I had to wear a tennis elbow brace for a little while with battling golfers elbow. I did some forearm exercises my buddy who is a PT for the Mariners taught me and it went away and never came back.
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 1:26 PM
There's a pro golf thread, and I'm sure there is another golf thread somewhere but I'm starting a new one.
Anyone get out yet this year?
I've been battling an elbow issue, funnily enough called golfers elbow even though I injured it lifting weights, and I was worried it would hurt too much to play. After 9 holes last night I do not think it will be an issue.
I added a new gadget over winter, a Shot Scope v3 watch with tracking tags. It automatically tracks every club you hit and how far you hit it and then compiles your statistics for you. Really cool knowing exact numbers on every shot and having access to your average distance for each club.
Anyway, the year is off to a good start for me. My first swing of the year was a 262 yard drive center fairway that I converted into a par. That was my only GIR of the day. I ended up with 4 drives of 249+ yards, one of them being into a decent wind, and a long of 277 yards. Iron shots were fine for the most part, only a couple head scratchers. Attempting to putt was useless because the greens had just been aerated and sanded and they didn't do a good job of brushing the sand. Like putting on a beach.
I'm overdue for new clubs so I scheduled a full bag fitting for next weekend. I'll probably go Maltby for my new irons because they aren't insanely expensive and are actually fantastic clubs. But I'm interested in a few of the new drivers/woods from the big guys (Callaway, Srixon, maybe Mizuno). I've never bought a new driver or wood that wasn't at least a couple years old so I'm pretty excited to see what the current tech can do for my typical miss hit.
