How Important is Warm Up to Your Swing?

[GPGolfer]

I have been working with the Swing Wing . Which is said to increase distance of your swing but I am currently using it as a warm up. Since it uses wind resistance - I do feel an increase in swing speed before I tee off.  Is there a particular warm up drill that seems to work best or that you can recommend?

[GaijinGolfer]

It helps.  Any time you can get lose and swing freely its going to help your swing.

[VoidOfEnigmas]

the big thing warm up is spending 15-20 minutes stretching and either a small or a large bucket before you get to the first tee. Always finish with the club you plan to hit off the first tee.

[Timothy Voyles]

Originally Posted by voidofenigmas

the big thing warm up is spending 15-20 minutes stretching and either a small or a large bucket before you get to the first tee. Always finish with the club you plan to hit off the first tee

if I have played the course and know the first hole I try to play the first hole on the range before teeing off. If it's driver 8 I'll hit them back to back a few times or d/w same thing...

[Kapanda]

You mean 20 minutes that include stretching and a warm-up bucket, right? Not 20 minutes just stretching...?

[Precis1on]

I always try to stretch and putt before a round. If I have plenty of time I'll hit a bucket before.

Usually if I don't hit a bucket beforehand, it takes me 4-5 holes to get in a groove. Last weekend, I started Bogey, Triple, Double, Triple then went and grabbed 6 pars, 2 birds, and 2 bogeys to end up with 81. So I have to figure out how to play without the initial warmup bucket :).

[VoidOfEnigmas]

Originally Posted by Kapanda

You mean 20 minutes that include stretching and a warm-up bucket, right? Not 20 minutes just stretching...?

I mean 20 minutes just stretching, i'm 26, very flexible and I still need to do it before every round then I hit a bucket.

[VoidOfEnigmas]

When I was first getting to a single digit handicap I didn't stretch, My teacher recommended I did and when I finally got over myself and stretched and hit a warm up bucket I averaged 2 strokes less the first 5 holes after that.