"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge

[WillieT]

Day 27 (28 Sep 25) - Rainy afternoon - so spent some time with the putter - tempo and alignment - gate drill using two balls as the gate. 

[DeadMan]

Day 28: About an hour long range session. Filmed for the first time in a while - clearly needs some work! Ended up focusing on alignment, as I think the more serious swing work should wait until after my trip to Wisconsin. Found out that I'm a little too closed on long clubs (especially driver) and a little too open on short clubs. Was honestly a bit frustrating as a session, but definitely improved by the end of it.

[Shindig]

Day 25 (September 29).  Although this isn't the end of my practice day, I've already hit today's mark.   This is from my latest Skillest lesson, received this morning.  I have a major flaw where my right leg straightens, almost immediately. 

My routine went as follows:  lean left with the club in my hands, then rotate/turn to get into the end of the backswing, feeling my pelvis push back.  I do this twice (checking in the mirror that is down the line from me to see), then I set up at address and try to get that same feeling (along with not overdoing it with my arms).  After I get that, I set up to a ball and take a slow swing, hitting the ball.  This takes me a little longer for one ball that when I'm in a groove, but that's a good thing, as is the odd feeling this produces.

[iacas]

Day 364 - 2025-09-29

Got some good work in downtown after doing some Skillest lessons. Backswing, little downswing. Just a tiny little bit of throw.

[5amZ]

Day 46 9-28

 Setup work and backswing length tonight. Hit a few foam balls. 

[DeadMan]

Day 29: about 25 minutes of short game practice at the range. Worked mostly on lower chips, but mixed in a few higher shots as well. Shot chips that require some finesse are a problem. Everything else is solid. 

[wetzel1592]

Day 5: Hit some chips and pitches in the backyard working on different trajectories. 

[iacas]

Day 365 - 2025-09-30

Worked slowly before and after a few lessons (and after a morning of online lessons).

Also this marks one year since I started practicing after my thumb f***-up from August 29, 2024.

[WillieT]

Day 28 (30 Sep 25) - skipped yesterday (well I did do some prep work on some iron reshafting that I’ve got going).   Spent a few moments today working with the wedges in the back yard - started with trail arm only then moved to both hands…looking at shortened takeaways but keeping tempo thru impact. 

[wetzel1592]

Day 6: Worked on backswing positioning. 

[5amZ]

Day 47 9-29

Setup and backswing length. Making sure backswing doesn't get too long. Getting pressure in correct part of feet at setup. Also made sure head is still in correct spot.

[DeadMan]

Day 30: did a stack session. Worked on strengthening my right hand grip throughout the session, as that has been too weak recently. 

Edited October 1 by DeadMan

[Shindig]

Day 26 (September 30).  Same as yesterday;  unlike yesterday (which was WFH and had plenty of moments of "my code is compiling"), when I spent the time to hit 3-4 dozen balls (not all in one session), today was about 15 in a half hour wind-down after getting home from work.  

[iacas]

Day 366 - 2025-10-01

Made a few dozen swings on GEARS. The good news is that I can't over-do what I need to do. Maybe eventually, but not right now.

[Shindig]

Day 27 (October 1).  Before leaving the house to go to work, I did a speed training session with Speed Sticks (3 each stick, in order, standard only, then 3 more with green -- I should check if they have a new suggested protocol, this is what I think I was doing in 2022 when I last did this prior to a week or so ago).   I record the median of three with each stick (green twice).  Red stick (heaviest, heavier than a driver) was 102mph, while ending green was 115.  

I also took 15 minutes in my practice room to hit a few balls, with my same priority piece as above.  

[wetzel1592]

Day 7: Hit different chips and pitches in the backyard. Ended with seeing how close I could get to the trampoline while still being able to get it over the net. 

[WillieT]

Day 29 (01 Oct 25) More work with wedges - focused on keeping the club hooded with abbreviated finish for a low flighted quick checking ball - a go to shot for those nGIR moments. 

[DeadMan]

Day 31: about an hour long range session. Started with short game. Chest up helped a lot. Not perfect, but a lot better. Then worked on long game. Checked grip, particularly in my right hand. Worked on alignment as well. Working a lot better. Contact wasn’t ideal, but not bad either. Overall, a solid session.