Golf and Exercise

11.19.07

Turf Toe - A Golfer’s Affliction Golf and Exercise
It was supposed to be a relaxed, enjoyable Sunday road trip to a great new private golf course. For my husband it has turned into a turf toe nightmare. Turf toe is a form of a condition known as hallux limitus. Hallux limitus is defined as pain in the big toe and decreasing range of motion of the joint of the big toe. Seriously: turf toe. It is even recognized by the Mayo Clinic. According to their website “this injury occurs most often in sports that require quick direction changes, such as football, soccer or rugby.” ...
10.23.07

Pushing the Limits of a Bad Back Golf Equipment, Golf and Exercise
Playing golf with a bad back isn’t an easy task. First off, a player might try to adjust his or her swing to not aggravate the condition. That’s how a lot of those take-it-back-half-way-and-punch-it-easy abbreviated swings you can observe on the course developed, I’m sure. Better to get out and play, than not play at all, one can rationalize. Personally, I don’t have a half-way button. It’s pretty much all or nothing for me, whether we’re discussing golf or almost anything else. A half-punch swing might work for me out of the woods and ...

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