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Hi All,

My name's Jake - I'm 27 and from the west suburbs of Chicago. I started golfing during COVID summer and am on my 4th season, but it was cut short due to a wrist injury while hitting a bunker shot this past August. I just found this site today while doing further research on my injury and came across @cipher's blog about his ECU injury (which is most likely what I did too).

For starters - if anyone has any history with an ECU tear or injury, please let me know. I have an MRI in 2 weeks and surgery the following week if needed. 

Secondly - I love the idea of this site. I am an avid golfer and was on pace for 70 rounds this year. I am fully addicted and can't believe I didn't play this sport prior to COVID. I played college basketball as well and baseball & football in HS and used to laugh at the idea of golfing. What a fool I was. 

A few other things - I am a big time Youtube golf viewer (Bryan Bros & Bob Does Sports mainly). I am a lefty golfer & got my handicap down to 9.6 this year which I was pumped about after starting the season at 14.8. All self-taught and just watching youtube/tiktok videos. Love researching all things golf & try to learn as much as I can!

Feel free to reach out and ask about Chicagoland courses, I've played a bunch and try to play as many as I can. Thanks for having me!


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Welcome to TST.   We're glad you've joined.  Check out the 30 challenge that Erik put together during Covid.   The site has a wealth of great information and a lot of great people to answer any questions you may have.   Enjoy

From the land of perpetual cloudiness.   I'm Denny

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Hi Jake, I thought I made my first post on this site but can't see it.

In a nutshell, fell at tennis, ECU tendon tore through subsheath on right wrist....disaster. after 3 weeks, 2 surgeon reports, both concluded surgery required...2-3 month immobilisation and then 2-3 months to get physio and slowly get back to full swing...I'm now nearly 6 weeks of immobilisation since surgery....I'm able to type here but can't put deodorant under one arm, can't use knife or spoon in right hand, can't drive, nor open car door etc etc....I'm so sad.....but each day gets 1-2% better...the tissue should heel after 8 weeks...but such a long journey...

I will update later...

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11 hours ago, Philip Belgium said:

Hi Jake, I thought I made my first post on this site but can't see it.

In a nutshell, fell at tennis, ECU tendon tore through subsheath on right wrist....disaster. after 3 weeks, 2 surgeon reports, both concluded surgery required...2-3 month immobilisation and then 2-3 months to get physio and slowly get back to full swing...I'm now nearly 6 weeks of immobilisation since surgery....I'm able to type here but can't put deodorant under one arm, can't use knife or spoon in right hand, can't drive, nor open car door etc etc....I'm so sad.....but each day gets 1-2% better...the tissue should heel after 8 weeks...but such a long journey...

I will update later...

@Philip Belgium,  If I haven't already, Welcome to TST.  Your injury sounds serious and I hope you fully recover.   Thanks for sharing your story.  ..... each day get 1-2% better.   (A ray of sunshine and a positive outlook)

From the land of perpetual cloudiness.   I'm Denny

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Good morning, thank you. I know I shouldn’t complain but I worked hard the past year to get a few months off to try get from 12.7 down to 10. Now it will be a real struggle just to stay at 12.7 by the end of the year. Thanks for accepting me. There were 2 other people with same/similar injury here on the site

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