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Thank goodness for my loving Wife. This past week she was number one when it comes to golf injuries. My buddies and I, from my col legate days, had reserved a tee time at one of the great Western US golf courses. Having keep in touch over the years this upcoming weekend had been planned for some time. Low and behold my golfers back was acting up and giving no end of grief. This planned weekend of telling tales, a little side betting and playing some golf was being looked forward to.

Believe it or not, my wife encouraged the trip… (hmmm.. wonder why she wanted me out of town?) and showed me how to get my back into proper shape. She’s a dancer and only watches golf when she walks through the living room and Tiger Woods is playing.

FACT: Top Ten Golf Related Injuries. Back Pain, Golfer’s Elbow, Shoulder Pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, DeQuervain’s Tendinitis, Knee Pain, Trigger Finger, Wrist Impaction Syndrome, ECU Tendon Subluxation, Fracture of Hamate Bone.

Back in my college days I was on the golf team and had PGA dreams. Turns out I had a better head for business and I definitely wasn’t in Tiger Wood’s league, still, I gave most a good run and won my share. And here’s the kicker, not once during my time on the gold team, did I have any injuries (we’ll forget about that one crazy weekend where we played the back nine at 2am… shhhhh), of course being nineteen and twenty years old may have been a factor.

As I turned thirty the strain on my back seem to increase as I used my driver. Now that I am over forty, if proper exercise is not done I am going to have bad back problems. My wifes advice is very important if you want to keep playing often and want to get to the golf course a lot.

This is how my wife will talk to me when she wants me to listen…”Honey”….”It does not matter if you play golf or you are dancing, your core strength is what matters, it’s flexibility and stability”. With her wearing leotards I had to sit and listen. “The first thing you have to do is tighten up your abs as all the power comes from your center”. With that she showed me how my abdominals effect my hips and back. She added that I would have to make sure and stretch before beginning to play, the greater your flexibility and strength the better you will feel during play. She made perfect sense and who was I to argue with her. Even though she does not know a slice from a divot I took her advice seriously. Being that she was somewhat of an expert at keeping ones body in shape I started to heed her advice. Once a day I worked at strengthening my abs and stretching especially before a golf game. All in all I am trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. The end result is that my golf game has come back with longer more accurate drives and going the full eighteen holes is not a problem and I am not very tired at all.

My college buddies are now envious of were my golf game is at as a result of what my great wife has taught me about core strength. Now the golf injuries should be a thing of the past as I stride to keep in better shape and live a healthier lifestyle. Keeping up the daily exercise and especially the stretching before each game should make it so.