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52 minutes ago, ValueGolf said:

Switching to graphite is the best option, but if you want to stick with steel, Sting Stopper inserts are an option. You can get them on Amazon, and they work:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LKBGZGY

Those look exactly the same as Pro Soft inserts from Golfworks. 
 

For me, graphite works a lot better at dampening vibrations. These help, but no where near the same. 

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4 hours ago, Mob said:

A lot of good advice here.  I had surgery 8 years ago for medial and lateral epicondylitis, which sounds like what you probably have as well.  Obviously, you need a doctor to confirm this.  I failed conservative treatment, which you should try first.  This is what my orthopedic surgeon recommended before surgery:

 

1.) Stop golf for awhile and let the elbow recover. Stay off of golf mats in the winter.  Also, don't spend much time on the range pounding balls during the season.  

2.) Stretch daily.  Arm straight out and bend fingers all the way up and hold for 1 minute, do several sets.  Arm straight out and bend fingers and hand all the way down and hold for 1 minute, do several sets.

3.) Consider wearing a wrist splint at night.  This takes the strain of the tendon insertion at the elbow, even though it seems counterintuitive to non-medical people.

4.) Anti-inflammatories if you have no contra-indication.

5.) Consider injections (PRP, steroids, etc.)

6.) Surgery is last option.  It worked well for me, I am 80% better.  Considering at it's worse, it woke me up and hurt to lift my hands up to my face when washing my face in the morning, I am very happy.

 

All that being said, I switched to graphite and will never go back to steel.  

 

Also, you might want to consider prolotherapy.  And don't over look chiropractic.

 

When I tore two tendons in my right elbow (righty golfer) I used those above plus physical therapy, ice, heat, compression sleeve, elbow brace, ointments.  I looked into PRP and surgery but didn't do those.  Not sure what worked or if it was a combo but after 1 1/2 years on the "injured reserve list" I'm baaaaack!

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1 hour ago, gdb99 said:

Those look exactly the same as Pro Soft inserts from Golfworks. 
 

For me, graphite works a lot better at dampening vibrations. These help, but no where near the same. 

 

I agree. I tried the prosoft inserts and also the cushin inserts in the Ping irons. While they helped a bit the never eliminated my pain. Once I switched to graphite shafts my pain went away.

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Going to see a doctor is what you should first do. 

A lot of things could cause elbow pain and many have nothing to do with what shafts are in your irons. A couple years back I treated left elbow pain for a whole winter of rest and zero golf along with heat and TENS and had no results. Spring came and the pain was still there so I went to have it checked out. Doctor told me there was nothing wrong with the elbow at all and pain was from pinched nerve in my neck. It pretty much wrecked a entire season with pain comes and goes randomly while I was treating the neck.  

As some have mentioned before, don't assume you know the source of the pain and proper way to treat it. 

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17 minutes ago, mister2cool said:

Going to see a doctor is what you should first do. 

A lot of things could cause elbow pain and many have nothing to do with what shafts are in your irons. A couple years back I treated left elbow pain for a whole winter of rest and zero golf along with heat and TENS and had no results. Spring came and the pain was still there so I went to have it checked out. Doctor told me there was nothing wrong with the elbow at all and pain was from pinched nerve in my neck. It pretty much wrecked a entire season with pain comes and goes randomly while I was treating the neck.  

As some have mentioned before, don't assume you know the source of the pain and proper way to treat it. 

It’s a great point, I should have led with that. I have and mine is from being steepish and aggressive through the ball which is fine outdoors. I live in Canada, built a simulator, long story short blew my elbows up hitting off concrete essentially lol. So now although rehabbed, and strengthened (daily), my bows are still sensitive to golf. 

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