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"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge February 2017

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2/03 - minipitches with wiffle balls in house going from rug to rug. Focus was on technique itself and producing a straight ball flight

roamin
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2/24: My dad's in town for the weekend. Played 18 today and got my butt whooped. Shot 96 (48/48). It was sad, I was a yard off the green in regulation on the first two holes but doubled them both. Put

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2/2 - 15 minutes mirror work. Focused on Key 3 and completing shoulder turn. 2/2 - 15 minutes mirror work. Focused on Key 3 and completing shoulder turn. 2/2 - 15 minutes mirror work. Focuse

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2/19 - 9 year old's birthday party; just did some slow swings in front yard with focus on taking hands deeper while maintaining steady head.

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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2/19: backswing and checking positions in mirror. Mainly left wrist but other things on instructor list a bit too. 

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Driver: :ping: G30, Irons: :tmade: Burner 2.0, Putter: :cleveland:, Balls: :snell:

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2/19: Busy day and concert this evening. 10 quick minutes of slow swings and full shots with my 56W. Focus on slow swings was balance, focus during full shot was on hitting the shot shape I wanted.

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"If you need to carry a water hazard, take one extra club or two extra balls." - Unknown (to me)

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2/20 - 30 mins of pitching down office hallway with whiffle balls; focus was on square face at impact to produce straight trajectory (without hitting hallway walls).

I plan to play 9 holes with Noah (my 9yo) on Wednesday to test out the shoulder. I was practicing some 30-50yd pitches last week and my shoulder didn't like it very much, but that was hitting balls in succession. I'm hoping that the time between 1/2-full swings (hitting a couple then chipping/putting over a 5-10 mins window) will be more agreeable.

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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2/20  (Part II) - pitching x 20mins, putting x 5mins over lunch break at nearby course. I suck.

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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Worked on priority piece by doing slow motion work on takeaway, ensuring that weight is centred and that my left arm doesn't fan.

Currently focusing on: Key 4 - shorter backswing.

What's in the bag: Callaway X2 Hot Driver, Titleist 915F 3 wood, X2 Hot 3 Hybrid, 3, 5-AW Apex Pro irons, 54*, 58* Cleveland RTX, Odyssey Versa 1 Putter

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2/20- Shoulder turn work at the gym. 

Scott

Titleist, Edel, Scotty Cameron Putter, Snell - AimPoint - Evolvr - MirrorVision

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Mico Well Established Member

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20 min

new practice routine aimed at improving my down swing transition. Here goes

1. Sklz swing trainer to loosen up

2. Drill 2: Use wall to help feel transition to down swing on left side

3. Drill 3: Right hand onlly and delivering on right line

4. Drill 4. Pump drill

 

5. Drill 5. Stop at the top


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2/21 - kettle bell swings for balanced shift with additional focus on steady head, hands deep, right elbow tight. 

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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20 minutes this evening - 10 minutes of putting work on the mat with a metronome for tempo and 10 more minutes working on my takeaway feels.

Currently focusing on: Key 4 - shorter backswing.

What's in the bag: Callaway X2 Hot Driver, Titleist 915F 3 wood, X2 Hot 3 Hybrid, 3, 5-AW Apex Pro irons, 54*, 58* Cleveland RTX, Odyssey Versa 1 Putter

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RandallT Super Member

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15min with mirror. Transition from top to A6, right elbow, left wrist, and weight shift. Club feeling good that it's coming down shallower.  Range this week as it gets warm

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Driver: :ping: G30, Irons: :tmade: Burner 2.0, Putter: :cleveland:, Balls: :snell:

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Played 18 Saturday

Played 18 Sunday

Practiced putting Monday and Tuesday for 5 minutes. Working on Speed control.

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Mico Well Established Member

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Relatives come to stay at the house so practice routine interrupted

5 min Sklz Swing trainer and that was it grrr


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2/21: About an hour in the front yard today with my sand wedge. Tried some slow swings for a bit, but struggled to get comfortable. My brain wanted to check (and work on) too many things. Head movement felt like it was more than usual so I slowed-down and re-focused on that.

It felt like my head was moving a foot forward (down the target line) on the downswing and like my whole body was getting way out in front of the ball. Going in slow motion it seemed obvious that in order to have any chance of starting the ball where I was aiming, I had to pull my arms down, in, and across my body as I turned my shoulders...hello Big Fade and Bad Slice, nice to see you gents again.

Weight seemed off and I noticed it felt like I wasn't/couldn't extend my left leg and clear my hips, and that extension with the club was happening way to late (like 3-o'clock or so), yada, yada. Definitely need to work on getting video soon since who knows what I was really doing and why(?) (although, I'm sure I can just review old footage since my swing never changes much ;-)).

Either way, not to worried about it. I could still hit a draw and wasn't "stuck" in fade-mode or anything. If it's real, it's (likely) just what I've always done. I'm used to fading the ball and account for it in my shot zones, now. Even when playing with plastic golf balls and 5mph wind gusts. :-P

Jake
"If you need to carry a water hazard, take one extra club or two extra balls." - Unknown (to me)

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2/23 - played 9 with my 9yo son

44 (+9):  1 Par, 7 bogey, 1 double.  First two holes sucked but what do I expect for the first time out in 3 months only 3 weeks out from shoulder surgery. 

A couple of bombed (for me) drives, 1st drive was lost ball. Chipping was mediocre and putting was so-so with no 3putts; only 1 GIR, but 6 other nGIR's. 

Not my best round, but again, I'm happy to knock the cobwebs off.


 

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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2/22-putting in the basement. 

Scott

Titleist, Edel, Scotty Cameron Putter, Snell - AimPoint - Evolvr - MirrorVision

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