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The final set of Toronto Yoga For Golfers workshops open to the public are coming up in the next week – Wednesday, June 20th at downtown Kings Golf Academy (6:15 – 8:15pm) and two Saturday June 23 at InnerGolf (10am-12noon or 12:30-2:30pm).  If you want to attend, contact them directly to register since space is limited.
Included in the workshops are these warm-up drills recommended by Chima McLean, the Pro at KGA, to work along with your warm-up [yoga] stretches so you can bring your best game every round through the summer.

Drill #3 – Driving Range (3-5 minutes)
•          With your feet only a few inches apart and using a pitching or gap wedge, begin by swinging slowly, making small pitches to a target 40-50 yards away. The technique should have no lateral weight shift in either direction. It is a gentle turn of the body away from the target and gentle turn of the body to the target (the back heel should come up off the ground). Your arm swing should be approximately chest high back, to chest high thru, and include a full wrist hinge back and a re-hinge after impact, including a slight rotation of the forearms.
•          If you turn your back to the sun, make some swings with no ball and observe that the end of the backswing and finish positions with the arms will look a bit like a letter “L” and a reverse letter “L”.
•          Your goal here is to take some small divots to help ensure the descending blow needed with irons and also to acquire a sense of gentle acceleration on the thru swing, thereby building a sense of rhythm.
If you’re new to our blog, the Warm Up Drills you should start with (after yoga, of course) before you hit the driving range, are Drill #1 (click here) and Drill #2 (click here).

Happy golfing this weekend!