What/How Did You Practice Today?

[cnosil]

16 minutes ago, barney_bogey said:

. I know this isn't a big deal to most here, but I hit a milestone today. Started this journey at 85mph and got triple digits today for the first time.
 

Gaining 15 MPH of swing speed of a big deal.  keep up the good work!

[cksurfdude]

Another short but productive range session yesterday - mostly wedges again working mainly on distance control.

Starting to gain some confidence with a simplified motion that I can land the ball within a reasonable proximity of my target. But, of course, this is at the range off a flat mat..!

Also worked on a few ball striking drills, tho felt like I was catching a bunch thin .. not getting off my trail side early enough nor fully enough.

But hey you guys know my tag line in here...

Work In Progress!!

[Dweed]

5 hours ago, barney_bogey said:

 I hit a milestone today. Started this journey at 85mph and got triple digits today for the first time.

Out@#%$#$@standing @barney_bogey. Way to go.

[barney_bogey]

Well jeez, fellas. Thank you very kindly for the nods.

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[BobBC78]

Practiced chipping in the yard today with my 56* wedge. Started with an arc height drill then some one-handed chipping. Finished with 7-yard chips focused on contact and arc height. 

[Jim Shaw]

1 hour ago, BobBC78 said:

Practiced chipping in the yard today with my 56* wedge. Started with an arc height drill then some one-handed chipping. Finished with 7-yard chips focused on contact and arc height. 

used to love "chipping" in the yard, I grew up with an acre of cut yard in the front of our house, my dad would love to have "chip offs" with me and anyone else that might wander over. Brought back memories thanks for that...

[Mulligan09]

Did session today in Overland Park KS at TopGolf.  Hit wedges pretty we, things are coming around from my last lesson.  Wasn't happy with driver, getting a nice slice when I've been hitting straight

[Josh Parker]

I got out to the range this morning early.  Got a chance to layer up and wear my GB jacket to see if/how it may affect my swing.  I'll post more on that in the right page later when I can upload video.

I warmed up with wedge shots and got loose. Then continued working on the new 3 wood and driver. Getting used to that heavier 3 wood and the driver is still having some issues. Finished it off with chipping at the green. 

[Josh Parker]

Had my lesson today and feel like I finally made a large stride with my driver.  I went down a wormhole yesterday evening with the driver and started looking at my setup that PXG had suggested and made a change with weights.  They had me set up for a draw with all the weight in the heel.  I moved the weight to the back of the club and turned it to standard.  I got to the range and warmed up before my lesson and started hitting either dead straight or a pull shot but straight.  During my lesson, my pro told me that my pulls are from not letting my lower body catch up and being too quick on top.  I started to feel that misplacement of weight distribution during those shots and something finally clicked with it today.  We will see how it goes out on the course and if I can continue the progress, but I feel much better today about the driver than I did yesterday.

[BobBC78]

Range today.

Driver - Worked on face strike which is much improved via going to 44.5" length. Set my driver at 11* loft, next time will try 11.5*. 

Distance wedge shots - determined that backswing to the pocket followed by full-ish through swing worked to hit 40-, 50- and 60-yard shots with my 56*, UW and PW, respectively (sort of like the Pelz "7:30" swing). Once I get consistent with this shot, I plan to move to "backswing to the ribcage" to get another set of distances. 

Chipping - On pitch and putt course worked on chips from various lies around one of the greens (which has 3 flags so there is some variety). The grass was wet and long (even the so called fairway lies) so not much spin, but still time well spent. 

[Josh Parker]

2 hours ago, BobBC78 said:

Range today.

Driver - Worked on face strike which is much improved via going to 44.5" length. Set my driver at 11* loft, next time will try 11.5*. 

Distance wedge shots - determined that backswing to the pocket followed by full-ish through swing worked to hit 40-, 50- and 60-yard shots with my 56*, UW and PW, respectively (sort of like the Pelz "7:30" swing). Once I get consistent with this shot, I plan to move to "backswing to the ribcage" to get another set of distances. 

Chipping - On pitch and putt course worked on chips from various lies around one of the greens (which has 3 flags so there is some variety). The grass was wet and long (even the so called fairway lies) so not much spin, but still time well spent. 

Sounds like a very productive range session!  

[cksurfdude]

And another, dare I say "fun"?, practice session.

Lots of putting today .. mix of long leg putts and shorter around the clock drills.

Lots of chipping and pitching .. focusing on distance control (bw 5 and 50 yds).

Bunch of impact drills .. focusing on pressure shift and extending the lead arm and wrist.

More putting.

And finished off with some PWs towards a 90 yd target ...

Had a few shots that were just right .. you know that feeling when the ball pops off the club face nice and cleanly and the swing just feels nice and smooth and easy...

But .. that was just a few .. sooo...

Work In Progress!!

[NubianRugby]

Went to the range yesterday to concentrate on hitting my new driver. Had a few good balls, but I was mostly all over the place. The grip is smaller than what I have on my other clubs and it leads me to start fiddling with hand position once I've gripped the club. I'll probably get my grip changed over the weekend and see if that helps. Not hitting it as far as my old driver, which is annoying and weird.

[BallsLeon]

Had a short, but sweet lesson today after work. 

No lesson last week, so spent today’s lesson going over how my rounds have gone and showing off my new 3 iron. Was getting some good swings in, and getting more hip rotation that my coach has been asking for. He approves of the purchase, and thinks the heavier shaft is helping me out. Have a couple rounds this weekend to see how it looks on the course.

[rkj427]

Finally on a partly cloudy evening, I was able to spend about 2 hours on the range at the course about 1/2 mile from home. Went there directly from work, so it allowed me to have a couple hours of light left today.

Spent about an hour with irons only, working through the bag from bottom to top, and then back down again. Tried to utilize my practice approach of hitting certain irons specific distances, even if that distance was much shorter than the distance the iron is typically used for.

Then I went to the practice green, which also has 3 practice bunkers, and worked on sand game, as well as chipping around the green to various holes. Haven't been in many bunkers so far this year, and have gotten out of all so far, but with the impending winter months coming, it was good to spend the time working on that aspect of my game.

Spent the last 30 - 40 minutes putting, various distances, various breaks, and results were much better than I typically see when out on other courses, as the greens at this course usually roll about 10 - 11 on the stimpmeter, rather than being slower than most public courses.

Supposed to be wet and dreary again until the weekend, when I have rounds scheduled for both days, so looking forward to making sure I am in good form until we aren't able to play here due to weather any longer.

Did not hit any woods, that part of my game has been solid all year, and thought it would be more beneficial to get in the iron and short game practice.

[BobBC78]

North Kingstown GC range and practice green today. Worked on 40–60-yard wedge shots and drivers using my normal tee height and testing the small "+" and big "+" settings on my G400 Max. Finally, as the season is coming to an end in RI, I have nailed down my driver setup: Kuro Kage HBP senior flex shaft total club length of 44.5" at the big "+" setting seems to provide optimal strike (based on impact labels) with a tight dispersion and little loss of distance from the stock 45.5" length. 

Played 9-holes of chip and putt on the practice green, dropping two balls, playing each down and putting out. 

[cksurfdude]

Another good practice sesh this afternoon - lots of wedges and putting .. distance control in both areas is improving!!

Also hit driver - comparing current to a potential replacement. Alternated just a few shots of each with wedges in-between.

I know that changing driver sounds weird to those of you who've read my posts this season about my driver journey, but .. I think .. maybe possibly .. my swing is ready for a bit of a change... TBD!

Edited October 19, 2023 by cksurfdude
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[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Been rough getting to the course due to weather and late sun rises. Been doing some swing work. My coach has been trying to get me to get my arms moving more as I have a tendency for them to lag behind my hips. Perfect for NTC. 
 

video is 25/50/75/100 speed feels. Work in progress but feeling good. Jayson also says I am on the right track. 
 

 

[Bang60]

I've not played practiced for 3months, health issues latest is a bad case of Vertigo which I think is the absolute worst, but feeling like hitting a few balls as I can swing gentle without losing my balance and falling over

[Jim Shaw]

12 hours ago, Bang60 said:

I've not played practiced for 3months, health issues latest is a bad case of Vertigo which I think is the absolute worst, but feeling like hitting a few balls as I can swing gentle without losing my balance and falling over

Oh no, vertigo, that is one sickness that definitely keeps us off the course, I am sorry to hear that, I have experienced it and it is not fun... I was only out of golf for a week or so, got lucky, but I have had friends that have had to quit the game due to it.. good luck in your return.

[Bang60]

On 10/23/2023 at 3:44 AM, Jim Shaw said:

Oh no, vertigo, that is one sickness that definitely keeps us off the course, I am sorry to hear that, I have experienced it and it is not fun... I was only out of golf for a week or so, got lucky, but I have had friends that have had to quit the game due to it.. good luck in your return.

Hi Jim,

Vertigo is not a good experience, I'm interested in what you did to recover and do you have ongoing things that you do to keep it at bay. I've looked at utube video and there's a lot of stuff that needs sorting  

I actually had it much more intense 20 years ago when I woke in a hotel in Vietnam, took me 90mins to pickup the phone to ring reception to get help SCARY

Appreciate any feedback, cheers Colin 

[Jim Shaw]

5 hours ago, Bang60 said:

Hi Jim,

Vertigo is not a good experience, I'm interested in what you did to recover and do you have ongoing things that you do to keep it at bay. I've looked at utube video and there's a lot of stuff that needs sorting  

I actually had it much more intense 20 years ago when I woke in a hotel in Vietnam, took me 90mins to pickup the phone to ring reception to get help SCARY

Appreciate any feedback, cheers Colin 

Hey Colin, I only had it really bad for one day, then, like you, was anxious it was going to come back and hit again as it is so random. Went to my GP and he wasn't surprised, says he sees it quite a bit, I went to a special physio appt and they did some stuff with my head and neck and I have been fine ever since, you may want to google the therapy and see if it may work for you. 

[Willie T]

Been working on rotation - using the short irons (not wedges) to hit easy pitches, focused on back and thru.  Need to make this a daily post, will help me keep track of the things I'm working on. 

[Bang60]

8 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

Hey Colin, I only had it really bad for one day, then, like you, was anxious it was going to come back and hit again as it is so random. Went to my GP and he wasn't surprised, says he sees it quite a bit, I went to a special physio appt and they did some stuff with my head and neck and I have been fine ever since, you may want to google the therapy and see if it may work for you. 

I had it bad for 3 days and there's a few varieties but mine is BPPV, apologies for going off topic some but yesterday and today I did a little practice swinging with a rope and a new Mizuno fli hi hybrid. I didn't have any signs of falling over so will hit some balls soon, I've attached a description of Bppv just as an explanation... 

And I pray I or you don't get it, apparently there's no way of knowing if you're going to get it...

[BobBC78]

Practiced hitting short pitches in my yard, then about 30-minutes on my PuttOut mat (indoors):

1. Setup with a mirror
2. Kenyon gate drill - took 2 tries to get 10 in a row
3. PuttOut Pressure Putt trainer on putts from 1' to 6'. 

[Willie T]

Day 2 - we wrapped up the church men’s group monthly 9hole super ball.  Played the persimmon woods and MacGregor irons.  Drew some comments about the old days and the sound of a wood driver hit on the screws.  Enjoyed being the fairway finder with the persimmons and letting the guys eat with the big dawgs…

[Josh Parker]

Heading out to the range this morning to try out the new driver.  Can't wait to try out the Velocore shaft.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Got ten minutes outside at freezing temps before my daughter woke up. SLO mo swings and 25% speed. Then for the last hit a full swing that with the foam ball started right and drew to my target line. Slowly getting there. 

[Willie T]

Solid mirror work this evening - focused on hip turn in back swing, moved to half swings at easy pace focused on keeping hips moving and not shutting down mid downswing. 

[NubianRugby]

I thought I was done playing for the season after playing a bunch of tournaments earlier this month.But the weather in DC got really nice this week and so I was able to sneak in a couple of 9 hole rounds after work. I didn’t play particularly well, but I enjoyed myself.

Played at Enterprise today out in PG County, my playing partners were cool and the weather was nice. I shot 100 but it felt like it could’ve been 90 very easily. Duffed a bunch of chips today. But I was only leaving them short, not miss hitting, which is an improvement.

New putter is feeling good, but I couldn’t make anything drop. I was taking good lines and my speed was good. I couldn't put them together, it was worse than when you're putting poorly and you know you've got nothing, because a better score is right there teasing you.

Stroked the  new driver (Sim2 Max HD) & was told that I have smooth power. Didn't give any thought  to pulling out the old driver to try and fade a corner or whatever. Still feel like I'm kind of riding the lightning with it because I overshot the fairway a few times and it went both left and right unexpectedly on me. I'm hitting it well but I haven't locked in on a consistent shot with it.