Calluses from swinging a club

[TheGoose]

Recently i've been playing a lot more golf, and have developed some very nasty looking calluses on my left hand, just beneath my fingers. I've read up online on how to get rid of them. Just wondering if you guys have had any experience with this and what you've done.

[nevets88]

Athletic tape helps. Keep playing and the calluses will build up, and you won't notice them anymore.

[TheGoose]

18 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Athletic tape helps. Keep playing and the calluses will build up, and you won't notice them anymore.

I've spent a lot of time in the gym the past 6 years, so they were built up, but the existing calluses on my left hand have swollen up to the size of grapes and are very bad looking. Would i apply the athletic tape directly above them in 1 strip?

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, TheGoose said:

I've spent a lot of time in the gym the past 6 years, so they were built up, but the existing calluses on my left hand have swollen up to the size of grapes and are very bad looking. Would i apply the athletic tape directly above them in 1 strip?

Significant swelling makes me wonder if you're doing something with your grip or swing that puts way too much pressure on these areas.  You might want to see a decent golf instructor and have him give you an evaluation.  Some calluses are normal for golfers, but not what you've described.

[Groucho Valentine]

I have pretty good sized calluses along the base of my fingers on both my hands and on the middle and ring finger of my right. These are common. 

I sometimes put athletic tape on the middle and ring fingers of my right hand to prevent blisters, but swelling seems odd. Couldn't say what ails you there. Allergic reaction to something in a glove maybe? 

[Patch]

I am of the opinion that the calluses themselves don't swell up. They are just dry, hard skin caused by friction of some sort. 

You might have calluses on top of blisters. How deep those blister go, if they are blisters, is call for a visit to a dermitologists.

If the swelling is underneath the calluses, and in the joints at the base of your fingers, that's reason for more concern I would think. 

IMO, any troublesome swelling, anywere is cause for doctor's visit.

[boogielicious]

I've played without gloves for a few years. I used to get calluses early in the season, but not anymore. If you swing a club everyday, your skin gets used to it.

 

[arturo28mx]

After I learned to properly grip the club and I developed a good technique in my swing my calluses have practically disappeared and I can use the same glove for a year without any holes. It did take me six years to reach this stage though!!!

[DaveP043]

50 minutes ago, Patch said:

You might have calluses on top of blisters. How deep those blister go, if they are blisters, is call for a visit to a dermitologists.

If the swelling is underneath the calluses, and in the joints at the base of your fingers, that's reason for more concern I would think. 

IMO, any troublesome swelling, anywere is cause for doctor's visit.

This makes sense to me, something new (golf) may be causing blisters under the calluses you've developed in the gym.  I would agree that perhaps a trip to the doctor is in order, to make sure its not something really serious, and stand by my suggestion of getting some good golf instruction, to try and address the cause of the problem.