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EboHammer4ever

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Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« on: December 30, 2009, 10:45:53 PM »
Hi guys.  After almost 25 years of bowling I have developed a fairly good size callous on the back side of my thumb between the knuckle with your hand and the joint of my thumb.  I know it is caused from having a thumb hole too big and loading it up with tape.  The tape on the backside of my thumb hole caused this callous to form and now I'm trying to remove the callous.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 07:05:50 AM »
after you get out of the shower when the callous is still soft, take a sharp knife and scrape it off. or take your razor and trim it down
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 07:09:58 AM »
take a knife? that just sounds like a  bad a idea with how clumsy i am. Any file could wor well. I personally used to use one of those foot files that had a rough side and a smooth side
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 07:17:40 AM »
Place thumb on table (wet or dry ) and then take axe in left hand....
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 07:43:32 AM »
Emery Board will also work.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2009, 07:56:49 AM »
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take a knife? that just sounds like a  bad a idea with how clumsy i am. Any file could wor well. I personally used to use one of those foot files that had a rough side and a smooth side



not really. Its dead skin.  and you dont CUT it.  You SCRAPE the blade across it. I do this about once a month to keep the callous from building up on my thumb. Havnt cut myself yet.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2009, 08:40:01 AM »
I just use a piece of 220 grit sandpaper
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2009, 08:48:27 AM »
Best thing for this is an old disposable razor, double bladed at least.  Just go over the callous lightly over and over.  The razor will only shave off the dead skin, but once it gets down to the "live" skin it won't take anymore off.  Just like shaving your face, you don't want to let the razor go sideways or it'll cut you.  Also bang the dead skin out of the razor pretty often.  If the razor gets clogged, just use something skinny to knock it loose, like a piece of paper or a matchbook.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2009, 08:57:13 AM »
Emery board will work.
A finger nail clipper also if you don't cut too deep.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2009, 09:02:41 AM »
Get one of those Pedeggs.  They have a microplane blade which has worked well at removing the calloused skin safely.  I have a thumb callous that I will file down about once a week.  The Pedegg is one 'as seen on tv' products that actually works right.  Plus you can replace the microplane blade easily.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2009, 10:56:05 AM »
I use an emery board or really coarse sandpaper for the callouses that I develop on the sides of my fingers from not using inserts.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2009, 01:44:17 PM »

They also make a callous file. Maybe Dr. Scholls?


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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2009, 02:57:24 PM »
Also, after getting your callous off, recheck your span. I know you think it may be the tape, and that is possible, but I see this problem often. Nine times out of ten,it is caused by years of bowling with an incorrect, too long span. After correcting the span, the bowler is often amazed at how much more comfortable their grip is and how much cleaner their release is. And slowly,sometimes after a couple years or more, the callous diminishes and goes away! It is worth looking into.
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2009, 03:32:46 PM »
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I just use a piece of 220 grit sandpaper
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This is what I do.
Soften the callouses first
wrap the 220 grit sandpaper around "highlighter"
then sand away
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Re: Removing Callouses from your bowling thumb
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2009, 04:01:14 PM »
While it may seem excessive I am one of those power tool guys so I use a Dremel tool with a sanding drum on it.

My hands accumulate dead skin quite e bit due to the amount of ball refinishing I do in the shop (I know, just use a pair of rubber gloves while sanding and polishing...been there, done that) and all of the work I do outside. A Dremel with the sanding drum has done a great job.

It's quick and painless...<insert Tim Taylor grunt here>
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