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MrLeek

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  1. MrLeek
    Day 5: Oct 2 Lesson followed by range time. Clubpath is in a good place…and I can really up my club speed without losing too much control. This is even translating into fairway woods & driver. I’m also increasingly able to call shots when I’ve left the face open (lessons are inside using Trackman, range is outdoors) - which feels exceptionally weird to do! Plan now is to mix-and-match practice shots: more controlled to get the clubpath right, then really turn it loose whilst trying to maintain the feels I understand/looking for.
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    Day 4: Oct 1 Short takeaway drill session combined with some clubpath drills. It’s helped clarify a question I’ve got for my lesson tomorrow.
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    Day 3: Sep 29 After a range day yesterday managed to get in 9 holes today. Few things to work on - I need to get more accurate with my iron play and I need to trust my golf swing off the tee. I don’t need a strong-ish grip any longer, I’m closing the clubface just fine. So trust it and execute.
  4. MrLeek
    Day 2: Sep 26 Repeat of yesterday: Indoor drills working on takeaway & transition. Followed up by putting practice on a mat.
  5. MrLeek
    Day 1: Sep 25 Stomach bug forced a training reset. No matter, back to work… Indoor drills working on takeaway & transition. Followed up by putting practice on a mat. Good to get on with it again.
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    Day 90: Sep 22 Played 18 holes and steadily built a good score. A little inaccurate on approach play (but that’s being harsh) and a couple of questionable holes (back-to-back doubles) but otherwise all good. Got this thought process of “relax my forearms” - it’s not even a deliberate thought, just something that seems to be really helpful in delivering a good swing.
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    Day 89: Sep 19 Basically a repeat of yesterday: Few minutes of drills at home, trying to keep the clubpath under control.
  8. MrLeek
    Day 88: Sep 18 Few minutes of takeaway/transition drills at home, trying to keep the clubpath under control.
  9. MrLeek
    Day 87: Sep 16 Golf lesson followed by range time. Really pleased with clubpath - it can certainly get away from me, but I can increasingly create a neutral path on demand. I highlighted my concerns about ball-striking; the message was to trust it and turn. Range time reinforced that that technique did work, resulting in a much crisper strike with increased ball speed. Focus now is to improve shaft lean to get better compression. Got a drill to help with that. But also need to keep drilling that clubpath!
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    Day 86: Sep 15 Managed to squeeze in 9 holes. Decent enough short game/putting, rest was rather iffy at times. My conclusion at the moment is that because I’ve hit on-course targets this season, I’m almost lacking a “now what?” performance target. That’s creating lax concentration. Two plans: first, add more range time (and a bit less course time) to improve ball striking and general performance. Second, identify good on-course performance targets to aim for that are challenging but achievable.
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    Day 85: Sep 14 Takeaway drills, trying to improve club position early in the backswing.
  12. MrLeek
    Day 84: Sep 12 Played round of golf. Varying degrees of success off the tee - my return on the hole directly correlated with the quality of the tee shot. Short game/ putting remains in a generally good place and was more accurate on my approach shots.
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    Day 83: Sep 11 Short indoor putting session.
  14. MrLeek
    Day 82: Sep 10 Golf lesson, focusing on Continuing to improve my clubpath & clubface control. It’s getting there for sure - I can focus and deliver an accurate clubpath, but I leave the face open. So been working on over exaggerating the right moves, both during the lesson and later practicing into a net.
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    Day 81: Sep 8 Another round of golf. Less pressure….and lo and behold I hole a bunch of putts. Stupid game! 🤣 My usual takeaway of becoming more accurate remains current, but it’s certainly improving - I’m missing in the right/safer places.
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    Day 80: Sep 7 Matchplay round. I just didn’t play well enough, although my opponent played well - he won, I didn’t lose. Probably my big takeaway is learning how to play under pressure - other sports have you “in the heat of the moment”, whereas golf gives you time to think and provide opportunities for the pressure to build. There’s positives to build on, but it’s a big learning opportunity for me.
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    Day 79: Sep 6 Played 18 holes. Never really got my short game going - it was fine in places, just sloppy from time to time. Overall the round was decent, but I feel capable of better.
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    Day 78: Sep 5 Played 9 holes or so (was way to hot). Some decent golf, a couple of utterly awful shots which made me fall about laughing, then proceeded to scramble to make bogey. The general theme of “be more accurate” still applies, but the more I play the better that will get.
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    Day 77: Sep 4 More short game & putting practice up at the golf course.
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    Day 76: Sep 3 Spent time hitting balls into a net, trying to focus on better/improved shaft lean at impact. Seemed to go ok. Combined that with short game practice, especially since the burst of summer weather has quickened up the greens.
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    Day 75: Sep 2 Golf lesson following by range time. Club path…..basically neutral! Which is awesome. Now I have to control it so that my fade plays when I want it to (at least I think that’s the plan). Range session continued the progress - I do have to watch/focus a little on clubface control, but otherwise even driver is playable. A really good day!
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    Day 74: Sep 1 Played ~14 holes before twilight stopped play. Short game/putting remains in a really good place. Longer game is decent, but as before I need to improve my accuracy on approach shots. But I’m setting a high bar for myself (something I’m mindful of). Some of that accuracy work is becoming more experienced with non-level stances, so that I adjust my aim sufficiently to compensate but then swing freely & with confidence.
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    Day 73: Aug 31 Longer session working on clubpath and impact position.
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    Day 72: Aug 30 Some takeaway drills at home.
  25. MrLeek
    Day 71: Aug 29 Played 18 holes. Only two holes worse than bogey (awesome). Plenty of ways to improve, mostly focusing on better accuracy and better ball striking. But lots of good golf happening - putting the ball into the right places combined with a good short game/putting.
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