Warming up before a round

What does everybody do ?

Due to lack of a decent practise area, all I do is 5 minutes of putting and a few practise swings. I would love to have a 30 minute warm up with all clubs especially the Driver !

Make sure you are properly stretching to get your muscles warmed up for the next 4 hours of golf. You must also be prepared mentally. Go intot he course with a game plan (hit more fairways, hit more greens, get up and down in 2 more often, etc.) You can also get aweighted club or removable weights that fit on your shaft. If you don't have any of those, use two similar length of clubs and take 15 - 20 practice swings. When warming up, your practice swings should start from the top of the backswing, through the impact zone to the top of the backswing, through the impact zone to the top of the followthrough. Don't make a fast swing, just start nice and easy. The backswing and throughtswing should eb the same pace - you are only trying to warm the muscles up, not burn them up - keep the same pace for the entire 15-20 swings. After that, then do some practice swings with tthe club you are going to tee off with. Pick smal targets to hit (tee, dandilion flower, etc.) so that you are actually hitting a target, not just swinging.

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Gord

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