How To Start Your Round Strong

Happy Monday,

After sharing data on front and back 9 scoring in May it seemed fitting to talk about how to get off to a strong start with a simple, but effective warm-up.

We also have the usual tip of the week and a quick video on how pros shoot under par.

Enjoy.

How To Warm Up When You Are Short On Time

I would love to tell you I’m at the golf course 1.5 hours before my tee time to stretch and meditate, but I’m usually lucky to get there 15 minutes early if it is during the week.

Starting your round badly sucks, and it is then tricky to find your rhythm and start playing some good golf afterwards.

Here is my 5-15 minute warm-up routine. Condense it to fit your time schedule.

Range/Net

Depending on the facilities I run through the following:

1. Five shots with PW.

2. Five shots with 7i.

3. Five shots with 5i.

4. Three shots with Hybrid or Fairway wood.

5. Five shot with Driver.

6. Two shots replicating the 1st tee shot

If I’m really short of time I reduce each club to 2-3 shots. Step six is so simple but so effective. Picture your 1st hole, pick your target on the range and try to hit a great shot.

If you miss hit both attempts, you’ve essentially given yourself two mulligans. If you hit them well you have the confidence to know you can execute that shot on the 1st tee.

Short game & Putting

At this point, I’m usually jogging to the short game area…

I pick a short, simple 3-5 yard chip and try to hole it 3-5 times. This might sound strange but I want to get target-focused and get some good strikes in my system.

Putting is the strongest part of my game, but I warm up with 2ft putts, I want every putt to go in and I want really clear feedback as I try to hit the middle of the hole with every putt and hit the back of the hole with every putt to ensure I have a positive tempo.

To finish off I’ll hit two to four 15-30ft putts to gauge the pace of the greens, then the jogging continues as I head to the 1st tee.

Try this out. Feel free to steal the bits that work for you and use them as you move forward.

There are many easy wins in the ‘wider performance’ aspects of golf. Try to load up your golfing toolbox with as many useful instruments as you can to help you shoot the best scores on any given day.

Will @ Golf Insider

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