"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge (April 2016)

[Rainmaker]

I've been spending a lot of time thinking about ideas over the last couple of days vs swinging the club.  I probably didn't swing the club for 5 whole minutes yesterday or the day before.  I did, however, today - but just for maybe 10 minutes.  I wanted to try out an idea I had about swinging wide to narrow to wide . .so I took maybe 7 swings to get to where I thought I was feeling what I wanted to feel.  Then I took a video but it wasn't really doing what I want so I have to keep sifting through ideas until I find one that looks like it's going do what I want. 

Not always is it new and different ideas . .many times I go back to a previous idea but looking at it another way.  Swinging wide to narrow to wide is a fairly constant idea for me, for example . .but I see no point in hitting dozens of balls until I feel like I'm moving in the right direction.

[Avalanche]

Second practice for the day:  It cleared off after lunch so I squeezed in a quick nine, walking.  Played some ugly golf.  LOL.   I played by myself with no one behind me, so on most holes I dropped a second ball and also played that "practice" ball in.  In every single instance I scored better with my practice ball by at least a stroke.  Two strokes better on a couple holes.  Why is that??  (Probly 30 minutes of practice in total.)

[Lihu]

On 4/29/2016 at 7:00 AM, Lihu said:

Muscles tired after hitting too many balls this last week. Taking a break from the range.

Played a horrible round yesterday, but kept the ball in play from all over the course. My best recovery hole was slicing into a tree 220 yards away, hitting a hybrid off hard pan from under some trees and ending up 10 yards short of the green for an up and down. Noticed that GG changed their UI as well. I forgot to tag an approach and it put me down for a 360 yard drive, PW on the green and 2 putts.  killed the round, of course. Going to be more diligent in the future.

Doing slow PVC pipe swings to stay loose. Over extending the swings to stretch them out, then going back to half swings alternatively.

Hit a bunch of buckets preparing for my Monday round. Was determined to get rid of the pull I developed again recently. Turned out that I was early extending and pulling the club away. Kept my spine angle, and the shots started coming out straight again. Magic! Picked random clubs for about 3 hours in the only shaded range stall. Went to the short area to practice my flop shots out of deep rough. 2 minutes of putting.

[WUTiger]

Dodging thunderstorms. Picked up new driver XR16 Pro w/ Fuji Speeder TS R-flex. Got fitted for it last weekend.

Did "tile test" on kitchen floor to see what square address looks like w/ XR.

practiced pre-shot and address w/ 6i and new XR16.

[Lihu]

I completed this challenge.

[iacas]

8 hours ago, Lihu said:

I completed this challenge.

Sweet. You've got the award.

If you completed this month's (April 2016) challenge, post here.

[danielS]

I know I am late for this topic because it is already May.  But I absolutely agree with daily 5 - 10 minutes of practice swing:

my routine-

1. On drive way of my garage, I pick up three clubs (driver, 5 wood and 7 iron), and start swinging with head cover on it.  It give me the feel of weight, which is really good for warm up and building strength. 

2. Then, swing again without cover, which gives me totally different feel of light,

3. with focusing on ONE Plane and applying a bit more of lateral movement.  LATERAL.

Thanks. 

[danielS]

I do the practice swing inside the garage, but I am afraid I break my car.  

So, I do the check swing and warm up swing in the Driveway at evening, and I know my neighbors will see me.  I used to mind their eyes, but now I don't.  I practice with jumping as well just to let them know that I am not just doing golf practice but do regular exercise as well.

I also put the club head cover for Driver and 5-wood and 7 iron while I practice the swing to feel the more weight. And then later, I do practice swing without head cover.  Try this.

Thanks.