HOw do you relax before a round?

[Andrew]

Today im playing 9 holes with my uncle and my grandpa is walking with us and im wondering how you guys warm up for a round?
I usually take a warm shower to get the blood flowing and i also stretch

[MountainHip]

If it's a morning round, I will have a smoothie or 2 for breakfast (the only time I do this is when I am going to play golf) Then the usual preparation, get a few water bottles nice and chilly from the freezer, organize the bag, and wash the clubs, then I stretch (a little) and hit some balls at the range.

I like to go to the course about an hour before my tee-time, chat with the staff, and cart girls. Most clubhouses are very comfortable places to be. I usually run into people I know, soak in the scenery, listen to the sounds of the golf course. I head to the range about 1/2 before my tee-off, hit some balls, chip and putt.

If this all seems calculated - it's not, just a casual routine which usually happens when I go, if it doesn't who cares. The name of the game is RELAXATION.

[Golf4life]

Glenlivet 18

[blue_crush]

TURN OFF the frigin cell phone.... maybe a quicky from the cart girl......lol
after that some shoulder, back,and arm stretches... then if possible hit at least 10/30 shots from the range and then chip a doz and putt a few. walk around and chat and get some water and a snack and get ready, then mark my ball, that pretty much gets my mind set to play.... and the last thing after your round is to stretch again, at least for us older guys...lol

[DBake]

Get to the course with enough time to putt, pay for the round, hit range balls, chip, and putt again without feeling rushed.

[donatello rage]

ehh id say im probably the worst at relaxing when i play but hey if i really try to relax what ill do is

take out 6 of my beautiflly marked pro v1s and putt 10 5 ft putts in a row from 4-8ft away from all sides of the hole

then go get a bucket of balls chip from little bump and runs to 100 yds then hit probably 10 150-180 yd shots then hit 3 iron then hit about 10 drives if my drives arent shaped the way i want them to ill hit a "mini-drive" thats where i just do a very little swing that allows me to shape the ball better then after i get the mini drive shaped shot ill take it to full power

[BogeyGolfer19]

BEER.........I mean stretching and hitting range balls............

[The Big Lefty]

To relax I usually chew gum or sunflower seeds to take my mnd off the tension some on the first tee. Gary Player once said to toss your ball up into the air and catch it a couple times to focus on eye-hand coordination right before hitting.

[Jeepthrills]

Relax, I'm lucky to make it to the course by my tee time. I take the clubs out of my truck, walk to the pro shop to pay and go to the first tee. On Sunday mornings I will get to the course a little earlier, but I usually prepare for the round by listening to music while eating my breakfast in my car and flipping through Golf Digest.

[LeftysRule]

I usually just stretch and do some yoga before my round. Either that or a few beers.....

Tony

[Diggitydog]

I like some of these warm up routines. Around my parts it seems that I'm always feeling rushed before my round and my rhythm suffers. I would like to arrive and hour before my round but my wife would kill me! I've gotten used to just teeing off after some practice swings but I hate it.
my favorite routine posted here so far is Dbakes. I like the part about putting first! That's a good one.