Name the intention before the swing
A practice note usually records where the ball ended up. It can also record what you meant to do. Before a shot, choose an intention with your instructor: a landing area, a direction, or a particular practice task. Keep it specific enough that you can compare the result without rewriting the goal after seeing the ball.
Describe the difference without a speech
Write the planned task and the observed result in separate columns. Avoid pretending you know the mechanical cause just because the ball went somewhere unexpected. That is a question for instruction, not something a two-word note can diagnose. A clear description gives your coach a better starting point than a collection of guesses about why the swing felt wrong.
Use the record to choose a question
After a manageable set, look for the question you want help answering. You may need a clearer target, a different drill, or a review of the task itself. The note does not have to fix the swing on its own. Its job is to preserve the intention and the result while both are fresh. That keeps a practice session from becoming a story reconstructed from whichever shot you remember most vividly.
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