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"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge August 2017


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8/17/17:

Played nine holes today. Didn't really keep score. I was about to throw my hybrids in the lake though.

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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August 17.  Small bucket at the range (outdoors, ball, video).  Some were half swings with a 6-iron, some were full swings with a 6-iron, plus a few drives to cap it off because drives are fun, and then three gap wedges.

I'm a little worried about how natural my swing now feels since I only started worrying about the evolvr lesson recently.  Either it was a minor change (possible) or I got it quickly (possible, but this is me we're talking about) or I messed up.  Either way, I'll send in the video and find out.

I also did some chipping and putting.  For the latter, I put 12 quarters at the clock faces 5' out and took turns with two balls.  If I made two in a row from a station, I picked up the coin.  I continued until I had picked up every coin.

(Aug: 17 for 17)

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Aug. 18

Doing final this-and-that before school starts on Monday (Eclipse Day in StL).

Got in 10 minutes of short putts in living room before work.

Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking AcademyFitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
Ball:  image.png.f0ca9194546a61407ba38502672e5ecf.png QStar Tour - Divide  ||  Bag: :sunmountain: Three 5 stand bag

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August 18 - I did a therapy workout today and I avoided any twisting on the knee in the downswing. I did do so mirror work on the takeaway. Knee is still wonky.

Scott

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

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8/18/17:

Playing nine holes today. 

Did pitch and chip a little bit in the yard this afternoon before leaving for the course.

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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August 18.  I've begun travel for the TST So Cal outing, or whatever we're calling it.  I don't much care for the range near where I'm staying ($5 for 25 balls, wtf), but I was there anyway.  Worked on knee in backswing, hands high at A4, plus my priority piece in transition at the range.  Almost entirely 6-iron shots. 

I then putted, trying to hit a variety of 5' or so to a cup that does break.  I also did some speed drills at 10', 15', and 30'.  

And then there was this cup  option, where I hit a number in from 1' to 5'.  And missed a few.  Balls for scale.

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-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Aug. 19

Practiced short game for about a half hour. Worked on lag putts, and 5- to 10-footers. Wanted to make sure I was aligned properly - putter face, stance - and envisioned the track the ball would take. Also wanted smooth takeaway.

Also worked on 8i chip-and-run, and played around with 60* wedge. Greenside grass was to top of ball, rather than the ball being 4 inches deep like past week's tournament. You really had to hit the ball hard to get it out of deeper grass from tournament, making it hard to maintain tempo.

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Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking AcademyFitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
Ball:  image.png.f0ca9194546a61407ba38502672e5ecf.png QStar Tour - Divide  ||  Bag: :sunmountain: Three 5 stand bag

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8/19/17:

Worked on taking the club back "slower" mostly with tempo drills.

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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August 19.  Played 18.  Scored an 84 (ESC 83).  One triple (8 on a par-5, a bad tee shot as first and a really bad sand shot for no. 4) and three doubles (first hole drive behind a tree and was unsuccessful in going over it, O.B. on a par 3 followed by a "par," then another "behind a tree" bad drive followed by a poor punch shot that didn't escape the trees). 

I would offer some GameGolf insights on this but the page is displaying funkily.  

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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8/20/17:

Easy backswing 9-iron shots in the yard today. I wouldn't call it "slow". Just not "rushed".

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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Aug. 20

Crisp half-hour practice session, small bucket of balls, focused on irons.

  • Did basic dynamic stretch routine.
  • Did 7i contact drills: 1/4 swing to ensure hip kick started downswing, and contact was solid with draw trajectory.
  • With alignment sticks, set for draw: Hit five 8i and five 5i shots. Varied trajectory on both.
  • Normal set-up routine shots, no sticks. Hit five 8i (most land in nGIR zones) and five 5i (good draw, although most end up "greenside left"

As I was leaving range, I noticed that the practice bunkers were dry for the first time in two weeks (at last week's tournament course, practice bunkers were wet  - and beat up.) Added 15 minutes of bunker practice.

With open face on 54⁰ SW, got decent contact and clear out of sand on 5 of 6 shots. Also, I hit fairway bunker shots with a 6 iron. Got the ball out all four times, about 120 yards fairly straight. May need to choke down a bit on shaft so I have better chance of ball first on fairway bunker shots.

Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking AcademyFitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
Ball:  image.png.f0ca9194546a61407ba38502672e5ecf.png QStar Tour - Divide  ||  Bag: :sunmountain: Three 5 stand bag

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August 20.  Medicine ball drill for driver.  Admittedly, getting better at golf was only one of my two reasons for this (in looking at recent swing videos, I think I need to lose some weight and I think this will help with that too).

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Aug. 21

Practiced wedge shots, Pre-Eclipse, in my back yard. Hit shots with my old Cleveland 54°/12 CG14 sand wedge. Working on hinge-and hold, and 1/4 shots.

Although the CG14 has the same bounce and loft as my Callaway MD3, it also has a sharper leading edge. Thus, the CG14 might end up back in my bag when I play courses with trashed-out bunkers - probably less likely to skip into ball when sand is thin.

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Focus, connect and follow through!

  • Completed KBS Education Seminar (online, 2015)
  • GolfWorks Clubmaking AcademyFitting, Assembly & Repair School (2012)

Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
Ball:  image.png.f0ca9194546a61407ba38502672e5ecf.png QStar Tour - Divide  ||  Bag: :sunmountain: Three 5 stand bag

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8/21/17:

Eclipse day in North America.

Some shots with PW, 7i, and 5i, focus was my not rushed backswing. Great results.

What's in Shane's Bag?     

Ball: 2022 :callaway: Chrome Soft Triple Track Driver: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond 8° MCA Kai’li 70s FW: :callaway:Paradym Triple Diamond  H: :callaway: Apex Pro 21 20°I (3-PW) :callaway: Apex 21 UST Recoil 95 (3), Recoil 110 (4-PW). Wedges: :callaway: Jaws Raw 50°, 54°, 60° UST Recoil 110 Putter: :odyssey: Tri-Hot 5K Triple Wide 35”

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August 21 - Did some mirror swings, but it really stressed the knee. I will be taking a break for a while.

Scott

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

My Swing Thread

boogielicious - Adjective describing the perfect surf wave

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