OW...where do u hold the butt cap?...

[DavaiMarat]

....on your forehand.

On my right hand I have a huge flat callous near the lower left part of my palm (haha yes it's from tennis). It's where my butt cap rests in my palm. Yesterday I tore it and the result was kinda of painful. I showed my friend he was amazed that I was able to do that. He asked me why I hold the butt cap so far up in my hand and I really couldn't give him a good answer. I told him I get a little more leverage and a little more wrist acceleration on the forehand side but to be honest, I didn't know.

I've always held the racquet this way, even throughout my college tennis ways. It's just odd that I now realize not everyone holds it like this.

My grip is a pretty severe Semi-western...almost a western.

Anyone else hold the racquet like I do?

Cheers,

Mike

[str33t]

actually, i hold the butt cap at about the same place as you. about halfway between the "V" of my thumb and index finger and my wrist. (this is just for my forehand.) a also have a slight callous there, but its on the right side, unlike yours. so basically, when im hitting a forehand, my pinky finger is pretty much at the bottom of the butt cap.

[kingdaddy41788]

Most *good* players will hold their racquet there, but it's all about comfort.

[boojay]

i recently switched to holding the buttcap there as well, but i've developed some pretty decent calluses there now. I've found I have more consistency on my volleys and more pop on my groundstrokes so I'm not switchin' back ;)

[jasoncho92]

I hold mine so that my pinky is on the very bottom

[serveitup911]

I hold the racquet like the OP also. Sorry about the blister.

If your callous gets really thick, it can put more friction on the underlying skin, causing a blister. My advice is to keep your callouses thin and maybe try a softer overgrip. Out of curiosity, what overgrip do you currently use?

[str33t]

I hold the racquet like the OP also. Sorry about the blister.

If your callous gets really thick, it can put more friction on the underlying skin, causing a blister. My advice is to keep your callouses thin and maybe try a softer overgrip. Out of curiosity, what overgrip do you currently use?

thats the problem i've been having lately. my outer skin (the callous) doesnt hurt, but under the callous, there is a little pain. is there a way to "sand down" callouses?

im using wilson pro overgrip by the way, so the overgrip isnt the problem.

[Pr0DiGy]

My pinky and fourth finger are both jammed onto the buttcap, with my pinky nearly a third off of the grip.

I've never had a problem with blisters, except once when I was stuck using a leather grip, playing six days a week in the blistering summer of China (ow..the memory still hurts...)

I've got the same forehand grip, semi-western getting close to western.

[serveitup911]

Str33t, you can just use a fingernail file. It works for me :grin:

[jasoncho92]

Is it just me but does anyone elses palm hurt after playing for 5 hours or so?

[p0w3r]

thats the problem i've been having lately. my outer skin (the callous) doesnt hurt, but under the callous, there is a little pain. is there a way to "sand down" callouses?

im using wilson pro overgrip by the way, so the overgrip isnt the problem.

actually i have found that wilson pro gives me these blisters...its because its tacky and causes friction. i hold the racquet just like everyone else who posted here so far. Tournagrip is the only one that doesnt do this to my hand, but it wears out just too quickly...:mad:

[str33t]

actually i have found that wilson pro gives me these blisters...its because its tacky and causes friction. i hold the racquet just like everyone else who posted here so far. Tournagrip is the only one that doesnt do this to my hand, but it wears out just too quickly...:mad:

well its not really a blister that im getting, just pain under my callouses. anyways, my hands sweat like crazy, so the tackiness on wilson pro wears off rather quickly.

[metsjets]

....on your forehand.

On my right hand I have a huge flat callous near the lower left part of my palm (haha yes it's from tennis). It's where my butt cap rests in my palm. Yesterday I tore it and the result was kinda of painful. I showed my friend he was amazed that I was able to do that. He asked me why I hold the butt cap so far up in my hand and I really couldn't give him a good answer. I told him I get a little more leverage and a little more wrist acceleration on the forehand side but to be honest, I didn't know.

I've always held the racquet this way, even throughout my college tennis ways. It's just odd that I now realize not everyone holds it like this.

My grip is a pretty severe Semi-western...almost a western.

Anyone else hold the racquet like I do?

Cheers,

Mike
i used to do that too. my coach told me to choke up a little bit a year ago. no more blisters, and i guess my strokes are theoretically more controllable.

[DavaiMarat]

I hold the racquet like the OP also. Sorry about the blister.

If your callous gets really thick, it can put more friction on the underlying skin, causing a blister. My advice is to keep your callouses thin and maybe try a softer overgrip. Out of curiosity, what overgrip do you currently use?

A dirt cheap white dunlop grip. It has a chalky feel to it not the overly 'Tac' overgrips some people have. My hands don't sweat for some strange reason (the rest of me does alot!), maybe the dryness is a part of the problem.

I usually tear the callous 1-2 twice a season and your right a blister forms underneath, pops and the whole thing rips. I end up cutting the rest out eventually with a nail clipper. Nasty stuff.

I may try filing it down occassionally to avoid the problem if it works like u said.

Thanks for the tips,

Mike

[kingdaddy41788]

The pain you're having under your callous is a blister, you just can't see it. If you want to "sand down" your callouses, try a nail file I suppose...

I use a leather grip with Wilson Pro Overgrip and I've never had a problem...

[Voltron]

Str33t, you can just use a fingernail file. It works for me :grin:
I found this thing at walgreens, it looks like a cheese grater, but a hand held one. It's really kinda scary looking, but it doesn't hurt, and it sanded down my largest callous in about a week. (It was raised quite a bit)

[BlackJesus]

....on your forehand.

On my right hand I have a huge flat callous near the lower left part of my palm (haha yes it's from tennis). It's where my butt cap rests in my palm. Yesterday I tore it and the result was kinda of painful. I showed my friend he was amazed that I was able to do that. He asked me why I hold the butt cap so far up in my hand and I really couldn't give him a good answer. I told him I get a little more leverage and a little more wrist acceleration on the forehand side but to be honest, I didn't know.

I've always held the racquet this way, even throughout my college tennis ways. It's just odd that I now realize not everyone holds it like this.

My grip is a pretty severe Semi-western...almost a western.

Anyone else hold the racquet like I do?

Cheers,

Mike


I've got your problem. I've solvedo playing with a racquet with a small buttcap (fischer 4 1/4) and gripping the handle a little higher

[[osu]ilovecows]

Is it just me but does anyone elses palm hurt after playing for 5 hours or so?

You've gotta be kidding me. You expect it to not hurt after 5 hours?

[blubber]

When I used a dunlop racquet for a while I'd get blisters in the same place as the OP. The edges of Dunlop's butt cap sutck out and felt sharp. I sanded down the edges of the butt cap and I no longer got blisters. Also try a softer overgrip like Super grap.

[drakulie]

I found this thing at walgreens, it looks like a cheese grater, but a hand held one. It's really kinda scary looking, but it doesn't hurt, and it sanded down my largest callous in about a week. (It was raised quite a bit)

I have the same one. Mine also has a smoother side to smoothen out the calous after the "cheese grater" saws it down. LOL I usually use it in the shower.

[noobplayer]

actually i have found that wilson pro gives me these blisters...its because its tacky and causes friction. i hold the racquet just like everyone else who posted here so far. Tournagrip is the only one that doesnt do this to my hand, but it wears out just too quickly...:mad:

tournagrip is the only grip that gave me the blisters...

[learn2relearn]

I have the same one. Mine also has a smoother side to smoothen out the calous after the "cheese grater" saws it down. LOL I usually use it in the shower.

I saw my sister with it once and was amazed. It somehow only scrapes the hard bits off. The hard stuff just comes off like you're using a planer on timber, curling off your skin. You feel nothing. Apparently girls use this to keep their feet soft & pretty and you can get a pedicure to have it done.

Just don't get too extreme with it. If you scrape too much off, you get to the soft bit and although it doesn't cut, it gets really painful if you run on it later. Keep a thin layer of callous it protects you anyway.

[jasoncho92]

ilovecows;1413545']You've gotta be kidding me. You expect it to not hurt after 5 hours?
Umm i usually dont expect it to hurt. But recently its been hurting like hell

[[osu]ilovecows]

Umm i usually dont expect it to hurt. But recently its been hurting like hell

I just think that 5 hours is overkill, especially if in consecutive days. Pros usually don't even practice that much. Pete Sampras practiced ~3 hours a day (not including conditioning stuff).