[mr3856a]

I'm a big "yes," and I'm surprised at how many "no's" we have. I think stretching is vitally important to golf; I don't know if I'd be able to play back-to-back days without it, to be honest.

I stretch every time I'm going to hit a golf ball, be it on the range or the course. I used to have my back go out every now and again from hitting balls, and I came to realize that it happened when I hadn't stretched, like if I went to the golf store duringt lunch or something.

Now not only do I stretch before I hit balls, ideally I try to stretch every day. Not only that, I'm trying to get myself to push my routine to the next level, to include more strenuous stretches and to target more muscles. I'm really trying to focus on my shoulders now, as I have good rotational ability (think turning your shoulders) and good leg flexibility.

It's basically 20 minutes a day, and once you get into the habit of it and start to feel the benefits, you won't go back. I can feel it in my muscles BIG TIME on the 3rd day if I skip 2 days, even if I've done nothing golf-related at all.

Flexibility = power, kiddos. I don't know why you would play golf and not stretch, at least minimally.