"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[klineka]

Day 30 - Worked on Evolvr feedback, made an adjustment where my arms are straight down at address, it feels like the handle and my hands are under my groin and that the toe of the club is way up in the air but of course on video it looks perfectly normal.

Setting up properly instantly improved my shoulder turn and made it steeper (the goal) without me even having to think about it. Contact was much improved and even the sound with irons and driver were different in a good way. Quite impressed for only one practice session into the change.

Rolled some putts with my old putter to mix it up a bit, start line was extremely solid and made three 4 footers in a row on my first try into the mini cups on the practice green, something I hadn't ever done with my current gamer. Tempted to throw this putter back into the bag for a few rounds, I was hitting short putts with so much more confidence.

Edited May 24, 2023 by klineka

[DeadMan]

Day 35: Worked on putting on the carpet with a COVID plan drill. 

[boogielicious]

Day 17. Played 18 with Bill and Erik then drove home to the Boston area. Had fun.

[Darkfrog]

Day 5:

Did some driver work with almost golf balls, and some short game practice. 

[MrLeek]

Day 58: May 24

More range time, working on squaring the clubface better at impact, then time practicing 3-wood & driver. Reassuring results; some shots leaked right, but that’s down to not closing the face properly. I need to be careful that I don’t overswing as that helps me control the shot. But with a neutral stance and strong grip I’ve proved (again) that driver is playable.

One thing to watch for alignment: since my driver/3-wood is now generally a fade (sometimes leaking too far right), I need to align centre-left of fairway and not left-edge of fairway. Otherwise the ball won’t fade back into the fairway.

[boogielicious]

Day 18. Did about 15 minutes of pitching from my very deep rough yard with technique that Erik showed us Tuesday and that I did not execute very well on Wednesday. Pivot creates the speed and remember to follow through.

[saevel25]

Day 3, Played 9 holes. Focused on keeping the swing short by feeling my hands catching the momentum of the club. Focused on taking the proper backswing length on pitches and distance wedges. 

Edited May 25, 2023 by saevel25

[WillieT]

Day 89 (25 May 23) - More swing tempo work today - focused on weight shift.  

[Darkfrog]

Day 6:

real balls and full swings working on translating rehearsals/feels/thoughts into a functional motion. Hit 10 balls with 3 iron and it went well. 

[iacas]

Day 206, May 25, 2023

About 30 minutes with AlmostGolf balls first and then with regular golf balls after awhile. Cupped, across, throw.

[klineka]

Day 31 - Range session getting used to the new arm position at address. Driver has been the toughest adjustment with it, but when it's good, man it's good.

Putted more with the old putter too, it's going to be in the bag for at least a few rounds, start line was incredibly consistent compared to the one I had been using.

[Clemsonfan]

Day 63: 5/25/23

Wright Balance exercises followed by slow motion swings. By g change from my very rotary swing in the past that worked well off the tee but not for iron play.

[DeadMan]

Day 36: range night. Just working on where the ball is going.

[Dwalk2088]

Day 1: unfortunately due to scheduling I start and restart here. I just did some dry swings working on my hips with a narrow stance. Felt fine. Anyways, I played yesterday and hit it great except for 75 yards and in. I had my lie/loft angles check on my wedges and all were weak. 3-5 degrees. Changed them and haven’t hit them well since. Anybody have a nice way to dial in wedges? From 120 and in? 

[MrLeek]

Day 59: 26 May

Back to the course for 18 holes…and stuck with a driver off the tee for the first time. Results were decent, most of the time. It’s the same mantra: trust what I’m about to do and commit fully to the shot. If I hit a bad shot, so be it. But hitting a bad shot because I backed off or didn’t commit to it is something that’s in my control. 
 

That especially applies to shots when I’ve put myself into an awkward place or I don’t feel committed & comfortable over the ball. Better to play the percentage shot and get a decent/good result than continue with a shot that the little nagging voice in your head is whispering “this is a bad move”. Get better at listening to that voice….but either silence it or use it to make a better decision.

[boogielicious]

Day 18. Short game work at home.

[klineka]

Day 32 - Dry reps at home working on setup arm position.

[saevel25]

Day 4, Hit about 30 balls (really 20 after warm up) an hour before heading off to dinner with the family. Full swing work. Fling and catch the club for the backswing. Feel hands stop and the hands down to right pocket. Also did about 10 minutes of pitching.