Been away a couple of years

[Keith White]

Hi everyone

Been out of the game for 2 years with golfers elbow and only played the odd round.  Glad to be back on the course and on this forum. Looking forward to getting out more again and chatting to you people on here

 

[DaveP043]

Welcome back to golf, and welcome to TheSandTrap.  Make yourself at home, contribute wherever you want to, and ask if you have any questions.

Cheers! 

[Keith White]

Many thanks Dave, it's nice to be back on the forum, and nice to be swinging the clubs again.  Out tomorrow !

[dennyjones]

Welcome back from Michigan USA

[NCGolfer]

4 hours ago, Keith White said:

Hi everyone

Been out of the game for 2 years with golfers elbow and only played the odd round.  Glad to be back on the course and on this forum. Looking forward to getting out more again and chatting to you people on here

 

Welcome back Keith.  If I might ask, did you do anything to help with the golfers elbow?  Unfortunately, for the past couple months mine has started to flare up (the outside part of the elbow.)  I've never had a history of any joint issues before but my right elbow started getting sore a couple months back and nothing, aside from some doses of ibuprofen, has helped at all.  Once golfing season is over (November-ish) i'm going to get it checked out.

It's something I can play through for now but I don't want to have this the "norm" going forward.

Thanks, and again, welcome back!

[Gator Hazard]

Welcome back! Happy Labor Day. 

[Keith White]

Thanks for the welcomes folks,

NCGolfer the short answer is no.  The Doctor told me that the elbow would never heal as long as I continued to play golf weekly and as each week passed the issue got worse until the pain was with me daily.  Weekend golf just ramped up the scale every time.  Once it gets to a certain point the recovery time becomes months so if you need to stop, stop,  its the best long term solution.  If your arm is just sore the next day that's not too bad, but if you can feel the effects for 2 or 3 days then you really should cut the season short in my opinion.  It's a personal choice of course, but I played on with the pain and I wish I hadn't.

[boogielicious]

14 hours ago, Keith White said:

Hi everyone

Been out of the game for 2 years with golfers elbow and only played the odd round.  Glad to be back on the course and on this forum. Looking forward to getting out more again and chatting to you people on here

 

Welcome back and Welcome to The Sand Trap. I feel your pain, literally, but it is my left knee. I am out of commission until after surgery.

Take it slow when you play and listen to your body.

[Keith White]

1 minute ago, boogielicious said:

Welcome back and Welcome to The Sand Trap. I feel your pain, literally, but it is my left knee. I am out of commission until after surgery.

Take it slow when you play and listen to your body.

Wise words

[RussUK]

17 minutes ago, Keith White said:

Thanks for the welcomes folks,

NCGolfer the short answer is no.  The Doctor told me that the elbow would never heal as long as I continued to play golf weekly and as each week passed the issue got worse until the pain was with me daily.  Weekend golf just ramped up the scale every time.  Once it gets to a certain point the recovery time becomes months so if you need to stop, stop,  its the best long term solution.  If your arm is just sore the next day that's not too bad, but if you can feel the effects for 2 or 3 days then you really should cut the season short in my opinion.  It's a personal choice of course, but I played on with the pain and I wish I hadn't.

Spot on advice. I had to take 3 months off a couple of years back thanks to tendonitis in my left wrist. Couldnt even bend it for 2 months. Its hard to stop especially when you see your putter in the spare room and think "A little putting cant hurt can it?", turns out it can!

After the 3 months it took a while to get back to full swings and then playing again.

SOmetimes you just have to bite the bullet and listen to your body. Anyway, the wife always seems to find things to do around the house