"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge (May 2015)

[SavvySwede]

Did some drills inside without a ball then went and hit some into the net once it got a bit cooler outside.

[Shindig]

Played 18 -- what a week, this is my fourth round in the past five days. I was focused on routine -- picking a target, clearing my mind of outside thoughts (this had gotten really bad lately), and just hitting to the target. I had noticed the past few rounds that I had a few "I'll hit anyway" shots... so I took a late afternoon round on a hot day where there would be no one behind me and just played. It took me a little under three hours (although there was a group ahead of me I had to wait on a few times). Despite hitting one in the water and one O.B., I shot an 84. Now I need to use this routine more, clearly. Or play that course more often. :-) Unlikely I'll get to play at all the next four days, so I'll have to go back to traditional forms of practice. :-)

[iacas]

Since I just joined TST, I obviously can't complete the 5 minute challenge.

We're gonna do one every month. :)

Also… I spent 10-15 minutes today making some slow-motion swings working on my priority piece.

[mvmac]

Slow mapping swings at home. And some pitch shots off "tight lies" off the carpet.

[WUTiger]

May 27 -

Worked on short game with reshafted wedges. Tried to find "limits" of using 58º LW for shots around green.

Short shots from light rough with little green to work with: Chip with 54º easier to control than 58º shots, unless lie really deep.

3/4 swing shot with 58º really hard to control,  unless lie was light rough or better; half swing about limit for 58º on most shots.

Also worked on putting for about 20 minutes. True pendulum swing feel  - with thicker Winn ProX 1.18" grip - came and went a couple of times.

[rkim291968]

Full range practice: bunker, chip, pitch, ball striking, and knockdown shot.

[Lihu]

5 minutes trying to slow down and still use the hips to control the turn rate.

[tnull]

Weekly lesson.  Moment of truth.  Video of my swing......improvement.  Head position much better.  Very little move forward.  Hitting the ball in the center of the club face.  Relaxed arms.  Worked on chipping and putting as well.

[krupa]

5 minutes doing the weight-forward chair exercise.

[Elmer]

Played like a beast yesterday.

Went easy this morning, worked on shoulder rotation!

[RFKFREAK]

My 5 minutes this morning was more of the same, getting to A4, bowing my wrist and laying the club down.  However, this morning when I got to A6, I pumped the club and did a full speed swing to see how I do about getting my hips and weight forward while keeping my head back at the A10 and it felt reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllly good.  I almost felt like a golfer.

[Lihu]

5 minutes in front of the mirror works much better! 2nd day in a row doing simple mirror work instead of the same drill at the course with good results.

[Huddo]

Practiced all afternoon on reducing my cupped left wrist with improved results.

[boogielicious]

5 minutes mirror works focusing on A6 - 9.  My last videos show that my left shoulder has been stopping short of the finish and collapsing my follow though.  So my thought for this session was to continue rotating my shoulders and hips in sync with my arms from A6 to 9.

[isukgolf]

Working on hip turn ... and not dipping my shoulders so much

[iacas]

Played 18. Have hours to kill at CHQ so I'll hit some here too.

[14ledo81]

5 minutes in the office.  Working on right elbow feels.

[metbid]

We're gonna do one every month. :)

Also… I spent 10-15 minutes today making some slow-motion swings working on my priority piece.

sweet, I will try for then......Today I spent about 45 minutes hitting into my net to help incorporate the knee bend, slow back swing and wrist hinge into muscle memory.