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"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge November 2016

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Welcome to the "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge for November, 2016! The rules are the same as always:

  • Make a somewhat detailed post describing your practice every day during the month.
  • No back-dating or pre-dating posts or practice sessions.
  • On the last day of the month, if you completed the challenge, post about it, preferably in red text or something so I can notice it and give you the award.
  • Detail what you did for at least five minutes of practice (indoors or out, with or without golf balls, etc.).

Enjoy and practice hard!

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
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Thanks. She's 14 now. I took her to the cemetery and let her drive the Smart car. I figured anybody she could hit would already be dead. She's been driving carts so long it was totally fine.

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Walked 18 today. 17 actually. I got tired of following the "date golfers" and put down a bogey on 18. Shot +10 with no doubles.  P.s. Forgot my Game Golf at home. 

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Firstly, Low point control is controlling the low point of the swing so that it is in front of the ball's position (while at address) so that you will have a descending blow on the back of the ball.  

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11/01 - grip, stance, slow take away with focus on bigger turn while maintaining steady head, balanced weight shift through the swing

Driver: :callaway: Rogue ST  /  Woods: :tmade: Stealth 5W / Hybrid: :tmade: Stealth 25* / Irons: :ping: i500’s /  Wedges: :edel: 54*, 58*; Putter: :scotty_cameron: Futura 5  Ball: image.png Vero X1

 

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10 minutes mirror work. Worked on centered hip turn and diagonal sweet spot path.

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11/1: Grip work. Backswing work, focusing on left wrist (not cupping). 10 minutes or so. Range tomorrow hopefully. Likely video for submission to instructor.

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chipping and pitching work. trying to make a relaxed swing with good contact. Played  today, 80 in northwest Indiana.

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Played 18 at Kahkwa today. Currently also one over through six with @NatalieB red tees at WW with just my six iron.

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1 hour ago, iacas said:

Played 18 at Kahkwa today. Currently also one over through six with @NatalieB red tees at WW with just my six iron.

Off topic, but....

Who won? :-P

- Shane

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45 minutes ago, CarlSpackler said:

Off topic, but....

Who won? :-P

I ended up shooting +2 with just my 6-iron. Putting, everything.

She shot 47. Some really good shots and some careless, sloppy ones. She had back-to-back birdies, and made a 3 on #8 too because the tees are closed and she played it from 145 yards.

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2 hours ago, iacas said:

Played 18 at Kahkwa today. Currently also one over through six with @NatalieB red tees at WW with just my six iron.

That's awesome :-P 

Driver: :callaway: Rogue ST  /  Woods: :tmade: Stealth 5W / Hybrid: :tmade: Stealth 25* / Irons: :ping: i500’s /  Wedges: :edel: 54*, 58*; Putter: :scotty_cameron: Futura 5  Ball: image.png Vero X1

 

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18 minutes ago, iacas said:

I ended up shooting +2 with just my 6-iron. Putting, everything.

She shot 47. Some really good shots and some careless, sloppy ones. She had back-to-back birdies, and made a 3 on #8 too because the tees are closed and she played it from 145 yards.

That girl has an unbelievable swing. 

Started off November in the back yard with my old 7 iron. Started slow and short then got a little bit longer until almost a full swing. Still ingraining that feeling of staying behind the ball. Trying to figure out where I can set up my net. With the time changing next week, it will be dark early in the evening. Won't have time for the range after work. 

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11/1: I'm back in this month. Hadn't given up (proper) practice, just got a little distracted and off-track.

Five minutes focusing on hip turn with wall drill. I've tend to fall forward (towards the ball) during the swing and noticed during this drill it seemed impossible to fall forward without trying to (granted, I wasn't holding a club). I got in 10 minutes or so in the yard with my lob wedge, just easy chips and pitches, towards a few cones the kids had left in the yard.

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23 hours ago, woodzie264 said:

11/01 - grip, stance, slow take away with focus on bigger turn while maintaining steady head, balanced weight shift through the swing

11/02 - Diddo (with 7i). Yesterday I realized my tempo was off, so was being conscientious of that as well.

Driver: :callaway: Rogue ST  /  Woods: :tmade: Stealth 5W / Hybrid: :tmade: Stealth 25* / Irons: :ping: i500’s /  Wedges: :edel: 54*, 58*; Putter: :scotty_cameron: Futura 5  Ball: image.png Vero X1

 

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I'm 62, fat and out of shape. I feel part of practice is being able to do the drills to make you better. So for part of my monthly challenge  i'm doing golf related work out for 30 - 48 min. , 3 days a week. I'm using Kia fitness for golf. Today was day one. Hope this is acceptable.

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11/02 (Part II) - practice 9 holes with my 8yo son. Driver was crap, irons mediocre. My tempo was off - needed to slow down

Driver: :callaway: Rogue ST  /  Woods: :tmade: Stealth 5W / Hybrid: :tmade: Stealth 25* / Irons: :ping: i500’s /  Wedges: :edel: 54*, 58*; Putter: :scotty_cameron: Futura 5  Ball: image.png Vero X1

 

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11/2 - 15 minutes mirror work at the gym. Focused on centered hip turn (getting my right hip to move slightly forward) and diagonal swing path per my Evolvr lesson last month. I will keep working these two pieces for a while.

Scott

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11/2: 20 minutes in the front yard with my lob wedge. Ultra slow-mo, to slow-mo, to easy swings, focusing on hip-turn and making sure I don't sway back. Determined to be a stupid monkey about this.

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11/02 - Hit about 20 balls in between a bunch of lessons today. Currently focusing on maintaining a little bit more "structure" at the top.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
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