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Day 101 (23 Mar 24) - soggy, saturated Saturday - no outside stuff, opted to do mirror work rehearsing setup along with weight shift headed into the downswing. 

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Welcome to the "5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge for 2018! Please read as the rules have changed! Yes, for all of 2018! I'm changing it up. Rather than do this monthly, we're going to hav

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3/31/18: Day 365: The post you've all been waiting for.  I did some more work with my A4 to A5 drills. I know it seems like it's monotonous and stupid... But yesterday after I posted I

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Well I'm at 276 consecutive days. 1/1/18: I did my path drill indoors today. For those of you who don't know what this is, it involves 2 to 4 water or soda bottles a club and a foam ball. I

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Day 29: 3/23/2024

All backswing work today. 
All of it in front of the mirror.

Some without a club, some with a piece of pvc, some with a club across my shoulders, some with a club in hand. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 114-Hit a bucket at the dome today. Used a bizzare grip and had good strikes but we'll try to make that happen a more conventional way going forward. 

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In my Top Flite stand bag:

Driver-Ping G400+ 10.5 degrees regular flex Hybrids-Ping I25 17 & 20 degrees stiff flex Irons-Ping I3 O-size 4 through lob wedge regular flex Putter-Nike Oz 6


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Day 510, March 24, 2024

Got 45 minutes of practice in after the last JEP and a lesson. It wasn't great, but it made me slow down just a little and feel like the "throw" carries deeper out to the front and through. Then I was doing well again.

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Day 102 (24 Mar 24)  - Worked with wedges off Divot Board - hits shorter pitches (about 50yds) working on getting consistent ball first impact.  

Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Day 88: 3/24/24

Practiced prior to round today. Focused on a new swing thought to hit more GIR. Good results!

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Bo the Golfer Great Member

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Day 115- Short, slow swings with short practice club watching 5 to 8 inches fall outside. 

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BO THE GOLFER

In my Top Flite stand bag:

Driver-Ping G400+ 10.5 degrees regular flex Hybrids-Ping I25 17 & 20 degrees stiff flex Irons-Ping I3 O-size 4 through lob wedge regular flex Putter-Nike Oz 6


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Day 30: 3/24/2024

Got some nice mirror work in. Been working on getting a little pinch in my groin on the backswing. Creating a strong base and not letting my knees get all whacky. 

Also spent some time on the putting mat. Using gates and the mirror and the perfect putt. 
Tried putting with the Devil ball and I just can't seem to get into it. For me it feels like it takes forever to set that sucker up as it has to be aimed right at your target. If it isn't, it's kind of difficult for me to know if I made a poor stroke or if I simply didn't get the ball aiming at the target. Even using the little marker do-dad that comes with it, just seems like it's a challenge to get it lined up. 

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My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 9. 5 mins of chipping and hitting balls into the net

April 2024 hcp: 20.3

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Day 258: lighter day today. Did some mirror work, working on my priority piece. Right now, the feel is to really fire the hips. 

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Day 10. Bit more time practicing today. Working on slow swings, which is really hard to do. Felt like it came together at the end though. shortening my swing with a swimmer/floatie and closing the face with wrist movement. My path improved when I went slow. Interspersed some chipping to break it up. 

April 2024 hcp: 20.3

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Day 89: 3/25/24

Stack Full Speed Spectrum program training session 14/24.

Low on energy and my swing feel yesterday actually slowed down my swing speed by about 5 mph. Finished with my 2nd slowest speed of the 14. Will try again Wednesday.

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Day 31: 3/25/2024

More working on getting a little pinch in my groin on the backswing. Did a bunch of practice in front of the mirror. 

Also spent some time on the putting mat. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Day 103 (25 Mar 24) - full day on project around the house, managed some pitches with the PW in the backyard this afternoon.  Good fun just relaxing behind the ball and swinging smoothly thru. 

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Ping G400 SFT 10deg  R flex
Ping G410 3w R flex
Ping G400 3h and 4h R flex
Taylormade SLDR 5i thru PW graphite shaft R flex
Cleveland CBX wedges - 50, 54, 58 or 52, 58 (depending on my mood)
Odyssey Versa or White Steel #5
Srixon Q Star

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Bo the Golfer Great Member

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Day 116- Short, slow swings with short practice club. 

BO THE GOLFER

In my Top Flite stand bag:

Driver-Ping G400+ 10.5 degrees regular flex Hybrids-Ping I25 17 & 20 degrees stiff flex Irons-Ping I3 O-size 4 through lob wedge regular flex Putter-Nike Oz 6


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Day 511, March 25, 2024

QuadMAX didn't arrive, but I got some work in before lessons this afternoon.

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
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      Day 59: just a short bit of mirror work and foam balls. Working on the leg stuff throughout the swing. 
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      Day 76 (25 May 26) - Broke out the "vintage" clubs (MacGregor blades, Wilson 4150 laminates) to work with clubs that are much less forgiving.  Worked through the bag using hard foam balls for the full swings, regular balls for the chips and pitches.  Found it to be a more focused session on making consistent contact.  
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