Previous years on the tour for
you have always been about
wins and top table finishes, this
year’s been about recuperation
and rehabilitation. What was the
injury that occurred and how did it
happen?
I originally injured the wrist a few
years ago at Gleneagles, I hadn’t
quite hit the shot I wanted with my
4 iron and out of frustration I pushed
down on the club, the club snapped
and jarred my wrist, that’s when it
crept in. 2 years later in a leisurely
game with some friends, I hit a shot
and my tendons just snapped, freak
of an accident. It required corrective
surgery and the Dr that undertook
the task said he had never seen
anything like it before.
Can you tell us what the year has
been like on the side lines and what
the journey back has involved?
It was frustrating at first, when you
can’t do the thing you love it’s painful,
not just being in a cast but it’s hard on
you emotionally, the only thing to do
is stay positive and work hard when
the time is right to get back to it.
I didn’t want to sit on the side lines for
long and as soon as I was able to get
back in to training I started to train
with the Sale Sharks Rugby team,
they have been fantastic and given
me access to all the latest training
methods and equipment.
As the younger players have come
through and the emphasis of the
game has switched to distance
and power has your physical rehab
included more time in the gym?
Definitely, I have been in the gym for
4 hours a day, 4 days a week, working
on my entire body, not just fixing the
wrist, I’ve worked on strength, gained
weight in muscle concentrating on
specific muscle sets, I feel a lot more
solid which should improve distance
and consistency.
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