"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[Shindig]

Day 9.  Practiced, a little at the range and on the course, focused on setup with the new priority piece (is a setup issue).  Typical ball flight today was a push with two guest duck hooks.  But that's fine, the focus wasn't on playing today (I wasn't going for a score, I was playing to hit some shots on a course and to help out someone getting back into golf). 

[iacas]

Day 178 - June 24, 2020

Practiced hitting some shots while waiting for a lesson today.

[Craigers]

Day 10

I played 9 holes after work.

 

 

[DaHolla]

Day 37 - More helicopter drill. Tomorrow I’ll be working on the pivot with a full swing. 

[Shindig]

Day 10.  Had what might be my best practice session in years.  Lasted two hours, used about 45 range balls.

There's a course near where I'm staying that is the only one I've been to this trip that isn't charging for the range by the hour for those not playing.  $5 for a bag of about 45.  That's a pretty good rate anyway, and the grass on the range is well kept.  They also have an ice machine and water dispenser close to the range that we can use.  I spent about 45 minutes hitting 8-iron flight shots and 6-iron shots.  The focus was on setup, as my Evolvr priority piece is related to that.  I swung a few times, slowly, focusing on making sure the setup was right and that the swing resulted from that.  Then I stepped back, reset, and did the same with a ball.  

Then I stepped back and went to the putting green for a few minutes.  The range was empty enough, so it wasn't like I was going to lose my spot.  I worked on 4' putts, line and making, and 12-15' putts, getting them at least to the hole.  Worth noting:  the holes were shallow with a small section of pipe at the center, which is nice for not having to pick anything up but sometimes the ball would hit that and pop out.  Not sure how it'd be have on the course, but that isn't the point, it's just odd.  

I went back to the range and picked up where I left off with the 6-iron, then hit some 3H, then 4W, and lastly driver.  Same routine as described earlier with each.  I stopped and putted some more, this time 30' or so putts, aiming to get the distance right.  I went back to the range, finished with full 56 degree shots (to whatever extent I hit something under 6-iron "full" - flight shots).  Somehow these felt better than my usual 56 did in the past.  Not sure what changed, but if I can hit like those again, I'll be a lot less afraid of my 56... and a lot more confident from 70-80 yards out. 

Observation:  I wish I knew more practice facilities where I could stop at the range, go putt (or chip, that'd be great too!) and get back to the range without having to wait for a spot again.  Maybe because it's Palm Desert summer, and if I came to this club in January it'd be a different story. 

[boogielicious]

Day 116 - Played 18 at my league course. Shot an 83. Drives were pretty good but 4W was sketchy. Greens were much more receptive compared to last year.

[iacas]

Day 179 - June 25, 2020

Hit balls on the range at CHQ before lessons (and after helping out @NatalieB).

[DaHolla]

Day 38 - Played 9, league officially started. I really struggled off the tee, a few awful pulls. Short game was good, but everything else was bad. Hopefully just an off-day. 

[Darkfrog]

Day 199

Yesterday (missed posting): Started superspeed again, restarting protocol 2, after 2 week break due to muscle soreness swinging left handed. Also hit a few balls with a 7-iron working on a solid backswing.
 

Today: more backswing work, hit a few balls with an 8-iron. 

[Craigers]

Day 11

Iron swings into the net with a 6i and PW. I focused on keeping my arms in close to my body on the downswing. 

[RoberX]

Day 26 - 6/24/20

Practice hitting flatballs off outdoor mat with my 6 iron

Day 27 - 6/25/20

Walked the front 9 at Winding Ridge GC, Shot a 41

Day 26 - 6/26/20

Practice putting indoors from 4 and 6 feet away

[iacas]

Day 180 - June 26, 2020

Played golf at Moon Brook Country Club near Chautauqua, NY. First time playing it.

[boogielicious]

Day 117 - easy day today, just a bit of feel work swinging a six iron.

[Darkfrog]

Day 200

Superspeed workout, and some more backswing work. 

[Shindig]

Day 11.  Putting on carpet to a stop.  Focused on making variable length back-and-through swings with my shoulders (which I had been lazy about until a few days ago when I realized I was being lazy about them)

[DaHolla]

Day 39 - Played 18. Rough start, but finished well. Excited to get back to my Evolvr drills.

[Craigers]

Day 12

Putting indoors to a target 3' away. I worked on stance, alignment and the takeaway. 

I also eliminated the finger down the shaft at the start of this year after reading through the thread below. It was uncomfortable at first, but the most noticeable difference in putting has been lag putts 20'+ are consistently closer and reducing 3 putts.

 

[iacas]

Day 181 - June 27, 2020

Putted in the basement after fulfilling some LSW orders. Lotta driving today so I might not be able to practice later, though Natalie will.