One Surgite wrote in and said he was having some slight pain in his wrist and wasn't sure what could be causing it. If you or anyone you golf with has also had similar issues, take a look at today's video as I discuss positions in the golf swing that could be the culprit of your pain.
Anytime we feel stress and strain it is undoubtedly a prelude to pain. One reason for wrist pain can be traced to the positioning of the thumbs on the golf club. If your thumbs are straight up and down on the club, they are in an incorrect position and could cause some pulling and stretching that can be quite painful if you don't change your grip.
Another cause of the pain could be that you are allowing the club to get laid off in the backswing and allowing your wrists to break. You may feel like you are swinging the club vertically, but in actuality you could be dealing with a "heavy" club instead of a "light" club. Get someone to watch you swing or record your swings on video. This way, you can see what you are doing throughout the swing visually. I like to use practice swings where the wrists do not break down at the top of the backswing. If your wrists are cocking or hinging when you start the freefall of the club, it could certainly be the cause of your wrist pain.
So, if you're experiencing any sort of pain on a regular basis I would take a break from practicing and playing. When the pain goes away, get out there and record yourself to see exactly what you're doing that might have caused the pain in the first place. If the pain doesn't go away after taking some time away from the game, you could be looking at a situation where you need a doctor's opinion.
Keep it vertical,
The Surge!
Don Trahan
PGA Master Professional
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Dan,
Dan,
Likely your 'feel' will return as you practice and play more. I'm sure the grip situation is temporary.
Yes that would be great if you can make it again perhaps in the fall as it cools off again. Hopefully will hear an announcement for a Fall tourny here again in Las Vegas. Hoping it happpens. I'll be there. Was awesome last year and would be grand to have here gain.
RobertÃÂ PMG Dan!
BTW.. 'Golf Addict'... I like it!
ÃÂ Maybe he doesn't have a
ÃÂ Maybe he doesn't have a set of hickory shafted clubs :-). I was practicing with my Golden Eagle Ampco 22* brass Jigger just yesterday, but no one invited me down to the tournament.
ÃÂ 30 yard tee shot reminds
ÃÂ 30 yard tee shot reminds me of 20 years ago playing inÃÂ the skins game I popped up a driver on a short par 4 did not make it to the fairway had about 270 left I hit 3W dead straight and it rolled up on the green and stopped a foot from the hole and made birdie and won a skin on the hole. I caught heck the rest of the round maybe you should just hit PW off the tee and 3W for your second shot.
Forgot to mention a weird par
Forgot to mention a weird par I had last Saturday on a 500 yard par 5.
Tee shot with driver both topped and off of the heel producing a nice little 30 yard ground ball, leaving me 470 yards uphill for the first 240 yards of it.
Second shot was a pretty good 3 wood as hard as I could hit it over a stand of trees at the top of the hill but it caught part of the last tree taking a little bit of distance off of it but was in the fairway leaving me 190 yards to the green.
Third shot was what I think should have been a perfect 6 iron but I hit it about 2 inches fat and it only went about 160 yards.
Fourth was a pitch to 4 feet.
Made the putt for par.
After the hole I thought about the hole and wondered how in the heck I could make a par after a 30 yard tee shot and a horribly fat third shot.
I've made bogies on that hole before without hitting any shots as bad as either one of those two shots.
(You never know).
Hal,If only I could swing
Hal,
If only I could swing like you, I will workÃÂ on loosening the grip.
Dan
I know the feeling well. I
I know the feeling well. I even know what I feel at the time that I am in "trouble" and almost always hit my best shots and get out of trouble. It is simply that I have nothing to lose at that point and totally commit to the shot and I always feel totally relaxed at that point. Seems simple enough to fix but evidently not so easy for me.
Amos,
Amos,
Congrats on that 88. Sounds like you're still out having some great adventures.
Speaking of playing on a deserted course-- The wife and I had the course to ourselves yesterday as we had clouds early and a few lite sprinkles of rain. It cleared up after we teed off and was a windless, cool, peaceful day. Hmmmnn....., no wonder I played so well.
I don't know. Do you think
I don't know. Do you think Doc builds with hickory and persimmon? :-)
You may not be a great ball
You may not be a great ball striker, but a good player figures out how to recover from bad shots and still score reasonably well. You do that. Suck it up, Steve, you're a good competitor. ;-)
ÃÂ Good round Robert. Sounds
ÃÂ Good round Robert. Sounds like all of the work you've been doing and all of the golf you've been playing is paying off.
It was funny, after I wrote about the weird par I had after playing the hole about as bad as I possibly could, it couldn't be more opposite from the consistent shots you are hitting.
About the only thing consistent about my game right now is that I somehow manage to get the ball in the hole before I make a bogie.
Neil,Thanks for the tip.
Neil,
Thanks for the tip.
Did you get to Old South last month? I think I remember reading that you were going? If so, How was it and did you get to meet Hal, Don's #1 pupil and ambassador to the PPGS?
ÃÂ Robert,
ÃÂ Robert,
Very good points.ÃÂ I have been having some problems with grip feel lately, as well.ÃÂ What I found was that I had to trust my grip, even if it didn't feel right.ÃÂ I use an interlocking grip because I have really short fingers and can't do an overlap, and the ten-finger grip is difficult for me to control.ÃÂ So, I have a standard interlocking grip that I go to.ÃÂ When it doesn't feel right, it is usually something in my posture that is wrong, not the grip.ÃÂ For example, this morning I was flexing my knees too much, causing the angle of the club to the ground to be wrong.ÃÂ This in turn caused me to want to change my grip.ÃÂ Instead, I took the grip that I knew was correct and adjusted my posture to fit the grip - problem solved.ÃÂ All 14 balls I hit with my 7-iron after that went straight (5-yard dispersion), with almost perfect trajectory, and good distance (150-160 yards carry).ÃÂ Of course, I still have to take it to the course, but most of our games is based on trust, which breeds confidence.
Steve, you and Kevin hit it
Steve, you and Kevin hit it right on the head, it just seems that the shot from the middle of the fairway should be nearly a given to be on the green. Committing and concentrating and maybe focus is the word from a tough spot behind a tree. And yes guiding the 'easy' ones is a mistake too. Maybe it's that numblike zone or golf trance we need ! lol! The other morning at muni after parring the first thre holes I already started contemplating a 36. Instant three putt on the very next hole. Ugh!
I am getting more comfortable scoring well though and perhaps a cure is on the way. Hmmmnn...ÃÂ there is no cure for golf is there?
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