nawanda37
Par Member
Do you live somewhere rocky that leaves a pretty rough edge on the bottom of the disc?
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Painful calluses, forehand players
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nawanda37
Par Member
Also, I recommend that you don't cut it off ever. Instead, build it up more regularly and gradually. When an injury forced me to switch to 100% forehand, I remember having some of the pain you're talking about. It was especially bad during field work.
I started carrying a disc around the house with me doing one of two drills constantly. One was the hammer pound, which will probably hurt you like crazy at first. The other was throwing the disc straight up in the air, perpendicular to the ground, trying to spin it as hard as I could. On this second one, the alignment of the disc with your forearm before you let it go is key, since you don't want to train yourself to roll your wrist while imparting spin.
The callus that quickly formed was just a fringe benefit, with the important gains coming in the increase in whip. That second drill quickly made such a difference in my game that a friend who I hadn't played with in a few months commented on how my discs were flying strangely and that he kept expecting them to come down, but they kept right on floating. I credit this drill with adding something like 75' to my drive, and finally allowing me to take a run at 400' holes instead of always playing for the 3.
Good luck fellow forehander!
I started carrying a disc around the house with me doing one of two drills constantly. One was the hammer pound, which will probably hurt you like crazy at first. The other was throwing the disc straight up in the air, perpendicular to the ground, trying to spin it as hard as I could. On this second one, the alignment of the disc with your forearm before you let it go is key, since you don't want to train yourself to roll your wrist while imparting spin.
The callus that quickly formed was just a fringe benefit, with the important gains coming in the increase in whip. That second drill quickly made such a difference in my game that a friend who I hadn't played with in a few months commented on how my discs were flying strangely and that he kept expecting them to come down, but they kept right on floating. I credit this drill with adding something like 75' to my drive, and finally allowing me to take a run at 400' holes instead of always playing for the 3.
Good luck fellow forehander!
biscoe
* Ace Member *
without changing your grip both the "new skin" and super glue work very well.
cubby96
Bogey Member
Sounds like blood blisters. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_blister to see what I mean.
I throw maybe 1 or 2 forehand drives per round, depending on the course, so my calluses are small. A callus is generally a useful adaptation of the skin to prevent being rubbed through. I am not a doctor, but in my opinion, don't cut it off unless you have a really good reason (constant pain, tearing, etc.).
knettles
Double Eagle Member
Ya, calluses aren't necessarily bad, but have you tried changing the grip. I use the power/control grip with the index and middle fingers side by side. This way, the disc seems to rip off of the bottom side of my fingers instead of the side. If you just prefer the power grip tho, I understand.
dehaas
* Ace Member *
any chance you could get a video posted of this second drill? i'm intrigued but for whatever reason i'm having issues visualizing the motion. or at least explain it a little more.
primal dg
Eagle Member
Use a real high grit sand paper.. such as 3000 grit and round the edge that cuts.
bergdawg
Banned
You sand your disc, or your finger? Sanding your disc is illegal.
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Not if it's just removing flashing, from my understanding.
TheWCG
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nawanda37
Par Member
I'm still working, but I'll see if I can get something online in the next few days.
cubby96
Bogey Member
Titan037
AKA dgfanatic7
Thanks for all the advice guys, I gave new skin a shot and it seems to work pretty well, I will also give the self adhesive wraps a shot.
nawanda37
Par Member
I recorded one, but it was awful. I'll try again 
DeadEye
Double Eagle Member
You can sand your disc no matter what. Chuck even posted before saying that you could interpret 'light sanding' as sanding with a lighter for those people who prefer to use a lighter to fix dings and such.
Form callouses, don't rip them off. I've got pretty serious callouses on by pointer and middle finger, and a blood blister on the inside of my pointer finger from field work.
I too throw mostly FH and have the same gnarly calluses everyone else has spoken of. I try to let the callus form as best as possible early in the season.
I use a finger-less paintball glove when my callus is not fully developed and my finger is hurting.
Also something I'd like to note, when you do develop that callus, be sure to keep your hands as dry as possible when playing in wet or humid conditions. Humidity and wetness will cause the callus to soften up and rip off, then you are back to square one.
I use a finger-less paintball glove when my callus is not fully developed and my finger is hurting.
Also something I'd like to note, when you do develop that callus, be sure to keep your hands as dry as possible when playing in wet or humid conditions. Humidity and wetness will cause the callus to soften up and rip off, then you are back to square one.
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Titan037
AKA dgfanatic7
thanks for the tip.
Moify
Birdie Member
From my experience of throwing strictly forehands for the first 5 years I played, I found that when you are using the side of your finger instead of the pad of the finger on the disc's rim to "snap", that generates a lot more blisters because of the drag.
It's also detrimental to your distance if you use the side of your finger, fyi, so make sure that finger pad is flat on the rim. It almost feels like you're twisting your wrist; it's awkward like a lot of things you have to develop in disc golf.
But I always wrap a few layers of medical/hockey tape (that fabric-esque kind) around my palm, as my blisters would show up at the base of my index finger.
Just pay attention that your fingers' pads are pushing against the disc, or I've also just wrapped up individual fingers. The soft tape stays on pretty well and didn't interfere with my grip/release. I've gotten a lot of questions about it on the course, and several people that I've suggested it to have been happy with how it feels and like the flexibility. Just don't wrap your hand so tight you can't flex it (obviously).
I know that callus there sucks, because the disc slides over it every time, haha.
It's also detrimental to your distance if you use the side of your finger, fyi, so make sure that finger pad is flat on the rim. It almost feels like you're twisting your wrist; it's awkward like a lot of things you have to develop in disc golf.
But I always wrap a few layers of medical/hockey tape (that fabric-esque kind) around my palm, as my blisters would show up at the base of my index finger.
Just pay attention that your fingers' pads are pushing against the disc, or I've also just wrapped up individual fingers. The soft tape stays on pretty well and didn't interfere with my grip/release. I've gotten a lot of questions about it on the course, and several people that I've suggested it to have been happy with how it feels and like the flexibility. Just don't wrap your hand so tight you can't flex it (obviously).
I know that callus there sucks, because the disc slides over it every time, haha.
