Warming Up That Golf Swing

Hurry to the course.... throw clubs in a cart..... drive to the first tee..... take a couple of practice swings and do some quasi stretching and then go hit the ball.... then realize you are stiff and cannot properly hit a ball for the first 4 holes.  You realize you have no sense of swing tempo and then begin to try to "sort it out".  Be honest, that is the way you play golf most of the time, isn't it?

I realize that going through a 30-45 minute session on the range and practice green is not possible/practical all of the time, so I want to give you a free golf tip to use prior to hitting that first "not so good" ball off the first tee.  You can do this quick tip at home prior to loading your golf clubs in the car and/or at the golf course on the first tee box.

Here's the golf tip.  Do some stretching related to the golf muscles first.  Next take 6 full sized or broken tees and place them in the ground 12 inches apart in a straight line.  Now all you do is take your 8 iron and step with the left foot (for righties) while swinging the golf club and "picking" the tee out of the ground.  You stay in continuos motion while doing this golf swing drill.   If you miss one of the tees, move on to the next.... just stay in constant motion while swinging the club at 1/2 speed of your regular swing.  You can then set them up again, change clubs if you wish and do the golf swing drill at 3/4 speed.  This speed is basically the speed you should always swing the club contrary to what my student "The Shot Taker" says with his "swing hard" sign off on this blog. 

You can do this drill to help you find your swing tempo during your round should you lose it.  Not only will this swing tip help loosen you up, it will also improve your golf swing.  If you don't believe me, the next time you are on the range do the drill as described a couple of times, then on the 3rd attempt place a ball on every other tee.  You won't believe the feel and shape of those shots!  Think of this drill prior to hitting each shot on the course.... it will keep your ball striking solid.

Have a Great Golfing Weekend!

Coach
"The Shot Maker"