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

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Day 30: 2026.02.01

Some slow, exaggerated swings in the garden. Raising the arms still feels odd in the top half of the backswing, so just trying to get used to the sensation.


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