Ive heard a few PGA Teaching pros talk about how Tiger Woods golf swing had nothing to do with why he has back problems..... Its quite obvious these are guys that have never had to deal with a back issue and what the golf swing does to a players back. Couple of quick tips, get your irons 3/4 to an inch over length. Learn about ground pressure and third study the right side swing HUMBLE, Texas – The pain in Graham DeLaet’s lower back and right leg was so unbearable that he couldn’t sit still for more than 10 seconds at a time. He lost sensation in a few toes. His quality of life became more pressing than his golf game. “It was the worst pain in my life,” he says now. And three years ago, Graham DeLaet underwent the same back surgery – a microdiscectomy, for a pinched nerve – that Tiger Woods had earlier this week. No two surgeries are alike, of course, but DeLaet didn’t hit balls for four months (and even that was too soon), he needed a year to fully recover, and even now he concedes, “I’m not sure I’ll ever be 100 percent again.” To be clear, DeLaet hasn’t examined Woods’ MRI. He doesn’t know the discomfort he was experiencing. But, DeLaet says, “if he had the same surgery I had, then I’m sure he was dealing with the same symptoms I had.” DeLaet has dealt with back pain for much of his career, but it came to a head during the 2010 season, his rookie year on Tour. Fighting to keep his card, he continued to play despite shooting pain down his right side. The discomfort would flare up and subside, never on schedule, making it difficult to anticipate when the next episode would come. His herniated disk was “the worst my doctor and physiotherapist had ever seen,” DeLaet said. “When the pain was at its worst,” he said, “golf was the last thing on my mind. I just wanted to live a regular life. I wanted to be able to play catch with my kids.” After surgery, the first chunk of DeLaet’s rehab was simply walking – around the block, then a few spins, then up to 4-5 miles per day. DeLaet didn’t begin chipping and putting for three months; Woods said Tuesday that he hoped to begin doing that in three weeks. DeLaet didn’t hit full shots until four months after surgery; Woods seemed to indicate that his timetable would be drastically shorter.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:13:59 +0000