"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[WillieT]

Day 3 (3 May 25) - played 18 (went solo) this afternoon at one of sister courses to my regular course.  Went with the three tee box format (Golld-White-Red as this adds a mix to the “I always play this club as my approach on this hole” routine).  The front presented issues as  the greens are suffering from the heat and lack of rain.  Add in 15-20 mph gusty winds and it’s not a walk in the park. It really made the approach reads a little hard to figure out - of the 3 pars on the front, two were GIR, the other a nGIR.  The rest were coming up short and that meant a lot of two putt bogies and a big old dbl- managed a 43.  The back greens are not suffering as bad and were more receptive to rolls of the rock. Finished that side with a two over 37 (par 35) that included 6 GIR that resulted in 5 para and 1 birdie, the other 3 were two putt bogies.  Was a good test of course management and not being afraid to club up or down.  

[DaHolla]

Day 33 - Tournament today, my buddy and I took 2nd. Really happy with all facets of my game; the extra practice is paying off. Plenty of room for improvement, but still nice to put together a good round. 

[wetzel1592]

Day 9: Worked on shots from 40 yards and in focusing on keeping my weight forward. Thanks to the grass length in the backyard, I got a lot of practice from heavy rough. 

[iacas]

Day 216 - 2025-05-04

Mirror work on the backswing here at home, as well as a lot of thought.

[WillieT]

Day 4 (4 May 25) - between long day of obligations and much needed rain, opted for a few moments of easy rolls with the putter on the carpet - rolling lags to varied distances from 10’ down to 5’. 

[DeadMan]

Day 288: short range session with my daughter. Worked on some slow feel swings. 

[merkong]

After concluding a 54 hole weekend I start some back to the basics work and spent a half hour with a club folded against my chest feeling my shoulders rotate and as they “unrotated” my weight shift from a 50/50 distribution to my left leg (I’m right handed). I think I need basic drills I can repeat, repeat, repeat so I can get it engrained into my swing. 

[DaHolla]

Day 34 - My 9i was off yesterday, so I played around with stance to try dialing my distances. 

[Clemsonfan]

Day 13: 5/4/25

Practiced prior to round today. Not very good with any aspect except driver!

[Clemsonfan]

Day 14:Cinco de Mayo 

Stack Session 11/24. After hitting a new high during Full Speed Spectrum last session I hit ny lowest today. Completed training after a weight lifting program which likely slowed me down.

[WillieT]

Day 5 (5 May 25) - Wedge gauntlet today - 25 balls, 4 wedges, mixture of shot shapes.  Started with the 54, moved to the 50 then to the 58 and finishing with the 45. Goal was simple - from 20-25 yds, keep the balls all within 15’ circle, at three different target stations.  The 54 is still the most accurate, but it is my main short game wedge.  Was a good session working the clubs and varied shot shaping.  

[iacas]

Day 217 - 2025-05-05

Got an hour of practice in today. Shorter backswings lead to more shaft lean and lower shots with better contact. But the downswing is still the main deal.

[merkong]

Day 2 Spent another 15 minutes simply working on my grip and holding a club to my chest and working on my turning and rotation. Boring but I think it really is going to help with my tempo. 

[DeadMan]

Day 289: did a stack session. 

[DaHolla]

Day 35 - Did some mirror work while watching basketball games. Working on hip rotation, as my left hip has been bothering me lately. 

[wetzel1592]

Day 10: Focused on implementing setup queues into my preshot routine. Trying to reduce my shoulder tilt and get my head in a better starting position. 

[merkong]

Day 3 - Knocked a few balls around with the flat stick this morning with a left hand down hand position (I’m a right handed player). I’ve had a few different putters in my hand recently trying different weights. I’m looking for smooth club movement and seemingly think L hand down feels smoother. Going out this evening at nice little 9 holes Lost Spur CC about a mile from the house. 

Edited May 6, 2025 by merkong

[WillieT]

Day 6 (6 May 25) - early morning nine hole round with my good friend Mike.  Played a six-club setup (7w-5h-7i-9i-54-Putter) as we were playing up a set of tees.  Solid thru - 3 pars, 4 bogies, wheels came off on last two with dbls on each.  Still a good round of working on shot planning and making less than full swings.