INCHEON, South Korea Michelle Wie is working on a new pain-free swing she hopes will help her avoid surgery on her ailing right hand. While her long-time swing coach, David Leadbetter, has been wary of Wie tinkering with her swing over the years, he likes the overhauled motion shes bringing to the UL International Crown this week.Its a bit of an experiment, but its working, Leadbetter said. She says she isnt feeling pain with it. Well see how she does. If this doesnt work, she is probably going to have to have an operation.Wie, 28, is making her first start since withdrawing from the middle of the first round of the Ricoh Womens British Open two months ago. She told GolfChannel.com that she has visited multiple specialists trying to unravel the mystery of exactly whats causing the pain in her hand.Its been interesting, trying to figure out whats wrong with it, Wie said. Its an ongoing process. There are still a lot of unknowns.Wie told GolfChannel.com at years start that she was taking collagen injections to treat an arthritic condition in both of her wrists. While she believes this injury is related, it goes beyond that.
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Its more pain in the hand than the wrist, Wie said. Its all interconnected, but its complicated. I dont really have the straight terminology to explain it.Leadbetter said its akin to a bone spur, rubbing against a nerve.The bottom line, Wie said, is that shes feeling pretty good since she started hitting balls again two weeks ago, when she started looking for a swing that would put less stress on her wrists.I still cant concretely say Im pain free and everything is great, but Im ready to go, Wie said. Im extremely excited to play.Wie told Leadbetter two weeks ago that she was working on something new, a swing with less wrist cock. He helped her modify it, changing her grip to move the club deeper into the palms of her hands. They were at work on the changes again Saturday at Leadbetters Orlando-based ChampionsGate headquarters in her last session with him before leaving for South Korea.Using Steve Stricker as an image, she is swinging with a more one-piece look, with more passive wrists and hands, Leadbetter said. She said she went through the whole session without feeling any pain.Leadbetter said the swing looks wider and shorter, and shes taking shallower divots.Over the years, Michelle has always had a lot of emphasis on her wrist set, the cocking and uncocking of the wrists, where she has had a lot of lag in her swing, so when shes coming into the ball theres a lot of angle in her wrists, Leadbetter said. The swing looks a little different now.Theres more emphasis on using the bodys big muscles.Leadbetter said at first the changes took Wie away from the fade that has helped her gain better control with her driver, but she is finding the fade again. That left-to-right action has been key to her resurgence the last two years, including her victory in March at the HSBC Womens World Championship.She might have lost a little bit of distance with this swing, but nothing appreciable, Leadbetter said.The real benefit, Leadbetter hopes, will be in prolonging her career and avoiding surgery.She had to make a decision, he said. She could have surgery where things get better, but if she doesnt make any changes to her swing, then the injury problems are probably going to come back.Wies bio should come with X-rays. Over the last few years, she has dealt with neck, hip, knee, ankle and wrist issues. Plus, there was that emergency appendectomy last year.I cant list all the injuries Michelle has had in her career, Leadbetter said at years start, when Wie set out hoping to enjoy an injury-free season. I dont think there is one joint or bone in her body that hasnt had some sort of injury or issue.
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