What do you do to knock off the rust?

[E. H. Taylor]

Since my daughter was born July 18th I have only been able to play 3 rounds. Understandably, I went from playing 2 times a week to 2 times per month. I'm getting ready to play a couple times this week while on vacation and because I'm quite rusty, it got me thinking.

 

What do serious golfers (handicap not important) do when they get to play for the first time in a while to knock of the rust? 

 

I will have time to hit the range for 1 hour before each round and that's it. I think my short game is going to be terrible so I might try and work on chipping and 15 footers for 15 min each, also mid irons and driving for 10 min each.

 

Thoughts?

[BallsLeon]

I think your best bet is chipping and putting, you can slowly build into a full swing from that chipping motion enough to get around a golf course. That being said, you asked for advice from serious golfers so please disregard any advice lol  

[Rob Person]

31 minutes ago, E. H. Taylor said:

Since my daughter was born July 18th I have only been able to play 3 rounds. Understandably, I went from playing 2 times a week to 2 times per month. I'm getting ready to play a couple times this week while on vacation and because I'm quite rusty, it got me thinking.

 

What do serious golfers (handicap not important) do when they get to play for the first time in a while to knock of the rust? 

 

I will have time to hit the range for 1 hour before each round and that's it. I think my short game is going to be terrible so I might try and work on chipping and 15 footers for 15 min each, also mid irons and driving for 10 min each.

 

Thoughts?

I heard coke is a great way to knock rust off!  and as you can read, I'm not the "serious " golfer, but I take my game serious enough 

Honestly,  if you are able, a backyard setup will help. Even just picking a target, a bucket, a towel, anything really, and work on pitching/chipping.  It will just help you stay connected to some sort of feel.

Edited September 2 by Rob Person

[Josh Parker]

I would say, chipping and putting and then work into full swings through the bag. 3-5 shots with each club and then finish off with chipping and putting again. 

[Shankster]

My warm up routine is:

9 iron, razor thin

9 iron, thin

9 iron, not so thin

9 iron, ehh, maybe a little thin

9 iron, ok getting better

Driver, ok, more 9 irons

9 iron, fat

9 iron, flushed

Driver, nice, let’s tee off.

 

Thats about it.

[tony@CIC]

Knocking the rust off is no different for me then a typical range session. I typically hit 5 balls with each of the following clubs: 56*, PW, 7i, 5W then Driver, all with a focus on a specific target. Then I rotate back to the 56* and so on. In the past I tended to concentrate on Driver and then maybe one additional club. The rotation of the clubs and the focus on the target are key to maximizing my warmup time. From there it's to the practice green and I generally hit about 20 balls - I'll place 4 around 2' from the practice hole in a clockwise fashion then move out about 2'. 

 

[Blueberry_Squishie]

I think the biggest thing is to acknowledge that you're not going to shoot the lights out, so there's zero point getting frustrated. Try and hit to your targets is all you can do.

 

I've recently become a much less frequent golfer. Last round I went 51-35 to shoot an 86.

[TAGolf13]

14 hours ago, Josh Parker said:

I would say, chipping and putting and then work into full swings through the bag. 3-5 shots with each club and then finish off with chipping and putting again. 

I like this approach, though with only an hour, not sure I'd have time to go through the bag and chip and putt twice. In @E. H. Taylor's situation, I'd probably look at the holes to see which clubs I'd be most likely to play most often during the round and hit 5 shots each with those, and finish with chipping and putting. Regardless, I'd keep expectations low like @Blueberry_Squishie suggested. Enjoy it @E. H. Taylor.