Jason Day shortening his swing to prevent injuries

[nevets88]

I wonder if keeping the same length but slowing down his rate of rotation is an option?

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Along with strengthening his core, Day is trying to shorten his swing.

Day said his swing became longer last year, which meant more turn in his upper body and more swing. Not many others go at it as hard as Day with nearly every club in the bag, from a towering 5-iron, a 9-iron he gouges out of the rough or tee shots that rank him among the top power players in the game.

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/jason-day-looks-shorten-his-swing-protect-his-back

[iacas]

He sure was injured a lot.

Slowing down his rate of rotation would likely limit his speed more than shortening it.

[billchao]

Hopefully it helps. At this point I wonder how much the old damage makes him more likely to be hurt again. Some people are just more prone to injury than others.

[mchepp]

Kelvin often plays loose and fast with camera angles to make his analysis but it is interesting thoughts here on Jason's back. 

 

[saevel25]

Athletes get injured. It happens. They practice a motion over and over again. A golf swing is not entirely a natural motion. I'm not sure shortening the swing will help him protect his back. 

 

[OrangeHog]

I hope he takes care of himself.  The guy is such an awesome golfer and a great ambassador for the sport.

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, saevel25 said:

Athletes get injured. It happens. They practice a motion over and over again. A golf swing is not entirely a natural motion. I'm not sure shortening the swing will help him protect his back. 

 

Wait! So repeatedly crashing into the wall of the racquetball ball court caused my injuries? I wish I had known that would be a problem. 

Seems like Day is following Tiger's lead in modifying his swing to reduce impact on his injuries.

[nevets88]

Looks a fraction shorter, not that much?

 

[mvmac]

23 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Looks a fraction shorter, not that much?

 

Looks basically the same to me. That's a pretty tough thing to change in a few months especially when he already "restricts" a lot with his lower body. I guess shortening the swing will "help" but I think it's going to be bad for his game. In the end he'll stop trying to do it (consciously or not) because he's got to create speed and having a compact torso and hip turn will reduce speed.

I don't think he and his coach are really understanding what the problem is.

[Zeph]

On 1/5/2017 at 0:18 AM, saevel25 said:

Athletes get injured. It happens. They practice a motion over and over again. A golf swing is not entirely a natural motion. I'm not sure shortening the swing will help him protect his back. 

Sure, but wouldn't any athlete try to avoid it? I don't know what will help Jason, but if Tiger knew what to do to avoid his injuries, he would definitely take it.