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Hey All!

So I am a really green golfer...like only been swinging a club for 2 months now.  I am 27 and in the relatively good shape.  6'1" 190 pounds. Right handed golfer.  I have a permanent "C" shape in my upper spine from a accident as a child, however I make it 99% straight on my golf swing.  I have had a couple lessons and the instructor said I have good hip/shoulder rotation and range of motion.

I started golfing as something to do just for fun with my friends...but I am a little bit competitive (especially with myself) and I am now hooked.  Bad.  Like it is all I want to do and think about :-$

2 months ago, I was at the driving range and hitting my second bucket of balls...I know, probably too much too soon, and I felt fine.  Later that evening I started to have a dull pain under my left shoulder blade, apart of the Dorssi I would assume.  I went to bed and the next morning it was really stiff...I rested it for a week and it became better.  After that week, I went on a work golf trip and BLAM-O! I over-swung bad, casting, everything you're not supposed to do. Sharp pain in the exact same spot and that lasted 2 weeks straight.  My right side close to the ribs were very tender as well.

I rested it for 3 weeks, and it has been feeling fine.  I worked on some little chipping a couple days ago, no pain.  I practice swung my PW with no problems.  Took a couple swings with my 3 wood and if stretched my back out a bit and felt amazing.  Next morning, that same spot, just under my left shoulder blade, was a little tight.  Not pain, just tight.  I am assuming it is a muscle pull that is healing, but light swinging actually makes it feel better.  I have been doing stretches and using a golf ball on the floor to work out the tightness as well.

So I guess my question is, are these normal pains that every beginner golfer goes through?  I haven't used my back muscles since probably high-school, so obviously I am using muscles that aren't used to operating in such a twisting motion.  Well light working out and stretching condition these muscles?  Or am I hurting myself and just need to lay off golf for while?  I feel like if I don't do a little bit that the muscles will never become conditioned to the movements...

Sorry for the long winded post...thanks if you've read it this far!

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You don't really want your back "straight" as it can cause issues in the swing as well as injury or pain.

Check this thread out:

This may help the issue but if continues I would go see an osteo or chiro.

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Welcome to The Sand Trap.

You don't really want your back "straight" as it can cause issues in the swing as well as injury or pain.

Check this thread out:

This may help the issue but if continues I would go see an osteo or chiro.


Thanks for the link!

Since I have that natural C-shape in my upper back from the injury, I pretty much look exactly like that posture wise haha.  I physically can't straighten the tip top section from the top of my shoulder blades to my neck...so if that thread is correct, I have good posture.  I guess when I said "99%" straight, I was referring to the section from the lower center of my shoulder blades to the base of my rear.

I would like to mention I have absolutely no lower back pain.  All the pain is under that left shoulder blade and sometimes carries over a little to my left side.

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