"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[iacas]

Day 564 - 2026-04-18

Got some work done after moving two big mirrors down to Golf Evolution.

[WillieT]

Day 41 (18 Apr 26) - late afternoon short session focused on getting max rotation on hips and shoulders (routinely do these rotations during the day while standing in line for something or when the moment strikes) with club in hand.  Would do a full as stretchable backswing (in slo mo) and then complete the swing to a full as possible forward turn - then hit a hard foam ball.  Replay in my mind, then repeat the process - not a lot of balls hit - 16 total….but a solid work out. 

[5amZ]

Day 241 4-18

Wrist arch work and not hinging so early in backswing. 

[DeadMan]

Day 21: another busy day, so just a small bit of mirror work late. Continuing with the twist and roll feels. 

[DeadMan]

Day 22: played 18. Shot okay - 80 - but long game was bad. Saved by some good putting and short game. 

[iacas]

Day 565 - 2026-04-19

Wanted to get home to do some spring cleaning type stuff, so I practiced for about seven or eight minutes and got my butt home. Just backswing stuff, mostly, with freezers and a little downswing feel. Liking the new big mirror I have.

[WillieT]

Day 42 (19 Apr 26) - Spent a bit of time working on maxing torso rotation…hit a few pitches to help reinforce. 

[5amZ]

Day 242 4-19

correct hip/chest movement in backswing. Less hip turn more chest turn. Did a bit of wrist arch stuff as well.

[Shindig]

Day 11, April 19.  Played my first tournament in years today;  I shot an 85 despite putting my second shot on #18 under the boundary fence when I went for it in two.  

[iacas]

Day 566 - 2026-04-20

Did some work with my big mirror set out. Hit a pitching wedge for a bunch of balls today, too, because sometimes it's good to switch it up.

[5amZ]

Day 243 4-20

wrist arch in downswing and some flow drills. Worked on some hip/chest sepeation in backswing. Used mirror and recorded. Foam balls. 

[Shindig]

Day 12, April 20.  I spent the better part of an hour practicing various putting, primarily within 10'.   I finished with a 4' drill, the double around-the-world (eventually).  That is, set down 12 coins around the cup at 4', all face up.  Go around the clock.  Make the putt?  Turn the coin over (if it's heads-up) or pick it up (if tails up).  Count the total putts needed to sink all 24 (two from each station).  I took 48 total putts, not great, even given how bad my putting is, but is a wake-up call.  I hope to add to my schedule a lot more time to practice (period) and also putting.   For context, 37 total putts on this drill is about the 18 handicap baseline, and as someone aiming to get his handicap into the single digits in the coming months, making another 4' putt per round would go a decent way ... or even better, getting my 4' putt average under 65% (the bogey baseline).  It'd be great to even get up to 80% (scratch baseline) of course.

Also, to clarify yesterday's comment, when I "went for it in two" on that par-5, the "it" I was going for in two was the green, not the boundary fence, despite where the ball ended up. 😕 

[WillieT]

Day 43 (20 Apr 26) - Day spent helping with golf team conference tournament, did get in some swings with the Pw after I got home.