"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge September 2016

[CarlSpackler]

More slow backswings focusing lowering the left shoulder. 

[woodzie264]

9/03 - grip, stance, slow take away, low point control, weight shift. 

After doing this for approx 2 months, I do feel things are improving, but I'm amazed at how much I have to remind myself about these things while actually playing. You would think it'd be 2nd nature by now!

[Brian W]

9/3 - slowing down takeaway / tempo

Doing this in the mirror for 5 minutes will hopefully help me put it to use on the course.  If I don't concentrate on it, my backswing is very fast and my hands are too far forward at impact.

[CarlSpackler]

Extra credit today. Went to the driving range and hit some balls. Different feeling. Irons were nice and crisp and very straight. Driver was blech.

[woodzie264]

9/03 (Part II) - went to range, hit like crap. I hate this game

[iacas]

Had time to do some work in the mirror when I couldn't sleep this morning, and putting in the living room. Then spent all day with the PSB team (they won first and second place).

[Brian W]

9/4 - off to the range this morning.  Going to use the time to work on the mirror work I have been doing the past few days.  Correct spine tilt, head down (which is also becoming a problem) , and keeping my eye on the ball (for some reason I have been looking a little past the front of the ball on my downswing and just noticed this on my last round)

[iacas]

Playing 18 holes at Lake View later today. Looking forward to it. Haven't played at LV this year.

[CarlSpackler]

Definitely doing indoor work today. Rain rain rain. Still working on slow swings getting my left shoulder to go down. 

[woodzie264]

9/04 - grip, stance, slow takes away, low point control, weight shift

[roamin]

9/4/2016:

Unfortunately, I'll have to bow out of the running for this month's practice award. No power for 2 1/2 days, which didn't stop me at first.. what else was there to do?... but then our water supply line burst on Friday night so I spent Saturday digging up my walkway and flowerbed and Sunday filling it back in.

I did manage to get some putting practice in the last two days and will still follow along with the practice thread daily.

[Brian W]

9/5 - played at The Quarry at Crystal Springs.  I shot a 78 and was striking the ball very well.  2 over on the back when I dialed in my game a bit more. I had a couple 3 putts and wasn't spectacular on the greens.  I used the last few practices I have done on this challenge to help keep my setup in my head and it helped quite a bit.  Next practice sessions will be putting

[woodzie264]

9/05 - chipping to targets in backyard. Focused on low point control x 30 mins with my two boys.

[CarlSpackler]

More slow swings. Hoped to get out for a round today, but took a nap after we got home from the beach. 

[iacas]

September 5

• Practiced some putting. Was getting a tad out to the toes.
• Took some swings with the driver. Focused on the right elbow and a good pivot.

Playing 36 tomorrow.

[onthehunt526]

9/5/16:

I forgot to post yesterday. Damn. I played 36 holes on Sunday... I was so spent I fell asleep while watching a movie.

Today I worked on my irons. I missed every single iron shot I hit to the right (I'm using my back-up set that has graphite extra stiff shafts with a high kick point and frankly I am not used to them yet). Thinking about going back to between perpendicular and three-quarters for my backswing. For whatever reason I make more solid contact doing that.

[woodzie264]

9/06 - grip, stance, take away, low point control, weight shift.

I noticed that I'm really not getting my left arm higher than parallel (to the ground) at peak...

[Brian W]

9/6 - about 10 minutes of putting practice before my workout.  Concentrating on setup just like I would with my irons.  Keep shoulders back, elbows tighter and trying to take out the hand movement