Tuesday, March 30, 2010

serious practice everyday brings to light flaws in my swing and golf game

it's only because i've been playing everyday and practicing much much more that i have created problems in my body.

first one that occurred was a pain in my right wrist. somthing about inflammation of the little cartilage in between two of the bones. that cartilage is so small that it may not even be shown on those diagrams that doctors use to show and describe it to their patients.
anyway, the physiotherapist in australia said that it's uncommon for people to get a pain there for golfers. however, probably reasons for this appearing in female golfers is
1. too much wrist action on the backswing (cocking too violently)
2.weak core (the body isn't strong enough to rotate and so has to rely on the wrists to get more power)

i later discovered that i do too much of a punch on the downswing such that i swing fast on the start of the downswing but show down as i am about to contact the ball. this causes me to hit the ball at a slow speed and doesn't make the ball go very far.
daddy and i have been working on improving my hitting area and increasing clubhead speed in that area (between 3pm and 9pm if you think of your swing as a clock)

after about 3 months now, i have solved the problem and my right wrist is now pain-free WHEEEEEEEE

however, last week i accidentally did something weird and injured my left wrist which hurts especially when i try to do a scoop shot grrr.

i'm constantly learning about how various aspects of the swing affect my body and how to minimise damage

i think i am so lucky to have learnt all this things. i feel like i know more about this area than others because i spend more time playing golf and thus am more susceptible to injury. good thing is that i get to learn from it heeeheee

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