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Four great 15-minute warm-up routines approved by low-handicappers

Running late for your round, but not so late that you need to rush to the first tee? Well don’t worry, because if you use your time correctly, 15-minutes can be all you need for an effective warm-up routine. Here’s some helpful advice, golfer-to-golfer, about how to warm up in a hurry.




1. Quality, not quantity

Dylan Dethier (+3.3 handicap): If you’re short on time, don’t panic! Hitting 20 balls on the range versus 10 won’t give you any real advantage once you get on the course. Instead, hit a few wedge shots, focusing on contact, and then hit an iron or two, and then rehearse the shot you’ll be hitting off the first tee. A rushed range session can lead to panic. A zen range warm-up, even if it’s 5 minutes, can put you in the right headspace to take on the real course. You can keep stretching as you go!

2. Speed control putting

Luke Kerr-Dineen (2.5 handicap): I couldn’t agree with Dylan more. But when I have a handful of minutes before my round, I head straight for the putting green. I take three golf balls, and I do the following:

From one end of of the putting green, I putt all the way to the fringe on the other end of the putting green.

After that, I find a downhill putt between 30 and 50 feet, and hit three putts down the hill to a target (either the fringe, a hole or a golf tee)

Then, I gather those golf balls and putt those three golf balls back up the hill to the same distance.

If I still have time, I’ll either do it again or begin hitting a few short putts.

It’s not perfect, but it’s a quick way that I’ve found helps me dial-in my speed on lag putts in a hurry.




3. Go chipping

Josh Sens (2.5 handicap): When I was younger, I’d use that time to chip and putt. Mostly to chip, just so I could get the feel of club-on-ball contact. But now that I’m pushing toward my mid-50s, I spend that time stretching. Hip-loosening. Shoulder-limbering. And then a quick mental exercise, where I remind myself that this game is a helluva lot of fun and that I should treat it as such for the entire day. Swing without fear. Don’t focus on results. That attitude usually lasts at least a couple of holes.

4. A bit of everything

Zephyr Melton (6.5 handicap): Quick stretch, five wedges, three irons, two hybrids, five drivers and then roll a few lag putts to get a feel for the speed of the greens. I can’t remember the last time I warmed up for more than 15 minutes, honestly.



Article originally appeared on: Golf.com

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