Play with any injuries?

[ChampionKirby]

I currently am playing with a torn MCL and possible ACL. I tore my MCL completely off the bone in 2010 and a year after all the physical therapy i screwed up my knee playing disc golf the day before a big tourney. Now, i play with a knee brace and i only put about 70% power and no run up. I have only noticed about a 2 stroke loss since. It really sucks knowing that i might not reach my full potential now, and just wanted to know what other things some people have to fight through.

 

[AirMcNair]

I have pretty much the same thing you have except mine didn't come completely off the bone. It has been that way since '06. Also have a slight tear in my rotator cuff on my throwing arm that does allow for those anny shots.

Give it time on the knee. It took me about 6 months to get back to soccer and basketball playing full motion and strength. I don't wear a brace but I know its there and am very cautious on wet tee pads. I would say try to not push it too much. I know its hard but a MCL is one of those things that heals pretty nice if you just give it a chance.

 

[jkdisc]

ive had a bad knee since '95... i dont know exactly what the damage is but it gets weak sometimes. pretty much ive just gotten used to it being that way

 

[Dthunderchicken]

VIVA Vicodin!!

 

[medicinalfunk]

weak right knee and left hip, multiple broken toes on my leading foot that wont heal

 

[Karl]

It may be the exact right time to 1) practice your putting more than you have, and 2) learn a different / new way of throwing (fh if normally a bh'er, etc.) to diversify your arsenal and place less stress on the thing healing up.

Karl

 

[Tpro]

I got four wisdom teeth cut out and played the Frozen Finale the next day. Placed 2nd... Vicodin is awesome.

 

[chrishysell]

I'm in the process of scheduling my 3rd shoulder surgery. I've always played injured.

 

[mashnut]

I've played lefty a couple times, once for a month when I hurt my right wrist and once for a couple weeks when I hurt my right thumb.

 

[medicinalfunk]

I've played lefty a couple times, once for a month when I hurt my right wrist and once for a couple weeks when I hurt my right thumb.

not as easy as it looks, huh

 

[mashnut]

I actually did ok other than putting, after a few rounds I was getting 250' with a putter and a little over 300 with a pd.

 

[AirMcNair]

I actually did ok other than putting, after a few rounds I was getting 250' with a putter and a little over 300 with a pd.

That was my problem when I broke my throwing hand. I couldn't putt worth crap but I was throwing 320'

 

[chris deitzel]

After playing for 17 years, I have had way to many injuries to list. Pretty much any person that I know who has played seriously for 10+ years has back, hip, knee, shoulder problems. You just learn to deal with it.

As KB CLark #284 says "If it hurts, it still works"

 

[Doupie620]

Both of my shoulders are having issues right now, so I use the "chubby" where my belly and waist meet to grip the disc and I swing around three times...not accurate at all, but my putting has improved.

 

[Cygnus]

My shoulder doesnt like thumbers and tommys I can't throw a football or baseball. But regular throws are No problem

 

[tampabay]

Both of my shoulders are having issues right now, so I use the "chubby" where my belly and waist meet to grip the disc and I swing around three times...not accurate at all, but my putting has improved.

Can you post a video of this? I'm not sure I understand

 

[DiscJunkie]

It may be the exact right time to 1) practice your putting more than you have, and 2) learn a different / new way of throwing (fh if normally a bh'er, etc.) to diversify your arsenal and place less stress on the thing healing up.

Karl

This is good advice.

 

[dobbins66]

Ice Bowl 2009 - Stepped in snow cover hole and tore ankle ligaments (only tourney I've ever started and not finished), Took over a year to get completely comfortable on my plant foot again.

BG Tech Center tourney 2011 - Smashed finger into a tree on follow through, Finger still has a knot on it that I don't think will ever go away and hurts. I throw forehand with a one-finger grip and that's the finger I nailed on the tree. Should probably have had it checked!

4th of July Weekend 2011 (July 3rd) - Compression Syndrome in left leg. Playing Rotary Park in the Mountains of WV in 95+ temperatures can be rough. If you start to get a leg cramp NEVER try to keep going! Stop a minute and work it out then take it easy. Leg swelled from ankle to knee and hurt bad, Didn't pick up a disc from July 4th until July 25th, Three weeks off and drove to Rochester and through one practice round on Monday before World's - Had two rounds on Tuesday and the 2nd one about killed me. Look up compression Syndrome, It can be nasty but I was lucky and didn't have to be cut open.

 

[Jukeshoe]

I usually play with an injured sense of pride.

 

[Johnny Conservative]

I have a little tendonitis in my elbow that bothers me from time to time. When I throw a thumber or tomahawk, it kills my shoulder.