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Long thought of as a "cushy" pastime, golf actually incurs an alarmingly high number of injuries. During the golf swing, our muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints are stressed to near full capacity as we accelerate the golf club head to nearly one hundred miles per hour in less than half a second. In fact, the injury rate for recreational golfers is an surprising sixty percent - and even higher for golfers over age 50.
And while the typical golf-related injury won't incur you in the hospital, it will result in an average of five weeks lost playing time - and some golf injuries can be season ending.
Golf injuries among amateurs are caused by a combination of factors, including overuse (excessive play or repetitive practice), poor conditioning, faulty swing technique, and improper warm-up.
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