Mine gets sore....I can feel the stretch in it from the rotation of my swing....past impact and up into the finish.
Anyone else have this?
Birdie,
Are you rolling your Left Foot well over onto its edge in the Downstroke? My guess is you are, and this is putting significant pressure on your left ankle.
Your Weight should shift in the Downstroke to the outer edge of the Left Foot, but it should never Roll the inner edge off the ground and the outer edge into the Ankle.
Remember the words of Homer Kelley:
"It is better to turn on one's heel than to roll excessively." [7-17]
I'm not in a position to help your golf swing---lots of others to do that. However, I'm curious-----is the golf swing the only time your ankle hurts?? How about when you plant your left foot to make a turn to the right?? Judging by your responses on this forum I'm assuming you have been playing golf for a number of years. Did this just now start hurting?? Did you injure it perhaps doing something else and now a golf swing hurts it? I would try an ace wrap or a fancier device called an air splint and see if it helps. Perhaps Vickie or Physioguy have some exercises you can do to strengthen your ankle. Good luck!
Dr Dave
I'm not in a position to help your golf swing---lots of others to do that. However, I'm curious-----is the golf swing the only time your ankle hurts?? How about when you plant your left foot to make a turn to the right?? Judging by your responses on this forum I'm assuming you have been playing golf for a number of years. Did this just now start hurting?? Did you injure it perhaps doing something else and now a golf swing hurts it? I would try an ace wrap or a fancier device called an air splint and see if it helps. Perhaps Vickie or Physioguy have some exercises you can do to strengthen your ankle. Good luck!
Dr Dave
(Thanks for the response doc)
I don't think I've ever injured it....
It's just one of those things that bugs me sometimes playing golf....not overly bad....but I don't want it to start being painful everytime I swing.
A lot of the time I'm dumb tho and I don't warm up well enough....maybe it just needs a little stretch before I start rippin drivers.
Nm no it doesn't lol....seemed like it did when I did a few "air swings" here at my deck...
Seems like I can't not do it...
Any suggestions anyone?
A great check is to put something under the outside edge of your left foot (a ball is ok, but a bit big/too much angle) - I think Seve used a lofted iron turned face down, but that may alter your lofts/lie) even just a piece of wood or sturdy book will do the trick.
This should give you the feel of a very solid left side and keep you from getting outside the left instep. Works well with left foot/right toe drill too. I'm guessing your hips are firing pretty hard now? Left foot only is great for that. You could be over doing axis tilt and/or bobbing as well.
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Since your ankle joints and the respective response from the shins and the feet bones are critical to setting up your whole drive this is a very valuable post BirdieMan so I am finally readdressing your post.
Are you still dealing with issues?
I have actually adapted some of my first sport protocols from snow skiing to the golf actions. I will add a caviet here: it all depends on your alignment and natural mechanics; hitter, swinger, hip driver, inappropriate elbow driver and then there's age that is less about your chronological age than your biological, functional age.
Increasing the circular range of motion in your ankles will absolutely absolve any symptoms you experience. This includes ankle exercises and also jumping exercises where you try to hold your atlas (the cervical vertebrae your head sits on) stationary and move your level hips from side to side.
Remember that I believe that if you raise your threshhold of function above the requirements of your sport . . . you aleviate the stresses that dis-stress the joints involved.
Are you rolling your Left Foot well over onto its edge in the Downstroke? My guess is you are, and this is putting significant pressure on your left ankle.
Your Weight should shift in the Downstroke to the outer edge of the Left Foot, but it should never Roll the inner edge off the ground and the outer edge into the Ankle.
Remember the words of Homer Kelley:
"It is better to turn on one's heel than to roll excessively." [7-17]
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