Stretching the back and torso muscles is important before you start your round of golf.

The most common injury that arises in golf is some sort of muscle pull to the back or the torso. Before grabbing a club, you should bend at the waist and try to touch your toes, and hold that position for about 20 seconds. Don’t bounce. Repeat this as many times as you feel necessary to loosen the lower back.

After loosening the lower back, grab a golf club and lock it behind your back with your arms. Begin to twist your back from side to side. Begin with small twists, and make the twists larger as you limber-up. You may also bend forward it the hips gradually while twisting.

Finally, grab each end of the club and place it behind your neck, and begin making shoulder turns. This twisting is similar to the previous exercise, but should also help to loosen the shoulders and arms. You may also choose to stop the twist at its furthest point on each side, to really stretch those back muscles.