Pulled my left shoulder; I think. [Right-handed]

[Goonsidious]

Went to the range last night.. been really working on my swing and posture to get consistency out of my game and accuracy.

Bought a 100 ball basket.. got about 10 into it.. and tried something I "learned" from this forum.. [the tip where you drive having your ball near your left foot (im right handed) and swing your hips toward the target point in your downswing on impact]

as I did this.. I really messed up my shoulder and I couldn't even get the ball 30yards.

I must have gotten tendons or something really tangled up or caught on part of my bone because I definitely had huge pain instantly..

Oddly, when I went back to swinging normally during my bucket, I was able to finish the 100 [and have great shots throughout and learn plenty].

Wake up this morning and it still feels pretty bad, located the pain exactly , if you grab the top of your left shoulder with your right hand at the top/end of the shoulders.. where your middle-finger/ring-finger touch.. is where the pain is. Hopefully you can find it.

I seem to still be able to swing.. but not sure its a recommended thing.

icyhot? or would that not be best for this injury.

planned on golfing today, but looks like i might have to hold out.

cant believe i tried a new swing without any practice, etc..

[skillzwhogolfs]

I would say it is probably a muscle strain which is like micro tears in your tendons/muscles. Since you can still swing its does not seem so bad yet but since there are tears then swinging more is probably not the best idea and could limit you from golfing even more down the road.

I would say for the first day or two just use ice if it feels hot or swollen. but icy hot is good after that. You probably want it to heal well before you golf again because it could make it worse and resting it is your best bet