Have you ever?

[bobmac]

Have you ever injured yourself badly the day before a big comp and had to call off because of it?

I was washing a glass yesterday after tea and it broke in my hand slicing a lump of skin off the outside of my little finger.
Fortunately, I'm not playing anything important for a while, but if I had been booked to play today, I would have had to cancel.
Where are the health and safety wallas when you need them?

 

[DCB]

Managed to damage the muscles in my lower back and buttock once, I had to withdraw from the medal that day. Thought it was clearing up and went to play the following saturday. Played 7 holes swinging smoothly and slowly and was playing well. On the 8th tee all I can remember is finding myself lying on the ground, having passed out with the pain as I went for a big hit. I had ripped the week befores damaged muscles again.

Needed three months off to recover from that one

 

[USER1999]

Yes, I have a habit of putting my neck and back out, such that breathing is agony, let alone swinging a club.

 

[EaseNgrace]

Im pretty much permanently injured in some way or another due to my job.

 

[RichardC]

Back is normally a problem for me. Though at the moment it normally aches more after I play.

 

[vig]

Im pretty much permanently injured in some way or another due to my job.

Didn't think pole dancing was that hazardous


Back has been known to knack me up on a few occasions, Shoulder is the big worry though.
Did dislocate my middle finger on right hand a few weeks ago. Was painful at the time but didn't stop me playing when "popped" back in

 

[bobmac]

Did anyone see big Phil hit his shin with his SW on Saturday? I thought Jonny Miller was going to wet himself.

 

[Leftie]

Us old geezers are seldom without pain....

 

[jammydodger]

Put a hairline fracure in the outsida of my right hand little pinky. Someones chin got in the way , it was just before a period of comps early summer and had to sit them all out. It still plays upoccasionally if I lift or twist wrongly.

 

[Owen_Thomas_14]

My back kept me out for about 3 months last year and i tweaked my back on Sunday morning but seemed to calm down after 8 or 9 holes.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Have played with sore shoulders and back where I've hit way too many balls on the range the day before and struggled to play a round with gout which wasn't the most fun I've ever had

 

[Basher]

Woke up this morning and my lower back was aching like a good 'un.

Not sure if it yesterday mornings round or yesterday afternoons 3 car wash session that did it. I'm hoping it was cleaning 3 cars that did the damage. I'd hate to think I get an aching back after every round.
Sometimes get a twinge of back ache after golf but not the strain type ache I have today.

 

[Region3]

Not done anything significant to myself other than making my back hurt worse by playing when it hurts to start with.

The funniest (although not at the time for the player involved!!) I've heard about is this...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1634325

 

[TRS30]

Touch wood, not so far

 

[teegirl]

Reading these threads the common denominator seems to be back problems, have suffered the same, but I find golf makes it better, also Bob bought me a massage machine, HoMedics, for Christmas.

I would highly recommend it. Along with palates things are not too bad at the moment.

 

[Imurg]

My knackered knee knackered itself again 2 days before my prize day out at Bearwood last year - nearly didn't make it. Was painkillered up to the eyeballs and wincing almost every step but I wasn't going to miss it.

 

[doc17]

You know the story of my burnt thumb and index finger after picking up a hot mug out of the microwave. I got lots of advice from you lot which resulted in a medal win and 2 very sore digits that lasted 2 weeks....well worth it though!!

 

[Smiffy]

struggled to play a round with gout which wasn't the most fun I've ever had

I remember him. He doesn't post much these days does he. I find I'm the same with Leftie

 

[drawboy]

I seem to have fallen apart since turning 45, everything aches in one way or another, knees, neck, shoulders, back. I'm fine whilst playing, it's after, I can hardly move.

 

[teegirl]

I remember him. He doesn't post much these days does he. I find I'm the same with Leftie

The oldies are still the best.