able to practice like I wanted and won't for the next week. 1. The weather sucks in Ohio this year. I have been mostly inside hitting foam balls. Just kind of my basic stuff. 2. I woke up last Saturday with a left side rib muscle on fire. If I turned or leaned a certain way it would spasm that almost buckled my knees. I have been taking a break to let that settle. I don't want to get a long term injury. I think I pinched a nerve or just aggravated a muscles. 3. I am going on a mini-vacation to Florida (screw you Ohio weather) with a friend, and rolling that into a work conference I have next week. I will be with out my clubs for a week. I will be back next in two Fridays to hit the ground running with some warmer temps and better weather in Ohio, hopefully. I would really like to get more out on the course and the range.
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Day 580 - 2026-05-04 Played eight holes. Sometimes golf kicks you in the nuts. 😉
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