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Day 93.  Speed Sticks, protocol one.  This finishes week six, next iteration (Tuesday) will be protocol two.

Note:  I missed 9/19;  this is my first miss in the 30 most recent days. 

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Tour Edge Exotics C723 21 degree hybrid.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Day 267 - Sept 20, 2020

Putting in the living room watching the U.S. Open.

Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
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Day 23 - Some practice on the range followed by 18. Range went well, 18 was a rough start. Seems that turning my hips in the backswing is leading to a consistent pull, unless I leave the club face open. 


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Day 4.

Suffering from muscle soreness in my legs and chest so passed on the range and did some mirror work transitioning from A4 to A5.

Christian

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Day 2 - Felt good enough to go to a course and practice short game. Did chips, pitches and some easy sand swings. Below is one of my favorite drills, pitch shots over a bunker. I marked a hole in the other side with a tee. Did both short amount of green and a lot of green to work with. 
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Scott

Titleist, Edel, Scotty Cameron Putter, Snell - AimPoint - Evolvr - MirrorVision

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Day 42

I spoke too soon. Saw some regression today with my swing but I noticed I was swinging harder than normal. Slowed it down and it got better but did not feel or look quite right. 

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Day #3

Stuck in office so took my putter & Pelz Putting Tutor Worked on squaring the putter face and starting the putts on line.

Stuart M.
 

I am a "SCRATCH GOLFER".  I hit ball, Ball hits Tree, I scratch my head. 😜

Driver: Ping G410 Plus 10.5* +1* / 3 Hybrid: Cleveland HIBORE XLS / 4,5 & 6 Hybrids: Mizuno JP FLI-HI / Irons/Wedges 7-8-9-P-G: Mizuno JPX800 HD / Sand Wedge: Mizuno JPX 800 / Lob Wedge: Cleveland CBX 60* / Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 7S / Balls: Srixon Soft / Beer: Labatt Blue (or anything nice & cold) 

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Day 268 - Sept 21, 2020

Worked on chipping with Natalie at Kahkwa in advance of her PAT tomorrow.

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Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • AuthorLowest 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 56

My neck is screaming at me in pain, I did my best to get to 5 munutes doing some indore swing drills

- Dean

Driver: PXG GEN3 Proto X Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange
Fairway wood: 5 Wood PXG 0341 GEN2 hzrdus smoke yellow

2 Iron PXG XP Evenflow Blue

3 Utility Iron Srixon 3 20*
Irons:  5 thru PW PXG GEN3 XP Steelfiber 95 -  Wedges: Mizuno T7 48, 52, 56 and 60 Recoil 110 shafts 6
Putter: In search of the Holy Grail Ball: Snell MTBx

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58 minutes ago, iacas said:

Day 268 - Sept 21, 2020

Worked on chipping with Natalie at Kahkwa in advance of her PAT tomorrow.

Wow! Congrats and best of luck! I know that’s stressful even for folks who would otherwise have the game. 

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Day 57

Got to the Practice Facility tonight, warmed up with my 48* Wedge and then worked on my 6 Iron as it has given me fits this season. Then I hit a bunch of sand wedge shots from all over the practice bunker, fried egg, in foot prints, at the lips, feet out bunker ball in trap, sitting on top of sand,, at the back of the trap. It was a lot of fun.  Thenni worked my bump on run shots as well as out of the rough.

At the end I hit about 20 shots with my Driver. 

Fun night of practice showing lots of work needed.

- Dean

Driver: PXG GEN3 Proto X Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange
Fairway wood: 5 Wood PXG 0341 GEN2 hzrdus smoke yellow

2 Iron PXG XP Evenflow Blue

3 Utility Iron Srixon 3 20*
Irons:  5 thru PW PXG GEN3 XP Steelfiber 95 -  Wedges: Mizuno T7 48, 52, 56 and 60 Recoil 110 shafts 6
Putter: In search of the Holy Grail Ball: Snell MTBx

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31 minutes ago, ncates00 said:

Wow! Congrats and best of luck! I know that’s stressful even for folks who would otherwise have the game. 

@iacas, I wanted to ensure what I said was clear because I reread my post, I could see where you might misconstrue my words and intentions. I don’t think that’s the case though (I know we have our little “battles” here and there, but at least for my end, there’s a great level of respect). I was trying to wish her well and that I know it is very stressful. I know guys who have the game and they were really worried and barely passed when, in competition or a friendly round, they otherwise play really well. So please don’t take what I said to mean that I was saying she doesn’t have the game. I’m sure she does! Anyway, I just wanted to make that clear here. I apologize if my message was taken the wrong way. I wish her the best of luck. I’m sure she will do well! 

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Day 284

Superspeed workout and some priority piece work with half speed 7-iron swings. 

-Peter

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  • :cleveland:  RTX Zipcore 54 & 58
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Day 94.  Backswing drill by the wall.  Based on movement, not with a club.  

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Tour Edge Exotics C723 21 degree hybrid.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Day 5.

Used my net and did the A4-A5-A6 drill I've been recently doing mirror work on.

Christian

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Day 3 - More short game work and some partial wedges at about 50%. Back felt ok, but not ready for full swings yet.

Scott

Titleist, Edel, Scotty Cameron Putter, Snell - AimPoint - Evolvr - MirrorVision

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