I am going through my second bout of "golfer's elbow" at the tender "young" age of 44. I am right handed, and the first time I had it was on my left arm, which would be more normal than having it on my right arm. Now, however, I do have it on my right arm. In both cases, it was (is) on the outer side of the joint, meaning that technically it is "tennis elbow." As I understand it "golfer's elbow" is what it is referred to when it occurs on the inner side of the elbow. At any rate, I had gone through a painless but miserable period where I had lost distance with my driver and mid irons. Finally, my distance came back, and the main reason was a change in my take away and increased concentration on keeping the "triangle" together and swinging a bit flatter. Distance came back with the driver and a slice that I had developed with the driver also went away. I start hitting the driver once again with a draw, and started hitting it 250-280 yards which is good for me. When I did miss, I started hitting either a kind of power fade or a pull. I then proceeded to play a lot of golf in a short period of time, including a club tournament and some other club events that amounted to about three and a half rounds in one week. The following week, after nine holes of Weds night men's league, I did not feel a pop or anything like that, but I do recall having trouble getting out of a hard packed fairway bunker atmy club with an 8 iron and I believe that may have exacerbated the pain I now have. I also think that because I started swinging a bit flatter and started pulling the ball, that I have gotten my right side to fire a bit too hard, which is why I have developed pain on my outer right elbow. In other words, impressed with the fact that I found my driver swing again (I hit very well off the tee in the aforementioned club tournament), I over-compensated, and the now over-active right side developed tennis elbow since it is essentiall a motion similar to a forehand stroke in tennis (for a right handed golver/tennis player like me. I tried to play through the pain and had a disatrous outing in my Weds night men's league. So, I laid off a week and then played with some friends at another country club (and made sure to wear the tennis elbow band). Played okay, and iced my arm in the clubhouse right away after the round (and had a couple of tequila and tonics as well - though this meant I had to skip the Advil that night). Pain was manageable, but decided to lay off now for at least two weeks as I have a match coming up in the team match play tournament at my club in late June. Icing really helps, and I later alternate with Icy Hot and massage it myself which also seems to help. Is there a lesson in all this - yes, I think it is swing easy and if you make a swing change don't overdo it. Like Harvey Penick said, "If I tell you to take an aspirin, don't go and swallow the whole bottle." Other than resting, icing, elevating and massaging, there isn't too much else to do.