"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[WillieT]

Day 50 (10 Aug 23) - Played today - solo but with a twist.  Have been focusing on wedge play and wanted to work my way around the course in certain setup situations in the approach area where where I could work on using different wedges.  I further muddied the waters by have three sets with me (had only 3 & 4 h, 7 & 9 i and putter in the bag with the nine wedges).  Worked from 100yds out, this is where I would normally hit a GW (50 or 52deg), then about 50yds out with SW (54 or 56 deg) and finally up close/short side with LW (58 or 60deg). The greens had just been punched, sanded and rolled, so getting the ball really stop or dig in was a chore.  Anyway played out scenarios around the front nine as the back was closed at Minnesott for the above noted work.  Good session, hit some really good pitches (several to less than 1ft from the stick), hit some not so good, but overall a good day of working the wedges. 

[saevel25]

Day 5, August 10th, 2023

Played 9 holes after work. Mixed bag. Still need to focus on backswing length and turn. Except for one bad hole where I cold shanked it OB on the third shot into a par 5, It was a decent round. No idea where that came from.  

Worked on putting and short game before playing. Found something with my putting. Making a slightly slower but much more uniform stroke. 

[klineka]

Day 103 - Indoor putting multiple times throughout the day with a lot of filming.

Finally got into a solid looking setup position this evening. 

[iacas]

Day 283, August 10, 2023

Played a few holes with a 6I and wedge (plus hit a hybrid and a driver that weren't mine). Hit some good, good shots. Mostly just picking the club up straight in front of me.

[Dwalk2088]

Day 1: hit some balls into a net. Still working on keep the traiL from getting out. Also making sure the swing is a little shorter. 

[DeadMan]

Day 24: range night again. Hit balls for about half an hour - working on some backswing stuff - wrist hinge earlier. Then putted for half an hour, doing stack putting and then just putting in the 6-10 foot range. 

[klineka]

8 hours ago, DeadMan said:

Day 24: range night again. Hit balls for about half an hour - working on some backswing stuff - wrist hinge earlier. Then putted for half an hour, doing stack putting and then just putting in the 6-10 foot range. 

What's the stack putting all about? I saw it on the app when doing my normal sessions but never read too much into it or tried it out. Assuming you'd need the Mevo+ and ipad/phone with you on the putting green?

[DeadMan]

3 hours ago, klineka said:

What's the stack putting all about? I saw it on the app when doing my normal sessions but never read too much into it or tried it out. Assuming you'd need the Mevo+ and ipad/phone with you on the putting green?

It just ran me through 18 holes of putting, where it gave me a starting distance, a break, and uphill, downhill, or flat. It gave me a strokes gained number based on my results. You have to do 2 of these sessions to get analytics (and presumably drills/games). You don't need anything besides a putting green. The longest putt was 26 feet I think. @iacas recommended it to me.

If you have more questions, we should start a new topic, because this is OT here.

[saevel25]

Day 6, August 11th, 2023

Went to the range at lunch. Worked on the feeling of hitting from A6, where the hands are near my right pocket and elbow is less bent. 

[MrLeek]

Day 56: Aug 11

Round of golf. Good off the tee and around/on the green, but some of my approach play wasn’t good enough (not all the time, but enough to impact my performance on that particular hole). Part of this is fine margins; a little more accuracy means more makeable par/birdie putts. But other times it’s just a bad ugly shot, or a good shot in terms of direction but poor in terms of distance control. 

[klineka]

Day 104 - 30 minutes outdoor putting working on new setup. 

Was rolling it nice, start lines seemed more consistent and ball seemed to be rolling more true.

[WillieT]

Day 51 (11 Aug 23) - Bounce drill work w/wedges, new wedges have a different sole grind than what I’m used to.  Getting there on engaging the bounce.  

[iacas]

Day 284, August 11, 2023

Did a little mirror work in the morning before driving for ten hours. 😄

12 hours ago, klineka said:

What's the stack putting all about? I saw it on the app when doing my normal sessions but never read too much into it or tried it out. Assuming you'd need the Mevo+ and ipad/phone with you on the putting green?

[DeadMan]

Day 25: went to the range again. Hit 40 balls, all types of clubs. Working on a little bit of backswing stuff, but mostly just hitting targets. Went to the short game area and pitched and chipped for a while. Finished up with putting. 

[DeadMan]

Day 26: did an early morning stack session. Worked on backswing feels on rest breaks. 

[WillieT]

Day 52 (12 Aug 23) - Worked on alignment today, noticed that my backyard wedge shots (20-30 yd range) were to the right side of the target pin.  Using the small practice pad, I literally stepped back used its black edge as an alignment stick.  Making the shift made all the difference.  Note to self: keep the alignment rods or alternative close,  makes getting on target much easier. 

[saevel25]

Day 7, August 12th, 2023

Played in a scramble. Tried to keep the swing shorter. Hit the driver well all day.  

[Bob M]

Day 12 - About 5-minutes of practicing my putter setup. All-in-All, my putting has been pretty poor this year, so I decided to really breakdown what I am doing and work on the details. Among other things, I have switched to a left-hand low grip because it levels my shoulders and keeps them parallel to the line, whereas I have noticed a tendency to get open with a reverse overlap grip.