Hello, from a New Member

[Joe]

I have had two shoulder reconstructions. One was from a hockey injury when I was playing in mens league hockey league and collided with a guy just south of the blueline... went ass over teakettle and dislocated it tearing it all up. The ending to that story was that the same guy I collided with ended up being the surgeon who reconstructed my shoulder. Talk about taking the whole idea of drumming up business to an extreme.

The second shoulder injury (that resulted in surgery on the other side) was from a work related injury. I had a drunk guy decide he wanted to play MMA with my on a traffic stop. He handed it to me pretty good. I still dislike that guy.

Its amazing what they ccan do. A year is about right. But sometime around teh yeart mark youll hopefully forget you had anything done to it. Sad to report that my chances of getting picked up by the RedSox as a multi -million dollar closing pitcher are probably over. Then again at 38 it was probably a pipe dream anyways.

[bagdaddy]

Thanks for the welcome and speedy recovery wish Biff!

[Biff]

Hey BD, welcome to the forum. This is a great place to learn all about speed bagging. You'll find lots of knowlegable folks willing to help.

Ask your doctor about using the bag to help in your recovery. And here's to a speedy and complete recovery.

[bagdaddy]

Thanks paranday. The Doc say's I need one year for full recovery from my shoulder surgery, but I can do strenghting exercises after six months. It's been seven months, so I'm ready to try a speed bag. I know I wont be able to hold my right arm up very long though. I'm concerned about overdoing it. I guess I just have to get a bag and find out.

bagdaddy

[paranday]

Welcome. I'm nearly your age and think bagging is great. It is the "chess" of fitness equipment -- a thinking man's or thinking woman's exercise. Plus you can make your own jaw drop when you finally pull off a combo you've been working on -- life doesn't get any better than the speed bag. Well, you know what I mean.

[bagdaddy]

Wow!!!! I found this site this morning and I’m blown away! I have never hit a speed bag, but I have always wanted to. Lately I’ve been considering trying the speed bag to help with my shoulder rehab. I had rotator cuff repair surgery in November on my right (strongside) shoulder. I got on the web this morning to Google “speed bag.” I was interested in pricing some speed bags, etc… That’s where I found this site. I now realize I have been clueless about speed bagging! I watched several videos from this forum of bag drumming and I’m psyched about them. I read dozens of member posts and began to feel like I was in good company. The posts have been clean and respectful. That impresses me. I appreciate it.

I read about the SPEED B.A.G. 2010 event and I find myself wanting to be part of it. I won’t make it this year, but maybe next year. It’ll give me time to learn a little bit too. Like I said, I have never hit a speed bag before, but always wanted to. I’m 54 years old this year and I want to get my overall health and conditioning back ASAP. I can hear my wife now --- “you’ve got twenty irons in the fire and now you want to start something else.” She’s right! But I really want to learn how to hit a speed bag. I really want to learn to do it to music too! I’m a fan of Travis Tritt and I can see me speed bagging to T.R.O.U.B.L.E… MAN! I’m excited!!!

My life is very, very busy and the last thing I needed was to get interested in something else! Dang it! Somehow I’ve got to figure out how to add this new interest in speed bagging into my life!

Wish me luck guys! I’m gonna need it!

bagdaddy