"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge (April 2016)

[adam3553]

Mirror work today. Im still working on my backswing and making sure my shoulder turn is correct. I also worked on my putting by doing the coin drill and focusing on my start line.

[Lihu]

17 hours ago, Lihu said:

Did back swing mirror work in the airport lounge.

16.5 hours on a plane. Had room to do backswing drills.

 

[bm85]

Been working on my swing. Derp.

Specifically, feeling like I'm pulling my left hip back away from the target line drills. Been experimenting with the effects this has on my arms/shaft for a week or so now. Have come across a few acceptable down swing moves, but my favorite by far is the "laying the shaft down" one.

[WUTiger]

Spent 5 minutes doing old "settle in" drill from Titleist Performance Institute.

I stood back looking at target area, took a stance and an address position, and then settled in: I let myself feel balanced on the balls of my feet, before starting takeaway.

If I did this during rounds - settle in about three extra seconds before hitting shot, I tended to have much fewer off-balance shots on the day.

I remembered this while hitting wedges over the weekend.

[DeadMan]

Worked on my putting stroke for about 15 minutes. Just working on my start line and making a proper stroke (i.e., not accelerating through the ball).

[onthehunt526]

4/4/16:

I putted for 10 minutes during halftime of the Villanova/Carolina title game. Did the 4-8-12 drill 5 times. Trying to succeed in the drill every time. Still working on the shoulder pitch with driveway sticks drill.

[Lihu]

Did some back swing transitions. Spending time feeling what a good stopping point feels like.

[Big Lex]

In a recent golf lesson, I learned that in my move through the ball (paraphrasing and shortening for brevity's sake) my right side sort of comes in too high. I need to get my right shoulder and right arm working down more.

I've been practicing this just in little chippy swings in my office. Making my right shoulder work down (and left shoulder up) through the ball. "Finishing" with the same angles in my spine, shoulders, eyes, etc. at the finish. Moving through the ball, I try to keep my hands ahead and have inline impact.

Compared to my grooved move, this makes me feel like I'm going to shank the ball.

Instructors, feel free to chime in here...I think doing this move on a chip length swing is a good thing....but I'm open to suggestions for other drills or to modify this drill.

Finally....also doing super slow-mo full swings, concentrating on the transition, having the club still moving back slightly while the hips slide and the left knee moves toward the target. The "squat" move.

Edited April 5, 2016 by Big Lex

[boogielicious]

Spent 45 - 60 minutes doing mirror work and filming my swing indoors at my gym with foam balls. Focusing on the same items.

[Avalanche]

15 minutes at the practice green practicing chipping and short pitches.  Damn it was cold out there this morning.  

[MiddleTees]

At the gym, yoga routine to stretch, medicine ball routine and backswing drill using mirrors with weighted club.

[Lihu]

Using a golf resistance fan to do the back swing transition drills. Trying to prevent over swing.

[adam3553]

Went to the range today. I continued to focus on my backswing for over half of the bucket. The rest of the balls I demoed the new Ping G driver. I ended up trading in my driver and a 3W for it. I didnt see much of a gain in anything with the G but it sounded and felt better than my previous driver the G30.

[WUTiger]

For 10 minutes, I practiced A1-to-A2 and A1-to-A4 backswing moves; balance felt solid. I used glass reflection in office door as a mirror.

[onthehunt526]

4/5/16:

Worked on the shoulder pitch with driveway sticks drill for 5 or so minutes on break at work. 

Today I slowed the motions of it down just a bit trying to get the feel of the proper shoulder pitch at A4 as opposed to doing it at full speed, it was maybe half speed or perhaps less than half, just trying to slowly get the proper feel of the proper position... Small successes, that's the name of the game.

[Avalanche]

Drizzly and cold out.  No practice greens today.  Spent 10 minutes practice putting indoors.  Working on alignment.  I have a problem getting my eyes lined up over the ball.  I tend to position my eyes about an inch outside the ball.  This causes a pull which I've subconsciously learned to compensate for. I need to line up, eyes over the ball, and knock it straight in.  It's a work in progress. 

[boogielicious]

20 minutes mirror work. Focused on pressing hip a bit more forward at setup to help the hip turn. Then flatter shaft at A5.

[MiddleTees]

Steady head drill and chipping in barn.