Do you ever warm up before a round? Many golfers think this just means going to the range before the 1st tee, but what about stretching? In any physical activity such as golf, it's important that you stretch the muscles that you plan to engage throughout a round. The last thing you want to do is pull a muscle before you've even finished the first hole.
I actually stretch every morning and sometimes throughout the day as well, whether I'm playing golf that day or not. When I do play, I'll tee my ball up on the first hole and then do a few stretches before starting my round. Watch the video above and you'll see my exact routine that I do every time I go and play golf.
If you've got some good warmup exercises, please share them below in the comment section!
Keep it vertical and pain free!
The Surge
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Golf warmup
I do the warm up part of this video a couple of times at home before going to the course. The whole video itself is the best investment in golf fitness that I've ever made. I've been using it for a few years now and would never want to be without it, so I recently bought an extra copy. Walmart sells them for about $8.00.
The video has 3 levels and I have found the first 2 levels sufficient for my needs. It does a great job of working on all that you need for golf i.e., strength,flexibility and balance.
The following link contains the entire video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Dtk0u5uug
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Before and during round stretches
A belated thank you
Submitted by Dave Everitt on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 17:56
Neil, the stretch that you described, back in 2013 is a really good one. I'm going to be using that a lot. It will take me a while to get flexible enough to get my sternum on my knee but I like having worth goals.
Another good one for the back and shoulders and obliques while you are down there in that bent over squat position is to cross the arms and rock the shoulders back and forth trying to touch each elbow to the opposite knee.
I might as well throw this one in to because it is such a good way to take the tension out of the shoulders before and during a round. While you are down there in that bent over squat position, place the left hand on the left knee with the left arm straight and let the right arm hang loosely from the shoulder socket and do clockwise and counter clockwise 2 foot circles with the hanging right arm. Repeat the whole thing with the left arm hanging
The Stretch
I just sent a reply to the original blog, so will post it again:-
Dave, after reading your post, not too sure if we are on the same track and maybe my reference to squatting wasn't correct. I have just trolled through hundreds of exercise positions on "back pain" and nothing came up to either to describe the position or have web access so I could attach to the blog, so I'll try and describe it bit more.
1. Sit on the floor with arms behind supporting the body.
2. Legs forward and apart approx. body with, knees up about chest height.
3. Roll right knee to the right, rest it on the floor.
4. The right shoulder should be about the same line as the right knee.
5. The left arm and shoulder move across a little to allow 3&4 to happen.
6. Connect the left left knee with heel of the right foot.
7. Adjust you right hand to allow your head to be looking down on right knee.
8. Bring you left hand over to clasp onto the right knee.
From here you can now slowing press/push your sternum onto you right knee
and hold for 10-15 secs, go back to head up position, repeat several times.
Repeat steps 1-8, but opposite side.
I can now easily get my sternum on either knee, but sometimes it takes a little longer when I'm cold or back muscles become stiff. I do this every morning now and also prior the range, even sometimes during the day, if I feel some nigling pain.
Let me know how you go.
Regards Neil.
The stretch
Neil, I probably could have made this kind of a move 40 years ago when I was into yoga but am not even close to having enough flexibility to do it now. The odd thing is that when I was younger and a lot more flexible, I also had a lot more back problems. Be that as it may, I still think that I like my misunderstood version of your stretch, because it is an easy one to do on the course.
All the best,
Dave
The Stretch
Dave, you have me curiuous now as to what you are doing, apologies for misleading you. As I said previous, hunted for some visuals at the time but couldn't find anything so it must be very unique and designed for the elite athlete as my instructor was a high ranking Martial Arts Proponent. I can now show all my mates and tell them the exercise is only for "Elite Athletes" as I can
perform it very easily now at 71, LOL.