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warm up/ always better later in rd - 05/12/08 3:40:25 PM
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adumb
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alright i have noticed that i am always better on the back 9. it is usually a good 4-5 strokes better and it is like clock work. i even played a course this weekend that i usually play and they were busy so we started off on the back. but sure enough i did better on my last nine. i tried this one other time thinking that maybe the courses are that i play are harder on the back nine but sure enough the last nine holes are always my best.
how do i make my first nine as good as my last? i do warmup before every round for like an hour. pretty much 30minutes of driver-pw picking different targets not really hitting the same club all that much just getting a feel for all of them and getting loose. and then i spend the other half hour putting for 15 and pitching and chipping for 15. sometimes i run over on something but for the most part that is what i try to do.
any tips on my warmup would be great. really looking to come out of the gate strong.
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RE: warm up/ always better later in rd - 05/12/08 4:21:36 PM
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Release
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When you're hitting warm up range balls, pretend that you're playing a course that you're familiar with or simply the holes you'll be teeing off later.
ie. 1st hole 389 yds. fairway bunker on the right 250-280 out slight dogleg left with fairway sloped from right to left tree lined on both sides.
You know the hole, so hit the tee shot then depending on how you hit the tee shot, select a club for your second shot take all shots including pitching......so on and on. Make mental putt when you're supposed to be on the green and always give yourself 1-2 putts for good memory.
Range warm up with game like this will also make it more fun.
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RE: warm up/ always better later in rd - 05/12/08 8:10:49 PM
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lefty9155
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To me, a pre-round warmup is just that.... it doesn't constitute a practice session. My practice sessions come either after the round or between rounds.
But before I get to my specific routine, here are some other helpful pointers.
(1)Get a good night's sleep, and don't wait until an hour before your tee time before you get out of bed. The early golfer catches the birdies.
(2)Don't drive like a bat out of hell to make it to the course. Leave early enough to where you don't feel rushed. Your playing tempo on the course can sometimes mirror the mood prior to the round.
(3)Have a good breakfast, and drink some OJ. The vitamin C will help with your energy level.
As far as my warmup routine.... I'll start with 10 minutes of stretching. Stretching, above everything else, will do you more good than anything. After I've stretched for 10 minutes, I'll grab a wedge and hit about 10 balls. All I'm focusing on is tempo and getting a feel for good contact. Then I'll go to my 9iron, and hit about 5 balls. Then on to my 7iron, then 5iron. Again, 5 balls each. Then I finish my routine with about 10-15 balls with driver/fairway woods. I've basically warmed up at that point. Now, I have a general idea of what swing I'm bringing to the course today. I'm not working on a specific move, this isn't practice... it's merely a warmup. Hitting more balls does nothing but drain my energy level. This takes all of 20-25 minutes.
Then I'll spend the next 20 minutes on the putting green, getting a feel for the pace and my stroke.
So yeah, it might mean going to bed earlier to get to the course earlier without feeling dead tired or rushed. But it's usually the difference between looking at those first 4-5 holes as bogeys or worse, and looking at them as good scoring opportunities. At the end of the day, the difference could easily be 5 strokes better.
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RE: warm up/ always better later in rd - 05/14/08 5:38:48 AM
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bts
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ORIGINAL: adumb
alright i have noticed that i am always better on the back 9. it is usually a good 4-5 strokes better and it is like clock work. i even played a course this weekend that i usually play and they were busy so we started off on the back. but sure enough i did better on my last nine. i tried this one other time thinking that maybe the courses are that i play are harder on the back nine but sure enough the last nine holes are always my best.
how do i make my first nine as good as my last? i do warmup before every round for like an hour. pretty much 30minutes of driver-pw picking different targets not really hitting the same club all that much just getting a feel for all of them and getting loose. and then i spend the other half hour putting for 15 and pitching and chipping for 15. sometimes i run over on something but for the most part that is what i try to do.
any tips on my warmup would be great. really looking to come out of the gate strong.
"but sure enough the last nine holes are always my best."
First, you are half-exhausted and thus hit it less harder for the back nine.
Second, you are getting into the rhythm of play for the back nine.
Third, you believe in that way and thus in that mood for the back nine
"how do i make my first nine as good as my last?"
After warm up, play nine holes in the range before heading to the course.
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A GOLF SWING is the BODY REACTION to the golfer's INTENTION of moving the CLUB with the HANDS.
A GOLF SHOT is the BALL REACTION to a GOLF SWING.
A GOLF GAME is the GOLFER'S REACTION to GOLF SHOTS.
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RE: warm up/ always better later in rd - 05/14/08 4:25:37 PM
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PerfectImpact
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Do you hit thin and top a few in the first nine? Or hit on the toe? And then later, hit it better?
This is because your muscles elongate after they are REALLY warmer. Just like bending over to touch your toes: when cold or partly warm, your body simply doesn't reach as far.
SO if you play the first nine or so with the less-warm muscles but set up with measurements based on when they are warmer, you will thin and top and toe your shots until the warmth elongates and loosens them.
THEN when they are warm, they stretch more, you hit more solid shots, and voila, better scoring.
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