"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[DrMJG]

Day 290

Even though I was exhausted from the conference and victim of a later flight back to my home, it did feel good to make contact with a golf ball.  Nothing too spectacular as I use only my 6i to get the body moving.  Distance was only OK and there were some strong pulls in the result. Still happy to move the body more fully.

[DeadMan]

Day 9: Played in a men's club event - a shamble. You pick the best drive of a group of 4 and then all play from there. I shot a +4, which was fine but not great. Team played okay overall, but didn't finish in the money.

[Patch]

Day 480

Putting practice this morning. Greens were a little crowded with the weekend golfers, so I employed my old "rabbit, and dog" routine.

I have a red ball I keep in my bag as target (rabbit) ball. What I do is, without looking, I roll the ball behind me as I am walking away. I take a few steps, stop, and turn around. I then drop my putting ball (dog). 

I then go into pre-putting routine which involves green reads, an intermediate target. for putter face alignment, taking my stance, checking ball position in my stance, and then stroking the ball along my chosen putting line, over the intermediate target.

The goal is to roll the "dog" and hit the "rabbit". This also gives me a smaller target to aim for since the red ball is much smaller than an actual pin hole. 

Another advantage is I am not in the way of others, nor are they in my way. 

I also tend to focus on my back stroke length on putts. (Pitches & chips too) I try to keep the back stroke the same length as possible for the shot. By doing this, I eliminate any "jerky" motion in the transition from the back to forward parts of the swing. To get the various distances I need, I either add, or subtract the physical energy ("club head speed") expended in my overall stroke. I have always felt the smoother the swing, the more accurate the shot turns out. 

[onthehunt526]

4/28/19:

Day Five:

Sticking to my simple thought of right foot to left foot. I used a slightly longer swing than yesterday. Worked with a wedge, 7-iron, 4-iron and Driver.

[boogielicious]

Day 202, April 28

Light day today. Pitching in the backyard.

[JuanTheGolfer]

DAY 525    I did not get out until 1 pm.... bad timing... as it was 85 degrees, with bright sun.   So I could only manage 90 minutes.   I worked on my full swing, continuing to do drills to improve the turn around my sternum in the backswing and downswing... rather than swaying and lunging (well that is a little exterme  ).   Then was able, through the work I am doing with the Impact Snap training aid, to better unbend my right arm keeping my wrist in a better position  at impact.  This is new for me, and my right deltoid muscle and upper arm could feel they are being used. This is helping me improve my angle of attack at impact.

[DrMJG]

Day 291

Got out today to get some fuller swings with the 6i and 7i. Again, more in terms of getting myself after about 5 days without taking really full shots.  Overall, quite good and I was able to correct the reasons one or two went way off.  Tomorrow will be a day, due to schedule, of putting and a serious session with the Orange Whip®.

[DeadMan]

Day 10: Mirror work on my full swing today. Working on the feel of keeping my head back on the downswing. I think I need a little more work on that based on some things in my last 2 rounds.

[Patch]

Day 481

Out early since there is rain in the area. 

Hit approach shots up to a little under 100 yards. 

Target was a thick palm tree about 110 yards away. Goal was to land balls on a line to that tree. 

Focuses were on stance, ball position, cub face aim using an intermediate target, and putting an easy swing on the ball. 

Started out using shorter clubs, and graduated to the longer ones. Different clubs with different length back swings. 

Going to see what Ma Nature has planned for today. Might get a round in later.  

[boogielicious]

Day 203, April 29

Did Mirror work at the gym focusing on set up. Then in the PM, worked on that again hitting into my net. Stlll working on fluid feel and pitch elbow through contact to lower hands at A6. 

[DrMJG]

Day 292

10 shots each Driver, GX-7 and hybrids 3h,4h,5h and 7i/w

No real disasters for any of them though I certainly was not swinging at full speed. Driver made me the happiest with good speed, distance and no overly high arcs.  If I had to pick a nadir for today's work, it would have to be the 5h, but not for a systemic problem other than the owner operator tended to overcompensate for the natural pull in the shots.  When he stopped tryin to be too cute with the aiming, the shots were much better off.

 

 

[JuanTheGolfer]

DAY 526   Spent a couple of hours on the range working on rotating versus swaying on my backswing, and staying in posture during my downswing, ....  then an hour on the putting green working with the Pelz Putting Tutor to train and get feedack on my skill in starting the ball on line, and the Pelz Putter Clips working on centeredness of hit.  Feeling good about my putting, and some progress on my full swing.

Then headed to River Club for a playing lesson with my coach.  The goal was to look at how well I am transferring the practice on the range to the course.  I shot 2 over par for the nine holes, and learned a couple of valuable lessons that should help me in going forward.   One, I had a very consistent Play Box time of 8 seconds except for one shot which got over 9 seconds, and of course I pushed the shot right off the tee into the right rough, also that when I hit partial shots I tend to hit them with tooo relaxed a motion and they come up short of my intended distance.   Missed birdie opportunities on the two par 5s due to this.   AND of course, I need to keep working on my turn back and through.

[iacas]

Day 451 - April 29, 2019 - Played five holes before it started raining. Five pars.

[onthehunt526]

4/29/19

Day Six:

Practiced putting today. Most of my focus was just getting the ball to the back of the hole. Dead weight putting basically. Mostly short and mid range putts.

[DeadMan]

Day 11: Full swing mirror work again. Working on ensuring my head doesn't move forward in transition.

[Patch]

Day 482

Just some LW practice this morning. 1/2 & full swings.

My 62* LW is one of the tougher clubs in my bag for men to hit. I don't use it that much, so I need to devote practice time to it. This, so that when I do need to use it, the results will be less "iffy". 

Focuses were on set up, ball position, club face aim, and making sure my hands led the club face into the ball. 

I have a warm up drill I use for this high lofted club, where I make slow swings, while dragging the club on the turf, behind my hands, and then releasing my wrists, and swinging into my follow through.

Goal was to get  good, clean, ball first impacts. There was also a little divot left in front of the ball. Actually that divot was more of a "trim cut" on the turf.

After about 56 LW swings, I spent about 15 minutes on putting practice. 

Going to play 18 holes later on today

[boogielicious]

Day 204, April 30

Played 18 today in a light drizzle for the first 9. Played ok for the most part with a few pars and a birdie. Only two doubles.

[JuanTheGolfer]

DAY 527   Spent almost 90 minutes on the putting green using the Pelz Putting Tutor to train and get feedback in starting the ball on line....  then three other drills working on balance, and tempo.  Then 60 minutes in my monthly mental coaching group session.  Today was all about training for and handling the pressure of putting when in competition.  Lots of good nuggets of advice.  The spent 30 minutes working on LONG putts 50-70 feet.  I am confident I will be facing these lenght putts on an upcoming golf trip.