Ricky Wysocki Shares His Current Health State, Lyme Disease Issues & How That Can Affect His Future
Ricky Wysocki opens up about his current health state and struggles with Lyme disease, sharing how it's affected his future in disc golf. The pro golfer discusses feeling good enough to return to competition at the Preserve, but acknowledges that recovery has been a struggle. He shares his experience of having to take a break from the sport, which not only physically but also mentally helps him approach the remainder of the season with a fresh perspective. Comparing it to other top players like Eagle and Simon, Ricky highlights that even though disc golf is considered a non-contact sport, repetition can still take a toll on the body. With typical touring schedule nearing its midpoint, Ricky takes mental downtime as an opportunity to recharge and refocus for what's left of the season.
Disc golf pro Ricky Wysocki shares his honest thoughts on living with Lyme disease & its impact on his career.
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all right we're here with ricky wasaki ricky you know what the first question is going to be how are you feeling i'm feeling good i'm i'm good healthy enough to be back and and playing this week at the preserve i'm super thankful for that i think just being injured being out puts it in perspective and just uh makes me be thankful for every time i can be out here playing and i'm good i think i'm probably i'd say probably 90 not 100 but uh we're getting we're getting closer and that's what it's all about how how has these past few weeks been i know you've talked about it's been a struggle not seeing everyone compete and not being out there yeah it's it's tough it gets a little depressing you know it's it's definitely when you're competing every week and you go from playing and and you know going through the through the tour then just you know stop playing it's it's tough because i love being out here competing and playing and doing what i do so having an injury prevent that is is really tough and there's a lot of people have to go through it and you know me eagle simon went through it a lot a lot of top players are going through it it's a long season and it takes a toll on your body even though it's a non-contact sport it's repetition can really uh can hurt you and you know not even at all you know my injury wasn't really repetition related but you know it's just you got to take care of your body any silver lining in it like just taking a break mentally just kind of shutting down obviously physically but any silver lining there yeah i think that i can take a positive out of that you know when you get halfway through a season like like like the pro tour it's you know there's it's a week in a week out practice play go to the next tournament do the same thing so it kind of gives me a fresh new mindset you know middle of the season normally you're a little bit burned out you know you're not there mentally maybe you're just kind of going through the motions a little bit whereas me took a couple like a month off and...
