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Hi! I am a beginner at golf. I am presently learning to use woods. The problem that I am facing is that when I hit the ball, it tends to go to the right (fade??). I do not see this problem when I am using irons. Can anyone help me correct this problem? Thanks in advance! Erwin

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Check the ball’s position in your setup. Generally speaking, when hitting woods the ball should be off of your left heel. If the ball is too far back in your stance, the club face will not have enough time to sufficiently close at impact, resulting in a shot that starts out right of the target and goes more right. -Dave

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My son is doing a project and one of the questions is ;- Who was the winner of the 1997 PGA Scottish Senior Open ? I’ve no idea but would be grateful if someone could help. Many thanks, Sue.

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I should know this, but I’ve forgotten (too many beers since then..) I do know know the PGA seniors open was held last September at Newmachar golf course in Aberdeenshire. Maybe you could call the pro on 44(1224)862127 and see if he remembers. Oscar – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My son is doing a project and one of the questions is ;- Who was the winner of the 1997 PGA Scottish Senior Open ? I’ve no idea but would be grateful if someone could help. Many thanks, Sue.

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1. I am left-handed and I get pain after hitting about a hundred balls in my elbow and down from the elbow to the hand. I think the reason is that I hit behind the balls a lot and also I top the balls a lot. The hurt continues for a number of days (more than a week) on my left arm. Any ideas?

I don’t know about the copper or magnetic bracelets. Some people swear by them, others see no effect. However, there IS an armband sold in pharmacies that takes the pressure off the tendon and does seem to help. You might want to try that. As far as hitting fat, don’t do that! And don’t practice on hard mats if you are having tendonitis problems. Graphite shafted clubs can also help, or maybe sensicore inserts if you want to stick with steel. You may want to just hit off tees for awhile. But first give it a rest until the elbow feels OK.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello everyone, I have just started getting into the game of golf and I do go to the range often to get the my swing right. I have two questions and I appreciate all your answers: 1. I am left-handed and I get pain after hitting about a hundred balls in my elbow and down from the elbow to the hand. I think the reason is that I hit behind the balls a lot and also I top the balls a lot. The hurt continues for a number of days (more than a week) on my left arm. Any ideas? 2. How do I stop hitting behind ball???? And how do I stop topping the ball? I got a few lessons and I have the fundamentals right, it is just these three issues that are giving a lot of problems. Thanks already for any help. Paul

I had the exact same experience when I first started too. And even now, I sometimes get sore if I hit the mat rather hard a few times at the driving range. This is what worked for me: 1) Loosen your grip and relax. Don’t tense up during your swing. 2) Concentrate on making clean contact with the ball. If this means swinging slower, then swing slower. There’s something wrong with your swing if you’re hitting the mat first. 3) Rest. Those three things are what helped me get rid of the pain, especially number 1. Maybe it’ll help you. As for the second part of your post. Well… I still hit behind the ball and top it from time to time, so I don’t think I’m the best person to answer that. But… I will say one thing that helps me though, and that is when I think about swinging through the ball, instead of trying to hit it. If I think about hitting it, I usually tend to muscle it. But thinking about swinging through the ball is a more relaxed feeling and also allows me to trust the club to do the work for me. Anyway, just my thoughts, hope they help. wedge, g.

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Last week I could hardly straighten my elbow and shaking someones hand was painful. Seriously…I wore that magnetic brace for a couple hours…went to the range once…wore it last weekend while golfing. I dont even need it this week. I had the same attitude you did. After all the heat, cold, cremes, pills….this silly magnetic thing worked.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Its not the braclet. It is a tennis elbow brace that goes around your upper forearm. It is made of magnetic material. Played 18 holes today without it and my elbow feels great. I ordered it last week. I cant believe it works… That is, indeed, truly amazing! You ordered it last week, played today without it and your elbow feels great! All you have to do is order it? You don’t need to actually use it! The possibilities are staggering! Hey! I just won 70 bucks!! I can afford 4 of them so I can play without them all and feel really really good!!!

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Its not the braclet. It is a tennis elbow brace that goes around your upper forearm. It is made of magnetic material. Played 18 holes today without it and my elbow feels great. I ordered it last week. I cant believe it works…

That is, indeed, truly amazing! You ordered it last week, played today without it and your elbow feels great! All you have to do is order it? You don’t need to actually use it! The possibilities are staggering!

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Hey! I just won 70 bucks!! I can afford 4 of them so I can play without them all and feel really really good!!!

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If you have tennis elbow…try the Pro Magnetic Tennis Elbow Brace. It just cost $13 and you will be thanking me in couple days.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recommend this the "Pro Magnetic Brace". They have them at www.tgw.com. After playing golf everyday all summer, I had developed tennis elbow. I tried everything from cremes to heat to cold to anti-inflamatories….after just 2 days of wearing the magnetic brace the pain went away. I had been hurting for a month. I know this sounds like an infomercial but it really works…. As much as I would like to get rid of pain, it isn’t nearly enough to use snake oil without real good proof. Even I have my pride.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have always wondered about these bracelets; does it really work? I will check it out! thanks Paul, I began golfing last year. I hit hundreds of balls incorrectly. I would hit behind the ball quit a bit, sticking the club in the ground sometimes. I had some pain in my wrist. I have since developed more tempo and I brush the ground down through the ball at impact. I hardly ever stick it anymore. If that sounds familiar…it just quit hurting when I quit slapping the ground. However if you have developed tennis elbow or golfers elbow (tennis elbow is the top and golfers is the bottom) I recommend this the "Pro Magnetic Brace". They have them at www.tgw.com. After playing golf everyday all summer, I had developed tennis elbow. I tried everything from cremes to heat to cold to anti-inflamatories….after just 2 days of wearing the magnetic brace the pain went away. I had been hurting for a month. I know this sounds like an infomercial but it really works…. Thanks, Russ Hello everyone, I have just started getting into the game of golf and I do go to the range often to get the my swing right. I have two questions and I appreciate all your answers: 1. I am left-handed and I get pain after hitting about a hundred balls in my elbow and down from the elbow to the hand. I think the reason is that I hit behind the balls a lot and also I top the balls a lot. The hurt continues for a number of days (more than a week) on my left arm. Any ideas? 2. How do I stop hitting behind ball???? And how do I stop topping the ball? I got a few lessons and I have the fundamentals right, it is just these three issues that are giving a lot of problems. Thanks already for any help. Paul

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From a beginner to a beginner…… I hang out on the range where I work. So I get a lot of free tips from the local pros (and not so helpful tips from the local players…. ) a: Muscle damage that already exists from somethng else. So look into your life elsewhere and see if theres something else that might be causeing stress or strain on your muscles. The other day, I moved a 37" TV on my own, Didnt really feel to bad afterwards. But after 10 minutes on the range, my arms were killing me, and my back was starting to ache. b: Impropper address. Your swing might not nessaserily be the cause of the pain. But your address on the ball could be. As you swing, if your address is wrong, you compensate during the swing, so you might not even knotice it. c: Tence muscles. What kind of shaft do your clubs have?, How tence are your muscles as you swing thru the ball (or ground ). Even if your grip is tight, that can cuse trouble. d: Bad swing habbits. The most common reason for pain, is bad swing habbits. Twisting the joints (flexing the muscles) at the wrong time. Commonly, I see that people put power into the backswing, then have to put power to stop the bakc swing from becomming an overswing, then powering into a forward swing…. Thats a lot of muscle work, working quickly against itself. Think aboutthe stress put on the muscles in that single simple movement….. Consentrate on your address though. As you know, shorter clubs benefit from the ball being closer to the middle of your stance, while longer shafts benefit from the ball being moved forwards to your left…… (right foot in your case ya lefty! LOL).

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I saw / heard a good suggestion on striking the ball w/o – getting all tensed-up. I can’t remember the details, or who was talking. But their way of teaching / hitting the ball was for the arms / body to be relaxed, from start to finish, and they illustrated that it was physically impossible to strike the ball with any degree of efficiency when the total body is not in a relaxed state. And I think they started, and emphasized that being relaxed is a must for the hands, and arms. We know that a "shock" has less likelihood of traveling in a relaxed limb, so consequently, less damage. I don’t know about treating your elbow, but if I was confronted with aches / pains in the body, I would use water on the hot side in a shower, or soaking form. And too, I find _over_ favoring an injury is negative treatment. But at the same time be prudent in dealing with the injury. === Thank you so much for your help. I will try your suggestion and I hope it works. But first I have to figure out how I can treat my left elbow/arm; every time I go practice I have to take Advil afterwards and it stays

with me a few days. Thanks.

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