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Hi everyone! Been a bit since I posted here (end of last year) since I busted my left shoulder (subluxation). I've played about 10 rounds this season thus far, but having real trouble with my driver. I'm constantly topping the ball, slicing, or only hitting about 100 yards. From a few videos a friend of mine took for me, it seems that I'm afraid to hurt my shoulder again, so I keep pulling my left arm in towards my body just short of fully swinging. With that said, I've been researching golf swing training aids (such as the Impact Snap) to try and correct my swing mentally. I've found a few reviews of the Impact Snap (listed below), but wanted some additional feedback of what other training aids are highly popular and recommended today? http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/487106-impact-snap-device-anyone-used-it/ http://www.greensidegolfacademy.com/impact-snap-device.html I've also been thinking about going back and taking a few lessons, but feel like I need something mentally to show me what my arms / hands should be doing during my swing. Any help / input is super appreciated, along with anyone else who has gone through the same thing and how you mentally got over the fear of hurting your shoulder again. Thanks, Ryan

How many posts or time is needed to reach "Established Member" status?

There seems to be an issue / bug to go back and edit a post. After I make a post, I cannot go back to edit. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Or maybe it's just my profile? Thanks, Ryan

Ah, thanks for the note about not being able to embed images. On another note, for some reason, I cannot edit my first post, so here are the images I was talking about... McLaren GTR

Saw the McLaren while grabbing my coffee this morning... Then saw this GT-R when I went for a walk at lunch. Guess the nice fall weather brings out the impromptu "better get the car out before the snow flies"... I also own a 1969 Mustang Fastback. Nothing special, just an automatic cruiser with a 302. Can't find a picture of it at the moment, but when I do, I will update my post with it. Any other car guys on here? -Ryan

Competition aside, just watching them drive the ball 380+ yards makes me envious. I'd kill to have a constant 1/2 of that drive.

What mvmac said. However, I do seem to play better as my cooler becomes lighter. Has me on this theory that it's a swing-to-weight-to-mind-tricks game.

This is great. Thanks a bunch for posting these.

I'll add that I have been teaching myself how to golf via YouTube videos and reading. Perhaps I don't have a proper golf swing which has added to this?

Hi All, As I wrote in my welcome thread, I dislocated my left shoulder near the end of September, or what I thought was a dislocation. After speaking with my orthopedic doctor, he indicated that it was only a partial dislocation, sometimes referred to as a "shoulder subluxation", along with a torn labrum. My doctor feels that I can recover with just physical therapy, but I'm not feeling so confident. One thing he did say was, "As you get older, your muscles and tendons tighten up, so you will be less likely to dislocate or partial dislocate again". But, I'm only 30, and have a history of shoulder dislocations with my right shoulder (which was fixed about 11 years ago now and hasn't fallen out since). He also indicated that he could pull a handful of people off the street, run them through an arthrogram with an MRI, and you'd find that almost all of them have some kind of labrum tear. I did find several threads here about others with shoulder injuries, rotator cuff issues, and shoulder surgeries, but what I want to know is, if anyone else has had a "shoulder subluxation" and bounce back from it? I'm really nervous that my short golf hobby will be over. For me, it's a mental thing; I wish I was going to have surgery, because then mentally I'd "know" that my shoulder was fixed, and wouldn't fall out again. Threads I found: Shoulder Injuries AnyoneBroken Shoulder - New StartHow Long Will I Be Out After Rotator Cuff SurgeryRecovering From Shoulder Surgery My first (of many) PT appointments starts next week, with a follow-up appointment with my doctor in early December. I'm also open to exercises that can help strengthen both shoulders if anyone has any recommendations (links, etc). In the mean time, I've subscribed to the Golf channel to help keep me sane while I can't golf. Thanks for your help and insight in advance, Ryan

I also do not, but as @Golfingdad mentioned, I may also pick up some of these for my bag.

Thanks again everyone for the replies. I'm going to get my shoulder fixed (hopefully ready for next season), then go do some swinging at my local Golfsmith and see which I am better with. :) -Ryan

Thanks so much for the replies and warm welcome. This forum is absolutely fantastic for helpful information! I guess I will have to wait and see which I hit better with (either the 5W or 3H). I busted my left shoulder at the driving range a few weeks ago and have an MRI next week to find out if I need surgery or not. I was looking to add this last club to complete my set, but it sounds like I should hold off, get my shoulder fixed, then hit the simulator to figure out which club I hit more consistent with.

Hi all, As I wrote in my welcome thread, I'm new to golf as of this year. I'm looking to add either a 5W or a 3H club to my bag. At first, I was all ready to purchase a 5W since that seemed to be the "standard". However, the more research I do, it seems that 5W are going by the wayside and everyone is picking up a 2H or 3H. (Read this article last night) For someone as new as me, do I pick up a 3H to get used to playing hybrids since that seems to be the thing these days? Or pickup a 5W and continue to work on my game and get my technique down? Thanks for the help in advance! -Ryan

Same thing for Chrome for me. And a quick congrats on the conversion over to the new site. I work in IT so I know what it's like to have to convert something and hope it all turns out good on the other side.

Ping G30 5W and some lessons.

Hi all, I've been a lurker since mid-summer when I started "Googling" particular questions and interests in golf. I just picked up learning / teaching myself golf this past Summer after being invited to a Golf Tournament to benefit a friend of mine. It's always been a favorite past time of my father's and we're both not getting any younger so it's a great way to spend time with him. A little bit about me; I'm in my 30's, have a lovely wife, (2) beautiful daughters, I work in IT full time (Management), and I work part time as a Public Safety Dispatcher (Police, Fire, EMS, 911). I do the dispatch thing as a hobby, but I'm reaching the point where I want to stop doing dispatch on the weekends and spend more time golfing... yes I got bit by the bug. :-) After picking up and enjoying golf, I went and spent many late nights on Craiglist looking for a great used set of clubs. I ended up finding some that included a stand bag, and a decent set of Cobra irons, TaylorMade fairway (3), and a TaylorMade driver. However, since I was still a newbie and didn't really know much of anything about clubs other than wanting my own, I then started researching and reading into the clubs I have just bought that I was overly excited about (one of the ways I found this fantastic site!). I learned that I had all Senior flex irons, a Regular flex fairway, and a Ladies driver. I was a bit bummed that I had clubs that were a bit all over the place and decided to contact the person I had bought them from and see if I could return them. The person, who was a wonderful older gentleman, gladly accepted the clubs back and gave me my money back. So of course, I went back to researching, reading reviews, checking prices, etc. I now own a lovely Titlest stand bag, a wonderful set of Ping G25 irons (regular flex), a Ping Anser 2 putter, a Ping G30 3W (regular flex), and a Ping G25 Driver (regular flex). Yes, all Ping after reading the raving reviews of their customer service and lifetime warranty. Move ahead a few weeks to this week. I decided that I wanted to get out to the range to test drive my wonderful new driver since I have a tournament coming up this Monday. I'm no awesome golfer since I'm a beginner, but I also don't want to look like a guy that can't at least hit the ball a decent 100 - 150 yards. As I made my way through about 50 - 60 golf balls, my left shoulder did something funky and hurt a bit after my down swing. But, being a typical male, I thought nothing of it, and went back to swinging. Got through about another 20 - 30 balls, and I dislocated my left shoulder... yep... my shoulder came right now. Luckily enough for me, same thing happened about 10 years ago to my right shoulder and I had surgery to repair it. But funny part is, the 2nd time going to the ER for my right shoulder to get it back in, the ER doctor taught me how to put my shoulder back in myself. Hence, how I put my left shoulder back in. So, as you can imagine, I am bummed to be out for the rest of the season, but my Orthopedist said I will be back and ready by next season once we figure out what the problem is after my MRI this coming week. Anywho, sorry for the long intro, but this place has been an amazing Google search spot for me over the past 3 months, including what to do about my shoulder injury, so thank you for that. Hope to get to know a lot of you virtually. Thanks, Ryan