Finger blister

[mashleyR7]

A friend of mine who's just taken up the game has just shown me his hand with a nasty looking blister on his ring finger towards the bottom just underneath the knuckle. He asked what can cause this but I'm not sure, any ideas?

 

[chrisd]

A friend of mine who's just taken up the game has just shown me his hand with a nasty looking blister on his ring finger towards the bottom just underneath the knuckle. He asked what can cause this but I'm not sure, any ideas?

A friend of yours Ash, with blistered fingers, not likely to be golf related !

 

[Rooter]

A friend of yours Ash, with blistered fingers, not likely to be golf related !

Is he in the dead hand gang?

 

[mashleyR7]

Please, enough of the rubbish jokes. This guys is new to our lovely sport and the more mates I get playing the better for me
Lets try get a real answer so I can cure his hand for him.

 

[Rooter]

well typically a finger blister if from gripping too tight no? has he had his grip looked at by a pro?

 

[mashleyR7]

I thought it was gripping to tight so told to be aware of this. He's literrally just taken up the game, shooting 75's round a par 32 9 hole course so prob doesn't know what a pro is. I've never experienced blister from golf before so was at a loss to what it could be.

 

[virtuocity]

I suffered horribly from these when I started last year. Of course it's due to gripping to tightly but you can't ask a newbie to grip lightly. Why? Cos he will be tense, nervous, scared of hitting someone on the head, topping or duffing the ball etc. Two gloves will help but not as much as practising whilst having a sore finger will. The pain stopped me from gripping too tightly.

If all else fails, tell him to breathe in on the backswing and exhale on the downswing. It's then impossible to be tense.

 

[garyinderry]

have you ever seen a pen pusher / office jockey use gardening tools without gloves. its the exact same thing.


hands will toughen up over time. rory mcilroy posted up some blister pics on twitter after his off season break. its quite common.

 

[Vice]

I had the same thing using an interlocking grip, it seemed like the glove was rubbing against it - changed to an overlap solved the issue for me.

A friend of mine who's just taken up the game has just shown me his hand with a nasty looking blister on his ring finger towards the bottom just underneath the knuckle. He asked what can cause this but I'm not sure, any ideas?

 

[CMAC]

its not gripping too tightly as there is movement, the clubs moving in his hands therefore friction, he needs his grip checked properly and/or maybe he has lovely soft hands that need a bit of toughening. Grips might be too rough for his skin as well.

Most golfers have old hard calluses from the same thing

 

[One Planer]

I have firm skin at the base of my ring finger and under the knuckle aboveas my wedding ring rubs on these areas when holding and swing the golf club :lol:

Not sure if this helps or not.

 

[chrisd]

its not gripping too tightly as there is movement, the clubs moving in his hands therefore friction, he needs his grip checked properly and/or maybe he has lovely soft hands that need a bit of toughening. Grips might be too rough for his skin as well.

Most golfers have old hard calluses from the same thing

If I hadn't churned out a "rubbish" joke this is what I'd have said

 

[mashleyR7]

If I hadn't churned out a "rubbish" joke this is what I'd have said

I didn't need to say rubbish did i, all your jokes are!

I can't grip the club with my wedding ring on so have to take it off.

 

[Rooter]

I can't grip the club with my wedding ring on so have to take it off.

I take mine off as its too big and comes off with my glove sometimes!!

That, and i dont want all the hot chicks in the ladies team to know i am married...

 

[mashleyR7]

Being cack handed my ring finger is my lower hand which I think makes it more uncomfortable.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I take mine off as its too big and comes off with my glove sometimes!!

That, and i dont want all the hot chicks in the ladies team to know i am married...

I take my ring off too. It's just uncomfy playing with it on. Sadly we don't have any hot chicks at our place. Not too many luke warm ones either