Ok so 3 months back I started playing with a very (head) heavy racquet. Also I used a THIN synthetic grip on it. After practicing the kickback movement and finger-power exercises used in stick smashes with it sometimes, I would feel pain in my palm muscles below little finger. The pain occurs when my racquet is moving/bouncing backwards after the split-second tightening of my grip. In that the muscles around the little finger serve to stabilize the racquet I guess. After realizing my mistake, I now see that I still have pain even with lighter thicker-grip racquets due to weeks of abusing my hand on extremely thin grip racquet. What can I do to fix this pain? It only happens during play, not at all during everyday activities. EDIT: Don't mind the pic I accidentally attached and now don't know how to remove it
What racket and grip size/setup are you using? I get a similar issue if i use an overgrip on bare wood of a g5 handle whivh is frustrating for me as my smashes are much stronger like this than with a thicker grip
Maybe a thin layer of cushion wrap can help you? Together with the overgrip you can still wrap it less thick than the original grip. Edit: for the pain, you should probably avoid the specific movement (smash?) for 2-3 weeks to allow it to heal.
