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Day 47 - 2026-02-05

Played a slooow 9 holes so bailed at the turn. Ball striking was exceptional for me, full swing anyway. I need to reinvest time in partial wedges.

-Chris Brooks

I've blogged about my wanderings since 2003. I love roaming throughout the USA looking for remote public golf courses to play.

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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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Well I'm at 276 consecutive days. 1/1/18: I did my path drill indoors today. For those of you who don't know what this is, it involves 2 to 4 water or soda bottles a club and a foam ball. I

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Day 18 (5 Feb 26) - Another day of inside work - grandson wanted to do a putting skills session - from stetting up impossible hole targets (try rolling from carpet to hardwood knowing you have to hit hard enough to get to the floor but not so fast as to blow by the target cup….talk about pace).  Finished with me working a two ball drill (line both up side by side and then make a solid stroke where the balls roll out together-a great drill in keeping the face square at impact).  A fun day. 

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
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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 176 2-5

Felt a little lost tonight. Arching wrist just wasn't looking right and swing looked and felt disconnected. Recorded swings and then phone died 😆Hoping for good weather this weekend so i can upload swings for feedback.  


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Day 493 - 2026-02-05

GEARS lesson with a college coach today. Went well. Got in the system before he arrived for some Hybrid swings. Downswing work going slowly.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
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Day 72: solid mirror session. Worked on down and then turn. Backswing looking solid as well. 

-- Daniel

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

:callaway: Rogue Pro 3-PW :edel: SMS Wedges - V-Grind (48, 54, 58):edel: Putter

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Day 19 (6 Feb 26) - partnered with a friend to play on the simulator at the recently opened sim business.  What was neat was glancing at the numbers after each swing….launch angle, backspin, etc -  had a solid session of focusing on course management.  

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 73: did my drill with foam balls in the garage for a solid, focused 10 minutes. 

-- Daniel

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

:callaway: Rogue Pro 3-PW :edel: SMS Wedges - V-Grind (48, 54, 58):edel: Putter

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Day 177 2-6

Majority of practice was flow drill.  It really helps me after a not so great session. Hit a few balls but not many. Backswing is getting a little long. 


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Day 494 - 2026-02-06

Got some swing work in after a few lessons. When GEARS is set up, with Hybrid, it's easy.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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Day 48 - 2026-02-06

Sort of an off day with just some mirror work. Everything feeling more natural and seems to be translating well. 

-Chris Brooks

I've blogged about my wanderings since 2003. I love roaming throughout the USA looking for remote public golf courses to play.

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Day 20 (7 Feb 26) - When your grandson is recovering from the crud bug and wants to putt some - he provided the balls: IMG_9231.thumb.jpeg.728adf793b9cf48b61f2004136237403.jpegAnother great day again of visualizing the shot and working pace to get the ball in position for the next putt (we had some angular and long putts that were 3 & 4 stroke setups that were carpet, hardwood, tile mix)…

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 178 2-7 

Arching wrist in downswing. Backswing is still getting a bit too long in some swings. Hit some real balls outside, that was a nice change. 


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Day 74: did a stack session. 

-- Daniel

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

:callaway: Rogue Pro 3-PW :edel: SMS Wedges - V-Grind (48, 54, 58):edel: Putter

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Day 495 - 2026-02-07

Hit twelve balls after a long day of teaching. Juniors and a GEARS session from Toronto.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

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