"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[WillieT]

Day 4 (5 Sep 25) - Played the weekly men’s group shootout - worked on mixing the club selection up a little.  Really helped to think thru each approach shot and making a better club choice.  

[Shindig]

Okay, trying this again.

Day 1 (September 5).  Went to a course this morning, chipped (trying various clubs), putted around a clock at 4' and 6' (without really measuring), and hit some full shots at the range (got video).  Then a few hours later, played 18 at a new-to-me course.  Shot 81, no witnesses;  this is the best score I've ever put up at a new-to-me course.

[iacas]

Day 341 - 2025-09-06

Got 26 swings in after lessons. Neck is driving me nuts today.

[5amZ]

Day 23 9-6

Worked on full swing. Focus was on lower body movement. Making sure in moving the hips correctly, or at least better than last week. 

[Shindig]

Day 2 (September 6). I got my first Skillest lesson this morning;  since then, I have been practicing the grip (and yes, it feels weird, but that's a good sign). I was also given two drills to do (not directly grip related);  one involved a medicine ball (I was able to do this with a dumbbell when I was at the gym, but the medicine balls are only for PTs. Another involved swinging two clubs, but I don't have anywhere to take those swings, so I'll do that next time I'm at the range.

Context: I'm still on vacation so I don't have my full home practice setup.

[WillieT]

Day 5 (6 Sep 25) - Band had a midday gig - so today was relegated to mirror work w/9i…focused on going from P6 thru P8.  

[DeadMan]

Day 8: did a stack session. 

[Darkfrog]

Day 4:

Short session of mirror work in patio door window. 

[Darkfrog]

Day 5:

Played 18. High volatility Jekyll and Hyde round, but it was a beautiful morning. 

[DeadMan]

Day 9: played 27 holes. Overall decent - +6 with my own ball - but not spectacular. 

[iacas]

Day 342 - 2025-09-07

Got downtown early enough to get 30 minutes of work in before a big chunk of lessons.

[WillieT]

Day 6 (7 Sep 25) - Afternoon pitch session with the 54 and 58 in the backyard. Keys: Alignment - Setup - Smooth swing thru - working on each to be as “automatic” as possible - not mindless, but deliberately repeatable. I have found the precision required to properly execute carries well into the full swings.  

[wetzel1592]

Day 1: Worked on feels for wedge swings. Primarily getting everything to move from the top of the backswing in the correct sequence. 

[Shindig]

Day 3 (September 7), still with the grip and the medicine ball (using weights). Still on vacation and really aching to be able to do a full practice the way I'd be able to at home. Also bought a 1/2" section of pipe today at the hardware store and have been regularly practicing the grip with that too while watching Sunday football with the family.  

[5amZ]

Day 24 9-7

Worked on lower body movement with full swing. Focused on hips. Need to work on setup a bit. Was hoping to get to the short game area today, stayed home and recorded some swings instead. I've come to the conclusion I learn the most with my practice setup at home, just a net and a hitting strip. Overall happy with the progress this week. 

[Shindig]

Day 4 (September 8 ). Was able to do both drills from my latest Skillest lesson, in addition to a full range session (shared bucket; thought carefully about grip and setup for about 20 range balls; also when chipping; also did some putting at 4' and 6', but it was too hot for an organized drill).

As for why it's day 4 when I listed day 2 yesterday: I can't count. I had two day 2s, yesterday and the day before.  But you all know I'm bad at math!

[wetzel1592]

Day 2: Made slow wedge swings working on keeping my weight forward. 

[Clemsonfan]

Day 1: 9/8/25

Chipping practice, but made none! First time that has happened in a while. Finished with about 25 9-irons. Hit a lot thin but finished with some good shots.