"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[MrLeek]

Day 4: Jun 14

A short indoor putting session on a mat, focusing on a more consistent (and slightly shorter) backswing to help develop better distance control. Seems to encourage a more positive stroke.

[IceMike]

Day 12

Continuation following new grip, more control work on part 1 of backswing and seeing more consistency with path going both ways. 

[Clemsonfan]

Day 4: 6/14/23

Putting through 50 mm gates for 30 minutes. Stack neural training session 16/24. E-speed of 110, which is 4 mph less than my high. Busy day and needed to squeeze in training prior to meeting tonight.

[DeadMan]

Day 10 - did a super speed session and some rehearsal swings, primarily focused on transition. 

[IceMike]

Day 13

Full backswing, specifically trying to reduce trail arm pulling behind causing lead arm to bed. Focusing on reducing the hip twist.

[MrLeek]

Day 5: Jun 15

Short game lesson, looking at ensuring I have the correct technique for a standard chip (also spent time discussing and experimenting with different shot types; what’s good, what’s not, what to consider, etc). Then switched to putting: a more relaxed stance needed, square my shoulders, allow my right shoulder to drop. Feels quite different but I can see the logic in what my coach is doing - it seems to be creating a more consistent roll.

But enough typing: time to go practise this new method on my putting mat!

[boogielicious]

Day 31. Worked on my priority piece with a 6 iron.

[saevel25]

Day 23, June 15th, 2023

Played 9 holes. Focused on shorter swings and staying wide. Hit some ok shots. Hit some shots where I felt more of the swing feels I want.  I was always up near the green. 

[iacas]

Day 227, June 15, 2023

Played 18 holes with @billchao. Putted well… with my 60° wedge.

[Clemsonfan]

Day 5: 6/15/23

Hoped to practice full swing in preparation for a lesson tomorrow but the range I went to closed when it started raining. Practiced chipping with my 50* wedge and focused on using the bounce of the club. Very successful for my first attempt. Chips and pitches were higher and had more spin than I usually have. When I executed the shot properly I never made a divot!

[klineka]

Day 52 - Few minutes of indoor putting working on the backswing.

[DeadMan]

Day 11 - did the ruler drill putting. Checking that my weight is in my heels in addition to the start line. Looked good overall. 

[IceMike]

Day 14

Shoulder rotation and finding a different swing length for Driver/Iron. Range tomorrow so video review upcoming to see progress.

[boogielicious]

Day 32. Worked on driver this morning.

[MrLeek]

Day 6: Jun 16

Played 18 holes at home course. Some decent golf played, hampered by a number of bad lies (some caused by me, but others were just how things ended up after a sensible shot). Then started to flag during the last few holes and my form eroded away somewhat. 
 

Lessons learned: preserve my energy levels (so bring some food with me, no matter how friendly the game is). Also, really think about the shot when I’m in a sticky lie; don’t force a solution or try to do too much. As I play more I’ll better understand what I can really do in certain situations. 

[saevel25]

Day 24, June 16th, 2023

Went to the range today, worked on backswing length and hands down stuff. Timing is getting much better. Contact is improving.

[Clemsonfan]

Day 6: 6/16/23

3-hour lesson with Gig Hilton at Sapona Golf and Tennis Club in Lexington, NC. Gig is a Wright Balance instructor. Reinforced that I was an 8 on the Upper Core swing measurement and my backswing was too narrow. Worked on several drills to extend my backswing with a wedge, an 8, and my driver. Gig then placed me on a carpet that measured how my weight shift or pressure moved around. I tend to hang back with irons and wedges. This might explain why I hit just under 68% of fairways with my driver while my GIRs have dropped. Really felt like I was striping the ball when the lesson ended.

[klineka]

Day 53 - Day 2 of my current programming in The Stack system.