What/How Did You Practice Today?

[Big money]

Went to the range and tried all I could not to turn my left side thru.Just trying to avoid making the pain kick in with left shoulder injury.Just used all hands and arms and no body.For some odd reason I was hitting some of the longest draws ever.And the ball was really compressed with the irons.Just all hands and arms. How can this happen ?

[StrokerAce]

Finding the middle of my Ping Glide 2.0 wedge...

 

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[revkev]

So went to the range at Bayou instead of the Par 3 course. The hitting stations were on the front of the range which means a significant downhill lie. Actually that's very good for working on ball striking as you have to stay down and through the ball -

 

I heard lots of muttering behind me about the downhill and I had a few issues at first but with some focus I was striping 7 Irons, high and straight on target.

 

My teacher was giving a lesson next to me and commented on how straight I was hitting it. He actually had me hit a couple of shots for the guy that demonstrate how to fire the right side through the ball. I nailed both of them.

 

Very happy with my swing right now. Primarily used my time to hit 7 irons and work on my rhythm.

 

 

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[StrokerAce]

Long left arm, low and slow back, finish at left hip.

 

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[revkev]

Short game - chipping and putting for half an hour on my way to church this afternoon.

 

 

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[Shankster]

Been working on my TomAlanmmy FleetShankswood swing all day. Great results. No shoulder pain. Chipping and pitching technique will be an odd one for me to learn something new. But it's a must if I want to keep playing this great game.

 

2018 is the year of the rebuild for me. New me, new swing, new challenges.

[StrokerAce]

Two gloves??

Been working on my TomAlanmmy FleetShankswood swing all day. Great results. No shoulder pain. Chipping and pitching technique will be an odd one for me to learn something new. But it's a must if I want to keep playing this great game.

 

2018 is the year of the rebuild for me. New me, new swing, new challenges.

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[Shankster]

Two gloves??

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Tommy Two Gloves?

 

Haha.

 

I don't wear a glove on either hand.

[StrokerAce]

Tommy Gainey....a truly unique swing and unique golfer.

Google some of his videos!

 

http://www.twogloves.com/about/

Tommy Two Gloves?

 

Haha.

 

I don't wear a glove on either hand.

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[Shankster]

Tommy Gainey....a truly unique swing and unique golfer.

Google some of his videos!

 

http://www.twogloves.com/about/

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I remember hearing about him. Definitely unique for sure, and got the job done.

[StrokerAce]

Interrupted someone's breakfast this morning on the range as I was giving my new Wilson F5s their first test...ooo la la... Me like.

 

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[russtopherb]

I stuck around for my son's PGA Jr team practice to watch. The pro & assistant mostly spent their time with a couple of new kids on the team who are also new to golf, which was understandable. After a bit the head pro spoke with my son, then had everyone stop and do a few drills to promote a proper turn in the backswing, then had a few more words with my son about what he wanted him to do.

 

Within 5 balls my son was absolutely pounding his driver with a tiny baby fade, so much so that the assistant came over to watch and remark on the ballflight. It's astounding how quickly kids pick things up and just run with it. 

[PING Apologist #9]

Had a nice long range session yesterday afternoon, and man let me tell you that changing my grip size back to standard diameter from +4 is just paying off big time. Hit every club in the bag starting with SW and working all the way up. So long as I kept my posture straight (not hunched) and also kept my left arm as straight as possible, I was striking most shots clean and long way more consistently than before. I still revert back to the old default and will blade and chuck the odd one like every other high handicapper on the planet, so I have to take my time and focus on what I need to do. By the time I got to the fairway woods I was a bit tired and that lack of focus really started to show up, so I had to really bear down when I got to driver which is quickly becoming one of my better clubs finally!

[bens197]

Yoga.

 

Yes, I'm serious.

 

This is an incredibly relaxing 60 minute break from reality. My mind goes on a quiet vacation and I can get a great stretch throughout my body.

 

 

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[revkev]

LM session with the Ping G400 and my G30 for the Review. I hit a lot of drives and I'm playing in league tonight. Should be interesting. My back is sore right now.

 

 

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[tommc23]

Chipping in the yard to work on lower flighted shots

 

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[Shankster]

Today:

 

20 minutes of lag putts.

 

40 minutes of 52°, and 60° Wedges. 15–150 yards. I really smashed one 52° and it landed at the 150, I then paced it out at 151. Not sure what got into me...

 

Anyways, the 60° produces ground magnets. High, low, medium, ultra low, flops. One or two good hops then stops dead.

 

There was an older gentleman that stopped his practice today to watch me. He was amazed, and wanted me to team up with him to hustle his buddies. I declined, and he said well you could make a lot of money doing it... haha, if I see him again I'll take him up on that offer.

[palvord]

Worked on short side chipping today. Tried different ball flights and to hit various landing spots. Was a struggle today. Then worked on getting up and down. Not a pretty practice or one where I walked away feeling good about the results but happy I did the work.

 

 

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[tony@CIC]

Practiced chipping and putting tonight. About 50 each. Chipping getting even better. Putting not so much.

 

 

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[cksurfdude]

 

 

Hit a bucket concentrating on my left wrist and right index finger “pad”/knuckle at impact. I'm finding that making this my focus has greatly improved my ball striking, and thereby distance/accuracy. Plus, it's helping me keep my lower body more stable by having a focus point.

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Great idea! Gonna try this as I seem to struggle with some similar problems. Thanks!

[cksurfdude]

I stuck around for my son's PGA Jr team practice to watch. The pro & assistant mostly spent their time with a couple of new kids on the team who are also new to golf, which was understandable. After a bit the head pro spoke with my son, then had everyone stop and do a few drills to promote a proper turn in the backswing, then had a few more words with my son about what he wanted him to do.

 

Within 5 balls my son was absolutely pounding his driver with a tiny baby fade, so much so that the assistant came over to watch and remark on the ballflight. It's astounding how quickly kids pick things up and just run with it.

Man I wish I had started with this game when I was a kid.....!

[PMookie]

I had a GREAT lesson with Jon Sinclair in Euless, TX (between Dallas and Ft Worth)! I had been struggling with the mental part of the game because my coach in New Orleans had initiated a second swing change that I just never agreed with.

Jon started the lesson talking about how the mental aspect of the game is where he focuses primarily. When one hits a shot that was not the intended shot, he asks what caused that. He's not looking for an answer that is mechanical or swing related, he's looking for an answer that identifies a thought, or loss of attention that caused the issue. I like this! He talks about making sure if anything mentally interrupts the golfer before the swing, to step away, regather, and re-address. This is no different than in my years of playing hoops: if I was at the free-throw line and I bobbled the ball, did something that disrupted my rhythm, I tossed the ball back to the official and re-grouped.

Mechanically, he got me in a better stance, one that actually matched what I used to do naturally, then we worked on getting my right side through in the downswing. Last was working on my hands as I'm a notorious flipper! He gave me a nerf-like ball that I keep between my forearms during the swing for continuing to work on my arms and hands through impact. All-in-all, it was great. Simple, worked with MY swing, and it addressed the mental side of the game too.

I'll be going back for sure!

http://www.sinclairgolf.com/About.aspx

 

 

 

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[Shankster]

More putting today. Some chips. Was leaving the face open on some pitch shots today, frightening. It's all in the takeaway, when that gets funky... watch out on the right apparently. That and my lower body was lazy and it was all arms.

 

And those soccer balls are growing on me. Just wish they didn't sound like chalk, much like the TP Blacks. Loved them, just a weird sound.

[StrokerAce]

More putting today. Some chips. Was leaving the face open on some pitch shots today, frightening. It's all in the takeaway, when that gets funky... watch out on the right apparently. That and my lower body was lazy and it was all arms.

 

And those soccer balls are growing on me. Just wish they didn't sound like chalk, much like the TP Blacks. Loved them, just a weird sound.

How can a ball with different colors sound different? Isn't it just a chrome soft with special coloring?

Or do all chrome soft sound different??

 

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[Shankster]

Chrome Soft. Sounds hard to me. The color of the thing makes no difference. The TP5's and the TP Black of the past feel and sound very very similar to the Chrome Soft to me.

 

The Srixon Z Star feels the softest out of the “tour” balls to me.

 

Ever smash chalk or harshly draw on a chalk board with it? That's what the Chrome Soft feels like to me. (Sound is feel)

[StrokerAce]

Chrome Soft. Sounds hard to me. The color of the thing makes no difference. The TP5's and the TP Black of the past feel and sound very very similar to the Chrome Soft to me.

 

The Srixon Z Star feels the softest out of the “tour” balls to me.

 

Ever smash chalk or harshly draw on a chalk board with it? That's what the Chrome Soft feels like to me. (Sound is feel)

Gotcha.... I play chrome soft sometimes but haven't really noticed that.

 

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[Shankster]

Gotcha.... I play chrome soft sometimes but haven't really noticed that.

 

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I'm very particular on the way the feel (sound) is off the club. More so with the Chrome Soft. I feel like I miss hit them, when I'm not... but like I said I'm getting used to it. I can see why the big dogs have such a hard time adjusting to a different kind of ball.. ie Bubba.

[garethw]

Been hitting a few off the hosel and out the heel with my irons. Spent a bucket of 50 balls trying to get back to more centered.

 

If I feel like my hands stay away from my body a more centered contact is made, with no shanks and a lot straighter flight. Very much work in progress.

 

 

 

 

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[Shankster]

Here you go stroker. Scroll to :37 seconds to see what I'm talking about.

 

https://youtu.be/KAeAqaA0Llg

[RoverRick]

My shoulder is still bruised, but no torn rotator cuff, so I can make a more "full" swing. HOWEVER, I learned last week, I did not have to make such a full swing to get the same distance.

 

So last night, I went to the range and hit a few ball (still taking it easy). Worked on more compact swing and better timing and less effort. It seemed as if I did have to try near as hard. Well, it was very hard not to swing too hard.