Reply With QuoteWell, I personally don't think these things do much good. I believe in the principle of specificity. Better to do hand stretches and to play the guitar to get stronger.
Here's a good video about stretches and massage for warming up.
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Hand stretchers -did they work for you?
Hand stretchers, Planet Waves or such.
Did they work for you?
I have a thin, short pinky (heh)... need to get that little bastard to improve a bit, otherwise no good fret stretch to be had...
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Well, I personally don't think these things do much good. I believe in the principle of specificity. Better to do hand stretches and to play the guitar to get stronger.
Here's a good video about stretches and massage for warming up.
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I found the planet waves unit useful in this way - I could use time when I couldn't play, specifically while driving, both for strengthening generally but most importantly for isolating the movement of the ring and pinky fingers on the left hand. When I started with it, I could not get those fingers to move individually (like I could on my right hand). After several months, I have been able to get them to work better independently, which has definitely helped with actual playing and use of the pinky.
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