What/How Did You Practice Today?

[juspoole]

Got out to the range yesterday to work hard on my driver swing.  The driver has always been my largest detriment and costs me the most strokes during the round.  I've been having a high push fade or a low hook miss from what has been coming a over the top and leaving the clubface wide open or trying to save it and shut my hands and close the face.  The frustrating part is that with the driver being a longer club, it's really the only club that I notice any issues.  My irons are very consistent and my short game has been good so far this year.  I was fit to my driver last year so I feel like equipment is good.

I've contacted a local pro about lessons, but unsure if i want to go that route just yet since I feel as I know my issue, but just can't sync up the swing properly.  Hopefully I can continue to work on it and iron it out into a playable club.

[AmishJason]

I spent some more time on the driving range today.  Got better at closing the club face, but now my power is gone.  This game is a fickle mistress!

[PMookie]

Got two large buckets and went back to some old drills from my coach in NOLA. Ahhhh. I started feeling like I had a swing again. Took the last 25 balls and went to the short game area to finish with some 1/2 & 3/4 wedges, and then chipping over a trap to a tucked pin.
Good day!!!!!!


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[pulledabill]

Spent 1.5 hours over a large bucket. Best range sesssion all year. Alignment sticks and ball placement were my main focus. Only hit a few shots with the woods. Struggled with my 4h and I cant figure it out. I think its mostly a set up issue.

Irons were pretty spot on and the tempo Ive been working on really paid off. 

 

[fozcycle]

Learned 3 very important things today.

2. CBD cream works - I forgot to apply it before hitting balls and my elbow flared up. It feels great now that I’ve applied the cream.

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I want to try the CBD cream but I could lose my VA Health benefits.


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Cobra King F8(10.5*) w/ Mitdubishi Tense ck Blue Regular; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cobra King F8 Gw(50*)SW(54*)LW(58*)all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts.Putter: Tommy Armour Impact No. 3; Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.

[revkev]

1 hour ago, fozcycle said:

 

 

I want to try the CBD cream but I could lose my VA Health benefits.


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Cobra King F8(10.5*) w/ Mitdubishi Tense ck Blue Regular; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cobra King F8 Gw(50*)SW(54*)LW(58*)all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts.Putter: Tommy Armour Impact No. 3; Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.

 

We had this discussion either on another thread or in person.  I still find it hard to believe but my son confirms that it's true.  And his body is a wreck from 6 years of sea duty on a sub.  He's someone who would benefit greatly from this.  My trainer and doctor are both very conservative in recommending treatments.  If they are saying this is safe and also helpful for many people, I find it hard to believe that it's not.

Sorry Foz

[cksurfdude]

2 hours ago, fozcycle said:

I want to try the CBD cream but I could lose my VA Health benefits.

 

Foz .. it may not work for you but I've had success with a cream (topical) form of Glucosamine + Chondroitin + MSM.

Fyi, one I'm using now is by Nature's Plus that I got online at VitaCost dotcom.

[revkev]

Like someone who could shoot a 35 on the back nine two days ago. :)


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[bens197]

Putting day.  I get caught up in reading about good putters and their techniques. Snedeker, TW, Loren Roberts. Each one has given me a good set of points to focus on. 
 

Brandt Snedeker says to focus on the shaft as an extension of your forearms. 
 

Tiger’s drills that I’ve been working with are holding my finish to the target after the ball goes in the “hole”. The other is a version of his “gate” drill. 
 

Loren Roberts stroke is the visualization I have during my stroke. If you’ve never seen him putt, hit up the YouTube and watch. He really was the boss of the moss. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

No practice today just stretching. Also prepped the clubs for first round of the year (by prep I mean only cleaning the driver because I have no irons and wedges are new lol). My son wanted to join in as well. This will be the last year with these clubs have served him for 3 years 

[cnosil]

Mostly pitching and chipping.  Knock on wood,   but I have figured out some of my keys and I am getting consistent contact and distance with my swings.  Excited to get back to the course to see progress and see rollout.  

Did some putting practice where I focused on my the movement of my hands since that provides me the best distance control and center face impact.  

[edingc]

I snagged some wiffle balls so I could practice full swings in the back yard. I had foam balls previously, but they tend to fly too far.

The takeaway from my last lesson that I was standing too close to the ball is really that I've had terrible balance in my swing, and with my weight on my heels my hands wanted to work so close to my body to stay in balance. Getting my weight my onto the balls of my feet made it much easier to feel like I am a little more "stretched out" with my hands. Spending a lot of time finding the right feeling so that I can stay balanced all the way to the finish of the swing.

Easier said than done...

 

[MGoBlue100]

Practicing treading water today. Lots of rain here in Upstate SC. Supposed to be nice for the weekend; prob “cart path only”, so a good time to continue walking.


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[Rickp]

I want to try the CBD cream but I could lose my VA Health benefits.


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Cobra King F8(10.5*) w/ Mitdubishi Tense ck Blue Regular; 3W & 5W Cobra King F8 w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue Regular shafts; Tour Edge CBX119 22* Hybrid w/Project X Evenflo Regular shaft; Wilson Staff D-7 5-PW w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts; Cobra King F8 Gw(50*)SW(54*)LW(58*)all w/UST Mamiya Recoil 460 ES regular shafts.Putter: Tommy Armour Impact No. 3; Bag: Cobra Ultralight Cart bag, Peaccoat Blue.

That doesn’t sound right?



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[heavygolffeels]

Been practicing short game at least 3 times a week for 40 minutes. Have a course right around the corner from my work and have been spending my lunch hour there. Chipping and putting. Chipping and putting. I want both of these to be the strengths in my game.

[cksurfdude]

Practiced talking golf and gear with the in-real-life @Jmikecpa .. he came by to pick up an EvnRoll for his collection I wasn't using, and we sat and chatted for a while .. nice!

[Jmikecpa]

Practiced talking golf and gear with the in-real-life [mention=604]Jmikecpa[/mention] .. he came by to pick up an EvnRoll for his collection I wasn't using, and we sat and chatted for a while .. nice!

Thanks for the invite and the putter, had a blast. Next is getting out and playing some golf in the near future. Also a thanks for the good beer, added a new brewery to my list.


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[edingc]

Precision, but not accuracy, apparently. Just need to move it a ball over. 

On the other hand, I found the reason for the dreaded s-word in my game as of late... 

 

[azstu324]

Precision, but not accuracy, apparently. Just need to move it a ball over. 
On the other hand, I found the reason for the dreaded s-word in my game as of late... 

 

Oh man that's a high right formula if I ever saw one..

Hopefully pretty curable though.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..

[cksurfdude]

Did some more backyard chipping to 3 hula hoop targets - and even got the wife involved!

She wouldn't let me catch a pic of her .. even tho after she got warmed up she started hitting a few nicely .. but the important thing is she had her visor perfectly matched to her shirt

Oh yeah.. I did ok-ish on a few... 

[Rickp]

Did some more backyard chipping to 3 hula hoop targets - and even got the wife involved!
She wouldn't let me catch a pic of her .. even tho after she got warmed up she started hitting a few nicely .. but the important thing is she had her visor perfectly matched to her shirt
Oh yeah.. I did ok-ish on a few... 

Matching is VERY important. I caught some flack on my color scheme this morning from SWMBO.


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[bens197]

What do you do when you get new wedges?  Practice wedge game. 10 yard chips in the yard today.

[downlowkey]

My course finally reopened the driving range today for member practice sessions. So I hit 3 large buckets, all persimmon 3-wood and 49* gap wedge. It was glorious.

[russtopherb]

First range session of the year! Took my son out and we hit a large bucket each. I only hit driver a few times since the sun was just in that right spot where you couldn't see the ball once it got about 10 yards away. So I mostly stuck with my 54* and scoring irons just to knock the winter rust off. My son was trying out 3 different drivers to see which he liked the best since he's at least 4"-5" taller than last summer so his US Kids driver isn't going to work anymore. I stood behind him to watch the ball since he was losing it in the sun also, looks like my Cobra F6 is going in his bag for the season. His shots were all slight pushes but he was consistently hitting 180-200 yards with that one. He's on the fence about PGA Jr (if there's a season) but he's itching to get back out on the course with me. I love it.

[yungkory]

Hate the range, but bought that Mizuno CLK off eBay and wanted to get some swings in before putting it into play. Gotta say, it's the least left-biased hybrid I've ever tried, stupid easy to launch vs. the G410 Crossover, and seems to spin more keeping it in the air longer. Excited to get it in play.

[pulledabill]

Went out this morning with a large bucket whi h was a waste of $9. As soon as I hit the first few balls, I realized how sore I was from my fitting the nigt before. I took a break, pounded an iburprofernTylenol cocktail, slammed a cup of joe, and stuck it out, but with a lot of wedges. Ended up giving part of the bucket ti a couple kids.

Headed up to Tokatee in the morning so did some day off stuff then practiced some chipping and putting tonigt.

[Jmikecpa]

My son had a lesson yesterday so I hit some balls on the range and then spent two hours rolling putts on the practice green. Still a little off with the putter but starting to feel a bit better after yesterday.

 

 

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[downlowkey]

Hit (3) large buckets of 3/4 wedges after a quick 9 holes this morning. My hands and elbows are sore, but I can’t seem to stop myself. May head back out there for another session after work this evening.

[Jmikecpa]

Took an hour lesson today with our head pro as a tune up for the year. Didn’t really change anything with my swing and we are still working on staying shorter with my backswing and staying connected with my arms and rotation. Went out and played 4 holes after my lesson in 2 under so that means I will shoot a million tomorrow.


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[tchat07]

Went to the course for the first time since November and just hit shots that I have been practicing on my net for the past 2 months. Distances are all off kilter but thatll come. Amazing the difference between hitting off a mat in tennis shoes and hitting off uneven lies in golf shoes. I felt gigantic standing over the ball haha.

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