{"id":6767,"date":"2025-01-07T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/still-swinging-at-85-tips-for-staying-golf-ready-in-winter\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T18:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:51:11","slug":"still-swinging-at-85-tips-for-staying-golf-ready-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/still-swinging-at-85-tips-for-staying-golf-ready-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Swinging at 85: Tips for Staying Golf-Ready in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>By Robin All<\/i><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s 2025, and I&rsquo;ve hit a milestone: 85 years young and still going strong! While I&rsquo;m not sure what level that puts me at in the world of senior golfers&mdash;maybe just &ldquo;old&rdquo;&mdash;I&rsquo;m proud to still enjoy the game I love.<\/p>\n<p>As the cold weather sets in and keeps us off the course, there are plenty of ways to stay sharp and golf-ready from the comfort of home. Here are a few tricks I&rsquo;ve picked up to keep the swing alive through the winter months:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Putt Like a Pro (on Carpet!)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I keep a putter handy for some at-home carpet practice. Without the pressure of the course, my putting game is fantastic&mdash;at least at home! Even a few minutes a day can keep your touch and alignment sharp for when it&rsquo;s time to hit the greens again.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stretch and Strengthen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Weighted Clubs<\/strong>: A weighted exercise club can do wonders for your stretching routine and help build hand and forearm strength. Just remember: be careful of lamps, low ceilings, and chandeliers!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light Dumbbells and Stretch Bands<\/strong>: I also use light barbells and stretch bands for simple exercises to keep my body limber and my core strong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Consistency is Key<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The goal this winter is simple: by spring, let&rsquo;s aim to be stronger&mdash;or at the very least, not any weaker!<\/p>\n<p>Stay active, stay warm, and have a Happy New Year! Here&rsquo;s to another year of enjoying the game and everything life has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Keep swinging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Robin All It&rsquo;s 2025, and I&rsquo;ve hit a milestone: 85 years young and still going strong! While I&rsquo;m not sure what level that puts me at in the world of senior golfers&mdash;maybe just &ldquo;old&rdquo;&mdash;I&rsquo;m proud to still enjoy the game I love. As the cold weather sets in and<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/still-swinging-at-85-tips-for-staying-golf-ready-in-winter\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-6767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robin-ALl_2024_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}