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MY HANDS
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:02 pm
by vaultin chris
does anyone get annoying little cuts on the side of ur finger or the palm of ur hand?
What methods do u use to prevent or rid urself of these problems?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:12 pm
by keelowman
I get bad rips from calluses on my top hand, its a combo of motorcycles and pole vaulting, but after a couple of meets it hurts a lot. What I do is cover the top of the callus across my whole hand with super glue. It might sound weird or stupid but it works really well.
Re: MY HANDS
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:22 pm
by rainbowgirl28
vaultin chris wrote:does anyone get annoying little cuts on the side of ur finger or the palm of ur hand?
What methods do u use to prevent or rid urself of these problems?
Are you getting actual cuts or are you getting rips from your callouses? If something is cutting your hands, maybe check your tape on your poles and make sure it is not all funky. If it is your callouses don't let them get too big. Use a pumice stone or razor or something to keep them down.
My two cents anyway
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:27 pm
by vaultin chris
no its these little cuts on the side of my fingers, adjacent tothe fingernail. it just rips open whenever i jump for a long while.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:49 pm
by rainbowgirl28
vaultin chris wrote:no its these little cuts on the side of my fingers, adjacent tothe fingernail. it just rips open whenever i jump for a long while.
Like a hangnail? Post a picture or something
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:34 am
by indestructo
I get those same rips. where the side of say your index fingernail rubs on your middle finger and cuts it open..... I get the tears from the caluses too, they eventually toughen up and go away tho. The fingernail tear eventually toughens up too, just takes I dunno like a month of vaulting to do it. I haven't found anything to help the situation either except time... kinda sucks
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:42 am
by vaultin chris
thats what i am talking about those rips on the inside of my index.
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:40 pm
by vaulter580
the little tears on your index finger are from downward pressure on your left arm, you may not be thinking about it but when you are swinging you probably put a little pressure to help you rotate.(i do it sometimes from a shorter run and get the same tear and it stings like a biotch in the shower!)
to see what i mean, hold a pole and try to slide your left hand down the tape and you will see what i mean
as far as fixing it you can wait until it heals over and before you jump use superglue or clear fingernail polish to harden the area and it wont rip
TAPE
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 3:25 pm
by xtremevaulter
Tape has become my best friend when it comes to those little cuts. that and Lighter Fluid
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 11:17 pm
by ctvaulter
can you please explain what are the effects of lighter fluid? personally ill be afraid to touch anything hot after playing around with that
Lighter Fluid
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:09 am
by xtremevaulter
Lighter fluid helps your hands from slipping therefore reducing the friction on your hands cutting back on those annoying little cuts
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:31 am
by theflyingkorean
Theoretically, if your hand grip were to somehow slip suddenly with lighter fluid, and the friction caused enough heat, could you light your hands on fire?!?!
