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marklemcd

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  1. marklemcd
    26/28, feb 6: 30 balls at the range working on setup and my trail leg
  2. marklemcd
    I know for sure 1, 2 and 6. I fear all of them would apply
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    Day 25/27 feb 5: 5 minutes of gate practice between shuttling kids to and fro
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    Day 24/26 Feb 4: was a busy day with dad duties so i squeezed in 5 min of setup practice
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    Day 23/25 feb 3: spent time at the range with my phone of the tri pod checking my setup while hitting some wedges. Did some slo mo swings at home as well working on my right leg
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    Day 22/24 Feb 2: forgot to post yesterday, dang. Today I spent time doing slow mo backswings, concentrating on pushing my right butt straight back.
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    Day 21/22 Jan 30: spent time on setup with the wall and mirror again
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    Day 20/21 Jan 30, 2023: Have spent time today getting into proper setup a couple inches from the wall and in front of a mirror. Had a bit of an aha moment where it took a bit of a different routine to get into posture. Instead of standing and then bending at my waist, stood like normal then kinda shifted forward to ensure my weight was on the balls of my feet and then bent. Kept the butt off the wall and kept me balanced differently. Now I gotta make that stick,
  9. marklemcd
    Day 19/20 jan 29: got feedback from my evolvr submission and spent 5-10 minutes watching it working more on my setup with the wall. Plan to spend a lot of time the next little bit doing it. I’m finding it difficult
  10. marklemcd
    Day 18/19 jan 28: spent time practicing some 50-70 yard shots working at hitting various metal targets on the range. It was frustratingly difficult to hear those suckers clang.
  11. marklemcd
    Day 17/18 jan 27: short range session, spent my time recording how far my wedges flew for different swing lengths. Also remarked that I wishes i could hit every club as easily as a 1/2 50 degree wedge
  12. marklemcd
    Day 16/17: jan 26, 2023 Went to the course and worked on some drills then videoed myself for lessons. After that I spent too much time chipping with a friend. It was social and competitive as we did 100 chips each with the goal to get up and down and we played for 10 cents an up and down. I won 60 cents.
  13. marklemcd
    Day 14/15 jan 25: squeezed 5 minutes of work on my setup posture. Busy day and feel lucky to have gotten this squeezed in. Was pretty hard to focus as my mind kept wandering back to work stuff so not sure how productive it really was.
  14. marklemcd
    Day 13/14, Jan 24. Spent about 10 minutes practicing set up and slow mo backswings while I was doing online training for work.
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    Day 12/13, Jan 23, 2023: Spent 10 minutes in the back yard doing some mirror stuff with my setup and slow mo backswing.
  16. marklemcd
    Missed yesterday so today is day 11/12. Spent 5 minutes mixing two drills. Set up next to the wall in good posture and did slow motion backswing pivots with a club across my chest and ensured my trail butt cheek pushed backwards into the wall.
  17. marklemcd
    Day 10: Played 18 today, first round of 2023. It was sunny and 58 degrees and for my course it was finally calm. The 30 inches of rain in 3 weeks really showed as everything was very soft, definitely learned how far everything carried as rollout is not really a thing right now. All the practice showed on the course, hit more greens than I have in a long while, had some nice chips and got up and down and only had 32 putts which I liked. Good 2023 opener.
  18. marklemcd
    Day 9: Very short on time due to work. Just wanted the club in my hands for a bit so I worked for 5 minutes on grip and setup in the mirror.
  19. marklemcd
    I'm a 15, been trending a bit backwards for the last little bit, so I guess playing worse than a 15. Here is how shotscope says I compare to a 15 over the last 6 months of 2022 (have no played in 2023). It's a bit jarring for me to see the putting number, except that I do play at a private club with tough greens and when I go to other courses I often putt a bit better. But I don't make enough 4-8 footers. Other than that I think my current focus is good. I need to strike my irons better. The driving number is what I expected because when I compare myself to a 10 handicap I gain there as well. I think my current emphasis in lessons on full swing irons is correct still. My secondary emphasis on play chipping/pitching inside 25y is also still largely correct. I do think I need to add some work on starting the ball on my line when putting, especially on pressure putts I tend to pull my putts to the left.
  20. marklemcd
    I am going to constrain my response to a full swing type lesson because I think when doing a chipping, putting or bunker lesson there can be immediate improvement because often times golfers in my mediocre stratosphere are so bad at these things that just being taught the proper way will yield fast changes. But on the full swing? I have had lessons with teachers who gave me instant improvement. And it was always transitory. Always. The only time I had an improvement stick was working on something substantially different than what I was doing. And I'd see some nice shots during the lesson, and on the range later. But it takes time to translate it to the course with buddies watching. AND....when making a big change sometimes you get stuck between the two things and there's some mass ugliness. Doesn't mean you're on the wrong path. I'm in the midst of making some big changes right now, working with @iacas. I'm glad he's giving me stuff that is foundational and isn't worried about my next round, because I'm not worried about my next round either. Tangentially, thankfully he's patient as hell cuz even just changing my setup is hard for me and taking a while. Also, true change at anything in one's life takes time. Why would golf be different?
  21. marklemcd
    Day 8: Spent a lot of time at the club today. Spent 30 focused minutes doing slow backswings focused on turning and staying in posture. It is surprisingly hard to do it the right way even when going slow. Took 27 balls to hit the target about 70 yards from the tees. It's frustrating to hit a good one, have it land a hard before the target, then see it roll under. Only a clang counts. I hit a few drivers just to swing it after doing so much focused work with my 8 iron. Then went and did my chipping game, getting my best 5 foot radius score so far.
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    Day 7: Not a lot of spare time today but I made sure to spend about 10 minutes working more to get my setup as needed.
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    Day 6: A lot of work at the club today. Hit 15 balls working on my setup, used that as a warmup. Still have some work to do on it but even so the feel is a lot different and the setup alone seems to be helping my swing be more consistent. Hit 30 balls over about 20 minutes doing a step drill. Working on getting my hips and shoulders to turn and based on the video I took this video does do that. Now to do it more and translate it to my swing. Decided to hit some partial wedges to a metal target and wouldn’t leave the range til I heard a clang. Took longer than expected after all the rain, anything short wouldn’t bounce so it had to hit it on the fly or like a foot in front. Took 66 tries at the target 70 yards away. 30 chips around the chipping green, success was within 5 feet and did it 16/30 times. Fun day.
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    Day 5: Spent time working first on my setup using the wall as a guide for how far back my butt should go. Also spent time getting into the correct setup and then doing the pivot drill. Much easier to do in that athletic position. Not supposed to rain tomorrow, will likely go to the club to practice; likely doing my chipping drill.
  25. marklemcd
    Day 4: a true squeeze 5 minutes in. Did a pivot drill in the mirror after getting back from running the kids around all day
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