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DAY 124   Spent 3 hours on the putting green making 100 putts from 2, 4 and 6 feet as part of the 10,000 Putt Challenge and did a lot of random putts of 30 feet plus working on distance control.  Then spent 2 3/4 hours on the range doing motions drills from my GGGA Workbook... focused on staying in posture throughout swing and downswing sequence.  I am exhausted.  Now time for dinner!!

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Day 50 - March 24, 2018 - Several swings while conducting Junior Elite Program stuff on Saturday morning.

Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • AuthorLowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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Day 6

March 24, 2018

20 minutes putting 3-6 feet working on aim stance and stroke.

Today I used the 3 foot steel ruler at 6 feet to work on starting the ball on line, while also working on stroke, then removed the ruler and tried to repeat the setup, aim, and stroke.

Don

In the bag:

Driver: PING 410 Plus 9 degrees, Alta CB55 S  Fairway: Callaway Rogue 3W PX Even Flow Blue 6.0; Hybrid: Titleist 818H1 21* PX Even Flow Blue 6.0;  Irons: Titleist 718 AP1 5-W2(53*) Shafts- TT AMT Red S300 ; Wedges Vokey SM8 56-10D Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2.5  Ball: Titleist AVX or 2021 ProV1

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3/25/18:

Day 359:

Putted for about 10 minutes this morning working on read, bead, and speed from 10 feet or so. I also continued my P5 drill and did about 5 minutes of my path drill with the water bottles.

Six more days. Until 1 year.

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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Morning Workout

45 minutes elliptical machine intervals

Circuit weight training machines 2x10

18 holes of golf at Alondra golf course Par 3

Post Golf Cool down

30 minutes indoor spinning as a recovery.

Drank a protein shake.

Plan on doing same routine Sunday. I am on Spring break for the week. That is one of the benefits of being a public school teacher......vacations 

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25 minutes working on key # 2 weight forward

some video of the practice session: 

 

IN MY BAG
Driver: Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver
3 Wood: Calloway RAZR Hawk
Hybrid: Ping 19*
Irons: Mizuno JPX 825
Wedges: 52, 56 Cleveland
Putter: Odyssey White Ice

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Day 39 - hit again into the net this afternoon working on Centered Turn and 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

 

 -Jonny

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DAY 125     Spent 2 1/2 hours plus on the range -- using Motion Drills from my GGGA Workbook.  Focused on remaining in my posture throughout the swing and the downswing sequence.  Then played 6 holes before heading home for dinner.  I was 1 under par for the six holes, hit all six greens in regulation... and a couple of putts lipped out or the score would have been better.   Before I went out I spent 30 minutes working through drills on my KPlayer (posture at address, half way back, top of backswing and impact).

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Day 84

Easy day in the wind. Spent time on the putting green.  Mostly 5' putts, with a few longer ones thrown in there. Only used one ball, dropping it in different areas, for different pins. Used one ball for simulated course. play.

Focus was on reading the green for the shot at hand. I made it a point to have more breaking putts, than the straight ones. That is if there is such a thing as a straight, longer putt. Most of my breaking putts missed on the high side. Two even dropped in from the top side of the hole. 

One pin gave me fits. One of those if you try to make it, and miss, you wind up having a longer putt than before. Sometimes even from off the green. This was really a 2 putt hole, with first putt just to get close, without rolling away. .

In My Bag:
A whole bunch of Tour Edge golf stuff...... :beer:

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Day 51 - March 25, 2018 - Top Golf for an hour. First time. Had a good time… after I figured out how much shorter the balls go (15% is a reasonable estimate).

Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • AuthorLowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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Day 40 - putting for speed on lags this morning. I just read the Putting thread on this and took those concepts into consideration as I move forward

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

 

 -Jonny

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Day 85.

Just some warm up range work prepping for 8:30 tee time. Focus is on hitting chosen landing areas with various irons. Easy swings

Going to do something different today. I'm playing with 3 old friends. I am going to play all irons. 2 - LW. There will be a driver in my bag, but don't intend to use it. Just a fun round. Expect to break 90....just barely.

In My Bag:
A whole bunch of Tour Edge golf stuff...... :beer:

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Day 7 (yesterday 3/25/18)

No post-just to keep up with where I am.

Day 8

3/26/18

5 minutes putting 3-6 feet.

5 minutes of practice swings, working on keys 1-3, focus on inline impact.

 

Don

In the bag:

Driver: PING 410 Plus 9 degrees, Alta CB55 S  Fairway: Callaway Rogue 3W PX Even Flow Blue 6.0; Hybrid: Titleist 818H1 21* PX Even Flow Blue 6.0;  Irons: Titleist 718 AP1 5-W2(53*) Shafts- TT AMT Red S300 ; Wedges Vokey SM8 56-10D Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2.5  Ball: Titleist AVX or 2021 ProV1

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3/26/18:

Day 360:

More work today with my P4 to P5 drill. Mostly making sure my trail elbow is close to my body as it has been throughout this process.

Five days until 1 year. I have a feeling all hell is going to break loose if I make it to Saturday.

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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Day 1- back on the daily training. . .

3 reps with a minute pause in between full swing reps with a couple less aggressive warmup reps. Stretching hamstrings. Working on slow movements through the transition. Tai Chi slow with weight shift incorporated into movement. Also keeping the lead wrist well pronated. Full coil backswing, lead arm straight getting past parallel. I have to focus on retaining the C-spine posture. Used a roller to work the upper back/shoulders, lats, glutes and calve muscles. Using a swing sequencing version 3 club simulator with a swing speed radar to do the above. will be using this from now on with or without SS monitor.

Morning weight 200.6

:ping:  :tmade:  :callaway:   :gamegolf:  :titleist:

TM White Smoke Big Fontana; Pro-V1
TM Rac 60 TT WS, MD2 56
Ping i20 irons U-4, CFS300
Callaway XR16 9 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S
Callaway XR16 3W 15 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S, X2Hot Pro 20 degrees S

"I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them." ~Harry Toscano

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Day 1 again due to travel and bad weather. Mirror work at the gym followed by yoga for golf. I really need to get my flexibility back. 

Scott

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

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DAY 126   Spent 45 minutes on the range working on downswing sequence and good contact.  The played TPC Prestancia's Players Course from the Blue Tees,   Shot 76!!  Played with two members who were great in coaching me where to hit off the tee, and lots of other course knowledge.  Left  my Game Golf in the car, so will probably post the round tomorrow.  Now for dinner.

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Day 2:

20 minutes or so working on tempo and weight forward

Images are from my zepp device and show some of today’s averages and one swing in particular which shows hip rotation

What I was pleasantly surprised about was how consistent those hip rotation numbers were without me paying close attention to it. 

Normally I’m only like 15-20 degrees open when I’m not thinking of it... so this resembles progress in the direction of better habits (knock on wood)

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IN MY BAG
Driver: Taylormade SLDR Mini Driver
3 Wood: Calloway RAZR Hawk
Hybrid: Ping 19*
Irons: Mizuno JPX 825
Wedges: 52, 56 Cleveland
Putter: Odyssey White Ice

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