Straight to the tee vs decent warm-up? Your thoughts...

Two minutes in the net and straight off. Don't bother on the putting green as it is nothing like the course, although I would not tell opposition that.:)
 
The nearest I get to warming up is two pints of Guinness before going to the 1st tee. A couple of swishes, them smack it.

My last ten rounds (gross) are 5 over, 5 over, 8 over, 6 over, 3 over, 3 over, 5 over, 9 over, level, 2 over. Playing off 5 h'cap. I'm not exactly athletic at an excessively cuddly 17st and think a warm up could lead to a heart attack.
 
I've no option but to warm up.Having returned to the game a couple of months ago,after a forced 3 year break because of continual back problems.
I try to get to the course about 40 mins before my tee time,change shoes,sort card and entrance money out,then spend at least 15-20 mins stretching,5 mins swinging with a couple of wedges,another 5 mins putting,and onto the tee.
For some reason,my antics seem to give people the impression,that i take the game a bit too seriously ? which is absolutely NOT the case.I try to play as much as possible,and never practice,but i do take my stretching regime very seriously.
 
first club I hit on the range is a 3 iron, usually about 40 off them, then woods then mid irons, then wedge and back to a few long irons and Driver, 10 mins on the green to finish, takes about an hour and a quarter.........
then I nearly always start with a bogie, some nervous bad shots I never saw on the range, a few 3 putts then depression sets in, mid 80's score and a vow to practice more!

Alternatively I arrived late one day and literally ran onto the tee, thru down my bag while trying to get my breath back and creamed one down the middle!!!!

hmmmmm I think I see a pattern......... no practice this week, arrive, warm up on tee then........have fun and start enjoying the bloody game again
 
I don't have a set routine, somedays I get to the course at least 40 minutes early and will have a few putts, other days when early i will sit near the first tee have a smoke and a can of pop. I have also had the odd occasion of heading straight to the tee.
 
Practice my chipping and putting for 10-15mins, try to stretch to loosen up my dodgy back, few two club swings and then onto the tee.
I would rather not know that I have had a bad case of the shanks on the range before my tee shot :D
 
A round usually takes so long I am teeing off with minutes to spare and settling down after I am away from the first. Can't really justify 1hr before, 4hr round (if lucky) 30 mins afterwards plus travelling over a weekend.
 
My warm up goes along the lines of swish swish boom.

Juat can't be bothered to spend time hitting balls before teeing off as boredom would set in.
 
I always warm up. I start with a few wedges and work down to mid irons. Our first is 180 yards so I like to hit a few with the club that I would expect to use there. I dont over do it though. 40 odd balls is enough. Also, dont want to work on aything. This is a warm up, not a practice session. If its windy I will also hit some low ones.
Then its onto the putting green. A few 6 or 8 footers to start, working on set up and rythm. Then a handfull of 25 footers to get the pace.
Then I am ready (to bogey the first)...........
 
10 - 15 minutes chipping and putting, a few stretches, a couple of swishes with a 7 iron, then I'm good to go.

I must say, I played a personal best last year when I had to run to make the first tee in time.

Not sure I'd like a lengthy practice/warm up session as I'm usually teeing up just after 8 and it would mean getting to the course at around 7
 
Cup of coffee, then a stretch and 15-20 balls, of which half are hit with a wedge. Then 10 mins or so chipping then 2 quick putting drills, one spot putting to get a feel for pace then I hit 10/15 3-4 footers at a tee peg to sharpen the accuracy.
 
My usual game is Saturday afternoon and until recently my son had a lesson saturday morning at a local range - I would be down hitting 100 - 150 balls then rushing round and getting to the club thinking I had warmed up OK. First tee always struggled - took a few holes to get working and improved on the back nine by the time the round was already shot.

Since the lad has graduated to being a club member and not doing junior lessons I don't use the range before a game and get to the course a little earlier and do a 10 -15 mins putting and then 10 - 15 mins warming up with half & 3/4 swings in the nets. This routine has helped me on the first few holes and therefore generally lower scores. However the plan is to do a bit more chipping and specific putting drills from now on to see if this helps hone the 'skills' a bit (skills is a very loose term for it)
 
I used to warm up before playing, but I found that if I was hitting the ball well then I'd walk to the first tee and expect to do well, and invariably it would all go wrong.
If I hit it badly on the range, then I would try to correct it and end up with far too many swing thoughts and the result again was a poor round.
Now I turn up, hit a few chips and putts for about 10 minutes, a couple of swings with two clubs then go to the first tee and try to hit one down the middle. Scores have improved and there's no expectation on the first tee.
 
I always start off with good intentions and head for the practice range just to stretch and hit about a dozen or so balls. Trouble is if I see an empty first tee I find it very difficult to resist especially if i spot the veteran fourball from hell loitering with intent in the car park.
 
I used to warm up - when I was younger and had the time.

Unfortunately, I simply don't have the time now so it's pretty much straight onto the course for me.

I may have a quick putt.

Strangely, it now appears that if I do warm up then I play like a wally. :confused:
 
If I'm playing at my home course I do a bit of a warm up prior to leaving. A quick jog on the spot for 5-10mins to get the blood pumping followed by the stretches shown in the Gokart yoga video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSazl3lIac. Takes about 30mins.

Then out to the course with around 30mins to play with. I hit putting green first, chipping, then to the net for some full swings concentrating on tempo over anything else. If I do this I tend to feel a little more relaxed at the first tee and my rounds tend to be better, really notice it on the final few holes.

Away days, are the same as above but I do a few more stretches on arrival at the course. Not the full video style but something a bit more manly ;)
 
I've a tube of 20 odd balls hit them up the practice area and back then I'm ready to go (nothing more than a 7 iron though). When I don't do this it always takes me about 5 holes to get warmed up and the card is already wrecked.
 
Stretches and a few balls in the practice net for me. No more than 10 mins, then 10 minutes putting to get the pace of the greens and i'm ready too go. Whenever I have made an effort to go down and warm up for longer and hit balls on the practice ground i've played like a fool !
 
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