Static Golf Stretching

The above picture is me demonstrating a very effective static (holding) stretch for your shoulders and lower back. This would not be one you would do before practice or play.

The articles mentioning this negative view on stretching before golf are most likely referring to static/hold stretching (see above picture). This is where you get into a position and hold the stretch for 10,20,30 or even 60 seconds. This type of stretching is very effective on your “non” golf days. It’s a way to break through tight muscle fibers and get to higher levels of flexibility.

Unfortunately, before golf or practice is not a time you want to hold a stretch for longer than say 5 seconds. Doing so removes the sensory feelings you may have in your tendons, ligaments and even muscles, and when you go to fire them to swing up to 80+ MPH they are not ready for such a dynamic and explosive movement.

Dynamic Golf Stretching

The picture above is showing me demonstrating a movement, golf-specific stretching, rotating with a club back and forth in my golf posture. This will stretch your golf muscles specific to your swing. You will get to the first tee feeling very prepared to smack that golf ball.

Dynamic stretching is very effective in getting your body and muscles ready to perform at an optimal level. Focusing on muscles groups dynamically is the way to warm up for golf.

If you looking for a complete golf stretching program, including a dynamic golf warm up, you might want to take a look at our Total Golf Stretching ebook.

Grimacing on almost every tee shot Tiger show the guts of the entire field combined. No one else on tour could match his guts and absolute commitment to winning this tournament.

Having not played in 5 weeks and coming off a knee surgery that was not completely healed, he is doing what no other tour player could dream of doing. He’s put himself in a position to win another Major.

I’ll be watching the TV again, and rooting for Tiger, although Rocco is such a great guy, if he won I wouldn’t be too bothered. If it was Rory Sabbatini it would be a different story though.

My money’s on Tiger!

We’ll know soon enough, but what excitement Tiger Woods has brought to this tour!

I think Michelle Wie is in denial!

She needs to prove herself on the “ladies tour” FIRST, then try if she wants to make a men’s cut. She has overkilled that one! She has tried so many times, when she finally makes one, people aren’t going to be impressed. They’ll be thinking, “about time”.

These may be strong words, but she needs to support HER tour first, and maybe gain some friends on that tour, then go do other things.

It’s too bad Phil wasn’t playing last week, but now it adds a lot of drama to this weeks tournament. My money is on Tiger!

How many strokes is he going to win by??

“He knows two [players]? I know zero,” six-time major winner Nick Faldo said. “Never heard of anybody.”

“If anything, probably out here it would be testing positive for maybe being hung over a little bit,” Woods said. “But that’s about it. I know some guys have taken Medrol packs for inflammation in their wrists, but other than that, I really don’t see anybody doing anything, or have heard anybody doing anything.”

“I don’t think there’s even a remote chance that will happen,” he said of a golfer testing positive for steroids. – Phil Mickelson

Do you think Phil is on steroids? Not! How about John Daly? Or maybe Sean O’Hair (weighs 150 pounds dripping wet).

I think a little controversy won’t hurt anyone. We need to stay light-hearted about this and see how it plays out. Can’t wait to see!

I met his coach personally at the PGA Show in Orlando a few years back, and had an interesting talk with him about Zach’s golf swing. He was telling me it was going to be the ‘next swing’ in modern golf. Hmmm….do you think he’s right?

Well..we got to talking and they were from Edmonton Alberta, Canada. Being a Canadian myself (by blood), but have lived in the US since I was 4…I asked a lot of questions. The father was retired, and had a place down here that he stays at for the winter season, and his son was just visiting for the week.

I asked how cold it got up there and what they said made my jaw drop to the beautiful green fairway grass I was standing on. Are your ready? They said with the windchil it can get to 40 below…that’s farenheit! Oh my god! I was cold that day and it was 72 (the sun was behind some clouds the entire round).

Needless to say…I am one lucky camper to be living and playing golf year round hear in the land of the sun!

He is the youngest player to be elected into this prestigous group. Being 42 years of age, he has one more tournaments than anyone in the history of the game after the age of 40. He’s won a total of 25 PGA tournaments!

I have always admired his work ethic! Practicing, fitness training and mental. He’s an animal!