Like most starting players in golf when I would screw up a swing it would usually be over the ball. I would either miss it entirely or top it and send it scuffling along the ground.
Now, with a lot more time and practice spent on my swing, I always hit the ball on the bottom half, and sometimes even bottom out before the ball. I'm working on that, but it's really tough to fix. Why? Because at the range I practice hitting on these plastic mats. And while whiffing the ball over the top just hurt my pride, digging the club into a bunch of hard plastic leaves me with nasty pulled muscles.
Turns out, this is nothing new. I went out last night. Grounded out my seven iron and pulled the muscle just below my armpit on my right side. Ouch! So I looked online. Turns out there is a lot of talk about this. There are mats that are more expensive that simulate grass and won't cause the injuries that the ones at my range do.
Obviously there are things I can do; warm up a lot more, and start with a slower swing until I get the kinks that come with the first few swings out of the way.
But, seriously though, this hurts, a lot. And that sucks since I only have a few more days of practice left before South Carolina.
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