Golf warming up tips

Whether you are playing in a tournament or not, you need to allow yourself plenty of time to warm-up before you start your round. A good warm-up gets you off to a great start for the rest of the day. You probably have seen athletes such as football player, baseball players, etc. warming up before every game. Golfers are not any different. Professional golfers have done their warm-up and ready to start the round with a great opening swing by the time they are standing at the tee.

Many amateur golfers have a tendency to warm-up when they leave their car in the parking lot to run into the golf shop to get signed up. For the rest of the day they will feel rushed and frazzled. Their first 5 shots will be bad which will ultimately ruin the rest of the round.

It is best to get to the course early, at least one hour before tee time. You can take care of business at the golf shop, change shoes, etc without being rushed and in a hurry. This schedule will allow you plenty of time to warm-up at a leisurely pace.

You will want to start your warm-up by putting some shots. This will give you an idea of the speed on the green. Use a tee or a coin as your target when doing these putting shots. Putt to your target from twenty feet away and also from thirty and forty. Then you will want to do some short putts from three feet away and work up to 10 feet away. Do not putt to the hole. After putting to such a small target, the hole will look huge which will be good for your confidence. Next putt from six inches away from your target placing the target up hill from where you are putting.

Then you will want to hit some chip shots around the green. This will help you determine the firmness of the green. A ball will roll more on a firm green than it will on a soft green. The ball will also react differently on different types of rough. This will help you read the green. It will help you make choices during the round such as where to make the ball land on the putting green, and the best greenside shots to make

After warm-up with your putting shots, you will want to do some stretching exercise to warm up for the full swing. The stretching will limber you and loosen your muscles enough to give them a broader range of movement. They will also help you avoid injuries and chronic joint pain. Warm-up with stretching exercises for about fifteen minutes

Next you will go to the practice tee to begin your full swing warm-up. You will want to start with short wedge shots, using a short tee for all your shots on the range. You want to decisively connect with the ball, which will help you with your confidence. Using smooth and unhurried movements, make your wedge shots.

Once you have hit several wedge shots, continue on with your short irons progressing up to the long irons and woods. Using a rhythmic swing with absolute balance control on all your practice swings, make your last few using the club you will be using to tee off with. This is usually a 3- or 5-wood.

Time your warm-up so when you are finished you can walk to the first tee and arrive for your group’s assigned time. It is best not to have long to stand around after warming up. If you are a little early or someone is running late, stand out of the way where you can make some swings and stretch, you want to stay loose.

Taking the time to do a good warm-up will give you a good start for your round. You will be able to perform at your highest level and improve your scores.