Golf Digest Videos
How to
News & Tours
Setup Basics

Maverick McNealy's pre-round routine in 60 seconds

Warm up like a PGA Tour pro with these quick tips from Maverick McNealy.

Released on 4/24/2018

Transcript

00:00
Usually stretch first, and then I go straight
00:03
to the putting green, roll a couple balls around the green,
00:05
three balls usually, just to get the speed
00:07
and the feel for the conditions that day,
00:09
and then spend a couple minutes
00:11
hittin' just different chip shots, pitch shots,
00:14
rough, bunkers, just getting a feel again
00:16
for the conditions, trying to get in a rhythm
00:17
that I know when I take to the first tee, we'll be good.
00:20
First draw I do is just always the right foot back
00:22
just to get my body working right,
00:24
covering the ball.
00:25
I'll hit a couple one handed shots
00:27
just to get a feel for the way the club should be releasing,
00:30
and then I just go into hittin' shots.
00:33
I usually hit about 30, 35 golf balls,
00:36
no more than 15 minutes usually
00:38
on the driving range for a round.
00:40
You know, it's usually sand wedge, pitching wedge,
00:43
seven iron, four iron,
00:44
and then I'll hit a couple two irons, couple three woods,
00:46
couple drivers, one last tee shot and then go.
00:50
it's a warmup.
00:51
It's not a training session for me.
00:52
It's a warm up and getting my body ready,
00:54
and then I putt for another five, six minutes
00:58
before I head to the teeth, and then I go.
01:00
(relaxing hiphop music)
More from golfdigest.com
Equipment The Complete Hot List
Equipment The Complete Hot List
Golf Culture Most Annoying Golfers
Golf Culture Most Annoying Golfers
Instruction How To Do Everything
Instruction How To Do Everything
News & Tours Blog: Stay In The Loop
News & Tours Blog: Stay In The Loop
Ranking 100 Greatest Courses
Ranking 100 Greatest Courses
Cover Story Paulina Gretzky
Cover Story Paulina Gretzky