Former LPGA pro Veronica Felibert shares her golf stretches that can loosen you up and prepare your body for a strong round.
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We’ve all had those moments when we’re running late and in danger of missing our tee time. After weaving through traffic and rolling to the first box out of breath and anxious for the round ahead, there’s just one last thing to do: Actually loosen up.
The problem is that your three playing partners have already hit their shots, which means it’s your turn – despite the fact that you haven’t moved a club all day. This is no way to play golf, especially if you hope to see success.
Although I’m famous for cutting it close for my times, I’ve gotten much better over the past few months. The main reason? Because I find how much better I play after I nourish my body and stretch before I hit the ball.
Try these efficient golf stretches before you tee off
It’s no secret that life gets in the way of golf. Meetings take longer, traffic is delayed, or unforeseen conflicts arise that require more of your attention than shaping the number on your shot on the practice green. It’s unfortunate, but we’ve all experienced it.
But when you’re running a little behind and just need to loosen up your muscles (and get your mind in the right place before a round of golf), former LPGA pro Veronica Felibert have you covered
In the video above, Felibert — who is currently the fitness director at Virginia CC — works out with her GOLF Top 100 Teachers Jamie Mulligan to walk you through some golf stretches that will prepare you for the round ahead.
Spiral stretch
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“I get into my golf stance like I’m going to hit it, take one foot back, and put most of my weight on my lead leg,” Felibert says. “Then I cross my arms (holding a bat across my chest) and just turn around. It allows me to feel the rotation and separation between my lower body and my upper body.”
If you’re someone who struggles with balance, Felibert says you can always place the club in front of you to use it for support.
“If you put the club in front of you, then you can just open up and spin, feeling a lot of resistance through that lead leg,” she says.
Lateral movement
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Another golf stretch that Felibert likes to use is a side swing, where she squats and shifts from side to side, reaching toward the sky to maximize different muscle groups.
As he demonstrates how to do this stretch, Mulligan explains why this type of movement is so critical to the golf swing.
“What I’m watching you do there is what I see in the most dynamic players at the top of their backswing, and the way they gather and load power — which is so important in our game,” Mulligan says.
Stretching of the nucleus
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“Another (golf stretch) that I really like is putting the club behind your back, dropping one leg back in line with the hip bone, and then coming back on the way down and squaring your shoulders on the way up.” says Felibert. .
This type of stretch mimics the body during a golf swing, with the legs and upper body working in unison to generate rotation and power.
“In the golf swing, the legs are doing one thing, and the upper body is doing another,” she says. “I’m really engaging my core in this just to keep myself really stable.”
Mulligan adds: “What you hit there is a really big switch, not only separating different parts of your body, but using it effectively. I can see your whole body firing up there.”
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