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My wife is a goddess, as was proof this past week when it comes to golf injuries. I am thankful for having such a great girl. You see my college buddies and I who have keep in touch over the years planned a golfing get away. We had planned this golfing get together for the past year. Then it happened my golfing back started to act up putting some doubt on the trip. We all had looked forward to this weekend of playing golf, shooting the breeze and yes perhaps a little side betting on our golfing.

I was encouraged by my wife to make this trip, kinda wonder why she wants me out of town, and with her help I was able put my back in shape. With my wife being a dancer the only golf she has watched is by walking past the TV while I am watching a tournament.

Back pain and Golfers Elbow are just two or the most common Golfing Injuries. Here are the other Top Ten, Shoulder Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, DeQuervain’s Tendinitis, Knee Pain, Trigger Finger, Wrist Impaction Syndrome, ECU Tendon Subluxation, Fracture of Hamate Bone.

When I was on the golf team I had dreams of playing the PGA back in my college days. Not being in Tiger Woods class it seems I had a better head for business than golf. Here is the good part, not once did I have any golf injuries while playing in college. I guess the younger age had played a big factor in that, being twenty compared to being over forty.

At thirty the strain on my back seem to increase a lot, especially while using a driver. After age forty proper exercise for warming up is an absolute must. Advice here from my wife is also a must if you want to keep playing those weekend getaways with you friends.

“Whether your playing golf or dancing pay attention to your flexibility and stability other wise know as your core strength” is what my wife said to me after her famous “Honey” to get my attention. I sat spellbound and listen as she talked to me wearing those great dancing leotards. “Tighten up your abs” is what she said, “all your power comes from the center of the body”. She then showed me how my back and hips are effected by my abdominals. “You had better make sure you do lots of stretching before playing” she added. What she said make all the sense in the world and after being married to her for all those great years I had better listen to what she says and in this instance she was more than right. With this added core strength by doing these exercises and stretching I find that my golf game has improved greatly. Longer and more accurate drives and not being tired after a full round of golf has been the reward for these efforts.

My college buddies are now envious of were my golf game is at as a result of what my great wife has taught me about core strength. Now the golf injuries should be a thing of the past as I stride to keep in better shape and live a healthier lifestyle. Keeping up the daily exercise and especially the stretching before each game should make it so.

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