i have a red dot inside my index finger (bowing hand), and it kind of hurts (help)

[FractalUniverse]

hello, i thought it would never happened to me but it happened... i have a little injury inside my index finger callous of my bowing hand (german bow), i wonder what can i do?
this callous happened whith the pressure i apply into the bow... wich is normal, but i'm not sure about the little injury.


edit: i'm gonna put a piece of something under my finger when i play so i will make more pressure into something softer, and that only through the time i recover... anyway i'm interested in knowing about if is it common to such accidents to happen? more info appreciated
thanks

Esteban

[Marcus Johnson]

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but;

I used to get some irritation there until I adjusted my bow hold. I was applying too much pressure on the downbow strokes, I think. It was remedied by making sure that all four fingers were relaxed and crossing the bow in a flat plane, making sure that the forefinger wasn't pointing towards the bow tip at all. The thumb is opposite the middle finger, and most of the power comes from the arm. Basically, before, it was a bow "grip", and after, it was a bow "hold".

[FractalUniverse]

uhm... i'm not sure if it is the same thing either, but i'm gonna think about that
thanks