Toughening Up Throwing Hand
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Topic: Toughening Up Throwing Hand
Posted By: Eclipse
Subject: Toughening Up Throwing Hand
Date Posted: 1/16/06 at 8:04am
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A few of us went out and threw yesterday morning during a heat wave here in the frozen tundra (32 degrees). After a few throws of the 28lb WFD I noticed my hands have gone from Games shape to that of a dishwashing detergent model. Other than more throwing, is there a way to toughen up my hands? ------------- "Somewhere in Russia, a little girl is warming up with your max." - Anonymous "Do not demand what you can not take by force." |
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Posted By: M-BAAB
Date Posted: 1/16/06 at 8:30am
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Use a glove for the first 1/2 of throws(warmups) , then remove and toss NAKED - helps ease into it w/out removing chunks. Do your hands callous peel like a lizard after the season ? I flaked off my right hand in several places. |
Posted By: Eclipse
Date Posted: 1/16/06 at 8:43am
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Oh yeah... Thanks for the advise. After 15-20 throws at various speeds my hand was raw and cold. ------------- "Somewhere in Russia, a little girl is warming up with your max." - Anonymous "Do not demand what you can not take by force." |
Posted By: G-man
Date Posted: 1/16/06 at 8:44am
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tape ,tacky then glove in that order, I don't have issues holding on to the implement, just my skin! the skin on my hands gets thick but alway rips off when it gets too thick if I don't protect it. ------------- http://cghighlander.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Dragon
Date Posted: 1/16/06 at 1:19pm
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Use a pumus stone to get rid of those callouses, they are NOT a good thing. I've torn mine off several times and seen several guys do the same thing. Get rid of them before they tear open. I've also talked to a couple guys that say getting rid of the callouses helps improve the grip. (KC Strongman and Buddy Hull) Leathery is fine; callousy not so good. ------------- Throw!! There is no finish line!! |
Posted By: CHAD
Date Posted: 1/17/06 at 10:00am
| Yeah, shave of them calluses. Also using the hook grip helps. |
Posted By: weaselking
Date Posted: 1/17/06 at 10:17am
NASGAWeb: Endorsing the shaving of throwers' palms since 2006! ------------- We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. - Ayn Rand |
Posted By: CHAD
Date Posted: 1/18/06 at 5:21am
| Your hairy palms are an unrelated issue. |
Posted By: kiltedrussianjr
Date Posted: 2/08/06 at 4:12pm
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how do you throw weight for distance? |
Posted By: kiltedrussianjr
Date Posted: 2/08/06 at 4:23pm
| Is it easier to throw in the winter or in the summer? |
Posted By: Celtic-Bull
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 7:49am
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Eclipse I think we all just need to get back out there and start spitting and yelling again and soon it won't matter if our whole damn arm comes off we'll use tacky and sports tape and be right back in the game ------------- MacGregor Despite Them! |
Posted By: weaselking
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 8:59am
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Ease up, C-Bull. Eclipse's is one them dandy accountants. Gotsta take care of those purdy hands of his.
Depends on your temperature tolerances. Been out practicing with Clevenger in N IL for the past few weeks in the mid 20s, and while it's certainly uncomfortable, I prefer it to 90 and humid. Of course, Clev and I are adequately insulated. ------------- We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. - Ayn Rand |
kiltedrussianjr wrote:Posted By: Eclipse
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 1:33pm
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I have ground beefy hands. I know the "punishment" they take from throwing. I was hoping I could toughen them up so I could increase my throwing volume early in the pre-season without having a bloody stup. And as the Weaselking stated, I need to look purdy (and I need all the help I can get). ------------- "Somewhere in Russia, a little girl is warming up with your max." - Anonymous "Do not demand what you can not take by force." |
Posted By: Celtic-Bull
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 1:40pm
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As far as lookn' purdy goes I think we all could use some help well all but Eric Frasure...purdest man I ever did see!! ------------- MacGregor Despite Them! |
Posted By: BillB
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 2:10pm
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What's a stup? ------------- Vae Victus |
Posted By: Celtic-Bull
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 3:57pm
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stup is a typo stub is what he ment ------------- MacGregor Despite Them! |
Posted By: Wayne Hill
Date Posted: 2/09/06 at 4:01pm
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Is stub a typo for stump? -Wayne ------------- "We may be small, but we're slow." - MIT Rugby |
Posted By: Celtic-Bull
Date Posted: 2/10/06 at 4:01am
 awww to hell with it stup stub stump whatever I think we all know what it is we are talking about------------- MacGregor Despite Them! |
Posted By: Eclipse
Date Posted: 2/10/06 at 6:26am
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stump... I am a numbers guy, not a letters guy. ------------- "Somewhere in Russia, a little girl is warming up with your max." - Anonymous "Do not demand what you can not take by force." |
Posted By: Marbry
Date Posted: 2/10/06 at 8:54am
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I just started wearing gloves all the time for WFD and WOB after ripping off callouses a couple of times this summer. They were both REALLY hot games, and it seems all the sweat softens the skin and makes it more susceptible tearing apart. Not a major injury but one of the really annoying ones. There are some gloves sold for hunting/shooting that are leather palm w/ a ventilated mesh or light neoprene kind of back. Usually available in a variety of stylish camo, that are thin enough not to bunch up and just thick enough to protect your hands. Similar to: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=49167&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults - http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=491 67&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults ------------- 'They said they'd never seen that kind of power and endurance. My picture is still up above the buffet.' |
Posted By: Geisler
Date Posted: 2/10/06 at 9:18am
| I bought a few pairs of Wolverine leather gloves at Sam's Club. Pretty nice. $3-4 pair |
Posted By: Celtic-Bull
Date Posted: 2/10/06 at 10:59am
I don't do anything without a gloves I have a pair of cheapos that to this day I still wear and am very proud of they help me alot wouldn't know what to do without them...and Marbry you and your monkey paws didn't know they made gloves that big!  ------------- MacGregor Despite Them! |
Posted By: kiltedrussian66
Date Posted: 2/11/06 at 9:10am
I forgot who showed me,but I put athletic tape on my fingers in strategic locations.. ..!!------------- "Never walk away from home ahead of your axe and sword.You can't feel a battle in your bones or foresee a fight."-Viking saying |