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Day 12 (30 Jan 26) -  Had hoped the men’s group would be playing, but the cold temps and delayed opening kept them at bay. Spent some time on the range working on loading the trail foot on the backswing (focusing on loading the inner portion of the foot and collapsing the knee slightly toward the ball). Learned too much really brought on a left pull.  Easing back a bit, really helped compressing the ball and overall accuracy.  Took it to the course for a practice round, focusing on this small change.  Saw better dispersion across the bag….guess this will be part of the mirror work drills as snowpacolypse 2 hits eastern NC. 

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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)
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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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Day 66: Played 18! Wasn't really keeping track of score, but guessing in the low 80s. Driving okay, iron play up and down, lagging putting really bad. Overall, it was good to get out and play. 

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Day 487 - 2026-01-30

Got some GEARS Hybrid work in between sessions.

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Day 488 - 2026-01-31

Got on GEARS Hybrid. Backswing is pretty good, though I can minimize some of my sway. It's bigger than I thought. And a little reverse axis tilt.

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Day 29: 2026.01.31

Played 18. Semi finals of team matchplay so wasn't finishing out every hole and was more focused on score than process/swing so probably not the most productive round.


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Good practice session today. Worked more on flow and a shortwr pause at the top of the backswing/arching wrist.  


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Day 13 (31 Jan. 26) - Due to the nice snow storm, opted to do mirror work focused on  the trail knee shift to load weight onto ball and heel of trail foot going from P3 thru P5. 

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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 42 - 2026-01-31

Babysat grandson all day so almost a lost day. Got in some mirror work to reinforce trail side. 

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Day 31, 1/31.  I was away most of yesterday (pretty much after my morning practice) and today until a few minutes ago, but I brought with me a section of pipe I bought over the summer, initially to practice grip.  I was able to use this to get to positions (and, in particular, to see where the grip was at the top of my backswing, related to what I've been working on).  

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Day 67: did a stack session. Also did some slow swing work during rest breaks - down and then turn. 

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    • DeadMan
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By DeadMan · Posted

      Day 67: did a stack session. Also did some slow swing work during rest breaks - down and then turn. 
    • Shindig
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By Shindig · Posted

      Day 31, 1/31.  I was away most of yesterday (pretty much after my morning practice) and today until a few minutes ago, but I brought with me a section of pipe I bought over the summer, initially to practice grip.  I was able to use this to get to positions (and, in particular, to see where the grip was at the top of my backswing, related to what I've been working on).  
    • Chris Brooks
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By Chris Brooks · Posted

      Day 42 - 2026-01-31 Babysat grandson all day so almost a lost day. Got in some mirror work to reinforce trail side. 
    • iacas
      My Swing (iacas)

      By iacas · Posted

      GEARS Hybrid session today. My quick notes… (mostly for me, but feel free to ask any questions you've got): First… working on limiting the pelvis turn. Clearly, I can do this when I want to do it. 🙂 This is just before the end of the backswing. Pelvis sway is a bit too big, though. Worked on that a bit more… As I noted, though the thrust is good, the laterals were getting a bit too big so my axis tilt was thrown off a little bit. Axis tilt and hip turn doing okay here. Right elbow could be better, but not worried about it today. I only made nine swings (with some rehearsals). GEARS Hybrid lets you work through things really quickly. Ignoring the downswing (it's still January!), this backswing was pretty good. Really happy with this one. This shows an inch of movement early, then starting to re-center during the backswing. Even the right image is before P4. This shows my pelvis trace from above on swing 9: go right, hang out there, and then go left during the end of the backswing. VERY linear. I'm apparently pretty good at this. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
    • WillieT
      "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

      By WillieT · Posted

      Day 13 (31 Jan. 26) - Due to the nice snow storm, opted to do mirror work focused on  the trail knee shift to load weight onto ball and heel of trail foot going from P3 thru P5. 
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