"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[MrLeek]

Day 40: 5 May

After a day off (double-shift in work) played 18 holes. Played lots of good golf - it was on line for a new PB until a blowup on the 12th & 13th. But this happened after an excellent 9-hole run so plenty of things to be positive of.

My big takeaway has been thinking about how I respond to a potential blow up on a hole. If I’ve played a shot and put myself into serious trouble, I have to be completely focused on minimising the potential damage. The recovery shot is only part of that: get back into play and then really focus on the next 2-3 shots to give myself the best chance of minimising the damage. My reaction to a bad shot is fine (I don’t get significantly annoyed with myself) but my response needs work.

[Clemsonfan]

Day 43: Wright Balance fitting exercises on 5/5/23, and neglected to enter last night. Will start a thread on this process tonight.

[MrLeek]

Day 41: May 6

Lesson followed by range time. Looked at my stance/alignment when the ball is above or below my feet and understand what I should be doing. Club path continues to improve; it’s still a little too much out-to-in by default with a 7-iron, but if I focus on controlling the club path I can bring it to neutral. It’s still not an instinctive thing, but it’s far more consistently playable.

Also did plenty of work with my driver during my range time (I’ve been focusing on 3-wood/hybrid in recent weeks). The shot shape is sometimes starting too far to the left, but it does come back to the right to my original alignment. Alternatively it’s a more “normal” fade (arguably drifting a little too far to the right). But it’s arguably playable; align centre-left of the fairway and swing away. Which is both a scary and reassuring feeling - nine months ago I was petrified of my driver. I’m now wondering if I can use it reliably in anger…

[Clemsonfan]

Day 44: Practiced before round today- all phases of the game. Good session!

[DeadMan]

Day 19: worked on my chipping technique while my daughter tried to fall asleep for her nap. 

[WillieT]

Day 70 (06 May 23) - Worked on downswing thru impact.  Used Day 9 of the Covid 19 Practice Plan as the basis.  Used my 7i to do the drill, then made some full swings hitting hard foam balls.  

[iacas]

Day 187, May 6, 2023

Played 18 holes at Rock Barn in North Carolina. Hit some good shots. Hit more than a few that were close. Will have to trust the wrist stuff and the throwing stuff a bit more.

[klineka]

Day 13 - Played 18 holes. Front 9 wasn't great, but then really committed to my priority piece rehearsals in my practice swings on the back 9 and hit it really solid and shot even par on the back.

Even a couple of my playing partners said my irons were making a different sound than usual today, in a good way.

[MrLeek]

Day 42: May 7

A short drills session, continuing to work on backswing and maintaining the correct wrist angle at the top of the backswing.

[Darkfrog]

Day 1:

Practiced all week, but was suffering from a minor injury so it was mostly static work, plus I didn't post.

Played 18 today. Pretty good day overall, but I am getting stuck on my takeaway/backswing, so need to focus on this.

[DeadMan]

Day 20: Played 18 holes. Shot a 78 and won my match easily. Some things to work on, but overall, pretty good. 

[boogielicious]

Day 1. Played nine at a local par 3. 

[klineka]

Day 14 - Hit balls at the range, chipped, putted, filmed for Evolvr. 

 

[Clemsonfan]

Day 45: Stack Neural training session #2. Performed swings with full intent and did not hit expected speed. Feel like I am not quite releasing fully. Look forward to working on sequence in Tuesday’s session.

[WillieT]

Day 71 (07 May 23) - worked on pitches w/the 50* wedge in the backyard.  Focused on getting up and down type shots - high flight, dropping and stopping.  Used the tulip tree (roughly 30’ high) to create the need to go up and over.  

[iacas]

Day 188, May 7, 2023

Played 18 holes at LPGA International (Hills course, as in Arthur Hills). They're doing a greens reclamation project soon, it seems, as the greens were absolutely tiny. I managed to hit a good number, though my driver was generally good, and so that left shorter clubs into many greens. I played in 3:30 on my way to Howey-in-the-Hills.

[MrLeek]

Day 43: May 8

Played full round of golf. First eight holes went rather well (a couple of mistakes but minimised the damage), then decided to have a mini-meltdown for a few holes. Which led to me getting annoyed with myself, a reaction that’s quite rare for me. Got a grip of myself and played well enough the rest of the way. 
 

Few things learnt about shot selection, which hopefully I can file away for future use. Also need to work on tee shots. Far too steep on occasions, resulting in poor results. But the overall trend is good. Keep practicing, stay positive.

[boogielicious]

Day 2. Played 18 with my wife at North Kingstown. Good front 9 and some bad holes on the back.