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Day 71: Aug 29

Played 18 holes. Only two holes worse than bogey (awesome). Plenty of ways to improve, mostly focusing on better accuracy and better ball striking. But lots of good golf happening - putting the ball into the right places combined with a good short game/putting.

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Day 20, August 29th, 2023

Played 18 holes at Moraine Country Club. A fantastic golf course. 

Matt Dougherty, P.E.
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What's in My Bag
Driver; :pxg: 0311 Gen 5,  3-Wood: 
:titleist: 917h3 ,  Hybrid:  :titleist: 915 2-Hybrid,  Irons: Sub 70 TAIII Fordged
Wedges: :edel: (52, 56, 60),  Putter: :edel:,  Ball: :snell: MTB,  Shoe: :true_linkswear:,  Rangfinder: :leupold:
Bag: :ping:

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Day 69 (29 Aug 23) - More wedge practice today, working on rotating thru with the upper torso.  Smooth rotation, feeling the bounce, click of the ball off the club face….sweet music to my ears.

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Day 119 - Did a "Return to Form" Stack session.

Driver: :callaway: Rogue Max ST LS
Woods:  :cobra: Darkspeed LS 3Wood
Irons: :titleist: U505 (3)  :tmade: P770 (4-PW)
Wedges: :callaway: MD3 50   :titleist: SM9 54/58  
Putter: :tmade: Spider X

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Day 302, August 29, 2023

Played 18 at Moraine today, but stopped at Beavercreek to hit about 60 balls this morning (though 20 were pitch and chip shots). Went pretty extreme with the feels and it paid off, honestly.

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 52: Did a stack session. Did some slow rehearsal swings in between sets. 

-- Daniel

In my bag: :callaway: Paradym :callaway: Epic Flash 3.5W (16 degrees)

:callaway: Rogue Pro 3-PW :edel: SMS Wedges - V-Grind (48, 54, 58):edel: Putter

 :aimpoint:

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Day 6:

Hit some balls with 6-iron, using Mevo+ to make sure I was swinging slow - tried to keep SS at 75mph, but ended up averaging around 82mph. Still working on drop hands then slide hips (or turn) feel. Starting to get comfortable with it but still getting out of sequence. My rehearsals and slow practice swings feel fluid and athletic, but not as good over the ball. Adding the sense of a slight pause at the top of backswing seems to help.

-Peter

  • :titleist: TSR2
  • :callaway: Paradym, 4W
  • :pxg: GEN4 0317X, Hybrid
  • :srixon: ZX 3-iron, ZX5 4-AW
  • :cleveland:  RTX Zipcore 54 & 58
  • L.A.B. Golf Directed Force 2.1
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Day 70 (30 Aug 23) - while doing a few tidying things in preparation for TS Idalia, spent a few moments working on P5 thru P8 with 7i, focus on clearing hips, keeping shaft lean into impact.  Hit a few abbreviated shots (starting at P5) using hard foam balls.  

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Day 120 - Indoor putting and a bit of mirror work feeling the new feelings from Evolvr.

Driver: :callaway: Rogue Max ST LS
Woods:  :cobra: Darkspeed LS 3Wood
Irons: :titleist: U505 (3)  :tmade: P770 (4-PW)
Wedges: :callaway: MD3 50   :titleist: SM9 54/58  
Putter: :tmade: Spider X

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Day 303, August 30, 2023

Hit some shorter shots (with partial wedges) trying to figure out the new release pattern. 🙂 

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 53: Putted for a while on my mat. I have a screen positioned to be a mirror, which is great. Worked on having the handle higher and my weight more in my heels with my knees bent. Looked and rolled pretty good. 

-- Daniel

In my bag: :callaway: Paradym :callaway: Epic Flash 3.5W (16 degrees)

:callaway: Rogue Pro 3-PW :edel: SMS Wedges - V-Grind (48, 54, 58):edel: Putter

 :aimpoint:

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Day 7:

Did Stack baseline workout. Happy I finally got off my butt and started this. Speeds were all over the place, initial driver swings ranged from 101-112 mph, and subsequent stack swings were similar in distribution. I don't think it was the radar's fault because I am using Mevo+, so I'll chalk up to shitty technique on my part. It was a hot day and smoke from distant fires caused low air quality, so maybe it wasn't the best day to begin.

Also did a little work on downswing as a pre-stack warmup.

-Peter

  • :titleist: TSR2
  • :callaway: Paradym, 4W
  • :pxg: GEN4 0317X, Hybrid
  • :srixon: ZX 3-iron, ZX5 4-AW
  • :cleveland:  RTX Zipcore 54 & 58
  • L.A.B. Golf Directed Force 2.1
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Hit some putts on my mat at home. Really focusing on start lines by putting through a gate about 2 feet ahead of the ball. 

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Day 71 (31 Aug 23) after almost 4” of rain (from TS Idalia), had a super saturated backyard to pitch in, I think the grass grew an inch or two overnight as well.  Good practice on pitching from “the rough” with the SW.  Worked on upper body rotation to stay smooth and not get handsy.  

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Day 304, August 31, 2023

Hit some 6I downtown when a lesson re-scheduled. Checked the feel versus the real in the mirror. Go figure, it looks way more normal than it feels. 😉 

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 21, August 31st, 2023. 

Played 9 holes after work. Results were not good (mostly because of my putting). Hit some really good shots with the feels of what I want to do. Big pause feeling, and sending the hands out in a wide arc away from my head. Also, had some very good short game shots, with good technique. 

Matt Dougherty, P.E.
 fasdfa dfdsaf 

What's in My Bag
Driver; :pxg: 0311 Gen 5,  3-Wood: 
:titleist: 917h3 ,  Hybrid:  :titleist: 915 2-Hybrid,  Irons: Sub 70 TAIII Fordged
Wedges: :edel: (52, 56, 60),  Putter: :edel:,  Ball: :snell: MTB,  Shoe: :true_linkswear:,  Rangfinder: :leupold:
Bag: :ping:

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Day 121 - Proper practice session at the range. New feeling for priority piece feels really good.  

Got driver alignment and aim figured out at the end too.

Putted a bit too, new setup has been incredible for my start line consistency.

Driver: :callaway: Rogue Max ST LS
Woods:  :cobra: Darkspeed LS 3Wood
Irons: :titleist: U505 (3)  :tmade: P770 (4-PW)
Wedges: :callaway: MD3 50   :titleist: SM9 54/58  
Putter: :tmade: Spider X

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