You can't swing to warm up, you have to warm up to swing

Is your warmup hitting a bucket of balls and taking some practice swings? The golf swing is a complex, full body motion that puts a lot of force through your body. Swinging a club without properly warming up increases your risk for injury. Try dynamic activities (one minute each) that increase heart rate to 60% of your maximum right before you golf:

• Neck Rotation: Turn head side to side, hold for two seconds.

• Torso Rotation: Feet shoulder-width, knees slightly bent. Hold club in front of shoulders with crossed arms, hips steady, rotate shoulders side to side.

• Side Bends: Feet shoulder wi...