Most people consider golf to be a benign, low risk sport. It can be played by people of any age and almost any fitness level, but this does not mean that golfers do not sustain golf injuries.
Back, wrist and elbow injuries account for 80% of all golf injuries.
Almost all wrist and elbow injuries are as a result of impact. In amateurs this is usually as a result of hitting large divots. In professionals, the injury is usually as a result of hitting out of the rough or practicing a lot of bunker or impact shots.
Muscle strains, ligament sprains and fractures of the small bones of the hand are the most common injuries occuring in the wrist and hand. The causes of these injuries could be from …..
- Casting the club early in the downswing
- Hitting big divots
- Over practicing (repetitive, overuse injury)
- Suddenly changing your grip
- Suddenly increasing club head speed
If you think you’ve injured your wrist or hand, stop whatever you[re doing and rest your wrist. Don’t play through pain!