Pinky planting = Pain-free playing
If I don't plant my pinky, I get shoulder pain from the very slight pull of the weight of my arm pulling on the shoulder socket (at least that's what seems to be happening). It's exacerbated if I strum.
The good news for me is that, having discovered this, I can now play larger guitars (I thought my shoulder problems were from guitar size).
I seem to have slightly double-jointed shoulders, and the extra freedom of movement is not a good thing.
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