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Can anyone here recommend some stretches or exercises for me to do to loosen me up before i go out and play a round?

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Dynamic stretches for hips. Search "dynamic hip mobility stretches" on google to find some.

Some good ones:
-leg swings, front and side to side
-split squats
-lateral squats

Also, for your shoulders and shoulder blades, I recommend shoulder dislocations. Search "shoulder dislocation stretch" on google.

Don't warm up with static stretches, these will cause injury. Static stretches improve your range of motion, but they do not teach your body how to stabilize in these positions. Dynamic stretches do. Repeated use of dynamic stretches may increase your swing speed as well.

And please do not ever bend down to touch your toes, or do any of those prone cobra stretches. If you want a healthy back, stop stretching it.

So, to sum it up:

-you may want to warm up but it's not necessary.
-do a set of shoulder dislocations with a broomstick or rope or something
-do a couple dynamic hip/hamstring stretches
-never stretch your spine/back. This means don't round it or hyper extend it; also, don't over rotate it.
-focus on quality of stretches, not quantity.

Dynamic stretches for hips. Search "dynamic hip mobility stretches" on google to find some.

its nice to see someone properly advocating dynamic stretching.

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Ah... I can always tell who the 'good' people are on the golf course when I see them streching before a tee shot

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Never hit a ball on the range before you do some kind of dynamic (movement) warm up. You are setting yourself up for failure before you get to the first tee. How often do you see an athlete skip a warm up and expect to perform? Never.

Try some very slow toe touches, but don't push it on the first couple. Do maybe 3-5 of them going a little further each time.

Do some rotational movements holding the club out in front of your parallel to the ground. 5 per side without too much hip movement, just core and upper body.

Give that a try!

Actually...check out my little golf warm up I put on Youtube. I just tried to insert the direct URL but it wouldn't take. Type in Golf Warm Up and my videos are the first 2 that pull up.

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There's nothing better than rubbing one out before a round. Gets you all nice n relaxed and in a good mood...

I have better rounds when I DON'T stretch before rounds though. Obviously I'm a freak of nature so don't take my advice, but I found that I tend to over-rotate so not stretching keeps me from doing that.

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thanks for the replies. I did some shoulder dislocation stretches and some other streches i found online before i played 9 yesterday. I shot one of my lowest on 9 in a long time. Coulda been in my head but my swing was more fluid and even tempo'd

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I tried some of those dynamic hip stretches mentioned above and wow, did I feel a whole let better during my round. I felt a lot more fluid and flexible.

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well i stretched some more today and played the worst this summer.

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well i stretched some more today and played the worst this summer.

stretching doesnt directly make you a better golfer. it prepares your body to exert itself as well as aiding in the prevention of injury.

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Actually...check out my little golf warm up I put on Youtube. I just tried to insert the direct URL but it wouldn't take. Type in Golf Warm Up and my videos are the first 2 that pull up.

Try the "youtube" tag.

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Use your driver and use both hands put driver on shoulders behind head and rotate. Arm circles, neck rolls, cross arm stretches, leg holds

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One stretch I learned at the Harvey Penick Academy was swinging the driver side to side like a baseball bat slowly and gradually taking it lower and lower to eventually a normal golf swing.

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