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The Index Experiment

The Proper Way to Warm Up For a Round of Golf

Don't go to the first tee cold

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Urban Golf Performance trains some of golf’s best, including Collin Morikawa. Now they are helping Broken Tee Society members build the necessary strength and flexibility to reach their Index Experiment goals in 2024. In this video, Coach Leo Rooney demonstrates a quick and easy warm-up routine that every golfer should be doing before heading to the first tee.

Follow along with the video above, or explore the full warmup below. Timestamps correspond to the points in the video at which Leo demonstrates each exercise.

Band retractions (2:18)
- Six reps each side
Forward lunge with side bend (2:45)
- Six reps each side
Reverse lunge with rotation (3:12)
- Six reps each side
Lateral lunge with rotation (3:24)
- Six reps each side
Split stance band rotations (4:00)
- Six reps each side
Lateral hop with rotation (4:48)
- Six reps each side

The Proper Way to Warm Up For a Round of Golf

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