Best way to warm up--pound balls or stretch?

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The point that people are trying to make is that static stretching is not a good warm up. It reduces muscle contraction power.  For you warm up you would be better to walk for 10 min and then do some rotational drills (alternate touching toe, windmills or just start slowly swing the club). After the round or at night, do the static stretches to help maintain and enhance your flexibility. The problem is the 20 years ago everyone learned that static stretching was part of the warm up. Turns out that was wrong.

Originally Posted by Leftygolfer

I'm not saying that athletes only do static stretches.  It is a combo of both getting ready to perform.  Also, physical therapist use static stretches alot (at least when I went after knee surgury).  When I look at training I still see alot of static stretches.  To say they are bad and have no use is mis-information IMO.

But in terms of this thread, getting your body ready to swing is important.  I'm sure we all have had the days that we just felt tight and couldn't make a good move.  Warming up either by stretching or hitting balls is great to avoid that.  I'm not stretching to make a fuller turn.  I'm stretch to make a turn and not loose my inclination to the ground.  I also want to feel like I can make a smooth transition.  If I'm tight I find it harder.