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I will keep that in mind. The two parts of my game that kill me are my drives and my putting. All irons and chips I'm pretty consistent, so I'm hoping that since all I can do is chip and putt I'll be able to step up the putting and still improve upon my short game.

Been coaching football since Monday. On my feet on and off for roughly 5hrs. Mostly sitting haha. Haven't had any problems with swelling, just have to take a break every once in a while.

I hit 120* of bend today...it nearly killed me haha. Planning on going to the putting green sometime next week to atleast get out of the house.

I visit this site to share information and read about the great game of golf, not get a grammar lesson. If you can understand what someone's saying then there's no need to correct them. I agree with the idea of slowing down the greens. They're no fun.

I get a shit score when I play great. hahahahahahaha

I'm hoping I don't have to go that route. I'm planning on limiting this to a one time only experiance haha.

Those pics don't look bad at all haha. I was swollen from the time I woke up in recovery until....well now I'm still swollen a little bit, but it's less noticable now. I hadn't tested my limits yet before today. I fought through the ankle bruise and now I can walk (with the brace locked) unassisted. I'll probably use 1 crutch for the next day just for comfort, plus I'll actually be on my feet tomorrow. At PT today I saw 2 people close to my age that were also rehabbing ACL surgery. They were both about 2-2.5 weeks ahead of me. My goal now, is to be better before them haha. I crutched in today and both of them walked in like nothing was wrong. I want that to be me. Now I have some competition haha. In all seriousness, I want to get better fast but I'm not going to rush things. One day at a time.

I know it's still a little bit disgusting looking. I haven't really tried to scrub the marker lines and the orange crap off since the area is still numb and it just feels awkward. Fun stuff.

KingFisher- I like the idea of the frozen peas/veggies as ice packs. Mom's going shopping today and I just asked her to pick some up. For the life of me I can't understand how I got the bruise on the inside of my ankle. It was realllll swollen, then the swelling went away and bam, bruise. I have PT here shortly so well see how the icing goes afterward. Rizzle- That's encouraging. I hope my recovery can be like yours! haha. I know everyone's different though. Thanks for sharing. soup- I had the patella tendon graft. So I have a ~3" scar from the bottom of my knee cap to the top of my tibia. As well as 3 scope holes and a guide wire hole about 2" above my knee cap but directly at 3:00 on my leg. Where did you play baseball? I played a little D-3 ball and now I coach baseball and football at the high school level and play in adult leagues. Can't get away from the game. I LOVE IT. I'll get a pic up soon. And I agree with you, I've been wearing no bandage for about a week now and I've already had questions about it from complete strangers. Definitely a conversation starter.

The Olympics to me are about representing your country. And I want the best at that point in time competing for the gold. Whether that be Tiger, Phil, or an amatuer player. Whoever the best is.

My goal was to be able to play before it gets too cold outside. Here in Va it's not uncommon to have a ~80 degree day into mid November. Only reason being, with coaching high school baseball from February - Mid May, I only had the opportunity to play at full 18 once. Yup I said it I've played a full round once, played a total of 3 times (par 3 course twice). So I was really hoping for one more round for 09.

Thanks for the welcome! Where abouts in VA are you? I'm just outside of Richmond.

Thanks for the input! And it didn't bore me haha. I've been mostly sitting all day since the surgery. I was making great progress in PT (started 2 days after surgery) and then I somehow got a wicked bruise on the inside of my right ankle making it very painful to put full weight on it. I had actually gotten down to walking with 1 crutch before the bruise popped up. I don't even remember how I could have gotten it so now I feel as if I have taken a step back. I have home exercises that I'm trying to do atleast once a day depending on how I feel up to 3 times; as well as going to my physical therapist twice a week. Again thanks for the input. Now I have something to read while I sit on my ass all day hahahaha.

I knew that was coming hahahahaha. I don't see him again until the 26th. I was just curious as to what I might be looking at. I was told "ballpark" for full activity (which for me is baseball and hockey) 6 months to be safe. I just wasn't sure that since my right knee doesn't take a much stress in golf as it would say when I play baseball or hockey if I might be able to get back to it sooner. Thanks for the reply. Where abouts in VA are you?

Hello all. All I've got to say is Great Site! Joined the other day and all I've been doing is reading. Now to the topic at hand. On Father's Day while playing baseball in my adult league I tore my right ACL. I had surgery on July 27th so right now I'm about 2.5 weeks out, getting better everyday. We all know that Tiger played with a torn ACL as well as a fractured tibia and he was on the shelf for 8 months. My question is has anyone on here had the same issue? I realize he had more done than I did but when is a reasonable time to set to expect to be back playing? Any input/stories are appreciated

I was playing with my boss and a friend/co-worker. My friend and I had been playing regularly for only a short time, and my boss being 60+ years old we were all playing at a 20+ handicap. We come up to a very short par 3 < 100 yards. My boss lands it within 8 feet. Next my buddy lands it inside my boss. Then I land it inside both of them. All of us had a good laugh about it because we didn't have a single GIR the rest of the course.

I agree with setting the course up to test their short game, rather than their strengh. Everyone always suggests working on your shots < 100 yards so why not make the pros show us why they are the pros?

Hey all. Just found this site today and I'm impressed with the amount of info on here. I belong to several other forum sites regarding various topics from cars to other sports and this by far has more activity and information. I live just outside of Richmond, VA and I try to play 2-3 sometimes more times a month during the summer and atleast once a month any other time. I am restricted because I coach football and baseball at one of the local high schools and that occupies most of my time during the spring and fall. Currently I am recovering from right ACL surgery. I got cut 2 weeks ago today and can't wait to be back on a course. My goal is to atleast go to the range by the 2nd week of October. Just thought I'd say a little about myself.

Turned 22 on July 4th. 3rd year playing, but I'm not going to count this year because I've played once thus far and might not again in '09 since I'm recovering from ACL surgery. So 2 years :)

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You'll be fine. Depending on my mood I prefer playing by myself. Sometimes you'll even run into someone or a pair and play with them. I've never played with strangers that were annoying, and most all of them were around the same skill level. Good way to meet fellow golfers I think.

x2. I always find more balls than I lose by just taking the time to look.

Unless it's raining I can't play without sunglasses, just PP. I actually just bought my 2nd set of Oakleys online before the weekend and came across this site. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it. If you want glasses with the Oakley name on them you can't beat the price.

x2 on that it's a great tip. I normally play about 2 times a month. Right now I'm sidelined recovering from right ACL surgery. 2 weeks out now. Hopefully I'll be able to get out at least once while the weather's still nice and get my yardages down, I can't remember any of them right now.