My fingers hurt

[Brooklyn]

So this year i switched from a vardon overlap grip to an interlocking. I seem to hit a lot more pure with it. But ive started getting blisters on my left index and right ring finger. Even through the glove. Do i need to build a callous or am i doing it wrong?

[Danattherock]

If you are a bigger fellow with big hands, it makes sense. Assuming you are gripping the club correctly of course. With you handicap, I suspect you are. I used the interlocking for over ten years. As I grew older, and bigger, it hurt. Really bad, not just sore. I switched to the Vardon grip and never looked back. Never will.

[Eeryck]

I just switched this winter, at first I got similar wear and tear, not quite blisters, as you described but the grip switch also caused me to tighten up the grip a bit at first.

Your post made me look at my hands because it has been about 3-months with quite a bit of swinging and I have not had even the slightest notion of discomfort in my hands.

Sure enough on the left hand there is a very small calous on the index finger just below the first knuckle and another one on the right hand ring finger between the first and second knuckle. Basically exactly where my hands join together under the club.

-E

[lhshurdl3r]

"Well.. know your back's gonna hurt... b/c you just pulled landscaping duty. Anybody else's fingers hurt? Didn't think so..."



What movie?

[87vert]

  lhshurdl3r said:

happy Gilmore

[umpiremark]

I've used the interlocking grip for more years than I can remember ... never had a blister, callous or sore fingers. My insticnt wants to say you guys are gripping with way too much pressure. Loosen the feel of your grip and don't squeeze the club so hard. Without seeing your swing, your hands or whatever, it's just my guess that you might be gripping too hard, regardless of grip style.

[dpmille]

  lhshurdl3r said:

"Well.. know your back's gonna hurt... b/c you just pulled landscaping duty. Anybody else's fingers hurt? Didn't think so..."

haha nice work. I was coming in here to say exactly that.

[Brooklyn]

Thanks for the help

and thanks for getting my Happy Gilmore reference.

[shortstop20]

I used to get blisters on my right ring finger too(the side towards the pinky, right by the side of the knuckle). Since loosening my grip I don't get the blisters anymore.

I hit over 200 balls at the range today and no blisters at all. It does get a little rough and callused though which is probaby normal I would say.

[madcityscott]

  Brooklyn said:

So this year i switched from a vardon overlap grip to an interlocking. I seem to hit a lot more pure with it. But ive started getting blisters on my left index and right ring finger. Even through the glove. Do i need to build a callous or am i doing it wrong?

Weird, those spots are EXACTLY where I'm getting my blisters. I use interlock but I think I'll give overlap a shot.