"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[Shindig]

Day 157.  6' "make 'em twice" putting drill on a real green.  Four of the twelve fell by the second go-around (as in, made them first and second pass).  Four more had their second fall on the third go-around.  In total, I took 38 putts.  I know it's a small sample size, and probably an easy hole location, but wow would I love it if I could make 6' putts at that rate while playing;  the rate I made them during today's drill is just short of PGA Tour rate of 6' putts.

Oh, and here's an oddity.  4:00 (where 12:00 is straight downhill and 6:00 straight uphill) didn't make the first four go-arounds.  But I made it go-arounds five and six.  Every other location fell twice in the first four go-arounds. 

[Darkfrog]

Day 5:

Mostly full swing work with 7-iron, focus on backswing depth. Also a bit of putting indoors afterward. 

[ChetlovesMer]

Day 24: 8/10/2022

Played 9 holes for golf league last night.

The driver was all over the place. Hit some great ones and some real stinkers. Made 4 pars and 4 doubles ... and a pretty uneventful boogie. Shot 45. 

[boogielicious]

Day 649: Got some range work in before it rained. I did get some DTL video but FO was not in the cards due to crowds. Worked on my drill with 6 iron and driver for 15-20 minutes. Then worked on set up with irons. Finished with partial wedges aimed at different targets. Very muggy too. Playing tomorrow AM.

[Bob M]

Day 286 - Got to the range today after it stopped raining. Hit a small bucket, including 9 to 3 and full shots with Driver and 7-iron. Practiced hitting my 5-wood, then spent time in the practice bunker. 

On the practice green I hit chip shots with my 58*, then did the "Makeable Putt drill", scoring 9 points. I hit mostly 2-putts (first putt beyond the hole), plus a 6' 1 putt and a 2-putt which ended up short. This is a terrific drill and my first attempt mirrored what I've been doing on the course....just missing (sometimes long sometimes short) and leaving a tap in. I'll add details to the thread later.

[ChetlovesMer]

Day 25: 8/12/2022

Back to basics today. Worked on my priority pieces from the garage mat into the net. 
Did my priority pieces with 9 iron, 7 iron and 5 iron. 

[Shindig]

Day 158.  Putting practice for 50 minutes.  6' drill for "make each twice" took me 53 putts.   Small sample size and all that, and I wasn't able to get more than two to fall in the second go-around (as in, made the putt both the first two go-arounds), so that number is higher.  But... I'm happy.  I then did 8 step, 10 step, 12 step, 14 step putting for distance.

[WillieT]

Day 58 (11 Aug 22) - at the beach today, worked on hitting off packed sand with a few sand splashes for good measure.  

[iacas]

Day 283, August 11, 2022

Snuck in five minutes of work today between packing. Left wrist curls, backslash swing.

[Big Lex]

Day 17: Worked indoors, a combination of one arm drills, 3 to 9 swings, and full swings using HackMotion. 

[Darkfrog]

Day 6:

Worked on priority piece with 5-iron. Grudgingly used LVP camera as a digital mirror to check on backswing depth.

[boogielicious]

Day 650: Played 18 this morning at North Kingstown. Driver was dreadful. I’m at a loss as to what is different on the course.

[ChetlovesMer]

3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Day 650: Played 18 this morning at North Kingstown. Driver was dreadful. I’m at a loss as to what is different on the course.

Hang in there, brother. I've been there. We all have. Driver is great at the range, but sucky on the course. 

A couple of things.

• It will come. Keep up your range work and it will transfer. Just know that it will ... eventually. Be patient. Stick to the plan. 
• Maybe try to hit the driver a little extra in warming up before the round? When doing so, try to find a swing thought that works "that day". 
• You can always try visualizing the range when on the tee-box. Imagine you are on the range. Really "see" the range. That can also get you thru. 
• If none of that works, one thing that sometimes works for me is to image the golf ball sitting on the tee is a nail, and nail is just started to be hammered into a baseboard. I'm trying to hammer that nail into a baseboard. But the only hammer I was given is 46" long. Forget all the mechanics and just try hitting the nail on the head. 
• Lastly, sometimes it only takes one round of hitting it well and suddenly everything kind of "clicks" into place. Sometimes it only takes one shot. 

 

[ChetlovesMer]

Day 26: 8/12/2022

I got some really good practice in today. Went to the range. Hit about 50 balls with my 6-iron. (Block Practice) How I did it was 5 balls at a time. Focusing entirely on one of three things. 

• Five balls focusing on a movement I'm trying to get right with my hips. Slow mo first. A little faster second. Then do it full speed with no ball. Then full speed with a ball. 
• The next five balls. Focused on a move I'm trying to get right in my backswing. Again, slow mo, a little faster, full speed no ball, and then full speed with a ball. 
• The next five balls. Focused on my hand path. Same as above. Slow mo, a little faster, full speed, then hit a ball. 
• Rinse and repeat. 

Then I hit ten balls with the driver. I'm trying to improve my driver consistency. So, what I did was focus on a pre-shot routine and my set up. Tried to hit all 10 into an imaginary fairway. 

Then I went over to the putting green and after warming up I did @iacas's "Makeable Putts Game". I scored 13 points... Not sure if that's good or bad. But I know I can do better. 

Lastly, since I also want to improve my wedge play, I went over to the short game area and hit 36 different pitch shots from about 20 to about 70 yards. (Random Practice?) 

I really wish I had time every day to do the practice I did today. I feel like everything I worked on are important things that can help me improve. 

[Bob M]

Day 287 - 9-hole league tonight. Got off the tee pretty well, otherwise did very little right.

 

[iacas]

Day 284, August 12, 2022

Played Nicholas Memorial GC in WV on my way to NC.

[WillieT]

Day 59 (12 Aug 22) a rainy inside day, worked on lag putts from about 15’ and chipping whiffle balls into a small bucket (the latter is a constant game with the grandson - he was my chipping partner today).  

[Big Lex]

Day 18: I practiced one arm drills, 3-9 drills, and full swings. 6 iron then driver... I was working on face control. I tried varying my arm position at address, and worked on hand path in the downswing. Still not very happy with the results (shut face), but the errors were smaller tonight and they were almost all left. When I started out, it was big left and right misses. So maybe some progress.

Edited August 13, 2022 by Big Lex
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