Jono
1st October 2010, 10:47 PM
Something awful has happened ...
To set the seen ...
I've had some back problems recently and have been getting some physio. It's almost back to 100%. I went to the range few days ago to see how the swing felt. Surprisingly, I hit it pretty well. Pretty straight and crisp hits. I got the driver out and the back felt pretty good.
I then proceeded to hit a few hard. I hit one pure which registered 128mph clubhead speed on the swing speed radar. As I was watching the ball in the air and feeling good about myself, I felt a little pain in the left lower rib area. Just a little muscle strain, I thought. I stretched a bit and swung a little easier this time. And then it happened ...
It felt like I received an uppercut from Mike Tyson in the left ribs. No, make that uppercut from Brock Lesnar. I moaned aloud, clutching my left ribs. I knew exactly what I had done.
X ray confirmed my suspicion. My left 8th rib was fractured. :cry:
Since then, I've tried swinging the club easy, but it even hurts to do a slow motion swing. It's agony at the moment every time I cough/sneeze/laugh.
So I'll be out of this year's Ozgolf Champs. I thought about going and not playing but I have decided to stay home and rest.
As to my matchplay with Pup, if Pup and Jimandr want me to forfeit, then I'll forfeit. I can't play any golf for the next 6 weeks minimum. If you guys are willing to wait till second half of November, I should be able to bunt the ball around by then.
I'll be getting a bone density scan again soon. Last time I fractured my right rib air boxing, I found that I was almost osteoporotic due to low hormones.
To set the seen ...
I've had some back problems recently and have been getting some physio. It's almost back to 100%. I went to the range few days ago to see how the swing felt. Surprisingly, I hit it pretty well. Pretty straight and crisp hits. I got the driver out and the back felt pretty good.
I then proceeded to hit a few hard. I hit one pure which registered 128mph clubhead speed on the swing speed radar. As I was watching the ball in the air and feeling good about myself, I felt a little pain in the left lower rib area. Just a little muscle strain, I thought. I stretched a bit and swung a little easier this time. And then it happened ...
It felt like I received an uppercut from Mike Tyson in the left ribs. No, make that uppercut from Brock Lesnar. I moaned aloud, clutching my left ribs. I knew exactly what I had done.
X ray confirmed my suspicion. My left 8th rib was fractured. :cry:
Since then, I've tried swinging the club easy, but it even hurts to do a slow motion swing. It's agony at the moment every time I cough/sneeze/laugh.
So I'll be out of this year's Ozgolf Champs. I thought about going and not playing but I have decided to stay home and rest.
As to my matchplay with Pup, if Pup and Jimandr want me to forfeit, then I'll forfeit. I can't play any golf for the next 6 weeks minimum. If you guys are willing to wait till second half of November, I should be able to bunt the ball around by then.
I'll be getting a bone density scan again soon. Last time I fractured my right rib air boxing, I found that I was almost osteoporotic due to low hormones.