Is an injured left shoulder affecting my golf swing?
April 24, 2010
I’m a right-hander. I’ve had an injured left shoulder since 2003. When I lift weights, I sometimes have sharp pain, and lately, I’ve noticed it’s weaker than my right shoulder. It seems to have gotten weaker recently. I’ve had trouble with my golf swing. I slice the ball a lot. I’ve worked hard on my form, but it’s not working. I realize mechanics still need work…but could this weak left shoulder be part of it?
Author GolfPlayer
It could be hurting your game. The slightest change in any aspect of the swing/your body will effect your game. I mean if you were to lose or gain 10 pounds it would change you game. So I think that your shoulder could be hurting your game, but you can also learn to play with it.
having an injured shoulder definietly affects your golf swing, your slicing the ball alot probably because ur left shoulder is weak and drops down lower then it should while hitting the ball. If you really do have pain like you say you do then u should rehab ur shoulder until its back to strength again. If you dont rehab ur shoulder u will have that pain and weakness in your shoulder for the rest of ur life.
An injured shoulder could affect your golf swing appreciably. There has to be a physical therapist in your area who could give you a series of exercises to strengthen that shoulder. The fact that you have the injury may be the reason for wayward golf shots. You may be compensating to lessen the hurt which causes you to swing improperly.
I have been there and it will because you can’t hit against the left side hard enough to properly allow the swing to do it’s job (close club face). Your shots don’t seem to have any thrust to them and the ball will just filter right. 7 years is a long time you need to check with a doctor or work out more on just arm and wrist to adjust for a lot of the power you’re losing and learn to play a fade shot. Go to a sports medicine doctor and find out about the shoulder injury, hopefully it can be repaired.
It could- if you can’t follow through like you should, or get the club to the top of your backswing like normal, it can definitely affect your swing. There could be some instability in the actual swing itself, which could lead to a number of problems: if you can’t get your arms to roll over through impact, the face would be left open, which would cause a slice. I’d see a doctor to make sure, though.
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