"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[iacas]

Day 179 - August 1, 2018 - Hit some shorter chip shots off some soggy turf which really makes you focus on making good contact even if the little splash occurs afterward.

[HJJ003]

Day 14:

5+ minutes of mirror work. Mainly set up position and feeling connected through some slow swings. 

[Shindig]

Day 59.  Did you know Jim Furyk, mentioned yesterday, once also shot a 59?  When he was in high school, he quit his school's baseball team to focus on golf.  His baseball coach cautioned him, however, saying he's not good enough to play on the PGA Tour.  Furyk responded that this was why he needed the additional time and focus to practice.

I obviously have room for improvement, without quite the same lofty goal as Furyk.  I spent 30 minutes pitching from 15-20 yards today, with mixed results;  some snap fades even.  This is frightening as I have 4-5 rounds planned in the next 10 days!  However, I did hit the range and hit those shots pretty well, even got video that I'll send to evolvr later tonight.  I closed with some putting (I had only 10 minutes before I had to leave), nailing 5 in a row from 6' (different directions) and sinking a few nine footers too (and missing more than my fair share at that distance).  

I hate reporting short game stuff that I didn't measure, so I'll go back to drills on Friday (playing tomorrow).  I will also end the "you are subscribed to Jim Furyk facts" portion of my practice log, but on days 58 and 59, I felt like making more fun reports.  I hope you enjoyed too.

[308 Ragin Cajun]

August 1, 2018 - did 60 swings with a Momentus weighted driver. trying to buildup   my golf muscles. I am trying to do this daily.

[coachjimsc]

Day 8

Hit 25yd shots out of the rough to a chipping net. Also hit some full swing LW.

20 putts on putting board and 20 without.

Did some speed work with wedge, 8 iron and driver.

[DrMJG]

Day 28 -- my red letter day!

Worked a lot on 5SK #2 and beginning to feel as if I am beginning to feel much better in terms of moving the hips and getting more leg in both backswing and down swing. Still inconsistent if I don't take time to think first. But feels better each day this week.  Combined with focus #1, much better over all.  Will move on to #3 by end of next week if first 2 are deemed well on the way.

Edited August 2, 2018 by DrMJG

[Patch]

Day 213

Played another 18 this morning, shooting another 80. My previous practice regimines are keeping me going, stamina wise.

This was my 4th, 18 hole round in 3 days, and I am happily playing consistent golf. I am holding my own with some of the youngsters (50 year olds). I think the heat might be getting to them....lol

[JuanTheGolfer]

DAY 253   Had a lesson this morning.... after the completion of my full swing evaluation/assessment using Foresight, video and test of ability to make various shots.   Now we have a Blueprint of things to work toward over the next two months on my full swing.   Spent the next hour doing drills assigned from the lesson.   Then played 9 holes... hit 6/7 FIR, 6/9 GIR, 17 putts for two over par 38!!   Then back to the range for 45 minutes to continue to work on the full swing drills.    A comment on my putting.... I had 6 birdie putts, and 5 were short of the hole.....  if I could have gotten all of them to the hole, I would have made 3 birdies!!!!  I am always short!!!!! 

[Shindig]

Day 60.  Zach Johnson was the first player in PGA Tour history to have two rounds under 61 in his career.  Both were 60s.  My round today wasn't a 60.  In fact, it was a 90.  I had a 9 on the first hole:  snap-faded my approach, went over the #2 tee, hit my next shot O.B., and so on.  An 86 would have been my handicap, so if I had bogeyed that hole instead of a 9, I'd have played to my handicap.  Somehow this makes me optimistic.

I somehow hit only 2 GIR and I think 7 or 8 near-GIR.  I also hit two greens with full swings, and I had three chips where it felt like I had forgotten how to chip, plus another three that resulted in tap-ins.  Not that this is meaningful, but I also had no three-putts today. GG and analysis will come later.

[saevel25]

Day 24,

played 9 holes today. Probably had my most consistent round. 

https://bnc.lt/yzOb/Lc4mzLde4O

my strokes gained for the round is all under 2.0 strokes gained compared to scratch in all categories. 

[saevel25]

Day 24,

played 9 holes today. Probably had my most consistent round. 

https://bnc.lt/yzOb/Lc4mzLde4O

my strokes gained for the round is all under 2.0 strokes gained compared to scratch in all categories. 

[HJJ003]

Day 15:

Hit some putts to various holes on the putting green. Worked on pace but didn’t have a lot of time today. Less than 10 minutes. 

[iacas]

Day 180 - August 2, 2018 - Hit balls for about 45 minutes before a lesson. It was HOT and MUGGY today.

[RFKFREAK]

Day 4.

Another day at the range.  Felt I was pressing too much making the perfect the enemy of the good.  I think I'm getting more accustomed to having the clubhead bisecting or nearly bisecting my hands at A2.  The shortening of the backswing, however, is taking more time.

[coachjimsc]

Day 9

Went to the putting green between rain storms.

Worked on long putts 30-40 ft and 6-10 footers. Took one ball from 30+ feet and tried to 2 putt on several holes.

Hit some pitches out of the wet rough from 10-20 yards.

[Shindig]

Day 60 part 2.  Went to the range to work on iron striking.  Also did speedstick drills.  And then pitching (9/10 were good, couldn't judge distance).  Then I went to the chipping area and was continuing to hit poor chips -- and then I realized I was swinging all arms.  I started moving around a bit like the base of a swing and I was hitting them much better.  At some point I should look up if this is actually proper technique but at least it was shots that went more or less as far as I wanted and more or less the direction I wanted -- a big improvement over the 15 yard version of a snap fade.

[HJJ003]

Day 16: 

Went to the range with the intent of working on hybrids, but after a few swings I could tell things were off. Went back to my fundamentals and discovered my flaws (set up issues), and started hitting great shots again. Hit PW, 7I, 4H, and then finished with some partial wedge shots. 

[DrMJG]

Day 29:

A round at a 9 hole shorter executive curse.  Did not keep score due to many course problems after a wind storm from yesterday evening.  Sill, used this round to see how well I could put it together from a week of practice at the DR.  I was happy with my wedge work and use of 8i off of the tee.  Putting was a challenge due to the amount of junk on the greens, I even 4 putted a green for my worst hole of the year though I was on in regulation.  Spending time back at the DR to solidify my wedges.