Warm-Up
Make relaxation your priority in your warm-up.
If you have unlimited warm-up time:
1. Begin by stretching your muscles and warming up your body. Walk to the practice tee and slowly swing a club back and forth in a nice rhythm.
2. Hit a few pitch shots just to connect your hands to the clubhead.
3. Work your way up from the short clubs to the long clubs, hitting only 3 or 4 shots with each.
4. Simulate a few opening tee shots. Back away after each one and go through your entire routine.
5. Drop back to the wedge and hit a few more fluid shots. Feel the clubhead.
6. Hit a few chips and pitches. As with full shots, don’t hit more than 2 or 3 of the same shots. Vary them to re-gain your feel.
7. Putt a few 10 to 15 footers to feel the speed of the greens.
8. Putt a few long putts, being sure to putt-out.
9. Make about 5 or 10 one-foot putts to get used to hearing the ball drop.
10. Take 5 minutes to relax and chat with your playing partners. Visualize good shots and look forward to your round.
If you only have 15 minutes:
1. Walk to the range to loosen up and swing a club in your fingers as you walk.
2. Hit a few short iron shots just to let the golf muscles wake-up.
3. Hit a few chips and pitches. As with full shots, don’t hit more than 2 or 3 of the same shots. Vary them to re-gain your feel.
4. Hit a few putts, varying the length of each. Be sure to putt-out.
5. Make about 5 or 10 one-foot putts to get used to hearing the ball drop.
6. Take a minute to relax and visualize a good round.
If you have less than 5 minutes:
1. Hit a few chips to get a feel for the club.
2. Hit a few putts, varying the length of each. Be sure to putt-out.
3. Make about 5 or 10 one-foot putts to get used to hearing the ball drop.
4. Take a minute to relax, loosen up, and visualize a good round.