It takes alot of practice to get those bends clean and precise...I play a tele with a Parsons White stringbender in it and one thing that is readily apparent is that the difference between a sweet bend and a train wreck is about a millisecond.
Gene Parsons designed a stringbender for acoustic and has done some installations...Other folks will use a Higgins peg bender..a peg that replaces the B string tuner and with a cord that attaches to the strap so you bend the string by working the neck, similar to a Parsons White.
I think if one wanted to practice those behind the nut bends like Doyle does, you could replace the stock B string with something lighter..like if your stock B is a .017, try a .012 or .013...at least until you get the move down and the finger strength, callouses, and coordination in place...
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