Shaving Strokes

This tip will help your warmups be more effective and enhance your range practice

Bridges Cup competitor Jonathan Bale shows golf analyst and coach Simon Holmes a great stretch to do before warming up on the range. He also explains what you should be doing before you arrive to the course for the most effective warmup.

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