What are the best warm-up stretches prior to a round of golf?
Phillips: For a general warm-up, you need to hit three major areas: shoulders, hips and spine. These are usually the areas of limited mobility that hurt most golfers. Try the following warm-ups: 1) Arm Circles – Keeping your right arm straight, make big circles keeping your arm close to your body. I like to do this for 15 seconds and then repeat on the left. The closer you keep this to your body throughout the exercise, the better! 2) Hip Circles – This is performed by getting onto all fours, and then distributing your weight evenly between your arms and your left knee. Take your right leg and make big circles with your hip (like a dog on a fire hydrant) for 15 seconds, then switch to the other leg. 3) Windmills – Get into a 5-iron golf posture and extend both arms out from your sides (90 degrees from the shoulder). Then rotate your trunk back and forth at least 15 times in each direction. This short routine should get you started before the round! Q: Are there any techniques that may
