"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[DeadMan]

Day 52: mirror work. Trying out the drills that @iacas wants me to do in the mirror. I think I’ve got a decent starting point. Filming them soon. 

[WillieT]

Day 50 (22 Oct 25) - Spent time working on alignment.  Trying a slightly weaker grip position.  Hit a few hard foam balls  as part of the drill. 

[5amZ]

Day 69 10-22

Flow drill with focus on letting chest move hips, also getting to lead side before downswing. Hit a few foam balls.

[DeadMan]

Day 54: more mirror work. Worked on the same things. Checking grip a bit more as well. 

[iacas]

Day 387 - 2025-10-22

Played Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood) earlier today.

[5amZ]

Day 70 10-23

Had time for a short practice session this AM. Worked on flow, 1/4 swings, hit foam balls.  Over lunch did another small practice session, focus on shifting correctly and hips no balls, just swinging a weighted object, recorded dtl. 

[Shindig]

Day 48 (October 23).  Fifteen minutes of full swing practice after work and before heading out for the evening.  I don't think the picture is changing -- when I check in a mirror, I'm able to limit the backswing, but then I go to hit a ball, it feels like I'm limiting the backswing, but on video I'm past parallel. 

Missed October 22.  First miss in this window.

[WillieT]

Day 51 (23 Oct 25) - Weekly nine hole session - good day of working on clubbing up as the ball was about 1 to 1-1/2 clubs short all day.  On the positive side - ball striking was dead on as I had great lines into the greens.  Even managed several solid up and down pars.  

[iacas]

Day 388 - 2025-10-23

Played 18 at Old Town Club today.

[DeadMan]

Day 55: did a stack session. Worked on grip in between break. Feeling a little more natural to have the right hand stronger. 

[DeadMan]

Day 56: played 18. +7, which was about the worst I could do. Couldn’t make anything. Oh well. Very happy tee to green. 

[5amZ]

Day 71 10-24

worked on flow drill and better hip movement. Hit balls outside into the net. 

[WillieT]

24 Oct - Friday shootout as usual - play was decently solid.  Setup tweaks I’ve been working on look to be paying with more consistent shot shapes and better dispersion.  Best part was I was partnered with one of the club’s better players - picked up some solid pointers working thru shot options in the course of the round. 

[iacas]

Day 389 - 2025-10-24

Played 18 holes at Blowing Rock CC. It's a Seth Raynor course, but… there isn't much Raynor left. It was 40° at tee off time (90 minute frost delay) and blowing about 30.

[Shindig]

Day 49 (October 24).  Was too tired after work to do more than a few minutes putting drills, but I did do those. 

[5amZ]

Day 72 10-25

Flow drill but focused on backswing and then getting to lead side. Rainy and cold, checked form in mirror, hit a few foam balls. 

[WillieT]

Day 53 (25 Oct 25) - Solo nine hole session - setup: D, 5i-Pw, Gw, Sw, Lw and P; from the tips (two tees back from where I normally play), walking (not that it matters) and TBWB (two ball - worst ball) format.  Goal was simple - play worse of the outcomes of the two shots taken, all the way thru holing out. This really hurts when you have a putt for par and make the 1st ball but miss with the 2nd…have to putt out the miss.  Yes, the potential for dbl or worse is real - but I like the extra challenge it places on staying in the moment, making the most of shot opportunities and acceptance of the consequences of miscues.  

[iacas]

Day 390 - 2025-10-25

Hit some balls lightly trying to feel the backswing and the downswing downtown. It's in there. I just won't do it at speed all the time. 😄