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Day 38 - 2026-01-27

Another solid range session, feeling good about changes I've been working on (grip, weight shift to trail side, backswing). Playing 18 tomorrow morning.

-Chris Brooks

I've blogged about my wanderings since 2003. I love roaming throughout the USA looking for remote public golf courses to play.

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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 63: long day, so just some time for mirror work. Worked on downswing, hands down and then turn. 

-- 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 27, 1/27.  I worked from home for half the day, and during that half, I found my way twice into the practice room for 10 balls each time (off a mat, into a net, 6-iron, indoors).

-- 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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Day 10 (28 Jan 26) -  Course deserted, so it was a free reign play kind of day.  Opted to play two balls tee to cup (lost balls, penalties, duffed shots - all included) all 18 holes - tracking the average of the two scores alternating between the white (member) and gold (senior) tees.  For example on the par 4 #1 I had a bogie and par for a 4.5 stroke “average”.  Now I know there is no true 1/2 stroke in golf, but to score the average gave insight into playing consistent - even seeing some wild up and downs when out of position.  On the plus side shot an 82 using the “best” scores, 85.5 with the “average” scores and 88 with the “worst” scores.  

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 168 1-28

2 practices today. I really like this process/what im currently working on. First practice backswing work using mirror. Second practice was arm reconnect and wrist arch. I think im missing something with the wrist arch. Recorded the 2nd session face on. 


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Day 485 - 2026-01-28

Some partial swings. They were a bit careless. Sloppy. I'm kind of annoyed at myself.

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Day 28, 1/28.  Putter practice, on the carpet, to a cup, focusing on pendulum.  

-- 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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Day 64: mirror work again. Worked more on downswing - down and then turn. 

-- 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 11 (29 Jan 26) - Worked with the 7i and hard foam balls today - focused on P3 - P5.  Been catching ball thin - worked on getting more consistent contact.  Solid session.  

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 169 1-29

Main focus was really arching wrist in downswing. It's starting to get better for sure. Did lots of rehearsals used mirror and recorded.  


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Day 65: did a stack session. Worked on slow practice swings during rest breaks, hands down and then turn. 

-- 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 29, 1/29.  I actually allocated some decent time to practice today.  It was "only" 20 minutes, but I don't like having even small streaks of "just" five minutes.  In any case, I spent a good 20 minutes, hitting 18 total balls (I counted afterward, the count wasn't the goal), indoors, off a mat, into a net, focused on length of the backswing. 

-- 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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Day 30, 1/30.  Six minutes this morning hitting a few more range balls, indoors, off a mat, into the net.  Did this before leaving the house.

-- 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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Day 28: 2026.01.30

Managed to make time for a few swings out back today. Need a proper bit of range time this weekend.


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