I’ve been playing alot of disc golf lately, and i was just wondering if it is possible to hurt your back from the whipping and turning motion of throwing the disc, or if it is some other injury relating to my weightlifting routine.
Please serious answers only, i do not appreciate people who try to make it sound like they know that they’re talking about.
Thanks 
Yes, and how.
I’ve been exclusively forehand for tee shots for 5 years, and during the first 2 of those years I made the dumb mistake of not rotating enough, letting the snap be rooted in my legs which cause reverberations all through my spine. One day I was practicing with multiple discs till dark, and throwing for distance. I made a couple of great shots. The next morning I woke up and found I couldn’t move. It took me two hours to get out of bed because my lower vertebra was severly inflamed. Once I got up, and the weight shifted, it was better. But I never forgot that.
I hurt my spine higher up a few months later.
Backhand is a bit safer. But it is vital to use your footwork. If you root your feet to the ground and depend on your arm and spine for your snap, it’s asking for injury. Follow through on your shots. Don’t keep your trailing leg on the ground, let it follow through and hop on your lead leg or even fall down if necessary, no matter how funny it looks.
A lat injury sounds like more of an arm overuse injury, and could be related to disc golf follow-through also.
Don’t look here for pointers about safe disc golf form. Check sites like pdga.com for links to sound advice with diagrams.
#1 by Blue Moon on December 6th, 2009
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I don’t know about your weightlifting routine and what impact it has on your back.
I do know that the motions invovled in throwing discs can injure a person’s back. The move is very similar to the regular golf swing, only in reverse, and think about the number of pro golfers who suffer back problems.
I had lower back surgery a few years ago and am an avid golfer and disc golfer.
I have to spend considerable time warming up before I play. I throw about 50 times before playing disc golf, starting with very easy throws and working my way up. I still don’t throw full speed til about the 2nd or 3rd hole.
An extra benifit of this warm up has been improved accuracy and better scores.
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#2 by kozzm0 on December 6th, 2009
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Yes, and how.
I’ve been exclusively forehand for tee shots for 5 years, and during the first 2 of those years I made the dumb mistake of not rotating enough, letting the snap be rooted in my legs which cause reverberations all through my spine. One day I was practicing with multiple discs till dark, and throwing for distance. I made a couple of great shots. The next morning I woke up and found I couldn’t move. It took me two hours to get out of bed because my lower vertebra was severly inflamed. Once I got up, and the weight shifted, it was better. But I never forgot that.
I hurt my spine higher up a few months later.
Backhand is a bit safer. But it is vital to use your footwork. If you root your feet to the ground and depend on your arm and spine for your snap, it’s asking for injury. Follow through on your shots. Don’t keep your trailing leg on the ground, let it follow through and hop on your lead leg or even fall down if necessary, no matter how funny it looks.
A lat injury sounds like more of an arm overuse injury, and could be related to disc golf follow-through also.
Don’t look here for pointers about safe disc golf form. Check sites like pdga.com for links to sound advice with diagrams.
References :