Have you ever heard of someone pulling/straining muscles in their ribcage from swinging a golf club?
I've been applying your tips and techniques and they have been working remarkably well. I went to the driving range for the first time April 10th. I hit two large buckets (around 120 balls a bucket) and hit maybe 10% of them well. I went again that following tuesday and hit abuot 50% (100-120 balls) decently, with some consistancy. I've been reading through your answers page and applying what you preach and have had great results. Friday (the 16th of April) I went and hit one large bucket, Of the 120 balls i struck only 10 of them were awful. The rest actually went where they were supposed to go.
Saturday night, I couldn't sleep on my right side because I felt a bit of pain. Not to bad, but enough to let me know not to lay on my right side. My wife suggested maybe i strained or pulled something at the range. i didn't believe that, nor thought much of it, because it was 12 hours or so later I noticed the pain.
I went to the range yesterday to hit a large bucket and with around 20 balls left, i couldn't swing anymore. It was just too painful and I gave the remainder of my balls to a nearby golfer. The pain is quite sharp. It's located about 3-4 inches below my right nipple and then about two inches or so toward my side. Is this common? Have you ever heard of such an injury?
I just found it odd that my first two times at the range, in which everything from my stance to my grip was wrong, hitting twice the amount of balls, and basically "chopping wood" with no control and accuracy wouldn't yield the progblem i speak of. Instead, applying your tips and techniques. Hitting the ball beautifully (straight and consistent), and hitting half the amount of balls has injured me.
Maybe I should stick to rock climbing! It seems less dangerous! LOL
Dear Stephen:
Heres the story, first your hitting a lot of balls using muscles properly that have not been used in awhile. Secondly, your flexibility is possibly somewhat limited, and shuld be addressed with stretching excerises. My Automatic Golf Method takes a dynamic approach to the golf swing. That's why it produces so well, however it uses muscles that have to get into golf condition. I predict that the soreness will soon pass and what will remain is a lot of great shots. Particularily if you do the motor moves drill as shown on the dvds/vids. Thank you for your compliments.
