It’s a very common question I get asked when speaking to golfers. It’s worth listing the most common causes so that golfers can prevent injuries from happening and are able to play more!
This paper is a useful guide to the most common causes (1):
- Overuse injuries count for 82% of all golfing injuries. In particular, I see most injuries when golfers have significantly increased the number of balls they hit at the range, or amount of rounds they’ve played in the week
- A change in equipment
- A lack of warm-up 10mins before you hit has been shown to DOUBLE your injury risk
- Carrying a golf bag increases your chances of back and shoulder injuries
- Faulty swing mechanics, for example excessive wrist flicking on the downswing, combined with an increase of balls hit can overwork certain parts of the body causing injury
- A lack of physical conditioning and fitness which can’t cope with the forces of the swing.
For an injury advice, please contact me on pat.gillham@drivingperfgolf.co.uk
