Pro Tip - Flex Tape for Calluses and Cuts

Sun, 12/18/2016 - 11:52 -- Don Trahan

Have you ever been out on the course and you start to form a blister or a callus starts to give you problems? A trick I use is to have a roll of flexible medical tape in my bag (often called Coban by medical people) that has some great properties that work well in many sports activities. I keep a roll of this in my bag all the time as it's uses can be endless and can keep from spoiling a day of golf from a cut or blister.

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Submitted by sean411@hotmail.com on

Calluses are normally present long before you play or hit balls at the range. A great way to treat them when you are not playing is to treat them with Chap Stick. Then when you do play, they shouldn't bother you. Not sure if I would treat a cut, which is an open wound, with non sterile tape. I would use some type of a liquid bandage, which seals the wound and then use the tape.

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Submitted by Rong on

Hi Surge,
Thank you for your regular tips. Merry Christmas to your and your family and every good wish for 2017.
Kind regards,
Ron Gregory

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Submitted by hetu1d@hotmail.com on

Thanks for the NextCare Tape tip, Surge! And thanks for another year of pain-free golf.

Merry Christmas to you and yours. And a healthy, Happy New Year to all!

H2

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Submitted by Dragonhead on

Hi to Surge and the Surge Nation, Wishing you all a Safe, rewarding and pleasant Christmas and New Year.
The tape mentioned in this video could not have come at a better time. Yours truly is a magnet for callous an cuts. Managed to locate the product here down in god zone NZ have not played using it yet, but cut a tiny piece off the dispenser roll and trialed it on the area just below my wedding ring. Boy oh! boy did I test it? It was absolutely splendid. Even washing my paws with soap and water and shampoo in the shower didn't shift it. Looking forward to giving it a real go with a VERY early round on Christmas Day ; - )
Our Christmas present to each other a round of golf on the day : - )
Regards to the Clan keep on hitting them LONG and straight On, On, On,
DH and his Lady who have it taped ha ha ha

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Submitted by vinierondo on

Hi Surge
Thank You for the info on the Nex Care tape...I am always having these small irritation on my fingers and man does it take it's toll on my game, you are so right about bandaids, etc.... So before the season starts for me up hear in NYC I will get this tape for sure
Thanks again
Vinnie R

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Submitted by mwlevin@rcn.com on

The Surge gave me this tape tip many years ago and I've been thankful ever since. My buddies are always bumming it! Around here, Allentown, PA, it's getting harder to find.