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Avoid the swing technique videos and focus on what your instructor gives you in your lessons, you can only work on so many things at once. You will learn much quicker from an instructor and more importantly get some priority on which things to attack first.

Go to the driving range and try to hit 5 big draws or hooks and then 5 big slices, feeling these 2 extremes will help guide you to something in the middle. To hit a fade play around with any of the following: open up stance, weaker grip, out to in swing path, more upright or steep backswing, get the hips turning ahead of the arms in the downswing.

I only did some basic reading on the topic, but there seemed to be some disconnect with how well HRV ties into REM and the other 2 sleep phases.

Golf My Way - Jack Nicklaus Decided to pick it up after finding success with a few elements from Jack's swing - playing ball farther forward, rolling/lifting left foot on backswing, upright swing plane, etc. He makes it clear his preference is to play a fade which ties into a lot of the mechanics discussed in the book. So probably less useful for people who draw the ball.

General feedback on sleep tracking devices seems to be that wearables are generally less accurate than a device specifically made for sleep tracking that is set under the pillow or mattress. Great detail @edingc! Definitely providing valuable information that is difficult to pull from the podcasts or quick summary reviews online.

My instructor identified a fault with rolling the forearms to start the backswing and opening the club face on a flat plane. Started to notice that getting my hands higher on my backswing with a closed clubface eliminated a lot of my two way miss due to timing a flip or roll of the hands to shut the face. The result was a consistent fade tending towards slice as my path is out to in. Was thinking about "shallowing elements" as discussed in Adam Young's Strike Plan. Which led to messing around with some partial, slow motion, and then full swings where the downswing was started with an exaggerated "pulling down" on the handle which tucks the trail elbow and initiates side bend instead of starting by "swinging" the club out and towards the ball. It was easy to see this led to an in-out path and it started to feel powerful after some practice. Did 3 or 4 sessions of 5 minutes over the evening getting into a proper address position and ingraining this feeling making 9 iron swings without a ball. Also listened to the Golf Science Lab podcast with John Novosel Jr. about the Tour Temp tones and added his suggestion of trying to swing faster than normal as an experiment with this new technique. Excited to try this out at the range but might have to take it straight to the "course" for the next round on the simulator due to shortage of practice time.

Cobra F9 5-6 wood to match the driver.

120 range balls... - start with 8 iron stepping lead foot back to trail foot on backswing and then forward to address location on front swing the ingrain feel of good weight shift - work on driver face angle - hit 4 hooks, then 4 slices, both to exaggerate feel; then 4 relatively straight balls - iron club path - hit minimum 7/10 ball on toe side (successful), then heel side (fail), then center third of club face (face colored with marker to show impact location) - mixing in occasional 30 yard chips with LW and hitting a fade with driver to an imaginary fairway between the iron shots - hit the same iron 3 distances: full, 3/4, and half swing - finished by playing imaginary 9 holes at my home course with tee shots, approaches, and chips if I would have missed the imaginary green - cool down hitting 80-100 yards wedges and the odd 20-40 yard chip All shots were hit slowly working on alignment, spine tilt away from target, and routine (looking at target and back to ball while counting 1-2 to initiate back swing).

I purchased strike plan and am considering buying the accuracy plan since the cost is relatively low. I don't know all of the details about NLG, but I have a book called "Better Faster: The Modern Golfer's Blueprint for getting more from less" which has performance tests and troubleshooting that I feel would overlap more with NLG. For the cost, the book provides significantly more material than the strike plan - the only difference is there is obviously no video but I would highly recommend it. Lessons will always be the better solution. I took 5 lessons this season plus 3 sessions with a personal trainer geared to golf fitness. This included a TPI movement assessment as well as measuring power then creating routines I could do at home and in the gym that had elements of strength training, increasing power, as well as functional range of motion and core stability. I am very detail oriented and willing to measure my performance, get feedback, and use these resources for my practice sessions, so it works for me. If you don't have the time or interest to research material, develop plans, and track performance then there will be limited benefit from these resources and in-person or online coaching is the best option.

Some Adam Young variability Drills - trying to hi bottom middle and top of an iron face with the ball tee'd up 1" off the ground. Then setup a towel a few inches behind the ball for feedback in low point to work on ball first contact. Warmed up with orange whip and then by working on weight shift by addressing the ball with feet together and then stepping lead foot forward on the downswing.

Golf town demo event up in Canada. $300 for a new f9 driver instead of $550. A couple gloves for the wife and I as well.

Forgot how to swing a club... hit 6 shanks with irons and steady pull hooks with driver helping contribute to 6 penalty strokes all capped off with a 9 on the par 4 18th for a grand total 95 in what was my worst round of the year. Made a game time decision to use the EXO 7s instead of the Huntington Beach SOFT #6 since I just upgraded the stock grip to a TOUR SNSR contour 140 on the EXO and ended with a season best 31 putts to keep it under 100. Hopefully, the new grip is going to help the EXO behave after cycling through 4 putters this year. I don't think I can game the SOFT 6, the sight dot seems to have me pushing everything right of the hole. Maybe there is something to the visual aspects of the Edel putter fitting system...

9 ball test with 3 trajectories and shapes... Nailed it with the 7 iron and then decided to try it with a 2H which didn't work nearly as well.

Most Wanted "Hall of Fame" testing - winners or even top 3 from previous 3-4 years in each category. Give the bargain hunters what they want! Sponsored by Callaway Pre-Owned and ebay

I have been working through the 9 hole putting assessment in the book "Better Faster: The Modern Golfer's Blueprint for Getting More from Less" recently to compare different putters and really help ingrain what I learned from a recent Aimpoint clinic. Before the assessment I usually putt a few balls to the fringe to get a bit of feel for distance and then make a couple straight 4-6 footers to make sure my aim is in the ballpark.

Got fit for G410 irons with Modus 105 stiff shafts Going to be a nice upgrade over my off the rack 2011 Cobra S3 irons. Anxiously waiting for the phone call they are ready for pickup so I can get a few round in before the season wraps up in Canada.

Cleveland Huntington Beach SOFT #6 putter compliments of ebay... Needed something milled to go with my EXO, Metal X, and White Smoke lol.

I have received good feedback for club building from the shop in the CGY golf dome. The website mentions they have both flightscope and trackman for fitting.

I've had a few random jobs done there - putter loft and lie adjustment, iron head reglued, and a couple grip changes. Usually I drop my stuff off if I happen to be at the range and they call me when it is finished which is a lot better than my experiences at Golf Town. Had a putter fitting last year in their old location inside the main building at Golf Canada which was around 30 minutes using the PING putting analyzer and visual checks with Robert. Had a one hour putting assessment on a SAM Puttlab this year at a different facility that was pretty consistent with their recommendation. Kael is new there and pretty young, I didn't know he did fittings. I'll make sure I request one of the experienced staff if I go through with a fitting there. But this has definitely given me something to think about. I attended a Titleist Thursday event this year at Country Hills and they used a trackman launch monitor to fit during a 45 min time slot that was free. There are a few more sessions in August and September in Calgary you might want to check out. At the very least you could get lie angle and length specs. Probably a good idea about shafts as well.

Rolled through the green on a short par 4 into the wind and stayed on fringe. Left the 45 footer 6 feet short and couldn't make the birdie

How were you let down by Ted and Dave’s? Just asking because I am on the verge of booking for an iron fitting there. Doesn’t seem to be many other places in Calgary that can fit you on grass outdoors.

I use a dry erase marker to color the club faces instead of foot spray for irons and hybrids. The marker can also be used to spot the balls themselves to leave marks on the face. Easier to remove as well as cheaper. Doesn't work as well on drivers and fairway woods with dark faces but you can usually see your ball mark on those anyway. I just wipe off after each swing.

I used a gorilla glue 2 part epoxy from home depot. Just looked for something in the 2000-3000 psi strength range.

Better faster - the modern golfers blueprint to getting more from less. It has an excellent system for evaluating your weaknesses in the areas of ball striking, chipping, and putting. It provides numerous Drills and games in each 3 areas as well as a scoring system to guide you on when to increase difficulty or change Drills. Great for people that want to improve without lessons to accurately assess their game.