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As per my prior couple of blogs, I was to play the black course today. As I mentioned in a post yesterday, during practice yesterday I managed to wear the skin raw on my right ring finger on the outside of the second knuckle (which contacts with my left index finger's second knuckle in my grip). One day was not enough time for it to heal.
Before I went to the course today, I put a layer of liquid`skin (lol, an alcohol based crazy glue basically) over the wound, and it didn't burn, meaning it wasn't open. I put a small patch of cloth tape over it, then coated it again in liquid`skin. I then wrapped the whole thing loosely in a finger band-aid (loosely so I could still bend the finger). I met the dudes and went to the driving range to hit a few balls (just PW and SW so as not to overtax my hands... it went ok). We watched a few groups tee off (this is Bethpage Black after all) and then we were up.
There were people watching and I was kind of nervous. Using my 3 wood I hit the ball off the toe, pushing it into the trees with a nasty fade. It hit some tree and kicked back left. There was no way to hit towards the green so I instead aimed left and hit an A-Wedge over the trees and on to the fairway (it was a very nice shot). This left me with about 125 yards. I hit my PW and put the ball 4 feet from the hole. I sunk the putt for PAR. Yes, I got PAR on the first hole XD.
On the second tee I took my 5W (it's a sharp dogleg so you don't need a lot of distance) and swung at the ball. There was a stabbing pain in my finger as the ball did one of those terrible trajectories that happens in golf video-games when you forget to hit X the final time. I noticed all the crap I had put on my finger had already peeled off. I went to replace it similarly to the way I put it on the first time: liquid`skin first. As I went to apply it (it's like nailpolish) it BURNED LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER. I basically yelled like I was being tortured by a guy with a branding iron. I decided screw the liquid`skin at this point lol. I just put a piece of cloth tape loosely around the joint.
I decided I had two choices: stop playing, or change my grip. I had just played 65 dollars or so for the round so I really didn't want to stop playing, but changing my grip wasn't a great idea either. I chose to go with the latter and rotated my right hand about 30 degrees clockwise around the grip so that my right ring finger's wound would no longer be in contact with my left hand... it's an improper grip but workable. I didn't hit as well as I did in my second and third shots on hole #1 but at least I was playing.
Hole #3 was closed....
I did piss-poor on 4-7 but again, at least I was PLAYING and walking the course (which is really cool). Hole #8 is a ~190 yard par 3 downhill over a pond to the green. The group behind us caught up and were watching (ugh) by the time we were able to tee off. My friend (who is not that great) solidly hits his 4-iron to the green (and eventually sinks the 20 foot downhill putt for birdie actually). I then hit my 5 iron to the other side of the green leaving me with approximately a 20 foot putt also! A third guy puts it like 12 feet from the hole, and the fourth into a bunker on the left side. I two putt for PAR (first putt was blown a bit... fortunately I sunk the ~6 foot second putt I left myself with). After this I really didn't have many noteworthy holes or shots but I really enjoyed seeing how the course played IRL compared to in the video-games.
I'm still really upset with the problems I'm having with my fingers, but at LEAST I was able to grit my teeth and bear it as I made my way through 18 holes of Bethpage Black. The course really isn't as bad (from the white tees) as I feared. There were a few par 4's that were just insane to reach in 2. They were well over 400 yards with terrible first-shot landing areas if you aren't a huge hitter, and the greens are elevated and surrounded by bunkers. Other than these few low-handicap holes though, it's just a more picturesque course than I'm used to.
After I give my finger a week to heal I'm going to discuss at length with my pro my grip/swing problems. I'm going to ask him to watch my hands very closely as I get near the top of my swing. It seems like my two fingers (the ones that get hurt) slide a bit slightly as I reverse direction at the top of my swing, and again when the head makes contact with the ball. I can't for the life of me figure this out on my own.
One of the guys we were with is pretty damn good at golf... he shot 85. Booyeah! My friend shot 100 which is no joke either. I didn't keep score on some of the holes because I had too many mishits->lost balls with my improvised shit-grip.
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If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls.
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On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls.
Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot.
I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG
I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._.
edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside.
I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf.
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bethpage? nice, im pretty close. never played there T_T
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On August 18 2011 12:45 tw!tch wrote:
bethpage? nice, im pretty close. never played there T_T
There are three relatively easy courses (blue, green, yellow) that are also cheaper to try before you do red, or BLACK. As long as you are a NYS resident red and black aren't too bad either. PM me if you want info/tips or to play sometime.
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Ah man that sucks about the hand issue I've done that before and it really blows...
an 85 on that course is rlly good shit by ur friend wowo !
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I have not read your other blogs so this may be a stupid question, but are you wearing a glove?
Also from what I remember from playing on my high school team and in college, I use to have some minor problems with blisters. I always found that some tape did the job for me.
Also how is your play with your driver/woods? I found that with just about every course I played I would leave my woods in the car. At low level golf they are just too hard to hit. You might feel silly bringing out 3 iron on a par 5, but I rather take a bogey than something silly like a tripple. Some people can't get over the ego part not hitting the big dogs though.
My high school coach actually banned our team from using driver/woods on most courses we played. This was prolly one of the best things that ever helped my game. Unless your trying to go pro or something this really does help. Just about everyone on my high school team shot a few strokes better each round after the coach started doing this.
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On August 18 2011 13:16 FullNatural wrote:
I have not read your other blogs so this may be a stupid question, but are you wearing a glove? On my left hand. The problem is on my right hand (I actually have a smaller problem on my glove hand also).
Also from what I remember from playing on my high school team and in college, I use to have some minor problems with blisters. I always found that some tape did the job for me. I can prevent these injuries if I know where they will form, but that location has changed once a week for the last two months so it's hard to prevent them. Once they happen badly enough though even tape/etc isn't enough to make them playable... you need to give them a week or so to heal.
Also how is your play with your driver/woods?
Right now this is the toughest part of my game. I tend to emphasize shorter clubs over longer clubs; I'm much less macho about it than most golfers. However, one of my primary goals is to improve my long game.
I found that with just about every course I played I would leave my woods in the car. At low level golf they are just too hard to hit. You might feel silly bringing out 3 iron on a par 5, but I rather take a bogey than something silly like a tripple. Some people can't get over the ego part not hitting the big dogs though.
My high school coach actually banned our team from using driver/woods on most courses we played. This was prolly one of the best things that ever helped my game. Unless your trying to go pro or something this really does help. Just about everyone on my high school team shot a few strokes better each round after the coach started doing this.
I haven't used my driver on a course in the last two months. Today I was trying to use my 3/5W with some success and some failure. When you are on a 450 yard uphill par 4 would you really take an iron off the tee? Also, I don't have a 3i per say, I have a 3 hybrid (which I'm having difficulty getting used to) and a 4 iron. I have trouble hitting really long irons like 2/3.
When my woods are on I do really well with them but it's been like two years lol.
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On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf.
I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment?
"Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican"
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On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican"
Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though!
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whats your handicap? 
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On August 18 2011 15:03 Candide wrote:whats your handicap?
My finger.
I actually don't have 20 rounds yet so my handicap is still being established. Sometimes I just have terrible blowups even when I'm not hurt and just don't want to keep score anymore.... often I find I play better when not worrying about score.
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On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though!
Fair nuff.
If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up  The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses.
If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more.
Anyway, good luck mate. Enjoy the 19th 
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On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses.
I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol.
If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip.[/QUOTE]
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On August 18 2011 15:13 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses. I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol. Show nested quote +If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip.
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In that case, try an expert lesson. I know it sounds a little odd, but if nothing else they should be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your grip. Maybe a little tweak sorts it out. As an added bonus it should help your game. Emphasis on should, the number of times I have played worse after lessons raises questions about the quality of coaching in Australia.
Otherwise I'm out of ideas.
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Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 15:18 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 15:13 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses. I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol. If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip. In that case, try an expert lesson. I know it sounds a little odd, but if nothing else they should be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your grip. Maybe a little tweak sorts it out. As an added bonus it should help your game. Emphasis on should, the number of times I have played worse after lessons raises questions about the quality of coaching in Australia. Otherwise I'm out of ideas.
I've taken lessons. My short game improved dramatically after just 20 or so minutes with a pro. I have a short game that is better than my long game at the moment (my putting does need some work but I'm deadly with chipping and pitching lately).
Lessons seem to make me do better on the range that day, but not better on the course, or even on the range in one week.
Unfortunately work starts up for me again in a few weeks and I'll have very little time to golf at that point.
I really really really really want my long game to improve and I've been doing everything I can think of and I'm still struggling after two years with this objective. One of these days I'm going to finally lose patience and give up golf entirely.
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On August 18 2011 15:24 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 15:18 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 15:13 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses. I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol. If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip. In that case, try an expert lesson. I know it sounds a little odd, but if nothing else they should be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your grip. Maybe a little tweak sorts it out. As an added bonus it should help your game. Emphasis on should, the number of times I have played worse after lessons raises questions about the quality of coaching in Australia. Otherwise I'm out of ideas. I've taken lessons. My short game improved dramatically after just 20 or so minutes with a pro. I have a short game that is better than my long game at the moment (my putting does need some work but I'm deadly with chipping and pitching lately). Lessons seem to make me do better on the range that day, but not better on the course, or even on the range in one week. Unfortunately work starts up for me again in a few weeks and I'll have very little time to golf at that point. I really really really really want my long game to improve and I've been doing everything I can think of and I'm still struggling after two years with this objective. One of these days I'm going to finally lose patience and give up golf entirely.
The really sad thing is that if you did that, and then somehow played again, you are almost guranteed a good game. There is nothing worse than taking a break cause you are frustrated and then playing brilliantly when you come back. It always happens to me.
Have you ever played a round with nothing longer than a 7 or 6 iron? If your short game is good you should be able to play 3 shots to the green for a par 4, and 4 shots to the green for a par 5. So if you are playing a full round at 1 over per hole you are looking at a 90 total. Very nice.
Then you remember that the par 3's are normally reachable with at most a 6, suddenly playing long isn't so important.
There are many times when I play without my woods or even long irons for exactly this reason. I have more breathing space if I accept that I will take an extra shot to get to the green. I relax more, enjoy the game more and generally shoot an ok score (something in the low 90's for me ;-). Golf is such a mental game that any benefit you can give yourself is worth it.
A solid 7 iron is a must for any golfer. Hitting that 150 - 160m mark regularly is just so useful.
Good luck!
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On August 18 2011 15:24 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 15:18 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 15:13 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses. I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol. If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip. In that case, try an expert lesson. I know it sounds a little odd, but if nothing else they should be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your grip. Maybe a little tweak sorts it out. As an added bonus it should help your game. Emphasis on should, the number of times I have played worse after lessons raises questions about the quality of coaching in Australia. Otherwise I'm out of ideas. I have a short game that is better than my long game at the moment (my putting does need some work but I'm deadly with chipping and pitching lately).
Likewise. 60% of the time I slice my drive to some degree. Putting and chipping are probably my strong suits. If I hit under 100 over 18 I'm playing well by my standards, lol.
What do you usually score over 18?
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On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls.
Or you just have wimpy hands (like me). I played 3 days in a row in Whistler a couple of weeks ago and my hands were feeling pretty beat up and calloused by the end (these were my 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds of the year). I'm decent (shot 81 on last day at Whistler Golf Club), grip the club lightly, and have a neutral grip, so I don't think it's anything I'm doing wrong.
Apparently having no manual labor in my life has made me soft. I also find tennis hard on my hands.
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On August 18 2011 16:20 SecondChance wrote:Show nested quote +On August 18 2011 15:24 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 15:18 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 15:13 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 15:10 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 14:59 micronesia wrote:On August 18 2011 14:14 Probulous wrote:On August 18 2011 12:37 micronesia wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On August 18 2011 12:28 Zorkmid wrote:
If your grip rubs your skin raw, there's something terribly wrong with the way you grip the club.
That or you hit 11000 balls. Well it's a bit less simple than that, but that's generally true. It's only a significant problem in one very small spot. I've also hit the driving range of golf course almost every day this summer when I wasn't in Canada or the weather wasn't total crap. You could say "A HAH! You are just practicing too much" which also is generally true, but again it's not that simple. 2 days ago this spot on my right hand was fine, yesterday it was raw... ARG I've had a different spot on my hands getting torn skin every week or so for the last two months. I'm not consistently doing one thing wrong... I've been farting around with my grip and swing trying to avoid this but no matter what I do I am ending up with something going wrong ._. edit: also despite all this practice I'm still gettting piss-poor results, injuries aside. I'm getting extremely frustrated with golf. I think every golfer knows the feeling, yet we keep coming back for punishment? "Golf is like an 18-year-old girl with the big boobs. You know it's wrong but you can't keep away from her. - Val Doonican" Every golfer knows frustration (for sure). Not every golfer knows my frustration though! Fair nuff. If you're really serious you could take up bare-knuckle boxing to toughen them up The simplest solution would be to wear two gloves. Or too suffer through it until your hands get nicely covered in calluses. I've been having this problem for two years. I am having problems with my glove hand also... not sure if two gloves would help. What I really need to do is identify what is causing this rather than just try to wrap up my hands in bandages and shit lol. If you have only begun playing recently then you will have trouble with your hands. Also have a look at the grips of the clubs you are using. The older one's tend to get hard and rub more. Grips are find and the rubbing is between two of my fingers... not my finger and the grip. In that case, try an expert lesson. I know it sounds a little odd, but if nothing else they should be able to tell you what is "wrong" with your grip. Maybe a little tweak sorts it out. As an added bonus it should help your game. Emphasis on should, the number of times I have played worse after lessons raises questions about the quality of coaching in Australia. Otherwise I'm out of ideas. I have a short game that is better than my long game at the moment (my putting does need some work but I'm deadly with chipping and pitching lately). Likewise. 60% of the time I slice my drive to some degree. Putting and chipping are probably my strong suits. If I hit under 100 over 18 I'm playing well by my standards, lol. What do you usually score over 18?
mid 90s, low 100s, etc, and that's if I don't "blow up."
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