Flexibility is important unless your a hands and wrist player. They can be very effective and don't need much flexibility. For the body hitters, even the swimmer, here are some stretching tips,
1. stretch your hands, squeeze a rubber ball daily-you can only swing the club as fast as your grip allows
lie on your bed:
1. without a pillow turn your head as far right as you can and hold for 2 minutes
then turn it left as far as can hold for 2 minutes( 1minute if first time)
this stretches your neck muscles, very important
2. take your right arm and reach left as far as you can over the top of your chest, hold for 2 minutes repeat with left arm, this stretches your shoulder muscles, very important
3. bring you right leg up bent at the knee, wrap your left leg over it and pull it down left as far as you can, hold for 2 minutes, repeat with left knee pulling it right, hold for 2 minutes
Your goal is to do 3 routines of the above 3 for a total of 18 minutes or cut it in half for 1 minute of holding or a total of 9 minutes
Do this before every round, not time consuming, and do it before you hit golf balls on the range or take a golf lesson.
Let's call this dry land swimming...........your strengthening your grip, your stretching your neck muscles, your stretching your shoulder muscles and your stretching your hip flexors, thats what happens when you swim as well.........do this before every round of golf and you will swing better
important muscles not tight, scoring is a whole other issue as the OP recommends
with compliments, Shibumi
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Originally Posted by tophcfa
I try to swim for at least 30 minutes before a round of golf. Swimming every stroke for a few minutes is like a complete body stretch. I almost never play well when I can’t fit in a swim before a round. Practically all of my best scores are posted after a good swim.
Also, the only wood I carry is a driver. The next longest club in my bag is a 3 hybrid and I carry 3-6 hybrids.
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