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Hand Care / Can you bend your pinky finger independently? How?!?

  1. EliteForce23
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 11:04:13

    I have been doing many things and Greg Irwin stuffs for my pinky to bend, but I don't see any progress. Can someone confirm that if it is possible to bend the pinky for people, like me, who can't do it normally? Can it be done with training and practice? Help! Thank you in advance.

  2. SeanAdamleniSpinner
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 12:32:48

    I can do it :) ...BUT i got a Bigger Problem...I can't bend my middle finger without bending my Ring Finger...aww..

  3. J74Q
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 13:11:00

    Yeap you can :) Pinky

  4. EliteForce23
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 13:35:44

    SeanAdamleniSpinner;140025]I can do it :) ...BUT i got a Bigger Problem...I can't bend my middle finger without bending my Ring Finger...aww..[/QUOTE] I can do that! Try sonic clips 13 [QUOTE=J74Q wrote: Yeap you can :) Pinky http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1387/imag0080es.th.jpg
    So you really mean you have done some exercise to do it? Right?!? You're bringing me hopes!!!

  5. shad0vv
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 14:09:30

    yes i can too without having trouble with my ring finger :D

  6. MickChickenn
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 14:43:41

    Ok. Heres how you do it. 1. Take ring. 2. Hold the it in place. 3. Bend you pinky as far as you can while still holding the ring finger up. (This will probably hurt) 4. Hold your pinky down for about 10 seconds. 5. Repeat as needed.

  7. fang
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 14:47:20

    It is possible with practice. I couldn't do it before penspinning (I could, but it hurt like hel) Now I can do it without a problem!~

  8. J74Q
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 15:03:56

    EliteForce23 wrote: I can do that! Try sonic clips 13 So you really mean you have done some exercise to do it? Right?!? You're bringing me hopes!!!
    Honestly, it kinda just came to me... the thing im training now is my ring. Developing style u see :)

  9. Iota
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 15:23:57

    no reason to honestly. yeah, it'll help for a few things, but you just need to be able to have it move reasonably by itself enough to let the pen by. I can't nor will I ever be able to bend my pinky totally in without moving my ring finger like it's connected by some invisible string (in a way it technically is). Don't worry about it too much

  10. Cube
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 17:05:02

    I can on my left hand only -_-

  11. Mufoofee
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 18:09:55

    Cube wrote: I can on my left hand only -_-
    Same here. :blink: Its weird.

  12. MystikSun
    Date: Mon, Oct 3 2011 22:30:10

    I can with my left but not with my right... Which SUCKS because I spin mainly with my right. All my fingers on my left hand are independent (guitar?). Might want to teach myself to use both hands.

  13. Krypton
    Date: Tue, Oct 4 2011 01:36:01

    Left hand: pinky can't bend without ring following, but middle and ring are independant of each other. Right hand: pinky can bend on its own, but ring and middle are horribly attached.

  14. Adventus99
    Date: Tue, Oct 4 2011 01:49:09

    I can, but only now after so many finger stretches. :P

  15. SeanAdamleniSpinner
    Date: Tue, Oct 4 2011 08:35:07

    [QUOTE=EliteForce23;140040]I can do that! Try sonic clips 13 I Can't do Sonic Clips either because i can't bend down my Middle...awtsu... :) -Pinoy

  16. Vaan
    Date: Tue, Oct 4 2011 10:29:20

    1) put your hands shoulder high, palms facing out, splay your fingers (stretch them sideways) as far as you can,(incl thumb), hold for 5 sec, then relax. repeat 5 times 2) same position (hands shoulder high, palms out), bend your fingers forward, (thumbs remain still), (like a wave), bend them as far forward as you can without pain, hold 5 sec, relax. repeat 5x 3) wiggle your fingers and thumb (as if scrunching something), slowly and with deliberate stretch. Continue for 5 sec, relax and repeat 5x Do these exercises whenever you think of them (as often as possible) Apply alternate hot and cold compresses for any inflammation (if you have). 10 min warm, 10 min cold Ibuprofen for any pain or inflamation before bed should help as well. Keep your fingers as nimble as possible, I use rubber band in my fingers

  17. EliteForce23
    Date: Tue, Oct 4 2011 13:18:30

    Thank you dudes! I'll try everything you said! (Salamat mga kababayan!)

  18. Eruption
    Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 11:20:01

    @Mufufee same for me

  19. EliteForce23
    Date: Wed, Oct 5 2011 13:24:54

    Vaan wrote: 1) put your hands shoulder high, palms facing out, splay your fingers (stretch them sideways) as far as you can,(incl thumb), hold for 5 sec, then relax. repeat 5 times 2) same position (hands shoulder high, palms out), bend your fingers forward, (thumbs remain still), (like a wave), bend them as far forward as you can without pain, hold 5 sec, relax. repeat 5x 3) wiggle your fingers and thumb (as if scrunching something), slowly and with deliberate stretch. Continue for 5 sec, relax and repeat 5x Do these exercises whenever you think of them (as often as possible) Apply alternate hot and cold compresses for any inflammation (if you have). 10 min warm, 10 min cold Ibuprofen for any pain or inflamation before bed should help as well. Keep your fingers as nimble as possible, I use rubber band in my fingers
    It feels weird. Is that really the thing that I must feel? Not much pain anyway.

  20. {TH}Enzo
    Date: Fri, Oct 7 2011 08:04:20

    IMO, there really are people who can't do this kind of finger flexibility.. I have pser friends who also can't bend their pinky. ^_^ i think it's not a skill to be learned.. It is like an inborn stuff. XD

  21. Enkronidus
    Date: Sat, Oct 8 2011 05:48:58

    Why do you want to be able to do that, anyway?

  22. EliteForce23
    Date: Sat, Oct 8 2011 07:56:06

    Enkronidus wrote: Why do you want to be able to do that, anyway?
    Personally, my friends tease me because I can't do that. :( And yeah, for a few things, it can help me PS more in the 34 area.

  23. Enkronidus
    Date: Sat, Oct 8 2011 10:52:49

    EliteForce23 wrote: Personally, my friends tease me because I can't do that. :( And yeah, for a few things, it can help me PS more in the 34 area.
    That's pretty senseless teasing someone with such thing. =/ Just tell them people's fingers are genetically different and the ability/flexibility of fingers varies from person to person. And I don't really think it helps anything about PS at all, I can't bend my pinky without moving my ring either and I see no problem so far. For such tricks like Inverse Sonic 34-23 ~> Shadow 24-24 or Inverse Sonic 34-23 ~> MA Reverse 24-23, all come with practice. I'm able to do both and my pinky flexibilty remains the same. You can learn to 'adjust' your pinky that way if you want, but in my opinion it doesn't make anything better. Be satisfied with what the nature has given to you.

  24. EliteForce23
    Date: Sat, Oct 8 2011 11:04:40

    Enkronidus wrote: That's pretty senseless teasing someone with such thing. =/ Just tell them people's fingers are genetically different and the ability/flexibility of fingers varies from person to person. And I don't really think it helps anything about PS at all, I can't bend my pinky without moving my ring either and I see no problem so far. For such tricks like Inverse Sonic 34-23 ~> Shadow 24-24 or Inverse Sonic 34-23 ~> MA Reverse 24-23, all come with practice. I'm able to do both and my pinky flexibilty remains the same. You can learn to 'adjust' your pinky that way if you want, but in my opinion it doesn't make anything better. Be satisfied with what the nature has given to you.
    They won't listen to such things. But anyways, maybe it will develop as time passes by. I'm just frustrated that I can't do the BaKfall, that's my real reason.

  25. Spinabeast
    Date: Wed, Dec 21 2011 00:12:19

    if i try to bend my whole pink my ring comes down but it doesnt happen for any other fingers

  26. Pen Ninja
    Date: Wed, Dec 21 2011 11:30:38

    http://forum.upsb.info/showthread.php?t=8221 that is all

  27. Mats
    Date: Wed, Dec 21 2011 11:58:03

    My ring finger bends a little when I bend my pinky and it doesn't seem to affect anything. :dunno:

  28. eazi-penspinner
    Date: Wed, Dec 21 2011 12:11:46

    After 1 year of spinning and a lot of finger exercises now I can bend my pinky half way down :D I just exercise my pinky by bending all my fingers down and trying to raise all of them instead of the pinky

  29. hapopo
    Date: Thu, Dec 22 2011 05:54:32

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  30. Danny116
    Date: Sat, Dec 24 2011 21:13:21

    play a couple wind and keyboard instruments for a few years all the finger Independence you'll ever need xD

  31. HenryS
    Date: Sun, Dec 25 2011 06:06:09

    Yeah Danny that helped I also play a piano and my fingers did work out

  32. Furloy
    Date: Thu, Jan 26 2012 03:28:19

    I have looked at m friends hands and found I have very independant fingers. I can touch my palm with any finger and have the other fingers at least at a 140 degree angle. During classes where the teacher doesn't let you spin, I do stretches, just bend a finger one way until it hurts and hold it for a few seconds. There is hope, it won't happen over night.

  33. Joiemoie
    Date: Sat, Feb 25 2012 04:07:57

    Furloy wrote: I have looked at m friends hands and found I have very independant fingers. I can touch my palm with any finger and have the other fingers at least at a 140 degree angle. During classes where the teacher doesn't let you spin, I do stretches, just bend a finger one way until it hurts and hold it for a few seconds. There is hope, it won't happen over night.
    What if you slept with your finger on your palm and other fingers bent back?

  34. Furloy
    Date: Sat, Feb 25 2012 18:49:28

    jliba12 wrote: What if you slept with your finger on your palm and other fingers bent back?
    Ok you first.

  35. Ceru Seiyu
    Date: Sun, Feb 26 2012 14:49:32

    jliba12 wrote: What if you slept with your finger on your palm and other fingers bent back?
    You wouldn't get gradual muscle growth, you'd wake up with your muscle snapped if it didn't revert.

  36. RaM
    Date: Mon, Feb 27 2012 06:50:11

    Some of it are inborn.

  37. Karrot
    Date: Mon, Feb 27 2012 22:24:03

    I can for right hand but not for left hand O.o

  38. Dimension
    Date: Wed, Feb 29 2012 02:14:59

    i can bend all my fingers independently.. my ring fingers still not strong enough to lift up completely by itself 0.0

  39. MickChickenn
    Date: Wed, Feb 29 2012 05:52:23

    Just keep moving it up and down, all day long. During school, waiting for the bus, etc. You fingers will be sore, but you will adjust.