Unhappy golfer today.....I'm sitting out playing in my travel group today, and won't play at the home course Thursday either. My back has been giving me problems for 3 weeks (a "knot" or "charlie horse" right between the shoulder blades that prevents me from swinging effectively) isn't getting any better, so maybe R & R together with ice and then heat and then stretching will do the trick. I tried "playing through it," and that just made it worse. I hope this is the answer, b/c sitting here on a beautiful summer day with a gentle breeze is no fun! 😞

    fatshot she said she thinks is muscular, so I'll try anything!! 😆

    I would find a reputable massage therapist and give it a try! Maybe you will even get to experience the little electrical shock pads to help loosen up your muscles prior to the therapy session.

        Typhoon Yeah, she did.....actually gave me an extra 10 minutes. But that was 2 weeks ago, and for whatever reason it didn't seem to do much good.

            fatshot ugh, I know that spot you’re talking about. Feels like a lump behind your shoulder blade area. Tender to touch.

              Shot 42 in league last night and lost. Had I played the person I was scheduled to I would have won. My partner couldn't make it so I got a sub. He's a much lower handicap so he became the A player and I was the B. The 2 A players shot 43, I shot 42 and the other B player shot 39. He actually missed 2 short putts to let me win 2 holes lol. On the plus side the rain stopped right before our tee time.

                Typhoon EMS is crazy… you get that muscle spasm feeling if it’s up too high.

                Never got anything out of it. This reminds me I have one at home. Somewhere.

                  Typhoon This guy is hot and cold. He's my age, but has been semi-retired for at least 5 years. Plays golf every day. I have 39 scores posted including 9 hole league rounds; he has 160 rounds posted without league. This year he finally dropped from a 22 to 18 cap. Every so often he puts up a great 9 hole score in league. He rarely wins anything so I can't call him a sandbagger. He is a serious stoner though lol.

                  This year league is exactly like last year. Both seasons we won the first half and then ran into hot golfers in the 2nd half. I should be competitive shooting 42 for 9, but not even close lately. I started badly last night, but was even par 14 thru 18 and didn't win a hole.

                    Played yesterday, and decided to play the senior tees at 5300 yards. Shot 38-37-75. One birdie, 11 Fw and 11 GIR. 16 putts on the front using the new Lean Lock putter but sent it back today. Just too uncomfortable getting into position with it. Felt like I was wrestling it. I could see where it would have potential for some people though.
                    Plan was to try 3 different swings for 6 holes each. Started with the Ballard swing and things were going well so kept it for 9. Tied the old Master Key swing (anybody remember that?) and gave up after 2 holes. Not horrible I parred both holes but didn't hit anything really solid. Switched to the RSS swing and that was the definite winner. Picked up 10-20 yards on drives and it's easy. Played 6 holes in 2 over but one was a 3 putt GIR. That's what I'll try next time out.

                      I played Friday and had a swing thought that was working well (for a bogey golfer). Today, I tried to use the same thought and it worked well on the first hole, but my game got progessively worse as I went through the round. Why can't we maintain a consistent swing for more than one round?

                        Spartan Why can't we maintain a consistent swing for more than one hole?

                        Excellent question.
                        Wrong audience.
                        😄

                          Typhoon Too much thinking.

                          This is the never ending insidiousness of golf. When you're hitting it well you're really not thinking, just reacting. But when you're not hitting it well, then you start thinking what's wrong and golf becomes a struggle.

                          It's a sinister never ending cycle of playing golf.