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Step 1
Begin your warm-up before you leave for the course. About 1 hour before you arrive at the course, take a brief walk to work out the kinks. You will avoid the dreaded heart attack by preparing yourself for the physiological demands of a golf game that are more strenuous on your body than you may realize. If you have some golf training aids, use them now as part of your warm-up routine.
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Step 2
Arrive at the course about 45 minutes before your tee time. For most people, an adequate warm-up consists, first, of a series of stretching exercises. These will make you more supple and will help you hit the ball a bit further. Then head for the driving range to hit some balls, beginning with short shots and culminating with your long irons, woods and driver. If you don't have enough time to hit an entire bucket of balls, at least you should hit a dozen balls, following the same routine.
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Step 3
Swing a weighted club if you have a little time before you tee off. While it will simply be a simulation of what you would experience on the practice tee, at least using it will help you stretch your muscles prior to teeing off. If you do not have this inexpensive device, swing two or three clubs at the same time. An added benefit of both methods will be that the club you use on the first tee will seem to be lighter. Of course, that does not mean you should overswing on the first tee.
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Step 4
Try to at least warm up for a short time. If you golf often and are in good physical condition, a quick warm-up period may be enough. Remember, though, that you will run the risk of straining muscles by not doing a full warm-up, and that those strains may keep you away from your favorite game. If you are not in good shape or you golf infrequently, try to make the time for a good warm-up, even if it simply means parking further away from the course and walking.
