Tape on Tiger's finger
Martin Halterman
Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle
finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders. ?Blisters
or better grip?
Martin Halterman
Duncan, Oklahoma
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EDDIE
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consecutive holes, and the constant rubbing(I use an overlap grip) of that
finger against my pointing finger of my left hand causes an abrasion or
blister to form. I don't know if that is why Tiger does it, but it is a
possibility.
Susan Hanson
Martin Halterman wrote:
>
> Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle
> finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders. ?Blisters
> or better grip?
>
> Martin Halterman
> Duncan, Oklahoma
> mhalt...@halnet.com
It may be for feel. I know that Dottie Pepper had 3 fingers with tape
on them, for putting only, as they are under a glove the rest of the
time.
Susan
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Trevor Critch
Martin Halterman wrote:
>
> Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle
> finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders. ?Blisters
> or better grip?
>
> Martin Halterman
> Duncan, Oklahoma
> mhalt...@halnet.com
I would like to know this myself. Maybe it is a grip alignment and when
he is setting up a shot.
Regards
Trevor Critch
Jaycey
>I would like to know this myself. Maybe it is a grip alignment and when
>he is setting up a shot.
I guess I need to slip a box of Band-aids into my golf bag...
(hey, if it works for Tiger, I'm certainly willing to try it!!)
dalford
In article <5j12aq$9k1$9...@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, ka...@mail.utexas.edu
(Jaycey) wrote:
Hey, this tape secret is why he can hit 320 yd. drives!
David
GolfCat
I actually have a roll of the tape, perfectly white, and signed by Ellie
Woods...
Priced to sell....$2100.00
First in wins!
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You live like you golf...may we all live long and straight.
terry chay !
>> finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders.
>?Blisters
>> or better grip?
I was browsing the web about a week ago and somewhere there was
an interview with Butch Harmon which asked a similar question. I think
the response was "to protect a calous" but you should look up the web
article to be sure.
Hope this helps,
terry
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Jamie Oastler
On 15 Apr 1997 23:17:46 GMT, ka...@mail.utexas.edu (Jaycey) wrote:
>In article <3353A2...@plato.ucs.mun.ca>, Trevor Critch <cri...@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA> says:
>>
>
>>I would like to know this myself. Maybe it is a grip alignment and when
>>he is setting up a shot.
>
>I guess I need to slip a box of Band-aids into my golf bag...
>(hey, if it works for Tiger, I'm certainly willing to try it!!)
It could be tape around a ring that he wears on his finger? But why
wouldn't he just take it off then?
Larry Ludwick
I took my ring off one time and left it in my car while I played. I
couldn't stand it. Not having that ring on after wearing it nearly
continuously for years drove me nuts. I never thought to put tape
over it to keep it from catching on the grip though. Maybe I'll
give it a try.
Look for millions of golfers with tape on their finger . . .
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Jim dolye
Jamie Oastler wrote:
>
> On 15 Apr 1997 23:17:46 GMT, ka...@mail.utexas.edu (Jaycey) wrote:
>
> >In article <3353A2...@plato.ucs.mun.ca>, Trevor Critch <cri...@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA> says:
> >>
> >
> >>I would like to know this myself. Maybe it is a grip alignment and when
> >>he is setting up a shot.
> >
> >I guess I need to slip a box of Band-aids into my golf bag...
> >(hey, if it works for Tiger, I'm certainly willing to try it!!)
>
> It could be tape around a ring that he wears on his finger? But why
> wouldn't he just take it off then?
Maybe the same reason I don't take off my wedding rings...don't want to
lose them...I'm very forgetful and fearful.
grace
joebl...@ozemail.com.au
Martin Halterman <mhalt...@HALNET.COM> wrote:
>Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle
>finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders. ?Blisters
>or better grip?
when i noticed that tape in the last round i seemed to recall that he
is wearing a ring on that finger in previous rounds.
this habit is quite common for ring wearers
Mark Blake
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Dave Thompson
I put tape on that exact place on that finger as well (if I am playing
enough to need it). The problem I get right there is that the top of my
index finger of the gloved (left) hand is pressing right into the middle
section of the right hand finger next to the littlest finger. I do not
usually get a blister, but a giant flat calous (sp). The tape greatly
lessens what becomes an real distraction and can get painful at times.
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> Martin Halterman <mhalt...@HALNET.COM> wrote:
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> >Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle...
Tha' Duke
I can't speak for Tiger, of course, but I'll proffer a possible reason:
I find that when I practice a lot, the "outside" part of the fingernail
(the part pointing away from my body if I held my hand in front of me)
on my right middle finger starts to dig into my "finger meat" for lack
of a better term. Sort of like having an "ingrown toenail". To stop
the friction and the movement of the nail, and hence, the digging, I
have also considered puting a tight bandaid around the fingertip. Maybe
Tiger has this problem also.
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Well, I think the reason for the tape is more like what happens to me (not
that it matters). In particular, the tape appears to be around the part of
finger where a ring would normally be. I know others who get that big flat
callous thing happing there, so I think thats it. I remember seeing the
tape on one of tigers visit to the either the interview seat or butler
cabin on Sunday with the white tape and it was not on the end of the
finger.
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John L. Winters
In article <01bc5718$43a37a30$0c5ad796@davidth>, thm...@primenet.com says...
>
>I put tape on that exact place on that finger as well (if I am playing
>enough to need it). The problem I get right there is that the top of my
>index finger of the gloved (left) hand is pressing right into the middle
>section of the right hand finger next to the littlest finger. I do not
>usually get a blister, but a giant flat calous (sp). The tape greatly
>lessens what becomes an real distraction and can get painful at times.
>
>joebl...@ozemail.com.au wrote in article
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>> Martin Halterman <mhalt...@HALNET.COM> wrote:
>>
>> >Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle...
>
the nail, but facing the little finger. It rubs agains the left index.
I use the overlapping grip. If I use the baseball, my little finger
of my right hand gets the nail driven into the flesh on the outside of
the little finger.
I once took a lesson from a stupid pro who said that that should not
happen.
Thank goodness for Tiger Woods!
myba...@gmail.com
> Does anyone know the purpose of the tape on Tiger's right hand middle
> finger? I have seen this before, on Ray Floyd and Doug Sanders. ?Blisters
> or better grip?
>