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Full
Swing - Lesson 3
Following
an Efficient Warm Up Routine
This lesson will:
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Show
you how to define your own pre-round
full-swing warm-up routine to use
before every round. |
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Provide
a sample full-swing warm-up routine
to use as a starting point. |
Defining Your Own
Pre-round Full-swing Warm-up Routine
Before every round of golf
you play, you need to execute a warm-up
routine that properly prepares your body
physically and mentally for the round.
This routine should be consistent and
should help you to develop comfort and
confidence in your full swing. A recent
article in Golf Digest written by Tiger
Woods explained that he follows the same
warm-up routine before every round. There
are several reasons for this, but the
primary one is similar to that for having
a pre-shot routine. Consistency and familiarity
breed comfort and confidence. Using the
same routine before the round puts you
into a state of mind that best prepares
you for the round.
There is of course
more to a pre-round warm-up routine than
just having one and doing it the same
way every time. There are good warm-up
routines and bad warm-up routines. A good
full-swing warm-up routine will accomplish
the following:
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It will
loosen your muscles to avoid injury
and allow you to make relaxed, complete
swings with a full range of motion. |
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It will develop a sense
of confidence in your swing for that
particular day. Everyone feels a little
bit differently about their swing
from one day to the next. Confidence
one day doesn’t necessarily
carry over to the next by itself. |
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It develops a sense
of comfort in the types of shots you
are preparing to play for that particular
course and the weather conditions
of that particular day. |
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It focuses your mind
on golf, your swing, and the round
you are about to play. |
The following is an example
recommended full-swing warm up routine:
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Stretch
for 10 minutes. Make sure to stretch
your shoulders, your back, your hamstrings,
your chest, your calves, and your
hips. Stretching is extremely important.
Don’t think you’ll get
the proper stretching by swinging
a couple of clubs or from hitting
your first few shots easily. You’ll
be tight, mishit some shots, and immediately
lose the confidence you’re trying
to gain. |
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Make about 10 full
swings with a weighted club (or with
two clubs). |
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Work your way through
your clubs, hitting full shots with
your wedges, then mid-irons, long-irons,
fairway woods, and finally driver. |
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Hit a variety of shots
similar to those you expect to face
during the round. Look at the scorecard
and if you need to and see what clubs
you’ll hit on par 3’s.
Will you hit some long irons off the
tee on Par 4’s? Will you need
to play some draws or cuts? Finish
your warm up by hitting at least one
shot like you will want to hit your
first shot off the first tee. |
To define this warm up routine,
use the My Training system.
The My Training system
allows you to define your entire pre-round
warm-up routine. This particular lesson
addresses only the portion of your pre-round
routine that will sharpen your ball-striking
skills for the day.
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Login in
to the site and go to My Training. |
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In the My Routines
box, select Warm Up Routine. In the
My Warm-Up Routine box, select Edit
Routine. |
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Complete the form by
entering the steps to your pre-round
full-swing warm-up routine. |
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Stretch
for 10 minutes. Make sure to stretch
your shoulders, your back,your hamstrings,
your chest, your calves, and your
hips. |
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Make about 10 full
swings with a weighted club (or with
two clubs). |
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Work your way through
your clubs, hitting full shots with
your wedges, then mid-irons, long-irons,
fairway woods, and finally driver. |
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Hit a variety of shots
similar to those you expect to face
during the round. End by imagining
and hitting your first shot off the
first tee. |
Remember the four objectives
listed above for your pre-round full-swing
warm-up routine.If you focus on those
things and achieve them, you are ready
for your round. Don't be afraid to experiment
with different things in your routine
in an effort to most effectively achieve
those goals. Everyone is different, and
only you will completely understand what
works best for you.
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