Golf injury prevention

Golf injury prevention means focusing on conditioning for golf,
good golf swing mechanics, and the right golf equipment choice.

Mentioning the words golf injury may bring to mind a picture of
someone getting hit in the head with a golf ball. Not surprisingly
there have been studies of just this sort of golf injury that utilize
crash dummies with specialized load cells
to determine the extent of an injury from a flying golf ball, however,
these studies do not address the real risk to golfers. The fact is that
the chances that a golfer will be struck by a ball or club are so small
that golf injuries do not make any of the published lists of sports
accidents because they are simply not life threatening.

Rather than suffering dramatic head injuries, the reality is that
most common golf injuries occur to the soft tissues: muscles,
ligaments, and tendons, and joints of the upper body: the back, elbow,
wrist and shoulder. The top reasons for golf injuries include: