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Old 07-20-2012, 10:32 AM   #21
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Unfortunately, I broke my foot playing tennis. I was in a doubles league and was charging the net, split step to go down to my left when the ball hits the let cord, flips up high and hard to my right, I jump and my foot catches the court and a nasty, nasty turn of the ankle later results in a broken foot. Ugh!!! It's been six weeks now and I am dying to get out and play. I think I'll be able to hit a little next week.....I hope.

After severe boredom kicked in, I decided to play golf. The first time out in 14 months playing my own ball (played in a scramble 12 months ago), I shot 2 over par for 18. The next day on a different course, I shot 3 over par. My back 9s were 1 under and even. On the even par 9, I only had one par! Now, I am bragging.

The courses were both easy and probably only had course ratings of 66 or 67 with par being 70 and 71 and were under 7000 yards long. The boot really made me concentrate on my tempo and weight shift through contact and kept me from swaying backward which is a real power & control leak.
Gosh, what an awful injury. I hope it heals right and doesn't plague you in years to come. Just bones and not soft tissue I hope for your sake. Soft tissue seems to take forever to heal. Callaway? makes some really nice ankle supports. Those are the ones Chang wore. They are heavy duty.

Re: your golf score, very impressive given the long layoff from the game.

And I think you should market the boot as an anti-sway training device.

Edit: The ankle braces are made by Kallassey not Callaway.

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Old 07-20-2012, 10:32 AM   #22
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On the even par 9, I only had one par! Now, I am bragging.

The boot really made me concentrate on my tempo and weight shift through contact and kept me from swaying backward which is a real power & control leak.
you should have worked in a "to boot" joke
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^ You are being a heel.

And a sole-less one at that.
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Old 07-20-2012, 10:38 AM   #24
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sorry. all this was crystal clear to everyone but me
No. They piled onto your statements.

@LeeD, but the beers were cold after the round, no?
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