Getting Blisters from Table Tennis Racket?

Shiro · Sep 28, 2014

?When playing table tennis, i will get these blisters on my hand. Why am i getting these blisters and how can i prevent this? Am i the only one that has these problems?

rajd1234 · Sep 28, 2014

Some blades tend to give blisters..look out for ur techique and use of the wrist. If needed use a grip tape.

UpSideDownCarl · Sep 28, 2014

Do you play penhold or shakehand? Where on your hand are you getting the blisters? Is it from the edges of the blade between the rubber and the handle rubbing on your fingers? If yes, are those edges squared or rounded? If they are more squared and there is an edge, you should take a file and round the edges. Lots of penhold players do that. If you are not sure what I mean, you can see if you can take a look at the edges of some penhold players rackets.

Shiro · Sep 28, 2014

UpSideDownCarl said:
Do you play penhold or shakehand? Where on your hand are you getting the blisters? Is it from the edges of the blade between the rubber and the handle rubbing on your fingers? If yes, are those edges squared or rounded? If they are more squared and there is an edge, you should take a file and round the edges. Lots of penhold players do that. If you are not sure what I mean, you can see if you can take a look at the edges of some penhold players rackets.

I am getting blisters on my palm. Under my middle finger and the finger between my pinky and middle finger is where i am getting the blisters. I play shakehand and the cause is the handle.

ttfred98 · Sep 28, 2014

I have the same problem and the cause is the handle's finish. If the handle's finish is grainy combined with sweat causes blisters

UpSideDownCarl · Sep 29, 2014

Shiro said:
I am getting blisters on my palm. Under my middle finger and the finger between my pinky and middle finger is where i am getting the blisters. I play shakehand and the cause is the handle.

You may also be grabbing to tightly. The hand should be relaxed. The index finger and thumb should probably be doing a little more of the holding and the rest of the hand should be pretty relaxed. That may be what is going on is that you are holding too tight with the rest of the hand.

However, if you think it is the handle, sand it with a fine sandpaper just to make it smoother, and add a finish like Minwax Wipe On Poly to the handle to make it feel more smooth, or add grip tape like what would be on a tennis racket. I think they make those specifically for table tennis rackets too.

DDF2 · Sep 29, 2014

Has it it always been like this for you or only recently? I also got blisters when I switched from my small handle to a normal sized one when I was around 16~17 , but that went away after a couple of weeks.
(played with a small handle when I was younger and smaller and switched to normal size when I was big enough :3 )

BornVersatile · Oct 1, 2014

if you keep consistently playing and ignore the pain from the blisters, a callus will form where the blisters once were, and no more blisters! If you stop playing, unfortunately the callus will fade away and when you play for long periods of time the blisters will come back. Filing the blade will only help you short term, even with a filed blade blisters will appear if you play a lot. Besides, having a callus is pretty cool right?

Shiro · Oct 2, 2014

BornVersatile said:
if you keep consistently playing and ignore the pain from the blisters, a callus will form where the blisters once were, and no more blisters! If you stop playing, unfortunately the callus will fade away and when you play for long periods of time the blisters will come back. Filing the blade will only help you short term, even with a filed blade blisters will appear if you play a lot. Besides, having a callus is pretty cool right?

I actually had a callus when i played during the summer when i had no school. Due to school, i only play Friday so it is painful when i play now.

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koemo1 · Oct 10, 2014

I think the blisters will dissapear if you keep playing and after a while they wont come back. You could also try grip tape.

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