What to with about calluses?

[happiergilmour]

Hi folks, I'm new as a poster here but I've been reading stuff here for a while now. The calluses on my left hand especially (I'm a righty, as you can see) have been irritated lately. What do you do about your calluses? Do you recommend sanding/stoning them off or taping them or what? Thanks and great to be here finally!

[clubchamp]

I typically use a rubbing stone on mine and it seems to get the job done.

[BuckeyeNut]

you damn sissy!!!!!   LOL

All kidding aside, tape whatever you need to tape.  I'm a lefty who's taped his ' trigger finger" for what seems like since the beginning of time.......yea, something happened once to it 15+yrs ago, and it's been taped ever since.

[wmiller]

I'm a righty and when playing multiple rounds a week, will tape the two middle fingers on my right hand. I'm a little self conscious about it, but it keeps the calluses away.

[Doctorfro]

I use a daily (nightly before I go to bed) treatment of Burt's Bees Hand Salve.  Hands are in excellent shape for lots of golf and are not all dry and rough.

[Stretch]

Buy some decent hand cream -- Eucerin is good -- and use it in the morning and evenings. File down or trim with nail scissors if they start to build up to the point of annoyance.

[BuckeyeNut]

Ya know wha'ts funny is when you are picky about what tape to use.

That is me!!! J&J; tape is the only one I buy...LOL.....the generic stuff doesn't stick when it gets hot.

[onemind]

Originally Posted by wmiller

I'm a righty and when playing multiple rounds a week, will tape the two middle fingers on my right hand. I'm a little self conscious about it, but it keeps the calluses away.

You have two middle fingers on your right hand...freaky!  I get a callous on my right ring finger I'll tape that one.  Others as needed.

[camper6]

Originally Posted by happiergilmour

Hi folks, I'm new as a poster here but I've been reading stuff here for a while now. The calluses on my left hand especially (I'm a righty, as you can see) have been irritated lately. What do you do about your calluses? Do you recommend sanding/stoning them off or taping them or what? Thanks and great to be here finally!

Calluses are good.  They protect you from blisters.  I bet you do a lot of practicing.  Depends on where the calluses are.  If on the fingers tape them.  If on the heel?  I don't know.  Just live with it.

If it's really bad use two gloves for awhile especially when practicing until they settle down.

[camper6]

Originally Posted by onemind

You have two middle fingers on your right hand...freaky!  I get a callous on my right ring finger I'll tape that one.  Others as needed.

Why is that freaky?   They are between the first finger and the fourth finger.

[onemind]

I generally think of the hand having five fingers, ergo one middle, usually the one raised towards awful drivers.  Poor attempt at humor.

Originally Posted by camper6

Why is that freaky?   They are between the first finger and the fourth finger.

[camper6]

Originally Posted by onemind

I generally think of the hand having five fingers, ergo one middle, usually the one raised towards awful drivers.  Poor attempt at humor.

Nope.  Four fingers.  One thumb.  If you're waving at a policeman use all five.

[happiergilmour]

Originally Posted by camper6

Calluses are good.  They protect you from blisters.  I bet you do a lot of practicing.  Depends on where the calluses are.  If on the fingers tape them.  If on the heel?  I don't know.  Just live with it.

If it's really bad use two gloves for awhile especially when practicing until they settle down.

Thanks a lot. Yeah I haven't been getting calluses anywhere but my fingers, but a couple have just gotten to the point where the skin is kind of peeling off and they're annoying. I just want to settle them down, thanks.

[dmilt23451]

Jergans, Jergans, Jergans, and more Jergans, just pretend like your teenager again discovering your first skin mag

[ghalfaire]

Depends upon where the calluses are.  I get them at the base of the fingers (little finger and social (middle) finger.  I use a stone when they bother me.  If on the fingers use tape.