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Day 16: 12/26/2025

A little more mirror work today. Then out to the garage net. 

The first part of my PPJ swing thought is really starting to stick. The J still takes some focus. Plus, I'm still putting a priority on getting all the way to my finish. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Welcome to the "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge for 2018! Please read as the rules have changed! Yes, for all of 2018! I'm changing it up. Rather than do this monthly, we're going to hav

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3/31/18: Day 365: The post you've all been waiting for.  I did some more work with my A4 to A5 drills. I know it seems like it's monotonous and stupid... But yesterday after I posted I

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Well I'm at 276 consecutive days. 1/1/18: I did my path drill indoors today. For those of you who don't know what this is, it involves 2 to 4 water or soda bottles a club and a foam ball. I

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Day 237 (26 Dec 24) - played 18 with niece and her husband at one of the local courses.  We were first out - so we pretty had our own pace of play.  First few holes were a struggle, but the groove started by hole 5.  The green side wedge game kicked in - had several kick in up and down pars.  Best of the day - had my first ever sandie birdie on #9. It’s a neat par three with a pot hole bunker - found it off the tee.  Had about a 22yd shot from the bunker to the flag.  Hit an easy shot out with the 54 that hit softly and gently rolled center cup.  Had several other close wedge shots into others that were close but no hole out.  Was a great day with the green side wedge game - and seeing solid fruit from the drills. 

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 163: played 18 - a decent 78 considering I haven't practiced much putting or short game. Also did a stack session.

-- 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

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Day 17: 12/27/2024

Went to indoor minigolf with the family today. That counts as practice, right?
I mean, we all brought our actual putters, so in my mind it counts.

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My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 88 - 2024-12-27

Practiced for two hours today. Mostly all backswing stuff while paying some attention to the path, just to make sure.

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Day 238 (27 Dec 24) - Long day as our band played an end of the year community meal at a local church that doubled as a Samaritans Purse Western NC Helene relief fundraiser.  Was able work sone with the 50deg wedge - simple chips - nothing special as it was about reinforcing solid setup and controlling distances.  

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 89 - 2024-12-28

Went down in the morning and got a good 45 minutes of work in before players arrived for an "open session."

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
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Day 18: 12/28/2024

Good day at the range today. Got to work hard on my priority piece. (The PPJ swing).

With a 7 iron or 6 iron in my hand I'm getting more of the right than wrong. Which is great progress. 

I did a lot of block work again today. Right now I'm planning on adding in some random work next week. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 164: worked on putting bead for a while with the 2 cups drill. 

-- 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

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This was to post yesterday, guessing somehow I did not hit the submit button.  Anyway….Day 239 (28 Dec 24) - Weather was cooperative this afternoon, able to take grandson to the course for an afternoon 18.  Had a blast working with him - had a decent round - shot an 83 (7 pars (4 were up and down saves), 11 bogies, 31 putts total (no 3 putts or worse)). Best part was watching my 8 yr old grandson and the fluidity of his swing and the steadily growing confidence in his own game…

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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 19: 12/29/2024

Back in front of the mirror today. I actually took everything slower than usual today. I was trying to focus on my PPJ swing and also trying to be sure as it has sped up over the past weeks it hasn't gotten out of whack. I feel like it's pretty in whack, so I'm hoping to send some video to Yoda soon. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 90 - 2024-12-29

Got a good 30 minutes in before a decent amount of juniors showed up for an open session.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
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Day 165: another day of mirror work. Worked on the same backswing stuff. 

-- 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

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Day 346 - Back to full swings and my main priority, which is getting my chest up and my hips forward as I finish my swing. Mostly slow partials to get that feeling, but I worked up to slow, full swings. 

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Day 20: 12/30/2024

I've been working on my swing in front of the mirror today. Spent a lot of time at slow speed, mid speed and a couple at full speed.

I just came back in from the garage where I practiced my PPJ swing by hitting about 10 balls with the 6-iron into my net. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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