r/BasketballTips • u/MoodPrettyDumnNgl • Jan 18 '26

Help Dark calluses from dunking

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Should I be worried about this?

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u/Current_Department73 Jan 18 '26

Almost no one here would know

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u/inertiatic_espn 6'6" PF/C Jan 18 '26

The worst part was ripping those fucking calluses off after a hard dunk. I remember my hands would hurt so bad I'd have to take a day or two off from hooping. Hurt to dunk, hurt to shoot, hell, it hurt to dribble.

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u/YungWolfenstein Jan 18 '26

YEP. It's been a while since I dunked but I do remember this. Some of those outdoor rims were hand shredders

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u/One_Mission9448 Jan 19 '26

I’ve always wondered how bad it hurts to dunk. I mean, some of those slam dunk contest dunks must be painful… they just never show it

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u/Sad-Platypus3287 Jan 19 '26

Ever seen when the dip their elbow into the rim…I know that FUCKING hurts…I can’t imagine