Recurring Injury to left hand

[md2179]

I was wondering if anyone had experienced anything similar. I have had ongoing pain in my left hand near the V formed by thumb and forefinger on the left hand grip. After the through swing even holding the club produces some pain. I have taken time out to let it heal but it tends to come back. I have had to revert to a really unorthodox grip where I use the right hand to take most of the weight of the club and the left has more of a supporting role with the left thumb resting on top of the right hand..

Is there any specific reason this could occur? or am I stuck with my odd looking grip for life !

 

[SVB]

I'll try to give a straight reply and avoid the obvious jokes (but only because you're new!).

I had similar ealier in the year, have been working on the swing and was practicing a lot at the driving range hitting off mats - I think this was harsh and caused some sort of deep bruise that took ages to heal even through it was not visible on the surface.

You say you have tried a break from golf - how long? Do you do anything else that could cause an issue (I'm assuming your not operating a road drill all day and blaming the golf!).

If it keeps up, go and see your Dr, may be ask for a referal to a physio?

Simon

 

[md2179]

A couple of Months out was what I managed.. it possibly does require some kind of physio though. I may need to look at slowing the swing down and taking it easier, as much as I hate the thought of not being able to rip a driver when required!

 

[md2179]

Actually now that you mention it I believe this did occur at the Driving Range, probably trying to get my way through 100 balls too quickly as well, I forget how much strain it can put on the small muscles of the hands

 

[the_coach]

oft times folks have problems with hands, elbows in their golf game, many times I've seem this is from a misconception either in how the handle sits in the hands, too tight a strangle hold on the handle or both.

or often as well the above it involves a golf motion that's too heavily an armsy handsy swing alone, with a thought that the hands actually have to manipulate the clubs movement through impact.

when all the hands should do is just 'hold' onto the handle.
folks sometimes forget that golf is primarily a rotary motion with the large muscles of the torso & chest, shoulder turn that's largely responsible for the producing the speed & squaring the clubface through impact, with a very much connected & supported by the body, arm swing. they get a ways too wrapped up with trying to produce speed with the arms alone & the hands being also made to move to square & hit at impact.

often it is a misconception of what the left arm/hand does getting to, at, & through impact.
so the injury happens by the golfer working against the natural path the left arm & club wants to work on.
the extra arm/hand manipulation against these natural forces puts too much strain of the parts going against the movement causing the injury.
often magnified by the hands/arms being in the wrong position fighting the movement when also contacting the harder surface of a range mat.

although this vid is titled to be about something else, it shows pretty good how the left arm so hand should work, pay particular attention to what happens to both immediately after impact, could help you some.

[video=youtube_share;egAV1SzWRVI]http://youtu.be/egAV1SzWRVI[/video]