What/How Did You Practice Today?

Bang60 · February 22

Wow today I hit about 40 balls with Ping 2 sand and 3 iron yeah I know from one end of the bag to the other, chipping about 6-7 metres into the net and 3 iron which I felt comfortable hitting except for the last couple.

ZackS · February 22

6 hours ago, BallsLeon said:

He compared practice to a file transfer, that practice/file transfer will be faster when it’s dedicated to a singular focus rather than splitting across multiple focuses. This connected with the inner-IT nerd in me.

If only I got to focus on one thing at a time in my IT job!

cnosil · February 22

Some more practice with the putter. Worked on aim, stroke, and touch (3 of the 4 skills). Did some drills to work on stroking where I was aimed and rhythm and things felt and looked good. Did another most wanted testing session and I putted pretty well.

Rob Person · February 22

19 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Some more practice with the putter. Worked on aim, stroke, and touch (3 of the 4 skills). Did some drills to work on stroking where I was aimed and rhythm and things felt and looked good. Did another most wanted testing session and I putted pretty well.

Must be pretty cool to be a part of the MWT sessions!!!

cnosil · February 22

1 hour ago, Rob Person said:

Must be pretty cool to be a part of the MWT sessions!!!

Yep, have been doing MWT since 2017. I'm eager to test more clubs this year, but have to wait until I am allowed to by my doctor

BobBC78 · February 22

Did some putting practice today; worked on aim and stroke. Also did a bit of chipping with a 56* SW.

Willie T · February 22

Day 41 (22 Feb 24) - got in a few bump and runs with the 8i (actually several different 8’s: SLDR, X-18 and TA 845s (late 80’s)). One of my fave drills as it adds to my arsenal for those “near-GIR” days (which is pretty much every round).

TJ Hall · February 22

Seen some who have very nice setups (and yes, I’m super jealous) in a garage or other area…I don’t have space there as someone in my house decided it was more important to park the car in there!

Does anyone have a setup that is more portable or easy to put up and take down? Looking for some options that would make it easier to practice more at home.

GolfSpy_KFT · February 23

More work today on trying to feel my hips working in a better pattern as well as trying to get to a more shallow delivery. Head on and DTL view and while not quite there yet, this is improvement for me in terms of getting more rotation through the swing. Going to stick to the current drills I am doing and just keep working at it. I apologize in advance for the strobe effect of the lighting. Gotta get my camera settings adjusted to hopefully avoid that in slo mo.

GolfSpy_KFT · February 23

3 hours ago, TJ Hall said:

Seen some who have very nice setups (and yes, I’m super jealous) in a garage or other area…I don’t have space there as someone in my house decided it was more important to park the car in there!

Does anyone have a setup that is more portable or easy to put up and take down? Looking for some options that would make it easier to practice more at home.

I got the GoSports 10x7 net off Amazon and a cheap hitting mat of Temu. The net is awesome, takes about 3 minutes to put up/tear down, and the Temu mat has held up surprisingly well.

BallsLeon · February 23

@TJ Hall there was this good thread where people were sharing their setups:

Don't have a setup like this at my house, but I pay for a membership to a practice facility, which I went back to tonight.

Primarily focused on swinging my 48° wedge (approach/gap? always get that mixed up) hitting 40 balls, and it went pretty well! Liking the averages I am seeing on Attack Angle, Face Angle, Low Pt. Dist, and my impact heatmap for the clubface. Also, with all it's bells and whistles you'd think Trackman would have more granular club options, my 48° is a 50° on Trackman. Additionally I hit driver and 3-wood a bit, but was nothing to write home about. Still hitting 3-wood further than driver.

Finally, spent some time putting. Managed a new personal best of 9 putts for the 8-putt ladder I've been working on, and surprised myself a bit on some long putts.
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sp0rtsfan86 · February 23

first swings of the year and as expected a lot of ground balls, lineouts that would send the second baseman to the hospital and foul balls. That being said, about halfway through I figured out my backswing was very narrow and needed to add width. Suddenly the ball was jumping off the club. Weather has been trash and will be through Sunday. Going to try to get on the range again Sunday/Monday.

My putting is still a mess and need to start to figure that out. Last year I blamed a lot of it on the course because I couldn't read the greens. This year, I've changed courses but still was missing putts I should make. Think it's time I break out the putting trainer again.

TJ Hall · February 23

7 hours ago, BallsLeon said:

@TJ Hall there was this good thread where people were sharing their setups:

Don't have a setup like this at my house, but I pay for a membership to a practice facility, which I went back to tonight.

Primarily focused on swinging my 48° wedge (approach/gap? always get that mixed up) hitting 40 balls, and it went pretty well! Liking the averages I am seeing on Attack Angle, Face Angle, Low Pt. Dist, and my impact heatmap for the clubface. Also, with all it's bells and whistles you'd think Trackman would have more granular club options, my 48° is a 50° on Trackman. Additionally I hit driver and 3-wood a bit, but was nothing to write home about. Still hitting 3-wood further than driver.

Finally, spent some time putting. Managed a new personal best of 9 putts for the 8-putt ladder I've been working on, and surprised myself a bit on some long putts.

Thanks @BallsLeon, appreciate the info. Your practice facility is quite nice, lots of good data and seems like a great place to work on your game!

TJ Hall · February 23

8 hours ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

I got the GoSports 10x7 net off Amazon and a cheap hitting mat of Temu. The net is awesome, takes about 3 minutes to put up/tear down, and the Temu mat has held up surprisingly well.

I have seen quite a bit about GoSports, will be spending more time looking into this…thank you!

Rob Person · February 23

10 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

I have seen quite a bit about GoSports, will be spending more time looking into this…thank you!

Sent you a message

JAYER38 · February 23

1 hour ago, TJ Hall said:

I have seen quite a bit about GoSports, will be spending more time looking into this…thank you!

I will say the GoSports Elite is basically TheNetReturn without the price being so high. I love it and it has held up nice. I will add the screen later on but for now enjoying the quiet of just a nets haha.

Went to the range yesterday and just could not find my swing or get comfortable with any sort of long club. Then I just lost it all so not the best day for consistency but it happens and its just 1 of those days I then try to enjoy golf for what it is to me.. A Social activity

PCS · February 23

Went to my local range on Wednesday, a 60 degree day in February in Denver. The wind was howling left to right but provided a great opportunity to practice shots at all distances under tough conditions.

GolfSpy_KFT · February 23

2 hours ago, TJ Hall said:

I have seen quite a bit about GoSports, will be spending more time looking into this…thank you!

Also FWIW, I bought mine off amazon as "Used - Like New" and only paid $52 and some change for it instead of the retail $80! Currently at $48.90 for the same condition!

https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Practice-Hitting-Personal-Designed/dp/B079JDQKV4/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3PW3JVF0Y9YIX&keywords=golf%2Bnet&qid=1703629899&sprefix=golf%2Bne%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-6&th=1

StrokerAce · February 23

28 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

Also FWIW, I bought mine off amazon as "Used - Like New" and only paid $52 and some change for it instead of the retail $80! Currently at $48.90 for the same condition!

https://www.amazon.com/GoSports-Practice-Hitting-Personal-Designed/dp/B079JDQKV4/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3PW3JVF0Y9YIX&keywords=golf%2Bnet&qid=1703629899&sprefix=golf%2Bne%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-6&th=1

I have one of these as well and got it used in very good condition.

I like it; it has worked well for my needs. I've hit every club into it at full strength and it's held up. The one thing I would caution is wedges; make sure you get close enough to the net in case you sky one!

gavinski91 · February 23

Challenged myself at the beginning of the week to sink 10 consecutive 10-foot putts on the Exputt sim. Last night was the fourth night of trying and I finally completed the challenge (after about 850 putts between the 4 nights).

Key changes for me were to wrap my right thumb around (instead of pointing it down the grip) and adding a few degrees of forward press. Really useful to be able to roll hundreds of putts with the immediate feedback you get from the Exputt system.

BobBC78 · February 23

Full swing - Worked on grip and stance, followed by short swings through the impact area making sure that the clubface was square to the target.

Putting - Worked on 4' putts to the PuttOUT "Perfect Putt" until I got 3 in a row.

Rob Person · February 23

So just after the Ranger Rob duties, I hit the range for 30 minutes with my driver, 4w, and 7w.

Began my official journey down the baseball grip road. I hit roughly 100 balls.

Neutral (middle) grip position:

Driver- 185-195 yards (just short of the 200yd flag) most were med-low height fades, a few terrible slices

4w- 160-170yd avg. Off the deck. I was actually drawing them??? Never done that before!! but was consistent 90% of shots. Very low flight though!

7w- 140-150 yards, off the deck, very straight, but again low height. A couple of baby draws.

I tried a weak grip for a few shots, but hands and wrists were too crossed up.

Strong grip- (thumb on back)

Driver- 210-220 yards (just over of the 200yd flag) most were med-high height some straight, some fades, again, a few terrible slices (ballooned up high)

4w- 175-180yd avg. Again Off the deck. I only drew a couple, but was consistently straight most of shots. low to med flight.

7w- 160yd avg.l! Also off the deck, very straight, but a bit higher medium height. A couple of slices, but mostly straight to fades.

I didn't want to change anything else today, as I needed a good baseline to start down this path using a baseball grip.

I also hit maybe 10 balls with Driver using the interlocking grip (5 Neutral and 5 strong) at the end. Distance dropped under 200, and definitely a hard fade/ mild slice was the result.

So with this baseline, I will be moving to a strong position baseball grip, and start making other small changes as i go. (like foot position, ball position, swing tempo, swing height, etc) hopefully I can iron out some kinks that will allow me to be more consistent and gain some yardage too.

Owengeorge13 · February 23

24 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

So just after the Ranger Rob duties, I hit the range for 30 minutes with my driver, 4w, and 7w.

Began my official journey down the baseball grip road. I hit roughly 100 balls.

Neutral (middle) grip position:

Driver- 185-195 yards (just short of the 200yd flag) most were med-low height fades, a few terrible slices

4w- 160-170yd avg. Off the deck. I was actually drawing them??? Never done that before!! but was consistent 90% of shots. Very low flight though!

7w- 140-150 yards, off the deck, very straight, but again low height. A couple of baby draws.

I tried a weak grip for a few shots, but hands and wrists were too crossed up.

Strong grip- (thumb on back)

Driver- 210-220 yards (just over of the 200yd flag) most were med-high height some straight, some fades, again, a few terrible slices (ballooned up high)

4w- 175-180yd avg. Again Off the deck. I only drew a couple, but was consistently straight most of shots. low to med flight.

7w- 160yd avg.l! Also off the deck, very straight, but a bit higher medium height. A couple of slices, but mostly straight to fades.

I didn't want to change anything else today, as I needed a good baseline to start down this path using a baseball grip.

I also hit maybe 10 balls with Driver using the interlocking grip (5 Neutral and 5 strong) at the end. Distance dropped under 200, and definitely a hard fade/ mild slice was the result.

So with this baseline, I will be moving to a strong position baseball grip, and start making other small changes as i go. (like foot position, ball position, swing tempo, swing height, etc) hopefully I can iron out some kinks that will allow me to be more consistent and gain some yardage too.

I must have missed this somewhere . Why baseball grip Robert?

Michael.Sandoval33 · February 23

Went to the range spent about an hour and a half waiting for a mat to open up. No complaints, they only had 6 spots open and I was surprised they even had that today. The place was kind of flooded. So ball striking was really good with the 5i-7i. Hitting the mark with a lot less pulled shots today which has been a focus of mine. 8i & 9i were a struggle today and right on queue I pulled my back a bit with the 9i. Nothing major but definitely going rest it. No putting today, even that area was zoned off along with the chipping area. Overall, it wasn't the day I expected when I called and heard "Yeah come on in" over the phone. But, wasn't the worst day.

Edited February 23 by Michael.Sandoval33
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Rob Person · February 23

On 2/19/2024 at 7:07 PM, Rob Person said:

Was on the pracrice green at work before they opened. Theres something about fresh dewy ball tracks thats so peaceful.

Practiced long putting with the Lombardi with 50 balls (20-60'). Practiced with the DB for 100 balls.(3'-20') Both rolled well and the DB is still reigning champ for a spot in the bag. (Lol. Like there was ever a doubt)

after my shift, I hit the range to work through the bag. Been working on some new to me swing dynamics, recommended by the pga teaching coach at the course He analyzed and addressed my grip, swing, and stance in 3 practice swings !!!

So I've switched from my neutral interlock grip, to a neutral baseball grip- this is to increase stability in my down swing , and keep my hands/wrists in line with the swing plane. Also he said I was pivoting my lower body too late, forcing my hands to be just behind the club head on contact. (forcing the face to be wide open causing my slice issues) I have issues with syncing my upper and lower body, so have to slow down my swing to re-learn how-to mesh them together. Lastly, my trail elbow was not tucked into my side enough in the down swing. By tucking it in tighter, it promotes the "pulling the hands down" through the swing.

So the first 5 whacks with the driver was awkward. I felt out of sync even more! I was hooking, slicing, and burning the ground. Absolutely a mess! I decided to move into changing just one thing at a time before incorporating them together. So I started with the grip change and used my normal swing. Next 5 shots while not straight, felt better. Added the tighter trail elbow for next 5, and I saw 20 more feet of height, and 10- 15 yards longer. Also, by pulling the elbow in it forced my hips to pivot more, helping align my upper/lower body through the turn. I still have a fade/slice, but it was not as exaggerated like before. Man it was a much better contact, and the extra distance was amazing to see happen! I played around for another 20 shots or so with different things, like stepping back my trail foot a bit, closing the face at address, etc. In the end, I ended up aligning myself 6-8" left of my target (on the ground in front of me) to compensate for the ball flight path. I was happy with the results. The consistency was definitely a plus for me.

Moving through the woods and irons, I had almost zero fade or slices, just straight shots down the range. (minus the few topped shots I had due to trying to swing faster) I also actually hit my 7i an avg of 150 yards 5 times!!! (we have not got along... ever!) and saw an increase in ball height in flight!!! (7w has been my 140y-145y goto club, but no real height from it)

No chipping or short wedge practice, as I was tuckered out! Total practice was over 2 hours, and 150+ balls.

Does anyone wear a glove on each hand during practice sessions??? My right hand is blistered between the fingers and on palm!!!

Here you go @Owengeorge13

Indy_Oz · February 23

Couple of hours on the sim this afternoon. An hour of ball testing for the Callaway white box test (comparing Chrome Tour X, TM TP5, ProV1x and Bridgestone BX-S), then played 9.

After a warm-up, I went through the balls with driver, 7-iron and lob wedge. I hit the driver and 7-iron really well, but I have work to do with wedges! Just awful. Too many hosel rockets. Just didn't have a good swing path and too 'armsy'. Next sim session I'll try to work on getting back to hitting the wedge shots I'm used to. Swing changes late last year have resulted in a much better driver swing- leaps and bounds better on accuracy and launch. Long irons have improved too... but wedges have gone the wrong way. My biggest strength was short approach shots last year. Just need to not overthink it and get back to basics. Oh and maybe a lesson.lol. Onwards and upwards...

I stuck a new, narrower, putter grip on my Sik double-wide to try out. I had a Superstroke pistol 2.0 and I lack a little feel. I toyed with a really narrow old-school Ping blackout grip, but I think that's a little too narrow. So now I have a JumboMax JMX Pistol Pro grip. Noticeably narrower than the SS, but after a few rolls in the garage I prefer the feel for the ball on the face. Will see how it works out on Sunday. Last round my direction and read was ok, but feel and distance control could have been a lot better. Trying different grips and holds before splashing the cash on a different putter and fitting.

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Rob Person · February 23

26 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Went to the range spent about an hour and a half waiting for a mat to open up. No complaints, they only had 6 spots open and I was surprised they even had that today. The place was kind of flooded. So ball striking was really good with the 5i-7i. Hitting the mark with a lot less pulled shots today which has been a focus of mine. 8i & 9i were a struggle today and right on queue I pulled my back a bit with the 9i. Nothing major but definitely going rest it. No putting today, even that area was zoned off along with the chipping area. Overall, it wasn't the day I expected when I called and heard "Yeah come on in" over the phone. But, wasn't the worst day.

I'm the opposite. I can't hit 4-7i well at all! Hope you're back gets better!

Michael.Sandoval33 · February 23

3 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

I'm the opposite. I can't hit 4-7i well at all! Hope you're back gets better!

Appreciate it Rob. Yeah I hit the mat a little hard with the 9i, probably out of a bit of frustration with it. Nothing some R&R shouldn't handle. Can't wait to hear about how the baseball grip goes for you.

Owengeorge13 · February 23

1 hour ago, Rob Person said:

Here you go @Owengeorge13

I’m pulling for you Bobby, I’m interested to see how this works out for you. Don’t be afraid to switch back to interlocking.

Edited February 24 by Owengeorge13

Rob Person · February 24

1 hour ago, Owengeorge13 said:

I’m pulling for you Bobby, I’m interested to see how this works out for you. Don’t be afraid to switch back to interlocking.

Interlocking will remain on the 9-wedges as I have more spin control that way on shorter shots. Baseball grip is to gain distance and shot trajectory accuracy. I'm excited to see how this "plays" out

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