Callous or blisters... Bad grip, glove?
RJ
A couple of things...
... you are gripping the clubs much too tightly. I suspect you may fade
or slice the ball as well, which is one outcome of an overly tight grip.
... how are the grips surfaces, are they pretty slick? Overly slick
grips will spin in your hands and do more damage than a grip in good
condition. Also, you may benefit from replacing your grips with a nice
soft WINN tour wrap. And while you are at it, you could have them
measure your hand to make sure your grip size is correct.
If I get a blister, I get it on my right hand's index finger. But I have
been playing 3-4 times a week for a couple of months, blister free. I
try very hard not to strangle the club, and the result is better golf
shots and no blisters.
good luck!
RJ
...
Carleton Wu wrote:
>
> Does anyone else get callous or blisters on the palms side of their
> had with frequent golf playing? Is this normal or a sign of a bad
> grip/glove. I know wear patterns on gloves can show grip problems but
> these aren't related I don't think...
>
> I usually get the callous on my palm, just below the first crease of
> the fingers (mainly index, middle and ring finger creases), and also
> on the palm side of my fingers, just below the the second crease. I
> think this is where some of my skin gets bunched up and rubs during
> the swing. Oh yeah, I am right handed and this occurs mainly on my
> left hand although it does happen to the fingers of my right hand.
>
> Usually it is not a problem. Golf once a week but lately have been
> going to the range and so have 3 golf outings/week.
>
> Any thoughts? Those areas are sore enough that it is affecting my
> swing and right now I'm taking a week off of golf just to let my hands
> heal a little bit.
>
> CW
Joe Cartpath
cap. I tend to grip the club very near the end, and the hard, relatively
sharp edge of that butt cap puts a callous on the heel of my left hand
(between the little finger and wrist).
Other than that, I love the feel of the Winns.
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R C
with are blisters on the pad portion of your palm. Between the second
crease of your hand and the wrist should be blister free. Remember
Hogan hit golf balls until his hands were bleeding. Let the callouses
develop and you will rarely have pain again.
coder
RJ <a...@blanca.com> wrote:
>... you are gripping the clubs much too tightly. I suspect you may fade
>or slice the ball as well, which is one outcome of an overly tight grip.
He may or may not be. Hogan had tremendous callouses and even has a
picture in his book of where they should develop.
>... how are the grips surfaces, are they pretty slick? Overly slick
>grips will spin in your hands and do more damage than a grip in good
>condition. Also, you may benefit from replacing your grips with a nice
>soft WINN tour wrap. And while you are at it, you could have them
>measure your hand to make sure your grip size is correct.
It sounds too me like his grips may be too small, if anything. I used to
get calloused on my right ring finger until I went with larger grips. I
now get callouses in the following places:
Base of my left ring and pinkie finger
Left palm heel where the butt of the is held
1st pad of the right ring finger
I hit about 6-10 buckets a week and I don't wear a glove.
RJ
Although there are many Hogan golf attributes I would love to add to my
game, "tremendous callouses" is not among them.
I would agree, one can still play great golf while abusing one's hands,
but such abuse is not a prerequisite to playing good golf.
cheers
RJ
...
coder
RJ <a...@blanca.com> wrote:
>Although there are many Hogan golf attributes I would love to add to my
>game, "tremendous callouses" is not among them.
>
>I would agree, one can still play great golf while abusing one's hands,
>but such abuse is not a prerequisite to playing good golf.
When Hogan entered the LA Open after the car wreck, he shook hands with
Snead. Snead asked him if he'd been practicing and he said, "A little."
Later Snead said shaking hands with him was like sticking your hand in a
meat grinder :)
But, you are correct, it isn't necessary, but it can be a good indication
of properly holding the club, or not. I keep mine reasonable with my wifes
foot callous remover. Sort of a big emory board.
RJ
Sorry, I missed that aspect of the callouses being a tell tale of a one
is holding a club. Good point.
Hogan was amazing. I am wondering if there was anything else in his
life which may have also contributed to his "meat grinders"? Was he
involved in any other labor with his hands?
RJ
...
Tim F. Ginnett
give you a few callouses.....
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Joseph N. Hall
Yes, it's entirely normal. Too much and/or too little grip
pressure can cause calluses to form more quickly. I find that
practicing in warm weather with a sweaty glove leads to very
fast callus formation.
Ideally you want a dry glove and enough grip pressure that the
club doesn't slide around in your hand much. The more your
fingers get pinched or rubbed during the swing, the more calluses
and/or blisters you'll form.
If the calluses on your fingers are bothering you, you can put
athletic tape over them while you practice.
-joseph
Carleton Wu wrote:
>
> Does anyone else get callous or blisters on the palms side of their
> had with frequent golf playing? Is this normal or a sign of a bad
> grip/glove. I know wear patterns on gloves can show grip problems but
> these aren't related I don't think...
>
> I usually get the callous on my palm, just below the first crease of
> the fingers (mainly index, middle and ring finger creases), and also
> on the palm side of my fingers, just below the the second crease. I
> think this is where some of my skin gets bunched up and rubs during
> the swing. Oh yeah, I am right handed and this occurs mainly on my
> left hand although it does happen to the fingers of my right hand.
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"@5sigma.com> wrote:
> It's "callus."
Why are you so definite?
Callous \Cal"lous\, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum,
callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]
1. Hardened; indurated. ``A callous hand.'' --Goldsmith. ``A
callous ulcer.'' --Dunglison.
2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
``The callous diplomatist.'' --Macaulay.
It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to
ridicule. --T. Arnold.
Syn: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible;
unfeeling; unsusceptible. See {Obdurate}. --
{Cal"lous*ly}, adv. -- {Cal"lous*ness}, n.
A callousness and numbness of soul. --Bentley.
Callus \Cal"lus\, n. [L. See {Callous}.]
1. (Med.)
(a) Same as {Callosity}.
(b The material of repair in fractures of bone; a
substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at
first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is
ultimately converted into true bone and unites the
fragments into a single piece.
2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting,
before it puts out rootlets.
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Joseph N. Hall
>
> In article <39820B49...@5sigma.com>, "Joseph N. Hall" <" <oobleck>
> "@5sigma.com> wrote:
>
> > It's "callus."
>
> Why are you so definite?
Because the noun is "callus."
-joseph
Steve Bellamy
I agree with your "warm weather/sweaty glove" assertion. I have found that
callouses form much more quickly here in AZ than they used to when I lived
and played in England.
Steve in AZ
in article 39820B49...@5sigma.com, Joseph N. Hall at " <oobleck>
"@5sigma.com wrote on 7/28/00 3:38 PM:
> It's "callus."
>
> Yes, it's entirely normal. Too much and/or too little grip
> pressure can cause calluses to form more quickly. I find that
> practicing in warm weather with a sweaty glove leads to very
> fast callus formation.
>
> Ideally you want a dry glove and enough grip pressure that the
> club doesn't slide around in your hand much. The more your
> fingers get pinched or rubbed during the swing, the more calluses
> and/or blisters you'll form.
>
> If the calluses on your fingers are bothering you, you can put
> athletic tape over them while you practice.
>
> -joseph
>
> Carleton Wu wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone else get callous or blisters on the palms side of their
>> had with frequent golf playing? Is this normal or a sign of a bad
>> grip/glove. I know wear patterns on gloves can show grip problems but
>> these aren't related I don't think...
>>
>> I usually get the callous on my palm, just below the first crease of
>> the fingers (mainly index, middle and ring finger creases), and also
>> on the palm side of my fingers, just below the the second crease. I
>> think this is where some of my skin gets bunched up and rubs during
>> the swing. Oh yeah, I am right handed and this occurs mainly on my
>> left hand although it does happen to the fingers of my right hand.
> [...]