Blisters Everywhere.
Hey everyone, I am trying to pinpoint the problem of getting blisters everywhere when I play golf. I started back golf back in October and ever since then, every single time I play golf I destroy my hands.
I get blisters on:
- My left thumb THROUGH my glove (titleist players glove)
- Right thumb
- Right ring finger where it sits above left index finger
- left index finger where it sits below right ring finger
I am a bigger guy (6'5") with larger than standard hands, and the clubs I am using have standard size grips. I have thought that maybe the grips are too small and are making me overcompensate them being too small by squeezing too hard?
Most of my friends and the people I have taken lessons from say that it is just part of the growing pains of learning the game. However, since October it has been a viscous cycle of getting terrible blisters, covering them with athletic tape to continue playing while they heal, and then them reappearing as soon as I play again or go to the driving range after they heal.
If you guys have any other ideas of what I may be doing to cause this, I would love to hear.
Posted Jun 10, 2021, 11:57 AM UTC
I'm 5'5" and had the same blister issues as you so I'm not sure if it's the grips themselves. I retooled my grip over the course of a month or so and haven't had any issues since. The best advice i can give you is to go on YouTube and find some videos on how to grip the club. I went through a period of "sure that might be the "proper" way to hold a club but it doesn't work for me because of -insert some sort of self diagnosed idiocy-. I don't have a specific tip for you and it's probably better that you don't listen to one or two tips from this sub. The truth is there's a proper way to hold the club and there are thousands of resources to help you there. I think Padraig Harrington has a good video as does Rick Shiels. Good luck!