Warm Up Exercises - Golf Tips and Videos

The game of golf really begins before you reach the first tee, hit the first drive, or sink the first putt, making golf warm up development a vital component of your regimen. Browse our list of golf & warm up instructional tips and videos, below.

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by Mike McGetrick with Tom Ferrell
Prepare Like a Pro to Play Your Best Golf

Most of the amateur golfers I know watch Tour professionals with a sense of awe. They marvel at their power, precision...

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Golf Tip Video
by Adam Harrell

Start your golf day with this warm up drill: it relaxes your muscles, helps you hit farther and avoid injuries

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Golf Tip Video
by Laird Small

Take just a few minutes to stretch your arms, shoulders and leg muscles prior to warming up with any rotational...

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Golf Tip
by David Donnellan
A Preround Warmup Is Important, but if You Can't, Try This

On the practice tee, I often see players overswing without having warmed up the body--or mind-- properly. Perhaps...

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Golf Tip Video
by Mike McGetrick

Prior to your round, especially a tournament, practice putting with only one ball and putt until it is in the...

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Golf Tip Video
by Gary Wiren

Give your body the opportunity to make a good swing from the first shot of the day by using this simple two minute warm up

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Golf Tip
by Jeff Ritter, PGA
A Quick Warmup When You're Late For Your Tee Time

If you've arrived late for your tee time, and I mean really late, whatever you do, don't start cold. Jumping out...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ramsay McMaster

The muscles around your left shoulder tend to get tight from your regular routine, such as desk work on a computer,...

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Golf Tip
by Tom Ferrell and Marilyn DeMartini
Adapting to Cold-Weather Course Conditions

Nothing beats a round of golf played on a warm, sunny day. But summer doesn't last forever, which means that at...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ed Ibarguen

Take just a couple of minutes to warm up your arms and shoulders so that you can make good swings right from the first tee

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Golf Tip Video
by Katherine Marren

The baseball swing is very similar to the golf swing and you can get a great feel for the backswing, downswing...

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Golf Tip Video
by Jane Blalock

Find out how arriving to a golf course at least one-half hour early can help you play without tension

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Golf Tip Video
by Ed Ibarguen

Here are a couple of stretches you can do prior to hitting balls that will warm up and loosen your upper body...

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Golf Tip
by Jeff Ritter, PGA
Drill Your Swing Like Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh is, without question, the PGA Tour's Iron Man. Long known for his marathon practice sessions, the...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ramsay McMaster

Sequence your spine correctly during the backswing, rather than your hips and shoulders, by using this rotation exercise

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Golf Tip Video
by Gary Wiren

Flexibility is extremely important to producing distance because you can't hit the ball far if you don't make...

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Golf Tip Video
by Sandy LaBauve

This simple arm stretching drill that you can do at home is the perfect way to get your muscles to memorize the...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ramsay McMaster

Loosen your hips by setting up to a chair, straightening your torso and wiggling your belt buckle

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Golf Tip Video
by Mike McGetrick

Start your practice session by feeling your impact position, make swings that stop at impact and feel the correct...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ed Ibarguen

Get your legs and back ready to coil and hit with a few simple stretches using a golf cart

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Golf Tip Video
by Ramsay McMaster

Place a Spiky Ball behind your neck while lying on the ground and slowly turn your head from side to side without...

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Golf Tip Video
by Laird Small

To become an advanced player you must learn the nine ball flights and how to hit every one of them, so use this...

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Golf Tip Video
by Mike McGetrick

Start your practice session by picking a close target that you know the distance to and hit little wedges that...

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Golf Tip Video
by John Elliott, Jr.

The better you practice on the range and the more organized you practice session is, the simpler the game of golf...

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Golf Tip Video
by Mike McGetrick

Do not practice before a round the same way you would if you were working on your mechanics, get target oriented...

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Golf Tip Video
by Ty Andersen

Juniors need to stretch in golf just like in any sport, so teach them these fun stretches to do each day before...

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Golf Tip
by Lana Ortega, LPGA
Stroke-Saving Strategies for Your Next Round of Golf

Good golf isn't purely about perfect mechanics; it's also largely about strategy. Fortunately, using your smarts...

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Golf Tip
by Dave Hubbard
Tips for Golfing in the Hot Sun

The Sun. Damned if it does, damned if it doesn't. This day star of ours dominates the entire planetary system....

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Golf Tip
by Barry Goldstein
Tips on Getting the Most Out of Golf Lessons

Why is it that some golfers improve dramatically and rapidly while others, no matter what they do, fail to advance...

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Golf Tip
by Joe Thiel, PGA Master Professional
Train Your Mind and Body for Effortless Power

You may have noticed that size really has little to do with power as some of the longest ball strikers are very...

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Golf Tip Video
by Jim McLean

We always teach students at our school these quick and simple warm up drills to get their tempo and muscles working...

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Golf Tip Video
by Mike McGetrick

Getting more distance is usually just the process of making sure your shaft is leading into impact so practice...

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Golf Tip
by T.J. Tomasi, Ph.D.
Come to the Golf Course with Strategy in the Bag

Every good golfer knows that golf is not all about mechanics. There is a strategy to playing the game, and the...

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Golf Tip
by T.J. Tomasi, Ph.D.
Eight Keys to Newfound Power in Your Golf Swing

The golf swing is a complicated event, full of many moving parts and varying demands on your body at different...

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Golf Tip
by Debbie Steinbach
Give Swing Mechanics the Axe and Unleash

Far too many golfers spend too much time and energy perfecting the backswing. Now, I'm not saying that the backswing...

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Golf Tip
by Art Sellinger with Russ Pate
Golf Drills and Disciplines to Unleash Your Power Potential

Golfers who don't need more distance may as well skip this article. I have little advice to offer golfers who...

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Golf Tip
by Joe Thiel
Hone Your Short Game with Repitition and Feel

Short game distance control is a matter of feel and intuition. You need touch to score, and this is an area that's...

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Golf Tip
by Marshall Smith with Tom Ferrell
How to Practice Your Short Game and See Results

The biggest problem people have with practicing is that they've got the percentages all wrong. They go out and...

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Golf Tip
by Jeff Quinney with Ryan M. Noll
Jeff Quinney's Golf Swing Drill to Foster Tempo and Balance

Two of the most important factors that affect the golf swing are balance and tempo. If you don't have balance,...

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Golf Tip
by Mike Vardeman, PGA, with Ryan M. Noll
Learn How to Draw the Ball and Say 'So Long' to Your Slice

Too often I hear instructors explaining the cause and effects of sliced shots, without providing a shred of information...

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Golf Tip
by Jeff Yurkiewicz with Ryan M. Noll
Prepare Yourself to Golf Like a Pro

In professional golf, there's no organized stretching sessions, no group mental conditioning, no preseason practice...

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Golf Tip Video
by John Elliott

Taking a lesson is more than just showing up, you have to learn to communicate in golf terminology with your instructor...

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Golf Tip Video
by Tim Cusick

When you have a strong right to left wind use the tee box to your advantage, tee it up on the right side and aim...

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Golf Tip Video
by Jim McLean

A waggle is a great preparatory motion to get your wrists, elbows and fingers loose and ready to swing

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About Warm Up Exercises - Golf Tips and Videos

If you can master golf game preparation, you start every round on the course with a huge advantage.

Our instructional golf tips and videos provide practical advice, great tips, easy-to-follow instructions, and effective drills. The golf articles are provided courtesy of Golf Tips Magazine, one of the finest golf instructional publications available anywhere, and our golf teaching videos come from some of the finest golf teachers working today - many who have worked with top PGA Tour Professionals.

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