Golf warm up you
say? Aren't you supposed to rush to the course, pull out the BIG
DOG, take a few hacks at it and start your round? Is that what
you do? Come on be honest with yourself. If so, what was the
result on the first tee? I’ll bet it wasn’t even a par! Am I
wrong?
I don’t mean to
add too much sarcasm in there, but I want to get your attention
to the importance of doing golf warm up exercises to avoid those
big numbers the first few holes.
Are you with me? Good.
Now let me talk to you like you’re an athlete for a minute. Time
to re-live the glory days one more time.
Now remember
back in the day when you had a game, meet or competition. Did
you run out on the field or court and start playing your sport?
I’ll bet not!
You did a sport-specific warm up didn’t
you?
Well why wouldn’t you do one before golf then?
Ah…gotcha didn’t I!
You would most definitely do a warm
up. Not just pounding balls either. That’s the worst thing you
could do. You need to do golf warm up exercises to prepare for
optimal performance on the course.
Now picture the golf
swing and all it’s moving parts. The shoulders are very active,
if not the most active in the golf swing. So better do a couple
of exercises for that area.
What about your golf
posture? Well…your bent at the waist with tension on your lower
back, hamstrings and glutes. So you better do one or two golf
warm up exercises for those areas also.
Have I convinced
you yet? If not, then keep your same routine and expect the same
results. I hate to sound too negative, but I strongly believe
you need to do your golf warm up exercises.
Here's one
golf warm up exercise of eight, that I have put together to get
you started on the right track.
I call it the squat with
an arm raise:
Feet shoulder width apart.
Place club
in front of you and hold with both hands for balance.
Lower
body by bending at the knees not hips.
At the same time
raise the club horizontaly up in front of you.
Raise back
up, lower the arms and repeat 15 times.
Keep upper body very
erect.
This is a great combination exercise that warms
up the legs, lower back and shoulders all at the same time.
So next time you
get to the course, at least do the above golf warm up exercise.
About the Author:
About The Author: Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness
experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness
Guide, and founder of several cutting-edge online golf fitness
sites. Check out his new golf fitness site at
http://www.performbettergolf.com
