Dude_Abiding
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I dipped out of work at 4:45pm and headed to the course. Tonight was the first time I was able to get thru 9 holes totally. I just had my right hip replaced in November and they ended up adding 1.25" to my leg. So even with a cart (cart path only), the walking has been difficult because of how much the muscles are still stretched with the new length of the leg. I'm slowly working my way up to 18 holes this Summer (hopefully).
So I shot a 41, which I'm pretty elated about. My ball striking has improved significantly this year with this new hip. I didn't realize how much the bone-on-bone arthritis was slowing my swing down but I can feel myself hitting through the ball so much better. I am LH so my right hip is my lead hip -- I can tell the new strength is allowing me to get down on the shots better.
I even hit the below shot into a par 5 for a tap in birdie (best part: there were witnesses). I've never been able to spin my wedges significantly so watching this ball stop on a dime was really fun. I had to keep my cool to try and make it seem like I wasn't completely surprised by the shot, for my witnesses.
Overall a really great, fun and encouraging night. I was really worried about how having my 2nd hip done would impact my swing.
Sorry for the novel, I'm super excited. Thanks for listening!
So I shot a 41, which I'm pretty elated about. My ball striking has improved significantly this year with this new hip. I didn't realize how much the bone-on-bone arthritis was slowing my swing down but I can feel myself hitting through the ball so much better. I am LH so my right hip is my lead hip -- I can tell the new strength is allowing me to get down on the shots better.
I even hit the below shot into a par 5 for a tap in birdie (best part: there were witnesses). I've never been able to spin my wedges significantly so watching this ball stop on a dime was really fun. I had to keep my cool to try and make it seem like I wasn't completely surprised by the shot, for my witnesses.
Overall a really great, fun and encouraging night. I was really worried about how having my 2nd hip done would impact my swing.
Sorry for the novel, I'm super excited. Thanks for listening!
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