Get Your Body Ready For Your Round

Golf is a sport. You might not need to be incredibly athletic to play it, but it is a sport nevertheless. Is there any sport that you go out and play that you do not warm up for? Do you really think basketball players just jump right into a game? Do football players stretch before slamming into one another? Then why do most golfers skip on the getting warm part and assume they can hop out of the automobile and start to play without any warm up at all?

If you need to play better from the start of the round you need to warm up with a proper golf warmup routine. With these straightforward tips you are going to feel great and play great from the first tee to the final hole.

Legs

The legs are the base of your stance, so you need to be sure they are warm and ready. I really like to stretch the hamstrings by touching my feet (or reach down as far as is comfortable). Keep your legs straight and pull down with your chest, not your head.

Back

Stretch your back by doing some trunk twisters. Don’t really want to look daft? Then place the club flat along your back and act like you are turning as you would when you swing.

Shoulders

Hold your hands straight out to your side and do 1 or 2 shoulder circles. Go with tiny loops then giant loops. Reverse the direction that you are going.

Swing

Ensure you take one or two swings before you play. Begin with one or two slow swings to make certain there isn’t any tension, then build up where you would swing faster than normal.

Those three exercizes should take you all of five minutes. Those 5 minutes will get your body prepared for the round ahead. No more hearing popping and cracking as you make your first tee shot of the day.

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