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And Tiger changed his swing and destroyed his career. |
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For reference. Here's how the best golfer in history destroyed his career by changing his swing:
https://thegolfnewsnet.com/kirankanw...career-104980/ https://www.foxsports.com/golf/story...parison-042616 Last edited by Charmed Life Picks; 01-06-2018 at 12:13 PM. |
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Ever seen Jeff Bagwell’s batting stance? The squat makes no sense! Remember Bernie Kosar’s side arm throwing motion? Sometimes it doesn’t make sense, but I assure you I don’t lose tone or power. I’ve been playing this way for 18 years and am not feeling like I’m missing out on anything. I’m just different. |
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[QUOTE=Charmed Life Picks;5594033]For reference on how Tiger Wood's swing change(s) ruined his career:
https://thegolfnewsnet.com/kirankanw...career-104980/ https://www.foxsports.com/golf/story...parison-042616[/QUOTE |
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And OMG, I forgot the most prominent example in the history of guitar playing: Django Reinhart. Django had to FORCE himself to change his style after a fire badly damaged his left (fretting) hand. He only had two and a half fingers and seemed to do okay. I'd probably cut off two fingers if someone could guarantee I could play that well. Anyway, Shades, the point is you're comfortable with and enjoy playing the way you do. Almost all of us are enthusiastic amateurs, and music should be fun. Fun should always be the first consideration. Play on, young man, scott |
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Basically, all of my fingers can bend backwards in awkward ways. My fingers are extremely flexible and aren’t like anyone I know. I have no clue if double jointedness is a real thing but it’s what my parents always told me. |
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Double jointed? Do you mean hypermobility?
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Don’t know. Just heard I’m double jointed my whole life. |
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http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=461177 |
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I remember seeing that thread. That firm hold works for strumming but offers me no mobility in the fingers when picking. Heck, my thumb and index finger provide over half of my movement when picking. I don’t use my wrist as often as most apparently. Strumming is a little different, but I honestly don’t do a lot of strumming. I’m a huge flat picker. |
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If it works for you, then great. I can only tell you what I'm doing different, but not that anything I do will be better for you. I hold the tip about the same depth as you, but its further back on my thumb towards the knuckle. moving the tip back will change the angle for you, but you may not like it. I just tried picking near the tip of my thumb like in your picture, but it's definitely not for me. Having the pick further back means my middle finger has more purchase on the pick. I do find it really hard to flatpick quickly way out over the hole like that, though. I'm usually a bit behind the rosette, in fact.
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Lots of people have different hold but I think that one have proven best for 99.9%. |
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Yeah I’m usually back towards the rosette too. Funny thing is I was just trying to show the angle at which my pick hits the string and not necessarily replicating the exact way I play. It’s actually really difficult to hold a phone to take the picture while holding the guitar and pick at the same time haha. |
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Interesting. I love using my fingers and find I have way more control utilizing both fingers and wrist than relying on just the wrist. My late father in law learned how to play like you described and I showed him my technique and he said it sounded great on me, but he couldn’t move his fingers and wrists at the same time. |