"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge July 2016

[Rainmaker]

Hit a bunch of shots into the net working on key 1 and key 4 ideas.  I am fairly close to grooving it all in and then I can go back to key 2 again. 

[boogielicious]

Mirror work at the gym before my workout. Too hot to go to the range for an effective session. 

[101101]

Halfswing drills via evolvr lesson with a full 'smash' swing every 5th swing in the garage.   Did 4 rounds of 10 while on a conference call. 

My halfswing backswing puts me into an ideal spot so coach wants me to just work on adding power from that point and not going back to a whacked out backswing.  

 

 

 

[roamin]

7/25/2016:

Simple stuff today, Spent some time checking hip turn/pivot in mirror before and after a few minutes of the "wall drill". Also practiced some short putts.

[Chilli Dipper]

Placed a coaster on the carpet, and hit putts from five feet away until I hit the coaster 50 times. The few times I missed were to the right.

[onthehunt526]

7/26/16:

I did some SK1, 2, and 3 work with my 4-wood and 3-hybrid this morning. I was trying to focus on a point directly in front of the ball and not change my peripheral vision... as far as inline impact, that's getting better with practice slowly. The tough one for me is weight forward. So I've been doing a couple "squish the bug" drills. That's the one that gives me the most trouble... With my Driver clubhead speed I should be hitting it 270 not 250.

[woodzie264]

7/26 - went to course for pitching/chipping. After working ALOT on that pitching motion as taught on the "Quickie Pitching Video," things are shaping up nicely. Still working on distance control with it as it's different than my previous motion, but I believe the change will eventually yield improvements

[woodzie264]

15 hours ago, Chilli Dipper said:

Placed a coaster on the carpet, and hit putts from five feet away until I hit the coaster 50 times. The few times I missed were to the right.

good idea - I will do this tomorrow

[roamin]

7/26/2016:

20-30 minutes with my lob wedge out front today. Slow-mo backswings, working on keeping the sway out of my swing. After a few practice backswings, I'd clear my thoughts and hit a full shot just focusing on the ball. Took a break in the middle and did a couple minutes of mirror work to watch my hip turn. I can feel my right hip stretching but I still don't end up with a great tilt at the top. Went back outside for a few more rounds of the same and called it an evening.

[Chilli Dipper]

The pain in my ribs doesn't appear to be going away soon, so I did more two-pace putts at a coaster on the floor. I lost track of how many putts in a row hit the target, but it was at least 30.

[Rainmaker]

Making big improvements but they're slowing now.   I don't really feel like my swing is radically different from week to week anymore.  One thing I really must learn to do is keep my wrists loose.  My swing now generates a lot more force than it did before . .and, without a glove, I managed to give myself a big blister in less than 5 swings because I was gripping too tight.  By the time I realized it - blister had formed and now I'm going to have to take it easy tomorrow.  Boo.

About 5 swings into the net which definitely took less than 5 minutes.  But nursing my blister took another few minutes and the realization of where it came from pushed me over the 5 minute mark. 

I'm rather impressed with myself, lol.  I've started to put my broken/cut golf balls into a bucket near my mat. I'm up to 6 now since April.  I'm making a completely different move than before - it would not have been possible to give myself a huge blister with so few swings even a few months ago. 

[woodzie264]

7/27 - taking a break from full swing work, made 50 4-6' putts today. 

Edited July 27, 2016 by woodzie264

[boogielicious]

20 minutes mirror work working on the feel of the shaft flattening from A4 to 5. Playing 9 later today at a course with no range.

[onthehunt526]

7/27/16:

Chipping and pitching has been my glaring weakness so I worked on technique today for about 20 minutes. I'm trying to get the feeling of slight acceleration in the through swing.

Exactly 1 month until the Ithaca City Championship... Trying to get my weaknesses ironed out before the big tourney (at least for me)... I'd like to be 1st flight this year.... if I can get rid of my doubles or worse... I probably can.

[roamin]

7/27/2016:

Putting practice today. About 10-15 minutes practicing 4-6 foot straight putts, and then another 10 minutes putting from various locations around the hole.

[Chilli Dipper]

Practiced pitching in the backyard while grilling dinner. Getting comfortable with keeping the ball further back in the stance even when trying to hit the ball in the air.

[woodzie264]

7/28 - back to full swing grind with focus yet again on grip, stance, take away, head still, low point control, in-line impact, and forward weight shift. Becoming second nature at this point. Really happy with the results of this challenge.

[onthehunt526]

7/28/16:

Worked on chipping motion for about 10 minutes this morning. I tried chipping with the ball slightly forward in my stance, while having a descending blow.