| Did you ever find yourself rushing out onto the | | | | until you sink it. No pressure, this whole practice |
| first tee box without warming up? Most of those | | | | drill has a time limit of 20 minutes, and you have |
| games were a struggle. Right? I know I have | | | | one more practice drill with an exercise warm up |
| struggled and ended up with a bad round, even | | | | to follow. Sinking all short putts will help build your |
| though I have been playing for some time now. | | | | confidence when putting on the golf course. Try |
| The misdirected golf shots were easily excused | | | | this golf drill and same distance at least twice with |
| because of the lack of games played during the | | | | 3 golf balls, and three times with 2. |
| season. Who was I trying to kid? I have been | | | | Leave your putter out, and take a 7 iron and |
| playing for years! | | | | wedge out, or your two favorite clubs you |
| A couple games ago I rushed out to the tee box | | | | typically use just off and around greens. Use the |
| without warming up prior to swinging a golf club. | | | | 7 iron to run the ball to the hole from |
| My golf swing was very erratic to say the least, | | | | approximately 30 feet. out. Use the loftier club to |
| and so were my results on most golf holes. My | | | | drop it around the hole from this distance as well. |
| golfing buddy had just started playing the game | | | | Finish the hole by sinking the ball with your putter. |
| two years ago, and I had trouble staying ahead | | | | Your goal should be a 1 putt at the most. Practice |
| by one or two golf shots. It was so bad; I | | | | with the same clubs with a distance of 15 feet |
| confirmed that I did not know how to play golf | | | | away from the hole. Try this drill and distance |
| after all these years and I lost my golf swing. | | | | with both clubs a couple times. You will eventually |
| I now realize my big mistake was stepping on the | | | | find confidence with one or both clubs. |
| tee box thinking it was a walk in the park without | | | | Step away from the green and take two of your |
| warming up, and not having a practice drill before | | | | longest irons out of the bag. Place both irons |
| the game. The next round was the complete | | | | horizontally between both arms and behind the |
| opposite. This time I rushed to the practice green | | | | lower arc of your back. Exercise by turning the |
| instead of the first tee box, 20 minutes before | | | | upper portion of your body in a coiled swing |
| our golf tee time. I practiced putting; chipping and | | | | position. Also, stretch those golf muscles with |
| my golf swing warm up exercise before I | | | | your favorite exercise with both clubs stretched |
| stepped onto the tee box. The results were a | | | | over and to the side of your body. Continue until |
| birdie on the first hole, birdie on the last and three | | | | all the cracking sounds have stopped before you |
| birdies in-between, not to mention a couple of | | | | move on to the last exercise. |
| doubles. My confidence was not always | | | | After your stretching exercise is completed; |
| consistent, but the birdies sure helped my score. | | | | slowly swing both clubs together feeling the |
| What did I do different? I found the necessary | | | | weight and club head using your normal set up, as |
| touch and feel of my golf swing and clubs 20 | | | | if you were to hit a golf ball. Continually swing |
| minutes prior to teeing up the golf ball. | | | | freely trying to slightly touch the grass with the |
| If you want to give yourself a chance of playing | | | | clubs, stopping and starting over now and then. |
| a good round of golf, try this warm up drill before | | | | Gradually take bigger, or fuller swings until you |
| teeing the golf ball up. This golf warm up drill | | | | reach the top of your golf swing. Eventually |
| should do several good things for your game, | | | | replace both clubs with your driver. You will notice |
| before you take your first golf swing on the tee | | | | how light the driver will feel. Try this warm up |
| box. | | | | exercise until you feel loose and limber. |
| Take 2 or 3 golf balls out of the bag along with | | | | This golf drill practice warm up exercise will help |
| your putter. Place the golf balls a distance of | | | | build your confidence prior to each game. Make it |
| approximately 30 feet away from the hole you | | | | a routine to practice this golf drill at least 20 |
| attend to putt at. Finish each shot by putting all | | | | minutes prior to tee time. Just remember to tee |
| golf balls out with the remaining distance left. Your | | | | it up with confidence in your golf swing on every |
| goal should be a 2 putt at the most. If you miss | | | | golf hole, with every golf shot and putt for all 18 |
| the short ones, pull the shot back and try again | | | | holes! |