Today, I encountered my first taste of injury in my professional career. I am, however, hesitant to even mention it because I feel it will end up to be just a minor tweak and just need a day or so to rest. The incident initiated yesterday when I was hitting balls on the driving range. I heard and felt a pop in my left foot that was loud enough to go "huh", but somehow didn't manage to cause any further trouble. I continued to practice and then even went and played 9 holes. This morning, I woke up and everything was fine....had forgotten about the foot completely. I had a lesson with Brian at 9:00, and up until the very end everything was going along fine. But during one swing, I felt a strain in the same exact area as the pop occurred the day before and was unable to finish the last remaining minutes of the lesson.
I was home shortly after we wrapped up the lesson and there wasn't much else to do but put ice on the foot and go from there. It still felt as though it was nothing that 3 Aleve and some tape couldn't fix. So that's what I did. I went back out to the range after lunch and tested out my makeshift bandage. For the most part, my brain wouldn't let me make anything more than a 3/4 motion at minimal speed so I'm still not certain as to if I can make a full swing quite yet. The good news is I managed to hit shots on the range that were good enough to take to the course. And the things we worked helped get me back on track to the way I was swinging it a couple weeks ago. Even if I'm not 100% come Monday, I at least know what to expect in terms of how I can hit it.
My plan for tomorrow is to see what my foot feels like and plan the day around that. I'll be able to practice my short game at the very least, but I'm hopeful that tomorrow I'll forget about it altogether. Hope all is well with everyone. I'll have more as soon as anything changes.
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