START YOUR ROUND IN A POSITIVE WAY - PRE ROUND WARM-UP
Try this 45 minute pre round warm-up before you play your next round. For your next five rounds experiment with adding, removing and adjusting elements to find out which pre round warm-up works best for you.
5 minutes - Lag putting around the practice putting green
- One ball
- Use your full pre-shot routine (Make it real)
- Vary distance (6, 8 and 10 metres)
- Uphill, downhill and sidehill
5 Minutes - Holing out
- One ball
- Use your full pre-shot routine (Make it real)
- Vary distance (1 and 2 metres)
- Uphill, downhill and sidehill
5 Minutes - Shortgame shots (Chipping, pitching and bunker play)
- One ball
- Use your full pre-shot routine (Make it real)
- Vary distance
- High and low shots
5 Minutes - Freeing up you body
- 10-15 Relaxed easy practice swing
- 5-10 easy free swinging wedge shots
15 Minutes - Full shots
- 5 short irons (Vary your target - distance & direction)
- 10 Mid irons (Vary your target - distance & shot shape)
- Use your full pre-shot routine (Make it real)
- Finish your warm-up with five rehearsals of the shot you intend to play off the first tee
Order
It is always best not to finish your pre round warm-up with your putting and chipping. Putting and chipping can cause your muscles to tighten up, which is exactly what you don't want when you step on the first tee.
